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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,202
    I bet it never comes here.. especially since GM just sold Opel to PSA.

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,530
    Do y'all think this new wagon from Buick (rebadged Opel) will be a success? Supposed to be coming for 2018.
    Only if they give it to us with a Diesel engine, a six speed stick, & offer it in brown.  Then I'd think about buying a used one in 5 years.  LOL!

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited March 2017
    kyfdx said:

    I bet it never comes here.. especially since GM just sold Opel to PSA.

    HUH! I wonder why Automotive News still ran the story today then?

    I know PSA has some Opel-based small crossovers in the works, but we won't see those of course.

    GM ditched Vauxhall as well. They're going after the China, India and South American markets, and pretty much abandoning Europe. Those 3 markets are plenty of territory for GM.

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,202

    kyfdx said:

    I bet it never comes here.. especially since GM just sold Opel to PSA.

    HUH! I wonder why Automotive News still ran the story today then?

    I know PSA has some Opel-based small crossovers in the works, but we won't see those of course.

    They already paid someone to write the story? :D
    (alternative facts)

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  • tbirdmarcotbirdmarco Member Posts: 3,838
    @qbrozen same as the t bird that I have. do like the jenaration I have the best to as whell. they are way over looked. have bin to an few car shows see the one after not the 61 to 63 as much at all. can get all parts for the most part. have an few places can send you the links for to get parts.
  • cdnpinheadcdnpinhead Member Posts: 5,619
    edited March 2017
    nyccarguy said:

    Only if they give it to us with a Diesel engine, a six speed stick, & offer it in brown.  Then I'd think about buying a used one in 5 years.  LOL!

    Yeah, and we can all flap our arms and fly to the moon (credit to Charles Shultz). I agree, BTW, except for the brown thing.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,752
    Thanks, Marco. We'll see what happens. I showed my son pics of a '62 coming up for auction in a couple of weeks and he said "that's nice." Then I showed him pics of a '70 Duster and he said "oh, I LOVE THAT!!"

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  • tbirdmarcotbirdmarco Member Posts: 3,838
    @qbrozen you are welcome any time. nead n driver for mine upcumming car shows season are around the corner lol lol.
  • tbirdmarcotbirdmarco Member Posts: 3,838
    @qbrozen what ever you do end up getting will be nice. for sum reason have bin manly an ford guy and the thunderbird it is what it is lol.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,478
    I showed my daughter pics of the upcoming Tiguan, and got an I NEEEEEEED back.

    I'm with your son. Would love a duster, and would not go near an old T bird

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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,130

    kyfdx said:

    I bet it never comes here.. especially since GM just sold Opel to PSA.

    HUH! I wonder why Automotive News still ran the story today then?

    I know PSA has some Opel-based small crossovers in the works, but we won't see those of course.

    GM ditched Vauxhall as well. They're going after the China, India and South American markets, and pretty much abandoning Europe. Those 3 markets are plenty of territory for GM.

    Yeah.....like the wagon. Ain't happening in the U.S. I'd have to think the Regal is on its way out unless Buick switches the platform it's on.
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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,697
    stickguy said:

    I showed my daughter pics of the upcoming Tiguan, and got an I NEEEEEEED back.

    To which your reply is, "Great! Better get a good job when you graduate!" :p

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,202

    nyccarguy said:

    Only if they give it to us with a Diesel engine, a six speed stick, & offer it in brown.  Then I'd think about buying a used one in 5 years.  LOL!

    Yeah, and we can all flap our arms and fly to the moon (credit to Charles Shultz). I agree, BTW, except for the brown thing.

    Thought that was Johnny Hart? (B.C.)

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,338
    kyfdx said:

    I bet it never comes here.. especially since GM just sold Opel to PSA.

    I'm pretty sure part of the deal was for PSA to produce products in the pipeline for some period of time for use by GM here/elsewhere. PSA needs that volume just as much as GM did for Russelshiem.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,202
    ab348 said:

    kyfdx said:

    I bet it never comes here.. especially since GM just sold Opel to PSA.

    I'm pretty sure part of the deal was for PSA to produce products in the pipeline for some period of time for use by GM here/elsewhere. PSA needs that volume just as much as GM did for Russelshiem.
    Still betting against it. Might see it in Canada!

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,478
    xwesx said:

    stickguy said:

    I showed my daughter pics of the upcoming Tiguan, and got an I NEEEEEEED back.

    To which your reply is, "Great! Better get a good job when you graduate!" :p

    oh, for sure. This one will be her car, her money paying for it. Hopefully she has the job lined up by graduation other wise she will just be sharing my car initially!

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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,130
    kyfdx said:

    ab348 said:

    kyfdx said:

    I bet it never comes here.. especially since GM just sold Opel to PSA.

    I'm pretty sure part of the deal was for PSA to produce products in the pipeline for some period of time for use by GM here/elsewhere. PSA needs that volume just as much as GM did for Russelshiem.
    Still betting against it. Might see it in Canada!
    Agreed! I have read in a couple of different pubs that GM wants to focus on NA, SA, and China, and is tired of losing money in Europe!
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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    '92 Legend with 220K - asking $1500.

    2nd owner. Repainted 5 years ago. Cloth interior. Owner has added remote start and new infotainment system with Nav and Bluetooth.

    Deal, or no deal?

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,752
    What work has been done to the engine and trans?

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  • tbirdmarcotbirdmarco Member Posts: 3,838
    My cuzian sent me this morning an 1995 accord with under 30k original miles have to have him send me the link and will post hear. think might be in Vermont one owner fleweds wher changed every few years. would jump all over it if I was driving lol. will poste later on. glad the storme hear on long island was not bad at all sluchy only rain helped big time how did everyone on the east cost fair.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    qbrozen said:

    What work has been done to the engine and trans?

    Not stated. Second owner is offering the car for sale.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,752
    I just don't know. You are obviously at that pricepoint where just getting a running/driving vehicle is worth at least something. Still, 220k miles is beyond reasonable expectation for longevity already. I probably wouldn't want to go over $1k no matter what.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    qbrozen said:

    I just don't know. You are obviously at that pricepoint where just getting a running/driving vehicle is worth at least something. Still, 220k miles is beyond reasonable expectation for longevity already. I probably wouldn't want to go over $1k no matter what.

    Thanks - I wasn't seriously considering this, but was intrigued by the post. I've got nowhere to park it, for starters.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,337
    edited March 2017
    Not unreasonable if it looks decent. Longevity is a crapshoot at that age and mileage on anything. 
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,202
    Michaell said:

    '92 Legend with 220K - asking $1500.

    2nd owner. Repainted 5 years ago. Cloth interior. Owner has added remote start and new infotainment system with Nav and Bluetooth.

    Deal, or no deal?

    I sold our '92 Legend with under 50K miles in 2013 for $4995.

    does that help? ;)

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    kyfdx said:

    Michaell said:

    '92 Legend with 220K - asking $1500.

    2nd owner. Repainted 5 years ago. Cloth interior. Owner has added remote start and new infotainment system with Nav and Bluetooth.

    Deal, or no deal?

    I sold our '92 Legend with under 50K miles in 2013 for $4995.

    does that help? ;)
    Not sure I can compare the two. Just caught my eye, was all.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    Michaell said:

    kyfdx said:

    Michaell said:

    '92 Legend with 220K - asking $1500.

    2nd owner. Repainted 5 years ago. Cloth interior. Owner has added remote start and new infotainment system with Nav and Bluetooth.

    Deal, or no deal?

    I sold our '92 Legend with under 50K miles in 2013 for $4995.

    does that help? ;)
    Not sure I can compare the two. Just caught my eye, was all.
    Although my life may turn upside down - in our neighborhood, there are houses the wife has been keeping an eye on. They back to open space, whereas we have multiple neighbors surrounding us.

    One of these homes went on the market today - there is an open house on Sunday that we'll be attending.

    The good news is that it has a 3-car garage.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    Michaell - could you fit a pool table in it? Might be worth it ta go for one of 'em.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407

    Michaell - could you fit a pool table in it? Might be worth it ta go for one of 'em.

    The basement is finished, and the pictures seem to indicate that a pool table might fit in the rec area down there.

    Just not sure what we'd do with all the space. Current house is 2700 sq ft; this one is over 3300.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    Darts and a pool table ta start, man.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    nyccarguy said:

    @Michaell - I DETEST moving

    Having just done it 18 months ago, I agree with you. And, we've got the house almost the way we want it. But, it will never back to open space and it will never have a 3 car garage.

    I'm keeping a low profile on this - kind of like when we fall in 'lust' with a particular car, I'm gonna go along for the ride.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    Don't forget ta put your seat belt on, Michaell​!

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,172
    Michaell said:

    Michaell said:

    kyfdx said:

    Michaell said:

    '92 Legend with 220K - asking $1500.

    2nd owner. Repainted 5 years ago. Cloth interior. Owner has added remote start and new infotainment system with Nav and Bluetooth.

    Deal, or no deal?

    I sold our '92 Legend with under 50K miles in 2013 for $4995.

    does that help? ;)
    Not sure I can compare the two. Just caught my eye, was all.
    Although my life may turn upside down - in our neighborhood, there are houses the wife has been keeping an eye on. They back to open space, whereas we have multiple neighbors surrounding us.

    One of these homes went on the market today - there is an open house on Sunday that we'll be attending.

    The good news is that it has a 3-car garage.
    See what happens when the pulls get mixed up on the kitchen cabinets? :s

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,338
    venture said:


    See what happens when the pulls get mixed up on the kitchen cabinets? :s

    Exactly. "We were forced to move because of that!"

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  • mjfloyd1mjfloyd1 Member Posts: 3,806

    mjfloyd1 - it's called a RPSGT exam. RPSGT stands for Registered Polysomnography Technician. I am a Certified Respiratory Therapist who is a Sleep Technician. Sleep work is accomplished under the large umbrella of Respiratory Therapy, so my Respiratory License for the State of Kansas covers me for the job. The RPSGT is the emblem that employers want their Sleep Techs to have, though. So I test on Tuesday, March 21st. If I fail, no new car for us. If I pass, we get a new car. Or a new to us house. Or a cool vacation to Branson, with a stop in Springfield ta buy a 2017 Nissan Versa S 5-speed stick sedan.

    Best laid plans of mice and men.

    Good luck on your sleep study exam.

    That purple car sure is, well, purple. It's one of those probably difficult to get rid of colors, but to each his/her own.
  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,530
    @mjfloyd1 - I don't think he cares about anything besides the fact that the car has a stick and is cheap.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    ab348 said:

    venture said:


    See what happens when the pulls get mixed up on the kitchen cabinets? :s

    Exactly. "We were forced to move because of that!"
    Don't even go there. :sunglasses:

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,492
    What happened to the Scion idea, iluv? I still think you might be happier with that, esp if you sell in the next 5 years.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,478
    Michael, good luck. I'm ready to move, but to get smaller and cheaper, not bigger and more expensive. But a 3 car garage could sway me. We also back to woods, and not sure I could adjust to having a house right behind me.

    Hopefully your improvements done built enough equity to cover he reli costs. If so, why not. Wife happy. Just make it conditional that you get to buy a toy to fill the 3rd bay.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,478
    Bradd, noticed today while walking the dog, that a guy down the street had your new car, a black q40. First I noticed the badge. All these years I thought it was a G37!

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,530
    stickguy said:

    Bradd, noticed today while walking the dog, that a guy down the street had your new car, a black q40. First I noticed the badge. All these years I thought it was a G37!

    I'm pretty much going to tell all the non-car people I know that it is a G37x. LOL! The salesman even commented that some (younger) people looking for a CPO G37x will not consider the Q40 because of the badge.

    99% sure I'm going to decline, but I had to see the business manager on my way out last week due to a discrepancy in my calculated math vs. their computer program's math. The issue was resolved rather quickly. He gave me the old "I want you to think about something" speech. I'm rolling my eyes in my head as he starts talking. "Infiniti offers an extended warranty so good that you can only purchase it at the time of delivery. They don't even want people to buy it because it is so good. It extends the bumper to bumper coverage to 96 months/unlimited miles from the original in service date."

    I asked how much, just to entertain. "Depending on the car, somewhere between $1,800 - $2,500."

    Sounds too rich for my blood. Plus this is the car's final year of production. I don't need it.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,478
    Pass. You get CPO coverage to 7 years, 75k, right? Odd that if the car had over 15k on it, you would get unlimited miles.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 263,407
    stickguy said:

    Michael, good luck. I'm ready to move, but to get smaller and cheaper, not bigger and more expensive. But a 3 car garage could sway me. We also back to woods, and not sure I could adjust to having a house right behind me.

    Hopefully your improvements done built enough equity to cover he reli costs. If so, why not. Wife happy. Just make it conditional that you get to buy a toy to fill the 3rd bay.

    Yeah, I'm ready to downsize a bit, as well - both in size and in price.

    There's no way we will recoup the reno costs in the sale price of our house. The market has appreciated about 10% or so since we bought, and that's likely the price we'd ask for ours - no bump for all the work we did since we moved in.

    Here is the link to the listing:

    http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/12824-Buckhorn-Creek-St_Parker_CO_80134_M13275-73999

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,478
    Nice house. I like that style. And I really want your property taxes. Around here, it would have to sell for about $300k to have the same mortgage payment because taxes are so darned high.

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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,130
    I am debating the downsize thing, too. 3,000 sq ft now. Way too much for one person. But, I don't want to go into a condo, either. Landominium, maybe?

    I wish I could find something around 1,500 sq ft, 3 bedroom (one for my office), a finished basement for my Home Theater (it does get loud, and having it in the basement muffles the sound). Small lot so there would be little lawn care. 2 car garage.

    I'd be good with that. Seems I'd be looking at a resale....probably something from the '60s. Problem there, I want move in ready.

    I don't want much, do I?
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,752
    Michaell said:



    Yeah, I'm ready to downsize a bit, as well - both in size and in price.

    There's no way we will recoup the reno costs in the sale price of our house. The market has appreciated about 10% or so since we bought, and that's likely the price we'd ask for ours - no bump for all the work we did since we moved in.

    Here is the link to the listing:

    http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/12824-Buckhorn-Creek-St_Parker_CO_80134_M13275-73999

    Neat looking house, but is that really a 3-car garage? Looks like 1.5 on the right and another .5 on the left like it is specifically for a tractor or maybe an old British sportscar.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,478
    We have typical colonial. Finished space about 3,100. Way too big for the 2 of us, and part time the daughter when not at school. Lots of stairs. Yard is pretty big too.

    But, wife has it in her head that we shouldn't go any smaller. I keep telling her we just need more efficient use of space, and 2,100 will feel plenty roomy. I have not won arguement yet. But in the spring (if it ever comes) we will start doing some looking, and I'll start with smaller places!

    Smaller yard will be tricky. She doesn't care for close neighbors. So abutting open space that I don't have to mow would be nice.

    I really want a ranch style open floor plan, with master down, and 2 spare bedrooms and a rec room upstairs for kids/guests, so I can close that floor off most of the time. But around here, hard to find unless I build.

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