Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

stickguy

I don’t want a phone too big to fit in my front pocket.

And the infamous Soul was a 2011. I think bought at about 4 years old, taking out a 5 year loan. Definitely worth more private sale. Also out of warranty (the last 5 years are original owner only).

nyccarguy

It’s Black, a pick up, & a Honda

stickguy

And obscenely too expensive.

nyccarguy

This looks like a very sparsely optioned bench seat F150

stickguy

So far, I have found Honcker to actually be on the high side mostly. But spec out a 2018 Ram. Last time I did, surprisingly cheap.

stickguy

2018 Ram 1500 express. 4 door, 4x4, Hemi. MSRP $42,770.

$309/mo, 39/12,000, $317 DAS.

stickguy

That seems like a deal to me

stickguy

$383 for a big horn, 2019 version! Also hemi. 24 month, 12k. $44k sticker.

stickguy

The 2018 express is $389 for 36/18,000. I forgot you go extra miles. 2019 big horn, $446.

stickguy

Bradd, why spend the money to get another 4 door Infiniti? By the time the lease is done, for less money, would own your car. Is it really enough different to be worth it?

roadburner

graphicguy said:

He said he was 59. Who here would want a car payment, that was much higher than you were comfortable with, on yet another car which you’d be upside down in for practically the entire lease/loan, well into your 60s? This would be for a base Sentra, no less.

I dont’ get it!

I'm 61; being saddled with a 60 month loan and sentenced to drive a bare bones Sentra the entire time would be a textbook example of Hell on earth...

Mr_Shiftright

jpp5862 said:

@benjaminh My Volvo is a 2008, so 10ish years old.

@stickguy Thanks for all that research, ironically I've been in Chicago for work and that R line was about 3 miles from where I was staying. I called yesterday planning to go drive it but they had a deposit on it and said it would be gone today.

@28firefighter Thanks for the offer! I'm still waiting for CarMax to call me and find out what the next steps are. Clearly I can't do anything until we have the buyback solidified. So far all I have is the lead service advisor saying they want to buy it back.....

@Mr_Shiftright I've had the same experience with the number that say they're manual but really aren't.

I return to Denver tonight and will go down tomorrow and see what's up. They told me I can pick up the C30 as "it's completely safe to drive" but if I'm not comfortable driving it they would put me in a loaner.

Did we post this low-miler C30? Didn't see a sunroof, though. That wouldn't be a deal-killer for me. I think this one is a bit pricey, though.

2013 Volvo C30, 51K miles, North Carolina

stickguy

No power seats either. Big drawback. Seems pricy for a base model.

nyccarguy

stickguy said:

Bradd, why spend the money to get another 4 door Infiniti? By the time the lease is done, for less money, would own your car. Is it really enough different to be worth it?

No. Just checking out the app to see what's out there. I'm happy with my Q40. I owe about $11,500 on it right now, so it should be worth more than I owe on it. If I could find something I like at some unreal lease payment ($0 Cap Cost Reduction, taxes rolled in, 18 - 20K per year) I'd consider it. None of these fit that category.

28firefighter

Posted this over in Cars and Conversation, but thought I would cross-post here:

Most of you will remember that I was pretty sick last summer and nearly died in the ICU at UW. Happy to report that as of today I have been deemed officially cured. I'm able to stop all my medications today.

A great day indeed.

nyccarguy

28firefighter said:

Posted this over in Cars and Conversation, but thought I would cross-post here:

Most of you will remember that I was pretty sick last summer and nearly died in the ICU at UW. Happy to report that as of today I have been deemed officially cured. I'm able to stop all my medications today.

A great day indeed.

That's AWESOME! Good for you!

stickguy

COngrats! Yeah, being told by the docs (having been in similar boat) to go away, stop bothering us, is a good feeling.

I think you should celebrate, by getting another new car!

roadburner

stickguy said:

I think you should celebrate, by getting another new car!

Makes sense to me!

qbrozen

@nyccarguy
a broker has a 3.0T luxe on hackr for about $450 sign and drive with those miles (I'm assuming 5% drop from 10k to 18k).

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

@nyccarguy a broker has a 3.0T luxe on hackr for about $450 sign and drive with those miles (I'm assuming 5% drop from 10k to 18k).

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

I wonder what happened to poor iLuv? My guess, he made the trip to sheboygan to buy a Sentra, and his wife whacked him with a shovel and put him into a coma.

Probably on vacation.

If he fails to buy a new car, then you guys have failed to enable him. This is all your fault.

Michaell

Remember, too, the Soul was a duress purchase, as their previous Mitsubishi blew the engine.

graphicguy

stickguy said:

I don’t want a phone too big to fit in my front pocket.

And the infamous Soul was a 2011. I think bought at about 4 years old, taking out a 5 year loan. Definitely worth more private sale. Also out of warranty (the last 5 years are original owner only).

Tried an iPhone 8 in my pocket. Worked fine. I think the iPhone XS Max is the same size. Still, it's a lot bigger phone than what I would probably be used to. Who knows, this time next year I might look at another phone (given that I don't destroy what I already have).

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

@nyccarguy
a broker has a 3.0T luxe on hackr for about $450 sign and drive with those miles (I'm assuming 5% drop from 10k to 18k).

Now you are going to force me to go over there and look through the thread

stickguy

kind of stripped though. No carplay, ,no navigation. Old, old school. And none of the nanny stuff, if you want that.

28firefighter

Stelvio recall related to the Catalytic Converter and an engine fire risk. Lol.

Mr_Shiftright

Oh, so no big deal.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

kind of stripped though. No carplay, ,no navigation. Old, old school. And none of the nanny stuff, if you want that.

I didn't miss carplay in my EX35. The system worked flawlessly with Siri through USB.

qbrozen

28firefighter said:

Stelvio recall related to the Catalytic Converter and an engine fire risk. Lol.

nice.

Just had my Ford at the dealer this morn to get a recall addressed. Also something about a fire in the B pillar.

Mr_Shiftright

Oh, great. The pillar right by your head.

Mr_Shiftright

This might be fun for the price if it were a stickshift:

https://www.myhotcars.com/1968-classic-roadster-sebring-mx-c-1595.htm

qbrozen

Mr_Shiftright said:

This might be fun for the price if it were a stickshift:

https://www.myhotcars.com/1968-classic-roadster-sebring-mx-c-1595.htm

I'm confused by that. Is it a kit car?
Also, on one page he lists 283ci and on another 350ci

tbirdmarco

 20 firefighter, I’m so happy to hear that you were cured and good, I do remember last year when you were very sick. Great news for you and the family. 

tbirdmarco

 How’s everything been going with the family, 20 fire fighter. 

tbirdmarco

 Sounds nice stick guy that Dodge ram truck. You gonna pull the trigger in the near future maybe even get a 2019. Ha ha ha 

stickguy

qbrozen said:

stickguy said:

kind of stripped though. No carplay, ,no navigation. Old, old school. And none of the nanny stuff, if you want that.

I didn't miss carplay in my EX35. The system worked flawlessly with Siri through USB.

so you just get the voice instructions? no map or anything on the screen?

stickguy

there is a picture of the california data plate. Lists it as a 2006 SPCN? with a 1962 body. and 1970 350CI motor.

so sounds like a kit car with a nose at least that looks like a Healey.

whatever it is, I kinda like it. Other than the AT of course.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

so you just get the voice instructions? no map or anything on the screen?

I have used waze for years that way. I have my phone on the dash to see the screen and all verbal instructions come through the stereo.

This is NOT, however, working in my Alfa.

stickguy

it isn't? I am shocked.

personal preference I guess. I have no desire to get a mount and have the phone hanging from a vent or stuck on the windshield or dash. Much prefer having the map on the big screen.

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

it isn't? I am shocked.

personal preference I guess. I have no desire to get a mount and have the phone hanging from a vent or stuck on the windshield or dash. Much prefer having the map on the big screen.

Ah, you get used to it. The cues are mostly verbal anyway, if you set your notifications up right. I use the screen only for street names, and, of course, to initially set my route. But answering the phone, or punching in another location--that's a pain on a smart phone stuck on the dash.

stickguy

lots of things you can make do with. Doesn't mean I want to.

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

there is a picture of the california data plate. Lists it as a 2006 SPCN? with a 1962 body. and 1970 350CI motor.

so sounds like a kit car with a nose at least that looks like a Healey.

whatever it is, I kinda like it. Other than the AT of course.

yes, a kit car, but really for the money it's not a bad buy. You can't touch a nice Big Healey unless you spend 5X the price.

http://www.sebringinternational.co.uk/

tifighter

Punch achieved-

Model 3 Performance 

breld

Wow! Congrats! Didn't see that coming.

ab348

qbrozen said:

Just had my Ford at the dealer this morn to get a recall addressed. Also something about a fire in the B pillar.

Ah, the shoulder belt pre-tensioner recall. Apparently it is like an airbag in that it uses an explosive charge to activate it in a collision. Apparently when they fired they could set some insulation in the B-pillar alight. Though I dunno if that would be your biggest concern at that point.

ab348

Congrats on the all-clear, @28firefighter !

nyccarguy

@tifighter - WAY TO GO! Very Nice! Congrats!

benjaminhf

tifighter said:

Punch achieved-

Model 3 Performance 

Congrats!! Sharp.

28firefighter

I did NOT see that coming! Congrats!

OK - Now we really need a Seattle cars and coffee meet up so I can see it. I'll bring the Viggen.

breld

And most importantly - congrats @28firefighter!