Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

breld

tifighter said:

Looks like Breldco Motors has some hot inventory. Will the R make it to the end of the month? Will the Polestar go to Germany’s favorite part of America, aka Florida? The suspense is killing me...

Well, looks like the Florida guy is out. I think he got caught up in the thrill of getting a Polestar to add to his fleet, but is also looking at C30's as a fun car. Yup, much cheaper for sure.

stickguy

a Polestar seems like an odd choice when you already have a V60 anyway.

28firefighter

Bummer, @breld.

You could always keep it and postpone the Macan purchase...

roadburner

nyccarguy said:

So I heard back from the mechanic. The good news is, the clutch seems ok. Master slave cylinder is functioning normally. The bad news. He thinks the pressure plate is no good. He is going to replace the clutch, throw out bearing, & pressure plate. He gave me an estimate of $1,100 - $1,500 which seems low. But I trust him and know he will do the right thing.

Rats. If it makes you feel any better remember I had to replace all the brake lines in the Wrangler; also, the Club Sport needs a pinion seal...

tbirdmarco

Second that New York guy    As posted above 

tbirdmarco

Glad. Price the macanick. Jig ave to you was fair  you. Will have it back on the road in   No time 

breld

stickguy said:

a Polestar seems like an odd choice when you already have a V60 anyway.

Well, V90 actually - and not the XC version.  He had to seek it out from out-of-state.  

Maybe i I should extend an invite to him to come hang out with us!  

breld

28firefighter said:

Bummer, @breld. You could always keep it and postpone the Macan purchase...

Most certainly an option.  Though while my wife and I are perhaps the worst offenders, everyone here can understand that there’s a certain point of no return when you’ve mentally moved toward a new car.  

The porsche dealer did come back offering another $1k for it (so $36k).  Which mostly tells me that they have room in the service loaner price.  

stickguy

like a famous man once said, the only difference, is the difference.

breld

Wife and I did get to the Porsche dealer today to take a closer look at one of their service loaners - the Sapphire Blue one (brighter blue).

Compared to the Macan S we drove yesterday, the 4 cyl is clearly more, er, subdued. The thought crossed my mind that if we're considering the 4 cyl, perhaps should just go for a Q5. But then I got in the driver's seat, and there is a distinct difference in the overall feel between the two, despite sharing an engine. The Porsche is simply sportier and more engaging.

The wife did decide she preferred the Night Blue over the brighter Sapphire Blue, if she went for one of the loaners. As I mentioned previously, the salesperson indicated they'd throw another $1,000 at the deal, and mentioned how the service loaner would be certified (despite claiming a few days ago that they wouldn't be at the stated price).

We shall see...

tbirdmarco

 Nice nice grilled, so the Porsche will most likely be in the garage later on today or over the weekend. Good morning everybody happy Friday. 

cdnpinhead

nyccarguy said:

So I heard back from the mechanic. The good news is, the clutch seems ok. Master slave cylinder is functioning normally. The bad news. He thinks the pressure plate is no good. He is going to replace the clutch, throw out bearing, & pressure plate. He gave me an estimate of $1,100 - $1,500 which seems low. But I trust him and know he will do the right thing.

Hmmm -- well, that's too bad, but at least you have a mechanic you can trust. I had this happen once with my MGB, and it turned out that a piece of the disk that held in one of the springs broke off and got caught on the pressure plate such that there was no way for the disk to spin independently. Ended up pulling the engine/transmission over the Thanksgiving break and driving to Albuquerque to get a new disk. Good times.

Hope it works out okay for you.

breld

tbirdmarco said:

 Nice nice grilled, so the Porsche will most likely be in the garage later on today or over the weekend. Good morning everybody happy Friday. 

Not gonna lie - it'd be nice to have things resolved this weekend.

Mr_Shiftright

kyfdx said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

Geez, in California, we drive that far for a good taco.

I only had to walk a mile from my hotel on Nob Hill to Tacolicious in North Beach.

Sure, if you want to pay $12 for a taco. You need guidance in this matter.

Mr_Shiftright

henryn said:

xwesx said:

stickguy said:

Might seem like nothing to you, but for most people, an 1,800 mile road trip is a bit long to pick up a used car.

It's not a "used car." It's a highly sough-after and rare Polestar!

And, a scant two-day drive, if you're taking your time. Barely enough to take a deep breath!

1,800 miles is a 2 day drive for you?

No problem. Just average 75 MPH for 12 hours straight each day!

kyfdx

Mr_Shiftright said:

kyfdx said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

Geez, in California, we drive that far for a good taco.

I only had to walk a mile from my hotel on Nob Hill to Tacolicious in North Beach.

Sure, if you want to pay $12 for a taco. You need guidance in this matter.

I was on vacation... Plus, walking is cheaper than driving.

(highly recommended restaurant, BTW).
It's right next to Tony's Pizza

Mr_Shiftright

It's a chain actually, but pretty good taco overall. In my town you could buy 6 for the same price but they might lack the dramatic presentation.

kyfdx

Mr_Shiftright said:

It's a chain actually, but pretty good taco overall. In my town you could buy 6 for the same price but they might lack the dramatic presentation.

Yeah... I will say that the queso was not that great. Beer helped that.

We did have Mexican in the Mission District on Saturday, so we got the real thing..

xwesx

Mr_Shiftright said:

No problem. Just average 75 MPH for 12 hours straight each day!

Yeah, it's probably a little slower, but longer on the driving. Very doable two-day drive. I will be rolling about 3,000 miles on this drive home from SLC, and the plan is to get it done by end-of-day on Monday (so, three driving days).

It is not like such a thing would be a site-seeing trip. The intent is driving, so you drive. My son and I managed a 1,200-mile day (with me as solo driver) last year when bringing the Forester home. I went from a rest area about 100 miles east of Rapid City, SD to Pendleton, OR in one day. It was a long drive, as we left at something like 0430 from that location and arrived at about 2130 (plus we gained an hour due to time zones).

qbrozen

breld said:

 Nice nice grilled, so the Porsche will most likely be in the garage later on today or over the weekend. Good morning everybody happy Friday. 

Not gonna lie - it'd be nice to have things resolved this weekend.

Why the rush?

tbirdmarco

 Sounds like a plan bro, I hope so for you and your wife to as well to have it wrapped up this weekend and see what you gonna do with the pool store now, since unfortunately the guy in Florida fell through. Did you hear back from that broker that you used to sell the type R, that you had emailed about possibly working a deal with you on the pool store? 

tbirdmarco

 Enjoy your road trip west kind of jealous ha ha I’ve never actually been on one of those. If I drove definitely would do at least once a year maybe twice oh well it is what it is have to find some buddies I wanna do that no luck as of yet. Can wait to hear all about your trip. 

tbirdmarco

 Still working at the current old job which I’m thankful for, so do some job hunting too. This weekend’s going to be quite I think. We’ll see what develops unfortunately the cars been sitting no one to drive it with me socks feel really bad but what can we do it is what it is. 

nyccarguy

cdnpinhead said:

So I heard back from the mechanic. The good news is, the clutch seems ok. Master slave cylinder is functioning normally. The bad news. He thinks the pressure plate is no good. He is going to replace the clutch, throw out bearing, & pressure plate. He gave me an estimate of $1,100 - $1,500 which seems low. But I trust him and know he will do the right thing.

Hmmm -- well, that's too bad, but at least you have a mechanic you can trust. I had this happen once with my MGB, and it turned out that a piece of the disk that held in one of the springs broke off and got caught on the pressure plate such that there was no way for the disk to spin independently. Ended up pulling the engine/transmission over the Thanksgiving break and driving to Albuquerque to get a new disk. Good times. Hope it works out okay for you.

Thank-you.  My mechanic is knowledgeable and honest.  He’s got a small garage with a lift and an office.  He wouldn’t replace a bolt or washer unless it is necessary.  I know my beloved Prelude is in good hands.  

I’m happy the Prelude is my spare car. So I can afford to wait for parts and give him time to do the job properly.

nyccarguy

Here’s a shot of my Infiniti’s new nose:

stickguy

was that replaced or just patched and painted? either way, looks like new.

nyccarguy

stickguy said:

was that replaced or just patched and painted? either way, looks like new.

Bumper cover & Grille were both cracked and replaced with OEM components. The bumper cover was primed and painted. I'm happy with the way it came out.

breld

qbrozen said:

breld said:

tbirdmarco said:

 Nice nice grilled, so the Porsche will most likely be in the garage later on today or over the weekend. Good morning everybody happy Friday. 

Not gonna lie - it'd be nice to have things resolved this weekend.

Why the rush?

No real reason other than wanting to be settled with the car my wife is targeting and consolidating cars as we're currently planning.

breld

tbirdmarco said:

 Sounds like a plan bro, I hope so for you and your wife to as well to have it wrapped up this weekend and see what you gonna do with the pool store now, since unfortunately the guy in Florida fell through. Did you hear back from that broker that you used to sell the type R, that you had emailed about possibly working a deal with you on the pool store? 

Yeah, it's this broker who happens to have the Macan S we looked at earlier this week. He's working on a bid on the Volvo.

stickguy

you should just go into business with that guy. you are supplying much of his inventory already anyway.

Mr_Shiftright

nyccarguy said:

cdnpinhead said:

nyccarguy said:

So I heard back from the mechanic. The good news is, the clutch seems ok. Master slave cylinder is functioning normally. The bad news. He thinks the pressure plate is no good. He is going to replace the clutch, throw out bearing, & pressure plate. He gave me an estimate of $1,100 - $1,500 which seems low. But I trust him and know he will do the right thing.

Hmmm -- well, that's too bad, but at least you have a mechanic you can trust. I had this happen once with my MGB, and it turned out that a piece of the disk that held in one of the springs broke off and got caught on the pressure plate such that there was no way for the disk to spin independently. Ended up pulling the engine/transmission over the Thanksgiving break and driving to Albuquerque to get a new disk. Good times.

Hope it works out okay for you.

Thank-you.  My mechanic is knowledgeable and honest.  He’s got a small garage with a lift and an office.  He wouldn’t replace a bolt or washer unless it is necessary.  I know my beloved Prelude is in good hands.  

I’m happy the Prelude is my spare car. So I can afford to wait for parts and give him time to do the job properly.

That's a bit of bad luck, but it does happen. One way to diagnose that is to observe clutch travel and/or release through an inspection port in the bell housing if you can. Make sure he gives the flywheel surface AND the pilot bushing a good look as well--it's the old "while you're in there".

tbirdmarco

 Nice glad you’re working with a broker that you used in the past and all of this. Keep us all updated 

tbirdmarco

 Nice new work car guy agree with everyone above looks good the infinity when do you get it back? 

tbirdmarco

 Would you have an honest mechanic in the Bronx   Nice nice 

nyccarguy

tbirdmarco said:

 Nice new work car guy agree with everyone above looks good the infinity when do you get it back? 

THANKS @tbirdmarco! I got it back yesterday!

breld

Alright - deal done.

Any guesses on which Macan the wife went with?

nyccarguy

breld said:

Alright - deal done. Any guesses on which Macan the wife went with?

The White S

stickguy

that is my guess too. Though I think the dark blue is way sharper looking.

suydam

I’m betting the dark blue.

ab348

Blue.

qbrozen

breld said:

breld said:

 Nice nice grilled, so the Porsche will most likely be in the garage later on today or over the weekend. Good morning everybody happy Friday. 

Not gonna lie - it'd be nice to have things resolved this weekend.

Why the rush?

No real reason other than wanting to be settled with the car my wife is targeting and consolidating cars as we're currently planning.

Settled he says. Hahahha. Yeah, for 60 days, then it starts again. If you'd take a little longer shopping, maybe you guys would be onto your next obsession before making a purchase.

kyfdx

nyccarguy said:

breld said:

Alright - deal done.

Any guesses on which Macan the wife went with?

The White S

+1

tbirdmarco

Wow deal is done before Saturday morning, I’m guessing she went with a white one, think it had the black interior. If I remember correctly or B would be the dark blue one, or possibly see would be the light blue one. Please do share with us grand Pooh Bah of car buying in here.g wow deal is done before Saturday morning, I’m guessing she went with a white one, think it had the black interior. If I remember correctly or B would be the dark blue one, or possibly see would be the light blue one. Please do share with us grand Pooh Bah of car buying in here. 

tbirdmarco

 So what cars next to leave the week, I’m sure by the end of October you’ll turn over the fleet again. Ha ha Ha 

tbirdmarco

 You are welcome New York car guy. 

tbirdmarco

 QB, did that person come and get your truck one who is taking over the lease on the F1 50? 

tbirdmarco

 So anyone else doing any car shopping in here this coming up weekend? Sadly doing none here. Just can do some browsing online on cars.com just cause I can. And dream you know. 

sda

tbirdmarco said:

 So anyone else doing any car shopping in here this coming up weekend? Sadly doing none here. Just can do some browsing online on cars.com just cause I can. And dream you know. 

And dream is a good thing!

sda

nyccarguy said:

Here’s a shot of my Infiniti’s new nose:

Black looks great on that car. Handsome, conservative styling that continues to age well. Good value, too. I have seen some really nice '15s, Infiniti certified priced less than a base Civic. No contest!

qbrozen

tbirdmarco said:

 QB, did that person come and get your truck one who is taking over the lease on the F1 50? 

He is away on biz and supposed to come get the first week of Oct