Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

corvette

I went into the attic and put a brace between two studs so I'd have something solid to bolt my articulating TV mount to. Ironically, I almost never watch that TV.

marcogallo1986

@jmonro lol lol!

marcogallo1986

@qb that’s something Amazon started doing not too too long ago I don’t think our contractor friend well it’s a coworker of my dad who owns a construction company along with working the transit authority for the health insurance told us he does that as well.

marcogallo1986

@qb you’ll have to let us know how that goes later this week.

marcogallo1986

So I’m realizing with leasing you have to put down a crazy amount of money I have a low payment was trying to look at leasing a Mustang GT just cause I can. One dealer told me they’re not leasing them currently right now only be globalist one. Other dealers I haven’t heard back from him as of yet. Trying to put down as little money as possible. But the payment is going to be skyhigh ones or buy a used one if I need to pay for something a month or $500 ha ha Ha.

marcogallo1986

Also looking into leasing a charger RT automatic haven’t heard back from any of those dealers yet.

28firefighter

You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.

My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.

stickguy

I would have leased one at that point, just to have for the wife to commute with!

corvette

Insanely good deal, @28firefighter ! I'd love to have a deal like that, but I'm not sure I even drive 10,000 miles a year any more, and that's split amongst two vehicles. Plus I have a single car garage and single width driveway--that was one of the factors which discouraged me from buying multiple TDIs when the Dieselgate thing was going on, although I probably could have stored as many as I wanted at my family's farm.

mjfloyd1

My wife thought I’d get screwed with the dieselgate Passat that I bought. I should have bought a couple more. Although the wife argues that she is “rarely wrong”😭

stickguy

I really should have bought the twin to the Jetta QB bought. I remember they had 2 practically identical ones at the time.

corvette

There was a dealer in Lexington that had 4 or 5 of them. Hindsight being 20/20, I should've tried to do a package deal to buy all of them, delivered. If they weren't willing to deliver, I could've Ubered it there x 5, but that would've been time consuming.

corvette

I was doing my month-end stuff and projected (roughly) a $500 surplus at the end of next month. Set up an extra $500 payment on the G37 note, then realized there was an autopay of the same amount on my credit card, that I hadn't entered in figuring the surplus. Oops. I'm trying to keep less money in my checking account anyway, so that should definitely "help" with that issue!

ab348

28firefighter said:

You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.

My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.

Is that on a brand-new car, a service loaner, or something else?

When I priced the i3 up here it was ridiculously expensive with no incentives. Sticker was in the $65-70K range. The Canadian website wouldn't even give me a leasing number, purchase only.

breld

28firefighter said:

You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.

My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.

Wow. That's pretty incredible.

breld

On the TV mounting, with our home moves, I've mounted several TVs - six of them at this new house (with one more to go). The mounts themselves have become more and more slight, but I've always secured them to studs with long bolts.

sda

corvette said:

I went into the attic and put a brace between two studs so I'd have something solid to bolt my articulating TV mount to. Ironically, I almost never watch that TV.

But a job worth doing is doing it right...

kyfdx

Member needs help deciding on a new car:
https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/58352/toyota/rav4/help-decide-between-the-rav4-forester-and-tucson#latest

28firefighter

mjfloyd1 said:

My wife thought I’d get screwed with the dieselgate Passat that I bought. I should have bought a couple more. Although the wife argues that she is “rarely wrong”😭

Same boat.

ab348 said:

28firefighter said:

You don’t have to put down crazy money on a lease to get the payment down. It’s how dealers tell you you have to, but several of us here have crazy low payments and put basically nothing down at signing.

My i3 is $225 at signing and $225 a month including tax.

Is that on a brand-new car, a service loaner, or something else?

When I priced the i3 up here it was ridiculously expensive with no incentives. Sticker was in the $65-70K range. The Canadian website wouldn't even give me a leasing number, purchase only.

Brand new. 12% dealer discount, $14,000 in lease credits from BMW including loyalty and a bunch of other stuff.

nyccarguy

To all of my Chronic Car Buying family here who celebrates - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

mjfloyd1

Happy new car year arrival on the lot?

ab348

mjfloyd1 said:

Happy new car year arrival on the lot?

Speaking of that, at the Kia dealer here today I saw several 2020 models with window stickers like this one. Pricing for the 2020 models is apparently not announced yet so they put these on them. Seems an odd, perhaps risky, way to do it. I am half-thinking of showing up there tomorrow and demanding to buy the car at that price.

marcogallo1986

@28ff you got an awesome deal on the new car lease deal, I know you want to put down a ton of money I would like to ideally do a sign and drive. One dealer said if I put down the taxes and first months payment which is almost $2000 $420 a month it’s not even a loaded one it’s a basic basic basic mustang. I got back to them and said the payments are too high and I don’t wanna put on anything maybe first months payment that’s it. Haven’t heard much from any Dodge dealers as of yet. But you know I’m gonna keep trying because were chronic car buyers in here.

marcogallo1986

It wasn’t even a GT Mustang, that’s the one dealer that said they don’t lease them currently Ford right now. It was on an eco-boost one. We’re trying to get confirmation from other dealers if it’s true right now Ford doesn’t list the GT Mustangs. can you look on their website too. Contacted a few dealers.

corvette

That's weird. I remember seeing some cars (not Kia, maybe Ford) having stickers with the VIN and option info, but no pricing, and NOT FOR SALE very clearly printed on them, until pricing was finalized.

My parents' Q5 was supposed to be a service loaner and there was something about "not for retail sale" on the sticker. I think it had just come off the truck, and the dealer was able to reassign it before it got put in the loaner fleet.

marcogallo1986

@ Send man, that’s awesome you’re some time to do your searching and if next year or the year after he decide to make a punch whatever works for you but always good to be on the lookout look out ha ha Ha. But I’m glad the golf is behaving and I hope and pray that continues for a long long time to come.

omarman

Offer them the sticker Total Price and watch them become Total Prix about it.

Please post the video!

kyfdx

Loaner. Fast.

stickguy

I get shivers looking at those wheels and tires. Probably be at tire store once a month around here

tjc78

I'll admit I'm a little nervous with the Volvo and they are only 18s.

kyfdx

225/40-19, so not that bad.

Same aspect/width as the 18” on my car.

stickguy

My Elantra had 225/40. I lived in fear. My usual minimum is 225/45, and even that is risky. My tlx is 245/40, so same amount of sidewall as 225/45.

qbrozen

My Charger has 20s. Largest I've ever owned.

pensfan83

The M340i is on the short list for replacing the Acura. 2 year anniversary with the Acura was yesterday, less than 1 year to go.

Michaell

pensfan83 said:

The M340i is on the short list for replacing the Acura. 2 year anniversary with the Acura was yesterday, less than 1 year to go.

Let the test drives commence!

ab348

Is the M340i the same as what they used to call the M3 or is it something else?

kyfdx

ab348 said:

Is the M340i the same as what they used to call the M3 or is it something else?

No, it’s the new version of the old 335i, with more power and M-Sport package standard.

marcogallo1986

@qb Nice on those rooms that your charger has awesome. What color are they?

marcogallo1986

@ Omar man we were furring to meet post a video on making a punch just yet not rushing can get the best deal possible take my time.

pensfan83

Michaell said:

pensfan83 said:

The M340i is on the short list for replacing the Acura. 2 year anniversary with the Acura was yesterday, less than 1 year to go.

Let the test drives commence!

Ha. Probably not until sometime next year at the earliest.

tjc78

kyfdx said:

ab348 said:

Is the M340i the same as what they used to call the M3 or is it something else?

No, it’s the new version of the old 335i, with more power and M-Sport package standard.

Probably faster than an M3 from a few generations ago.

kyfdx

tjc78 said:

kyfdx said:

ab348 said:

Is the M340i the same as what they used to call the M3 or is it something else?

No, it’s the new version of the old 335i, with more power and M-Sport package standard.

Probably faster than an M3 from a few generations ago.

If you go back before the late '00s V-8s, way faster...

E46 M3 - 333 HP

2020 M340i: 382 HP

Even with more weight, it's no contest. Though, not necessarily more fun to drive.

28firefighter

Someone was taking delivery of an M340 when I picked up the i3. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit jealous. Granted it’d probably 2-3x the payment I have on the i3.

qbrozen

marcogallo1986 said:

@qb Nice on those rooms that your charger has awesome. What color are they?

Extra shiney!

qbrozen

By the way, my first "mod" on the charger. New headlights to replace the hazy ones, along with new foglights with angel eyes. I hooked up the outer ring to come on with the headlights, while the main light works with the fog light switch, of course.

Before:


After:

stickguy

blinding!

any update on the head unit? Wasn't that on the list to replace, or is the Chevy taking all the attention now?

qbrozen

And, last but not least, I previously promised a pic of the engine bay. Here ya go.

stickguy

that really does not look at all like a 10 YO car with 100k on it.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

that really does not look at all like a 10 YO car with 100k on it.

well, 75k.
But thank you. It is remarkably clean. The only thing that really shows the age, as far as I can see, are the plastic bumpers having faded more than the rest of the car. Typical.

qbrozen

Oh, no update on the head unit. Who knows when it will arrive.

On the Chevy front, got a message from the repair shop through Amazon that I'd have to bring the car in. So I canceled the appt.