Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

stickguy

I think I need help (or to get a life). I just spent about 1.5 hours watching Cleetus Macfarland's Youtube channel series on their auction Corvette C6. Interesting stuff though!

Michaell

Mr_Shiftright said:

Man not like 640 HP.

Man need more power.

Lingenfelter Cadillac

Man will be spending a lot of money buying tires.

xwesx

Notice the distinct lack of pricing in that article? I'm sure that wasn't by mistake. Hhahaha

roadburner

Mr_Shiftright said:

Man not like 640 HP. Man need more power. Lingenfelter Cadillac

I drove a friend’s Lingenfelter CTS-V that had 700 hp. It was a hoot- I did a 200 foot burnout with ease. 

Mr_Shiftright

xwesx said:

Notice the distinct lack of pricing in that article? I'm sure that wasn't by mistake. Hhahaha

Well if you have to ask.......

mjfloyd1

Ken Lingenfelter is a great guy. I’ve talked with him at the last two Corvette Funfests

mjfloyd1

Mr_Shiftright said:

OK, well good luck with everything!

He called this afternoon. Had a good conversation. We did indeed find some common ground. Thanks. 

roadburner

Mr_Shiftright said:

Well if you have to ask.......

I found the pictures of my friend's CTS-V as well as my burnout:

sda

roadburner said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

Well if you have to ask.......

I found the pictures of my friend's CTS-V as well as my burnout:

Did you write a check for the tires you shredded?

fintail

Now there's a color:



Almost perfect spec, too. I just need more $$$, a bit more $$$$$.

Potentially starting some back and forth with a salesperson with an E450 wagon I suspect will be nailed to the ground. Might take awhile though.

roadburner

sda said:

roadburner said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

Well if you have to ask.......

I found the pictures of my friend's CTS-V as well as my burnout:

Did you write a check for the tires you shredded?

Believe it or not, my friend asked me to do the burnout.

suydam

Spent some seat time in the CX 5 rental. It’s a competent vehicle but not for me. I know many of you have much larger vehicles (and I drove a minivan in the kid years!) but it’s just too big overall for me. It’s also more underpowered than the Encore, which is surprising. I’ve owned Mazdas in both 3 and 6 versions and always thought they were plenty peppy, but not this model. It’s also loud, something that the Mazda 3 hatch I tried out a year or so ago was not. It’s a very comfy vehicle to be a passenger in, but not much fun to drive.

tjc78

roadburner said:

Well if you have to ask.......

I found the pictures of my friend's CTS-V as well as my burnout:

Did you write a check for the tires you shredded?

Believe it or not, my friend asked me to do the burnout.

I’m impressed how straight it is. Nice job!! 

ab348

suydam said:

Spent some seat time in the CX 5 rental. It’s a competent vehicle but not for me. I know many of you have much larger vehicles (and I drove a minivan in the kid years!) but it’s just too big overall for me. It’s also more underpowered than the Encore, which is surprising. I’ve owned Mazdas in both 3 and 6 versions and always thought they were plenty peppy, but not this model. It’s also loud, something that the Mazda 3 hatch I tried out a year or so ago was not. It’s a very comfy vehicle to be a passenger in, but not much fun to drive.

I find it really odd how driving impressions of Mazdas seem to fall into polar opposite camps. Either they are slow, or not, or noisy/buzzy, or they're not. Not much middle ground. Auto reviewers online or in print always like them. It is very strange.

stickguy

we test drove one (and it was on our short list) last year. I did not find it noisy. Maybe a little louder when really working the engine hard to accelerate, but nothing objectionable. Not particularly fast, but moved along OK. Handled really well, and nicely equipped. About the only thing I did not like was the seat cushion was a bit short.

nyccarguy

"As a reward for your continued loyalty, you may be qualified for a credit of $2,000.* Offers on the All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan are ending soon. Don't miss your chance to experience the Ultimate Driving Machine® for less."

Anybody else get an email like this?

kyfdx

nyccarguy said:

"As a reward for your continued loyalty, you may be qualified for a credit of $2,000.* Offers on the All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan are ending soon. Don't miss your chance to experience the Ultimate Driving Machine® for less."

Anybody else get an email like this?

There is $2000 loyalty on the 2019 330i or the 2020 340i

No other lease credits, though. and, you have to qualify.

stickguy

is that a bad sign that the car is just out, and they are already having to bribe people to take them?

kyfdx

stickguy said:

is that a bad sign that the car is just out, and they are already having to bribe people to take them?

It's just for current customers, and the 2019 model has been out for months.

nyccarguy

kyfdx said:

nyccarguy said:

"As a reward for your continued loyalty, you may be qualified for a credit of $2,000.* Offers on the All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan are ending soon. Don't miss your chance to experience the Ultimate Driving Machine® for less."

Anybody else get an email like this?

There is $2000 loyalty on the 2019 330i or the 2020 340i

No other lease credits, though. and, you have to qualify.

I just read the fine print. I got excited that MAYBE it would be good toward remaining 2018 models as well which already have some lease cash.

stickguy

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:

is that a bad sign that the car is just out, and they are already having to bribe people to take them?

It's just for current customers, and the 2019 model has been out for months.

I meant including the just released 2020.

kyfdx

nyccarguy said:

kyfdx said:

nyccarguy said:

"As a reward for your continued loyalty, you may be qualified for a credit of $2,000.* Offers on the All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan are ending soon. Don't miss your chance to experience the Ultimate Driving Machine® for less."

Anybody else get an email like this?

There is $2000 loyalty on the 2019 330i or the 2020 340i

No other lease credits, though. and, you have to qualify.

I just read the fine print. I got excited that MAYBE it would be good toward remaining 2018 models as well which already have some lease cash.

I see $1000 loyalty on the 2018 sedans

roadburner

tjc78 said:

roadburner said:

Well if you have to ask.......

I found the pictures of my friend's CTS-V as well as my burnout:

Did you write a check for the tires you shredded?

Believe it or not, my friend asked me to do the burnout.

I’m impressed how straight it is. Nice job!! 

I could have gone on for another 200-300 feet but I was approaching an intersection. 

mjfloyd1

Interesting article on how clean electric cars are. 

https://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/how-clean-your-ev?utm_source=DailyDrive20190313&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=headline-center&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awdailydrive

Mr_Shiftright

The truth about anything is always more elusive and more complicated than most of what we see or read in the media, in advertising, or in chat rooms. But these "nuanced" discussions, with all the gray areas and contradictions, are ultimately the ones worth having, don't you think?

There's this phenomenon that environmental researchers use call...I think it's...."slacktivitiy"---what it means is that once a person makes one big gesture on "improving our environment"---like, say, recycling their trash--then they feel they've done their part, and they stop doing anything else.

So in a sense, that one gesture ends up probably preventing them from doing anything considerably more meaningful.

So yeah, pat yourself on the back for buying an EV---but don't stop there. Otherwise, the gesture isn't all that you think it is.

fintail

If I bought an EV, I'd do it because I like the car, not with a delusion of saving the world. As every time a volcano burps or an ocean liner departs, it cancels me out a zillion times.

Mr_Shiftright

Just one intercontinental flight equals, per passenger, one car's carbon foot print for one year.

So when my neighbor buys his EV and sneers at my Dodge Charger, as soon as he goes on his scuba vacation while I stay at the local swimming pool---we're even, baby for the whole year.

Mr_Shiftright

fintail said:

If I bought an EV, I'd do it because I like the car, not with a delusion of saving the world. As every time a volcano burps or an ocean liner departs, it cancels me out a zillion times.

Those thumbwheels on the Tesla steering wheel?----those would drive me utterly crazy in a day.

qbrozen

I received an email for $1k loyalty on the X2. Gee, I wonder if my wife would like that .... oh... wait...

I also signed up for the BMW driving event in East Rutherford next month. Results in an OL code, which I won't have a use for, but getting to burn the tires off someone else's car is always a welcome event.

suydam

I am not going to knock somebody for any attempt to make the world a greener place. Everyone has to decide what they can do. There IS a lot of negativity here and other boards on Edmunds generally. I’m not sure why. I’m personally more interested in learning people’s impressions about the vehicles they drive and test drive.

Mr_Shiftright

Sometimes car reviews are negative. It goes with the territory. Also it's interesting to examine the ideas of marketing vs. the real world. Discernment is part of being smart with your money and your time.

suydam

I’m fine with negative reviews of vehicles people actually drove. It’s the opining on whole classes of vehicles that the poster has never even sat in that seems a waste of time to me.

Mr_Shiftright

Well they could comment on the looks, even if the driving dynamics is outside their experience. That seems valid.

Or the general concept. To use an exaggerated example, you wouldn't have to actually operate a car made out of adobe bricks to offer an opinion.

andres3

suydam said:

I’m fine with negative reviews of vehicles people actually drove. It’s the opining on whole classes of vehicles that the poster has never even sat in that seems a waste of time to me.

I have a feeling you just caused people that like to opine to plan test drives in their near future.

Mr_Shiftright

Bring 'em!

suydam

andres3 said:

suydam said:

I’m fine with negative reviews of vehicles people actually drove. It’s the opining on whole classes of vehicles that the poster has never even sat in that seems a waste of time to me.

I have a feeling you just caused people that like to opine to plan test drives in their near future.

Fabulous!

mjfloyd1

I drove a Tesla P85 sedan. It was quick for a quarter mile. The interior was very cheap looking - it seemed to be leftover / old MB parts. It did not handle well. 

My buddy wanted me to swap him my RS7 for his Tesla. I wasn’t willing to do that. 

stickguy

I thought the rule for truckers was "if you aren't rolling, you aren't earning." Something like that. Would not work well with having to stop for 10 hours to recharge.

Mr_Shiftright

Well they could recharge while they're sleeping. They can only drive X hours anyway, right?

The photos I saw of the Tesla truck showed a central seating position. I'm pretty sure most truckers would hate that.

stickguy

only if they have one driver and that much downtime.

tifighter

New over the air update to the car unlocks 5% more HP. So, around 22hp to bring the total in my car to 472. I’m sure I won’t feel it, but it came gratis anyway so I’m not complaining. Every update seems to have an unexpected surprise.

mjfloyd1

The P85 owner had an over the air update on his Tesla that was not compatible with his TPMS sensors. He also could not get the car out of drive and had to hold his foot on the brake for 3 HOURS while talking to the Tesla mother ship. Tesla eventually shut the car down over the air and it was flatbedded for the fix and replacement of the TPMS modules in each wheel.

stickguy

bored tonight so browsing CL. Which always reminds me that I have no desire to ever wade back into that cesspool to buy a car!

this must be an odd duck. I kinda like it!

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/franklinville-2010-ford-fusion-6-speed/6838589380.html

probably could have a lot of fun bopping around town in this little economy buggy. And I seriously would drive it on the street. But not really. Now, one of these with a stock version of that engine, could be interesting.

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/bristol-hell-cat-killer-1972-datsun-1200/6830066136.html

now this one is certainly unique. Looks to be in pretty good shape too. Just needs a V8 and 5 speed swap!

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/williamstown-1973-amc-hornet-wagon/6834422935.html

and finally, this looks clean as a whistle. Seems reasonably priced, but what do I know? Too bad it isn't a stick.

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/marlton-40th-anniversary-edition-2004/6832538643.html

Mr_Shiftright

9.68 seconds in the 1/4 mile? Might not need a V-8 after all.

stickguy

you can do almost anything with enough boost! but that is impressive out of a 2.6l 4 banger.

nyccarguy

tifighter said:

New over the air update to the car unlocks 5% more HP. So, around 22hp to bring the total in my car to 472. I’m sure I won’t feel it, but it came gratis anyway so I’m not complaining. Every update seems to have an unexpected surprise.

Nice!  Glad you are enjoying the 3!

xwesx

Mr_Shiftright said:

Well they could recharge while they're sleeping. They can only drive X hours anyway, right?

The photos I saw of the Tesla truck showed a central seating position. I'm pretty sure most truckers would hate that.

Yes, it is a 12-hour shift limit, which includes various stops, and there's a total hour limit per seven days. Once you're out, you don't go anywhere until the week resets. Even for team drivers (e.g., two drivers that move trucks round the clock), they can hit down time. However, electric trucks beg local routes, and would probably be pretty effective for them. My mother runs from Salem to Tacoma and back daily. If the truck could cover a day shift, then it would be perfect on a run like that.... most days! Sometimes she runs out of time and has to just park the truck before she gets back to "the yard." Portland traffic.

kyfdx

xwesx said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

Well they could recharge while they're sleeping. They can only drive X hours anyway, right?

The photos I saw of the Tesla truck showed a central seating position. I'm pretty sure most truckers would hate that.

Yes, it is a 12-hour shift limit, which includes various stops, and there's a total hour limit per seven days. Once you're out, you don't go anywhere until the week resets. Even for team drivers (e.g., two drivers that move trucks round the clock), they can hit down time. However, electric trucks beg local routes, and would probably be pretty effective for them. My mother runs from Salem to Tacoma and back daily. If the truck could cover a day shift, then it would be perfect on a run like that.... most days! Sometimes she runs out of time and has to just park the truck before she gets back to "the yard." Portland traffic.

12 hour of work within a 14 hour period, followed by at least 10 hours off, before starting up again.

Total hour of either 60 hours in 7 days, or 70 hours in 8 days.

Not very many team drivers, any more. The 10 hour charging time wouldn't be as much of a problem, as getting enough spaces with chargers. Or course, driverless trucks solves a lot of those problems.

au1994

stickguy said:

bored tonight so browsing CL. Which always reminds me that I have no desire to ever wade back into that cesspool to buy a car!

this must be an odd duck. I kinda like it!

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/franklinville-2010-ford-fusion-6-speed/6838589380.html

probably could have a lot of fun bopping around town in this little economy buggy. And I seriously would drive it on the street. But not really. Now, one of these with a stock version of that engine, could be interesting.

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/bristol-hell-cat-killer-1972-datsun-1200/6830066136.html

now this one is certainly unique. Looks to be in pretty good shape too. Just needs a V8 and 5 speed swap!

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/williamstown-1973-amc-hornet-wagon/6834422935.html

and finally, this looks clean as a whistle. Seems reasonably priced, but what do I know? Too bad it isn't a stick.

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/marlton-40th-anniversary-edition-2004/6832538643.html

Wow, yeah...That Fusion 6 speed has to be a rare one.

I’d like the little Datsun better with the engine from a 510.

For some perverse reason, I love the Hornet.

nyccarguy

@pensfan83 - is your TLX ASPEC White? I saw one today. Looks sharp!