Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

tjc78

At those price points If they last a year without costing him big bucks it’s less than many of our monthly lease payments!

Not to mention lower insurance and instead of a dispo fee you get $250 scrap value

mjfloyd1

Is it $600 if you have two key fobs?

I just need to stop...

tjc78

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

jpp75

Great pic Bradd! It's a great looking truck.

This summer I went down to the San Juan mountains of Colorado for vacation and got to take mine on some true off roading trails (former mining roads, etc.). I was seriously impressed with what the truck could handle, and truth be told I'm sure it has a lot more capability that was hindered by the operator.

nyccarguy

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

If you'd like, you can take me to lunch too so I can give a thorough review of your S60 . The one thing I LOVED & was SCARED of with my Infiniti. Strong acceleration at any given speed if I needed it. On the highway if I was going 65-70 and wanted to pass, triple digits came up fairly quickly with a quick stab of the gas pedal.

nyccarguy

jpp75 said:

Great pic Bradd! It's a great looking truck.

This summer I went down to the San Juan mountains of Colorado for vacation and got to take mine on some true off roading trails (former mining roads, etc.). I was seriously impressed with what the truck could handle, and truth be told I'm sure it has a lot more capability that was hindered by the operator.

Thanks! SO far, so good. It is going to be a fun 2 years with this truck.

marcogallo1986

@qb Nice and helping your brother find another car, but it’s gonna happen with the Subaru that he probably was driving? What color is this quest. I had a friend who had one for a while or before think they sold it or whatever happen with it needs some work. But I think they paid $3000 for theirs I thought it was nice for 2480 something thousand miles on it for what it was in the band van. And I was was a fan of those from the beginning when they came out remember sitting in them at the car show. Yeah see what second car was good to have a back up even if he kills both always use this cheaper than leasing for the most part.

marcogallo1986

@ New York car guy, I agree with everyone else about on the picture of your truck next to those cars.

marcogallo1986

Good morning Lal, I hope that everyone had a good week, happy Friday everyone. This morning went for a session at the gym with my trainer. Had a brand new 2019 Honda accord in blue liked it. And leather not sure what trim it was rolled fine I thought. Then on the way back got a new generation or X red with either tan gray interior road nice for the four-cylinder which is the only engine option I believe. So what’s in cars today with both my top favorite color choices that’s a real usually they’re older records or other stuff. What is our DX, I was in on the way back home just now. he’s white I meant to say a few sentences back in this posting. Was talking with my dad the other day when I went for a haircut, he’s in a lean more towards something a couple of years old probably next year in January or something we’re gonna start looking at sometime a few now. I think he wants to stick with Hyundai and Kia. Although he likes the jeep grand Cherokee a lot too. He tells me is you stuff is expensive, I told him you got a remember what it cost new even more expensive you’re getting it at a significant savings. Two or three years old.

corvette

@nyccarguy I thought your Tacoma had a package which included LED lights?

Water company left a note on my door and said there’s no problem on their end. My neighbors also report no issues. I picked up a water pressure gauge at Lowe’s and will investigate further once I’m back home. Got behind a new Corvette with dealer plates in Bowling Green last night. I guess the new model is on sale?

nyccarguy

corvette said:

@nyccarguy I thought your Tacoma had a package which included LED lights?

Water company left a note on my door and said there’s no problem on their end. My neighbors also report no issues. I picked up a water pressure gauge at Lowe’s and will investigate further once I’m back home. Got behind a new Corvette with dealer plates in Bowling Green last night. I guess the new model is on sale?

The 2020s have LED headlights I believe.

breld

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

I’m really liking Volvo’s current line up. I could see myself in one for sure.

nyccarguy

breld said:

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

I’m really liking Volvo’s current line up. I could see myself in one for sure.

Ok. SO we know @breld 's plan for the weekend

stickguy

I love the new ones. I just think it is more something I would want to lease and return, not buy to hold LT, which is the plan for the next car.

So get the wife something else, lease a Volvo fo me!

jmonroe1

nyccarguy said:

jpp75 said:

Great pic Bradd! It's a great looking truck.

This summer I went down to the San Juan mountains of Colorado for vacation and got to take mine on some true off roading trails (former mining roads, etc.). I was seriously impressed with what the truck could handle, and truth be told I'm sure it has a lot more capability that was hindered by the operator.

Thanks! SO far, so good. It is going to be a fun 2 years with this truck.

Unless they pass a law in Connecticut, if you still like it in 2 years, you are allowed to keep it ya know.

jmonroe

stickguy

Yeah, not at 85% residual!

28firefighter

Nope - that is a definite return. I'm more curious to see how close to reality these Tacoma/Tundra residuals end up being.

pensfan83

They are pretty darn close based on a quick walk of the Toyota lot when we were waiting for F&I.

tjc78

breld said:

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

I’m really liking Volvo’s current line up. I could see myself in one for sure.

I'm impressed with mine. Pushes all the right buttons and I'm very happy with the build quality.

Most of the expert reviews put it behind the BMW and Audi, but I think that is mainly because it isn't as sporty as those. The Volvo infotainment gets knocked too, but once you learn it, I find it pretty easy. If you can operate an Ipad you can use the Volvo stuff.

andres3

tjc78 said:

breld said:

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

I’m really liking Volvo’s current line up. I could see myself in one for sure.

I'm impressed with mine. Pushes all the right buttons and I'm very happy with the build quality.

Most of the expert reviews put it behind the BMW and Audi, but I think that is mainly because it isn't as sporty as those. The Volvo infotainment gets knocked too, but once you learn it, I find it pretty easy. If you can operate an Ipad you can use the Volvo stuff.

Curious.... when I last looked at Volvo's supposed S4 competitor hot rod model, it had something like relatively skinny 225 tires. What is your current S60 T6 putting on for shoes?

tjc78

Not much bigger

ab348

I was pricing Volvos just for laffs and I don't know if Canada pricing is significantly higher than in the USA even after accounting for exchange rates, but up here they are squarely in M-B and BMW territory. A big change from the days when my dad used to drive them.

breld

I'm often browsing for used V90's these days, but they're still pretty scarce. For kicks, I started looking at used (current model) S90's - man, those are a good deal!

stickguy

If I get a Volvo, buy or lease, it will almost certainly be a lightly used service loaner. Ditto for an X3.

nyccarguy

tjc78 said:

breld said:

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

I’m really liking Volvo’s current line up. I could see myself in one for sure.

I'm impressed with mine. Pushes all the right buttons and I'm very happy with the build quality.

Most of the expert reviews put it behind the BMW and Audi, but I think that is mainly because it isn't as sporty as those. The Volvo infotainment gets knocked too, but once you learn it, I find it pretty easy. If you can operate an Ipad you can use the Volvo stuff.

Last year when I did the BMWCCA instructional driving, one of the instructors was an electrical engineer. He was given a Chinese built S90 to review. He said it was put together absolutely perfect. He looked for things & measured panel gaps with a micrometer.

kyfdx

corvette said:

@nyccarguy I thought your Tacoma had a package which included LED lights?

Water company left a note on my door and said there’s no problem on their end. My neighbors also report no issues. I picked up a water pressure gauge at Lowe’s and will investigate further once I’m back home. Got behind a new Corvette with dealer plates in Bowling Green last night. I guess the new model is on sale?

I see a plumber in your future

stickguy

Motor Trend just added an S60 T6 to their long term test fleet. They had the intro report this month, and said many nice things about it.

qbrozen

marcogallo1986 said:

@qb Nice and helping your brother find another car, but it’s gonna happen with the Subaru that he probably was driving? What color is this quest. I had a friend who had one for a while or before think they sold it or whatever happen with it needs some work. But I think they paid $3000 for theirs I thought it was nice for 2480 something thousand miles on it for what it was in the band van. And I was was a fan of those from the beginning when they came out remember sitting in them at the car show. Yeah see what second car was good to have a back up even if he kills both always use this cheaper than leasing for the most part.

Soccer Mom Blue.



My sis and I are colluding to put stickers on it when he isn't looking. This is the crop I'm currently contemplating.

qbrozen

breld said:

tjc78 said:

nyccarguy said:

I saw a Volvo S60 today. Very sharp!

I took two colleagues in mine to lunch and got rave reviews the other day.

This morning I stepped on it a little getting onto the highway. At first I was a little unimpressed, then around 65 I guess the turbo and supercharger spooled up and I was in highly illegal territory much quicker than in any car I've driven in awhile.

I've never owned a Turbo or S/C let alone a car that has both.

I’m really liking Volvo’s current line up. I could see myself in one for sure.

You know what you should get? A Polestar V60!

stickguy

In that bright blue. I bet that would look smashing!

greg128

xwesx said:

Every used car I've ever purchased (from a dealer), save one, has only come with one FOB. Ridiculous, IMO, but most likely more common than not. That one dealer was Gaier in Fort Loramie, OH. Also the best dealer interaction I've ever had. Good folk there.

When I purchased our 2018 Buick Lacrosse from Carvana the description showed only 1 keyfob. I figured I would have to buy one from the dealer. However when the car arrived at my house the first thing I checked was the spare tire and sitting on top of it under the cover was a folder with the owners manual and the other fob. I told the delivery person and he told me he they would have charged more for the car if they knew..

kyfdx

Another member needs shopping advice:

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/58323/general/x/can-you-help-me-pick-a-used-car-ct200h-vs-countryman-s#latest

pensfan83

Has anyone seen the Eagles lately? If so do they put on a good show?

mb_enthusiast

This has to be a joke. My insurance company is paying these people for this sh***y work, and work undone? To the tune of $1500? Debris and glass left in the car, cuts not done, seals not replaced, and scratches not buffed. Not to mention, someone put scratches in my piano black trim when they decided to put on the parking brake for who knows why! Yes, I'm still dealing with this Q8 windshield after a month.

ab348

It's sort of The Eagles Light from what I understand. Henley, Walsh and Tim Schmit along with Deacon Frey (Glenn's son) and Vince Gill. I just finished Don Felder's book about his time in the band before getting fired by Henley and Frey in '01. Written from his unhappy POV of course but an interesting read. In their heyday all of them were always arguing with each other and when they came back in '94 Henley and Frey began to throw their weight around, which Felder disliked and things all went downhill for him after that. Without him and Frey I'm sure the songs sound about the same but they really can't be the same.

tjc78

pensfan83 said:

Has anyone seen the Eagles lately? If so do they put on a good show?

It’s been awhile for me but they were awesome IMO. Long show too.

jmonroe1

pensfan83 said:

Has anyone seen the Eagles lately? If so do they put on a good show?

Saw them last night when they beat the Packers.

jmonroe

28firefighter

We saw them a while back at the Consol center. They were awesome.

pensfan83

Eagles it is then. It was that or a hockey game.

Sandman6472

Driving a couple of vehicles today and listening to the Sat/XM on the radio and then...nothing. Thought it was a bit weird the first time this morning. Happened again after lunch in a second vehicle. We drivers began to check with each other and same thing happened to them. Come to find out later in the day that SAT radio will no longer be free in our vehicles, there's going to be a slight charge to get it if the vehicle is so equipped.Just seemed strange that it stopped in one vehicle and a few hours later, did it again.
Remember when some of the newer 2019's arrived, they only came with AM/FM as the only two choices. This seems to be happening more and more on newer arrivals I'm betting. Luckily I carry my lightning cord with me so I can use my iPhone to hear music. With 882 songs in my iTunes account now, it'll take me awhile to hear them all and since I shuffle them, never know what's going to come on next. Hate to keep it in alphabetical order as eventually, I'll learn the order of the tunes and really, what fun is that? Better to be a random selection and since I do have so many, works for me.

Sandman6472

Getting the side pathway done tomorrow afternoon. Found a handyman guy from our development's website. Asked for any recommendations from others around here and this guy got great reviews. He already came out today to see it in person as e liked the pics I sent, but wanted to see things close up. The wife is going to meet him at Home Depot tomorrow to pay for the sand and concrete if we go that way. For the extra $30, seems better to have him use concrete so things will never move again once it's done. Hate to see him level out the ground where the pavers go and only use sand to knock them into place. Who knows if down the line they might shift a bit or let the grass come back between them. For a little extra in materials, going with the concrete seems to be a more permanent fix which is a good thing.
Once done, no more "honey do" projects for 2019 and anything else she, we want will have to get done in fiscal year 2020. I'm a bit tapped out here and still have property taxes coming up in November and the other half of the homeowners insurance coming due in December, since we split the bill this year.
So, we're done with home improvement stuff after this pathway gets repaired.

qbrozen

jmonroe1 said:

pensfan83 said:

Has anyone seen the Eagles lately? If so do they put on a good show?

Saw them last night when they beat the Packers.

jmonroe

I honestly thought that was the question until others started discussing the band.

Game last night was great. Some bad calls by the refs, IMHO, but the birds prevailed in spite. That was a badly needed victory, both for the record and for morale.

marcogallo1986

@ Send man, glad the projects around the house are coming along. Stinks gonna start charging for the satellite radio on the rental cars now. Trying anything interesting today? Or this past week?

marcogallo1986

@qb that bright blue that they offered I think I may be sold once one time it’s a rarity. Will you also had a darker blue I believe.

marcogallo1986

@ Send man, that’s good you have your phone and all those songs on iTunes yes will take quite some time to listen to them all. And yeah best to put them on shuffle agreed so you don’t memorize the order.

marcogallo1986

Anyone doing any car shopping or browsing this weekend? I wish I was but as of now no ha ha Ha.

Sandman6472

The Rav4 I drove this week was pretty cool Marcello. I had one as a rental last year, an XLE model with a sunroof, and I liked it, especially the interior. This new one looks so much better outside and they did a great job with the interior. Guessing this new tablet style infotainment system will be around for awhile. I see it on many of the 2019 models that we now have in our fleet. Luckily, my iPhone works with almost all of them and many have the Apple Car Play system already integrated already. Makes it easier to navigate to a new address with Siri giving me my directions through the speakers in the vehicle as I can put the phone down and just listen. I might get that coffee mug/cell phone holder I've seen in Motor Trend as right now, have no place to mount my phone and won't get one of those kinds that sticks to the windshield as they get in my field of vision and leave nasty marks on the window.
Well, said I'd work from 9 to noon today so gotta go shower and hit the road. The few extra hours are nice as I've been dollar cost averaging on a couple of stocks lately, so the extra cash is coming in handy! Just trying to increase my income flow for when I do retire and not getting a steady paycheck from working. I guess one of the reasons I'm still working as I feel one can never have enough in the bank to sustain the same kind of lifestyle once work ceases to be what I do most of the time. We talked about traveling around America since they really enjoyed the mountains of North Georgia and there's so much we haven't seen. Want to do it before my spinal issues get worse and once that happens, mobility might be a real problem.

stickguy

The Caddy might be off the list. I mentioned wanting to get up to that dealer to drive one (well, use my $50 test drive card voucher!). And she made a "but it's a Cadillac" face and comments. I even showed her one today we parked next to. Admitted it looked OK, but another "it's a Cadillac". I even pointed out how it was way nicer than her car, but she just said there were other cars that were too, that weren't any more expensive.

For someone that knows nothing about cars, she became quite the car (brand) snob! I assumed she refused to consider Ford because her father/uncles were Chevy/GM (Olds, then Caddy) buyers. But she won't look at Chevy either, and is anti-Caddy.

oh well. I at least know their are foreign badges she still likes!

kyfdx

My wife bailed on a Mercedes, because she didn’t want to be “that person”.

pensfan83

qbrozen said:

jmonroe1 said:

pensfan83 said:

Has anyone seen the Eagles lately? If so do they put on a good show?

Saw them last night when they beat the Packers.

jmonroe

I honestly thought that was the question until others started discussing the band.

Game last night was great. Some bad calls by the refs, IMHO, but the birds prevailed in spite. That was a badly needed victory, both for the record and for morale.

Pfffft, I'm not concerned about that NFL team on the other side of the state