Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

carnaught

tifighter said:

Punch achieved-

Model 3 Performance 

Congrats! Nice color.

tifighter

28firefighter said:

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.

Sounds good, I'll bring the Kia.

28firefighter

Hahaha. Don't need to see the Kia - helped lease 3 for family and friends. I'm Souled out. I can bring the Stelvio or Viggen - figured the Viggen would be more unique?

That's a great color for the Tesla M3.

Michaell

Congrats, @tifighter. Love the color. Were you on the waiting list? Did we even know about that?

qbrozen

@tifighter

Nice color. What about inside?
interesting choice. Did you put down a deposit way back when? Buy or lease?

Drivingfool

I have an 8 Plus now which I love, especially the wireless charging which goes so much faster on the Samsung Quick Charger I bought on OfferUp. Still trying to sell my 6s Plus with the new battery but this one guy is playing cat & mouse so will sell it to the next guy who wants it by end of next week. Usually go a two year cycle on mew smartphones but that might change now with the 8 Plus. But have heard the bigger changes come with the even years.Wear cargo shorts & pants for work for the extra pockets where I carry the phone and a charging cable just in case needed during the day.
Used to be a diehard android fan but once I tried the iPhone, I was hooked. And funny thing is back in 2013 after two weeks on the first driving gig, decided to get a new smartphone and ditch my old flip as I needed GPS. Asked the guy at Radio Shack which was the easier phone and he said android but he could've also said Apple. Now, if I had asked my kids, they would've told me get the iPhone 3 which was out then. And afterwards, that's exactly what they said!!

The Sandman/Driving Fool

suydam

Congrats on the Tesla! How long did you have to wait for it? Looking forward to hearing driving impressions.

tifighter

Okay, here's the deets:
Kia comes off lease next spring. I read that because Tesla hit the 200K production mark at the end of June, the full tax rebate would stop at the end of the year. Looking into it further, it looked like a AWD 3 ordered in the summer was showing estimated delivery times in November/December. Not ideal, as we would have some overlap of these two cars, but the full rebate paid that difference and more, so I ordered an AWD 3 at the end of July. I did not have a prior reservation.

Fast forward to end of August. reviews hit on the Performance model. Everyone loves it. I had a test drive scheduled anyhow and got the option to drive a P model as well. You can see where that went. Plus, they had a promo for free supercharging for life, so I changed the reservation to a P model (known on the forums as a P3D).

So imagine my surprise when, last week in Zurich, I got an email saying the car would be ready to pick up that Saturday. Instead of December. I told them it would have to wait a week until I returned, which was arranged. That pretty much brings us to now.

It is a purchase. Tesla doesn't do leases at this point. It was all done online. No pressure, no upsell. Docs were ready when I arrived, and the whole process took about 15 minutes. A car will likely have to go; we just don't have room for them all. Since the Kia is a lease, it is Volvo or MB, so the Cab is the most likely casualty since the Volvo is sort of our truck. We'll see.

It's a rocketship. 450hp. 0-60 in 3.5 sec. Seriously mind-warping stuff to me. Autopilot is great. Good seats. I like the central screen because the sight lines out of the car are great. Glass roof is nice. Your phone is your key. You can get out of the car and use the app to park it in a space or garage. Anyway, I'm still obviously getting to know it, but so far, so good.

corvette

Nice! Is it a 2019? I think you’re the first CCB to get a Tesla, so you’ll get to be the guinea pig, kind of like qb and 28ff are with their Alfas. 

suydam

What’s the range? Do you have a charger at your house or where you work?

ronsteve

And we have a punch: 2015 Acura RDX AWD with Technology... 39K miles, price was right on the mark which is surprising here in Louisville. Definitely bittersweet to trade the Volvo, but it was the right move for my money-managing left brain. May the RDX keep my CCB status in jeopardy!

stickguy

nice Ron. Punchapalooza here today!

what color?

nyccarguy

ronsteve said:

And we have a punch: 2015 Acura RDX AWD with Technology... 39K miles, price was right on the mark which is surprising here in Louisville. Definitely bittersweet to trade the Volvo, but it was the right move for my money-managing left brain. May the RDX keep my CCB status in jeopardy!

Congrats on the RDX @ronsteve !  What color did you get?  Enjoy!

carnaught

Congrats, @ronsteve. They’re a very reliable, solid SUV.

nyccarguy

Very cool @tifighter!  There’s a Supercharger about 12 minutes away from my house!  See if you can make it from WA to CT!  

ronsteve

stickguy said:

what color?

Kona coffee metallic exterior/parchment interior

stickguy

oh I love that color combo. we have parchment interior, but the dark gray exterior.

tifighter

suydam said:

What’s the range? Do you have a charger at your house or where you work?

310 miles. Yes on a home charger - Leaf begat Soul EV begat 3, so we've been ready since 2014. Solar on the roof, too.

tifighter

nyccarguy said:

Very cool @tifighter!  There’s a Supercharger about 12 minutes away from my house!  See if you can make it from WA to CT!  

Well, after having an 84 mile Leaf at one point, the sky seems to be the limit...

fintail

Nice color on the Tesla, much better than the boring white and red ones that make up 90% of what I see on the road here. Good timing on the silly tax subsidy too, might as well use it while one can.

ronsteve

stickguy said:

oh I love that color combo. we have parchment interior, but the dark gray exterior.

Had I been able to find a dark gray copy at the right age/mileage/location, that might have been preferable. Though it would have nearly matched the wife's Jetta (outside, she has the black interior).

jpp75

@28firefighter Congrats on the great news!! Better than any car punch.

@tifighter Congrats on the Model 3, I've started seeing more and more of them around here but none in that color which I really like.

jpp75

So update on the C30. I stopped by CarMax today and they had me work with a sales associate to see if we could find a replacement. We did a thorough search and of course didn't find anything comparable so they said they would unwind the transaction and give me a full refund.

I have to say I'm really pleased with how they've handled this. I doubt I'll look seriously for a bit, I really hated to let that car go back but clearly it wasn't one worth keeping.

nyccarguy

ronsteve said:

stickguy said:

oh I love that color combo. we have parchment interior, but the dark gray exterior.

Had I been able to find a dark gray copy at the right age/mileage/location, that might have been preferable. Though it would have nearly matched the wife's Jetta (outside, she has the black interior).

@stickguy would have sold you his

tbirdmarco

 GPP, I’m glad they’re working with you so well I’m sure yes must’ve really strong to let it go, but it wasn’t safe like you said and worth keeping, I hope you find another one in the near future. Or something else that you like. 

tbirdmarco

 Run stead, congratulations on the launch of the new Acura SUVE. Good luck with it, yes I’m sure it was tough let your Volvo go, or you can get another one in the future down the road. I hope this comment post now, it’s the third time I’m trying to write it the site is acting up this morning. 

tbirdmarco

 I didn’t see this coming, congratulations 20 firefighter on the purchase of the new Tesla model three.   Good luck with it. 

tbirdmarco

 Hoops my bad, congratulations to find her, on the new Tesla model three. Good luck with it. 

graphicguy

tifighter said:

Punch achieved-

Model 3 Performance 

WHOA.....didn’t see that coming either. I like it. Big Congrats!

graphicguy

ronsteve said:

And we have a punch: 2015 Acura RDX AWD with Technology... 39K miles, price was right on the mark which is surprising here in Louisville. Definitely bittersweet to trade the Volvo, but it was the right move for my money-managing left brain. May the RDX keep my CCB status in jeopardy!

Yay....nice vehicle. Congrats. Welcome to the Acura family!

roadburner

ronsteve said:

And we have a punch: 2015 Acura RDX AWD with Technology... 39K miles, price was right on the mark which is surprising here in Louisville. Definitely bittersweet to trade the Volvo, but it was the right move for my money-managing left brain. May the RDX keep my CCB status in jeopardy!

Nice!!!

roadburner

carnaught said:

tifighter said:

Punch achieved-

Model 3 Performance 

Congrats! Nice color.

Ditto!

kyfdx

New member looking for feedback on NY, Chicago and LA auto shows, if you've been:
https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/52650/general/x/us-auto-shows#latest

Drivingfool

Congrats to all the new vehicles folks! Am partial to blue and that's a great looking shade of blue!! I think electric is going to be the future for many of us down the road. The newer ones seem to have better range to make them fit in most people's lives. And charging from home makes it so much easier. Just think the government should give folks rebates, at least for now.
Was over at the VW store the other day getting an oil change and luckily, they found nothing wrong with it. Brakes were all within a decent range as were the tires. Need to get over to Tires Plus for my free rotation as the oil change didn't include that service, odd really as the 30K service did. I don't like to go out to 10K, so do mine around the 7.5K point, give or take, with the coupon I had, the price for a synthetic oil change was almost exactly the same. And will stop by any Tires Plus this week to have the tires rotated.

The Sandman/Driving Fool

Drivingfool

Got a question for Breld on his kids new 2019 Jetta since they got the one with the Beats audio. Is it really worth the extra $ to get the Performance Edition? As I recall, it also has 17" rims/tires which I prefer. Since VW no longer makes the Golf SEL, thinking a Jetta could work. How does it drive and is it worth it over the model that Stick got for his kid? Not thinking of buying right now, but the wife put the bug in my head when she questioned me about getting something new.

The Sandman/Driving Fool

breld

Drivingfool said:

Got a question for Breld on his kids new 2019 Jetta since they got the one with the Beats audio. Is it really worth the extra $ to get the Performance Edition? As I recall, it also has 17" rims/tires which I prefer. Since VW no longer makes the Golf SEL, thinking a Jetta could work. How does it drive and is it worth it over the model that Stick got for his kid? Not thinking of buying right now, but the wife put the bug in my head when she questioned me about getting something new. The Sandman/Driving Fool

Well, I didn’t sit and listen to the base stereo vs the Beats, but I wasn’t very impressed with the base stereo in my daughters previous  Jetta, and knowing she loves her music, I didn’t hesitate to go with the SEL to get the Beats stereo.  And she does love it.

As far as the SEL vs the Sport model, it depends on how much you prioritize the few  extra features on the SEL versus the nicer cosmetic treatment on the Sport.  Personally, I like the the Sport model aesthetics, with the handsome 17” wheels and body kit, as well as the two tone seats.  But I knew my daughter cared less for those things, and valued the things on the SEL model, like the aforementioned Beats audio, virtual cockpit and ambient lighting.  I didn’t mind that the SEL comes with 16” wheels, as replacement tires are very inexpensive.

The nice thing is the Sport model comes with a nice suite of safety features.  

breld

@ronsteve - congrats on the RDX!

@tifighter - I wasn’t aware of the performance model of the Model 3.  Very interesting!  Must be a blast!  And good move pulling the trigger before the tax incentive is phased out - it’s a chunk of change!  

tjc78

breld said:

Drivingfool said:

Got a question for Breld on his kids new 2019 Jetta since they got the one with the Beats audio. Is it really worth the extra $ to get the Performance Edition? As I recall, it also has 17" rims/tires which I prefer. Since VW no longer makes the Golf SEL, thinking a Jetta could work. How does it drive and is it worth it over the model that Stick got for his kid? Not thinking of buying right now, but the wife put the bug in my head when she questioned me about getting something new. The Sandman/Driving Fool

Well, I didn’t sit and listen to the base stereo vs the Beats, but I wasn’t very impressed with the base stereo in my daughters previous  Jetta, and knowing she loves her music, I didn’t hesitate to go with the SEL to get the Beats stereo.  And she does love it.

As far as the SEL vs the Sport model, it depends on how much you prioritize the few  extra features on the SEL versus the nicer cosmetic treatment on the Sport.  Personally, I like the the Sport model aesthetics, with the handsome 17” wheels and body kit, as well as the two tone seats.  But I knew my daughter cared less for those things, and valued the things on the SEL model, like the aforementioned Beats audio, virtual cockpit and ambient lighting.  I didn’t mind that the SEL comes with 16” wheels, as replacement tires are very inexpensive.

The nice thing is the Sport model comes with a nice suite of safety features.  

Lol “replacement tires”.  Do you even change oil??

Your assessment is pretty common among “Sport” models.   They scale the options back a little to offset the cosmetic stuff.  

I saw a new Jetta in white yesterday.  Good looking car. 

tbirdmarco

Nice Breld. On your daughters  new Jetta 

stickguy

the daughter picked the R line largely because she loves the 2 tone seats (having them in the previous sport). other than that, she would not really notice the other performance upgrads (bigger wheels and LSD). Mostly though, it was cheaper!

if I was getting one, for me, would probably go with the SEL.

stickguy

Bradd, if you want the RDX (heck, either car) make an offer. we are open 24/7/365.

breld

Visiting a transportation museum with @Michaell and @jpp5862.  

I found a predecessor to my current Miata retractable hardtop! 

28firefighter

Put 50 miles on the Viggen this morning just cruising around and running some errands. For as much fun as the Stelvio is, the Viggen just has so much personality in its own right. Really glad I was able to keep it in the fleet. 

breld

Few more pics.

breld

Oh, there’s a cars of the 70’s exhibit.  

breld

An all original, 13,000 mile 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible purchased here at a Denver Cadillac dealer (that is still around).  

ab348

breld said:

Oh, there’s a cars of the 70’s exhibit.  

Way to make me feel old, man.

stickguy

I want the purple Gremlin. Reminds me of my similar vintage yellow Gremlin X.

tbirdmarco

Nice cars posted above Breld 

tbirdmarco

Nice 28 F F  in getting outt today in the car