Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

28firefighter

That car is bound for a crusher if CBP catches up to it. 

28firefighter

Happy new year, all!

qbrozen

This is quite a bit of sexy for $18k.

nyccarguy

sda said:

How do you like the new Pilot so far? Thumbs up from your wife?

I'm away in PA for a couple of days.  We are heading back soon.  I'll give a full write up in a few days!

corvette

qbrozen said:

This is quite a bit of sexy for $18k.

It really is! Newer and cheaper than the 2011 Mustang I bought. But, higher miles, plus three owners?!?

kyfdx

qbrozen said:

This is quite a bit of sexy for $18k.

Awesome... but, Six years old!

tbirdmarco

Bbhappy new year  all 

stickguy

like the color on the Benz. snazzy car. doesn't seem like it should be too problematic. Just the V6 which is supposedly bulletproof, and even RWD for less complexity.

Mr_Shiftright

qbrozen said:

This is quite a bit of sexy for $18k.

Color is a bit dreary, though, don't you think? Yet another gray car on the road. Let's get crazy and try something else:

stickguy

I love that color. striking.

qbrozen

Mr_Shiftright said:

This is quite a bit of sexy for $18k.

Color is a bit dreary, though, don't you think? Yet another gray car on the road. Let's get crazy and try something else:

Gray is better than silver or black, at least. I would prefer blue or red, but you know the used-car drill: color is the least of considerations.

fintail

That coupe seems very fairly priced and is a lot of style for the money, but as was said, it is 6 years old, and the options list appears to be modest. That can be good if you are are into that, but I like the toys.

laurasdada

Four New Year's Eve in a row with not buying a new car. Sigh.

28firefighter

So what was the final tally?

Michaell

28firefighter said:

So what was the final tally?

And, does everyone have their 2018 guesses submitted?

roadburner

Michaell said:

28firefighter said:

So what was the final tally?

And, does everyone have their 2018 guesses submitted?

37 for me...

carnaught

put me down for 41

corvette

Final tally was 45. But, breld has been awful quiet, he could have slipped a last-minute punch in.

2017 Punch List (total 45):
01/03/17 mjfloyd1 2017 Honda Accord Touring
01/05/17 marcothecarguy1986’s sister 2017 Jeep Patriot
01/10/17 breld 2014 Dodge Durango SXT 20k
01/14/17 uplanderguy 2017 Chevy Cruze LT
01/14/17 henryn 2016 Chrysler Town & Country Touring 35k
01/17/17 henryn 2017 VW Passat R-line
01/17/17 28firefighter 2016 BMW X1 xDrive28i 6k (lease)
01/29/17 cdpinhead 2017 Subaru Forester Premium Eyesight
01/31/17 andres3 2017 VW AllTrack SE AWD DSG
02/10/17 xwesx 2014 Audi Q7 TDI 51k
02/16/17 rayainsw 2016 BMW 340i (36 month lease)
02/22/17 graphicguy 2016 Infiniti Q50 Premium 3.0T
03/27/17 nyccarguy 2015 Infiniti Q50 AWD 7k
03/29/17 breld 2017 Dodge Durango RT 5k
04/03/17 qbrozen 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T 20k
04/13/17 breld 2017 VW GTI sport manual
04/13/17 mjfloyd1 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe 39k
04/13/17 sb55’s son 2004 Nissan Frontier xxk
04/21/17 akangl 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
04/25/17 roadburner 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman 109k
04/29/17 carnaught 2017 Lincoln MKC
05/01/17 breld 2012 MINI Cooper S 44k
05/05/17 tommister2 2017 Honda Civic Coupe LX-P
05/08/17 xwesx 2013 Subaru Forester Plus Package 52k
06/05/17 graphicguy 2018 Acura TLX SH AWD
06/17/17 qbrozen 2017 Ford F-150 XLT 4WD Supercrew (lease)
06/24/17 corvette 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 4WD 114k
06/24/17 kyfdx 2017 Toyota Tacoma Sport Doublecab 4x4 (lease)
07/07/17 breld 2017 VW Beetle Classic convertible
08/11/17 breld 2017 Honda Civic Type R
08/12/17 corvette 2011 Ford Mustang GT Premium 29k
08/29/17 breld 2016 Mercedes GLC 13k
08/31/17 tifighter 2017 Toyota 86 5k
09/02/17 au1994 2017 BMW X1
09/07/17 tjc78 2017 Buick Enclave (lease)
09/08/17 ab348 2017 Cadillac ATS 3.6 Performance Premium
09/22/17 jeffb0101 2017 Honda Accord Sport SE
09/23/17 kyfdx 2017 BMW X3 CPO Elite 4k
09/30/17 pennsfan83 2018 Acura TLX A-spec (lease)
10/04/17 sb55 2017 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ
10/26/17 stickguy 2018 Hyundai Elantra Sport
10/31/17 elias 2017 Chevrolet Cruze LT diesel manual
11/01/17 carnaught 2018 Mercedes GLC 300
11/10/17 abacomike 2018 Mercedes S450
12/22/17 nyccarguy 2017 Honda Pilot Touring AWD

The closest guesses were rayainsw and nyccarguy, who both guessed 37 punches.

imidazol97

Amazing.

Michaell

@corvette - I don't see the Polestar that @breld got to replace the GLC

tbirdmarco

 You think we could out to those 37 punches for 2018 broiled are you ready to go it’s 2018 now is the type R or Durango going next week or by this weekend coming up I should say ha ha Ha 

tbirdmarco

 Nice pens posted above I think I mentioned a lady at work in a row of four on Thursday night coordinate on Friday it’s nice nothing groundbreaking better than the Corolla she used to have nice blue color with black interior 

tbirdmarco

Posting above is supposed to say she got a round of for a corker of mine

stickguy

I am going low. 33.

corvette

Michaell said:

@corvette - I don't see the Polestar that @breld got to replace the GLC

I knew one would slip through the cracks... What model year and how many miles? When did he buy it?

qbrozen

fintail said:

That coupe seems very fairly priced and is a lot of style for the money, but as was said, it is 6 years old, and the options list appears to be modest. That can be good if you are are into that, but I like the toys.

Eh, 6 yrs old is nothing. My wife's DD is a 9-yr-old British car, so there is little I'm scared of.

Low options just adds to the reliability factor.

Mr_Shiftright

You got that right. When some of these "toys" go south, your credit card balance will head north. My manual seat adjuster has yet to break.

I just installed mudguards on the Mini. They look really cool. A necessity, really. Somehow, the air flow over and under the car takes every speck of road dirt, rain or mud and plasters it mercilessly to the tailgate and back window. I think Mini should have installed a putty knife instead of a rear wiper.

Michaell

corvette said:

Michaell said:

@corvette - I don't see the Polestar that @breld got to replace the GLC

I knew one would slip through the cracks... What model year and how many miles? When did he buy it?

I'm sure @breld will be along with the details .... or, you can search back however many pages in this thread to get the details.

Mr_Shiftright

35 sounds low to me, unless breld pulls a hamstring or something.

Michaell

Mr_Shiftright said:

35 sounds low to me, unless breld pulls a hamstring or something.

I can see his fleet turning over once this year, but Lord knows I've underestimated his capacity to pull the trigger.

stickguy

well, every year I think it is the year that there will be a crash. And I am stubborn, so I will once again double down on the bet. Even though I expect to be on of the 35! Maybe not though, if the daughter buys her own car and I keep mine (I don't think that will count).

stickguy

Michaell said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

35 sounds low to me, unless breld pulls a hamstring or something.

I can see his fleet turning over once this year, but Lord knows I've underestimated his capacity to pull the trigger.

we all have. The Civic is good as gone. Though none of the others really seems to be in jeopardy.

28firefighter

I’m going to say 36 for 18. I’ll be one of them, barring some massive change of events. 

fintail

I wouldn't worry about things like keyless-go or xenons being a trouble spot - 2012 still had bundled options, and P2 gave you a lot of stuff.

I won't be a punch this year, barring any crazy events - lease isn't technically up until 2019, not sure what will happen then. Not planning on buying another hobby car, I've been good at resisting motorcycles.

qbrozen

I always project a "down" year for myself. Maybe one this year. But I always wind up with more. 

nyccarguy

I drive a Q40, not a Q50.  I know I shouldn't say it after a 2 Punch year, but I'm a no go for 18.  I'll keep my Punch guess at 37.

qbrozen

Here is an instance where silver over black would not bother me one damn bit.
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/share/194928829

stickguy

well yeah, on that one, I could bend the rule. Must be rare to find a true manual on one of those. Lotta miles for one though I assume.

tifighter

Ok, I’ll go with 38. I have nothing scheduled for this year, but I didn’t last year either.

kyfdx

I am absolutely not getting a punch, this year!

But, my daily driver is 12 years old with 113K..... so, ...

Michaell

No punch for me, this year, either.

So, I too will go with 36

(unless I already registered a guess already)

breld

Michaell said:

corvette said:

Michaell said:

@corvette - I don't see the Polestar that @breld got to replace the GLC

I knew one would slip through the cracks... What model year and how many miles? When did he buy it?

I'm sure @breld will be along with the details .... or, you can search back however many pages in this thread to get the details.

The Polestar is a 2016, and had 16k miles on it.

pensfan83

I'm going to go with 33 as my guess.

I peg our chances at a punch at 80% after the holidays showed us how much we need an SUV; 2 kids, a dog, and needing 2 trips from my parents with gifts and food will do that Not going with 100% due to some large home projects we have scheduled but it's more likely than not we'll replace the Altima. Going to try to hold off until the fall though.

graphicguy

I’m on the sidelines for 2018. I did a lot of horse trading in 2017. However, if I have successful eye surgery, and I feel comfortable without LKAS type assists, I may look for another used muscle car, preferably a ‘vert, most definitely a manual trans.

au1994

Happy New Year to all!  I’ll go against the grain and predict 42 for this year.

Doubtful I will contribute but one never knows!!

ab348

I'll take my favorite number, 33.

tjc78

Since I'll turn 40 this year, that is my guess as well.

rayainsw

My Guess = 41 for 2018.
- Ray
Not likely to contribute...

breld

I'll go with 29 for my guess for 2018 punches.

I won't make any declaration for myself - at the start of 2017 I claimed that we would have a low year with 1-2 punches, and then the wife and I proceeded to have a record year.

I do think the MINI stays for the entire year. Probably the Polestar too, but I wouldn't put it past my wife to want to go cheaper on that front.

For me? Replacing the Type R is not as sure of a thing as @stickguy seems to think , but it's certainly a possibility. All it would probably take is something like a m235i showing up used in the right color combo, right price and right transmission. Those don't show up everyday, but it's not all that rare either.

On the SUV front, I do like the Q7 and XC90, and as more examples (of the current gens) start showing up on the used market, my interest is definitely piqued. But I'm not nearly as anxious as you might think (or I would have thought) to get out of the Durango. The R/T version definitely offers a unique experience.

28firefighter

breld said:

I'll go with 29 for my guess for 2018 punches.

You mean 29 punches for you alone, right?