Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

fintail

Link brings me to a BaT bidder login page - I'm not a rich techbro or a middle aged trust fund speculator, so I don't have one

Purple is very 90s, period correct for the car but not my cup of tea.

qbrozen

me, too, but I just searched for M5 and got to it. Maybe this link will work.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-bmw-m5-touring-5/

fintail

Perfect.

Car should draw a crowd at shows. Predictions?

28firefighter

That M5 will bring stupid money. And it should.

tjc78

roadburner said:

Not me- I love Daytona Violet.

Good buddy of mine has a new Charger that color

qbrozen

tjc78 said:

roadburner said:

Not me- I love Daytona Violet.

Good buddy of mine has a new Charger that color

Do you mean Plum Crazy? That is very different. I love plum crazy, although maybe not on a wagon.

qbrozen

kyfdx said:

nyccarguy said:

breld said:

A little tempting. I was very fond of my '93 Prelude.

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/littleton-1994-honda-vtec-prelude/7040526445.html

LOVE that! It is a VTEC too! A driver too, at a resonable price.

My Fit iz VTEC, YO!!

Fixed that for you.

pensfan83

I always liked these.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-volkswagen-corrado-1-8-13/

This is in @28firefighter s region. Black over black, kinda blah. Not many pictures either.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-330ci-zhp-6-speed-8/

nyccarguy

Guy I know just bought a Guards Red 1986 911 off of Bring A Trailer

stickguy

qbrozen said:

speaking of sporty hatches ...

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/mySavedListings.action#listing=257110154

Love that Mini. As long as I don't have to pay to have the front end dismantled to replace the clutch.

28firefighter

pensfan83 said:

I always liked these.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-volkswagen-corrado-1-8-13/

This is in @28firefighter s region. Black over black, kinda blah. Not many pictures either.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-330ci-zhp-6-speed-8/

As you can see, I commented on it. That auction is going nowhere fast. Terrible pictures and no maintenance history.

stickguy

I like the color on the M5, but that seems like a bit of a rat, and definitely a money pit with multiple rust areas and other needs.

stickguy

man, I thought these were cheap. I guess they used to be. Not any more if this is not a complete anomaly.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-bmw-320is/

tjc78

qbrozen said:

tjc78 said:

roadburner said:

Not me- I love Daytona Violet.

Good buddy of mine has a new Charger that color

Do you mean Plum Crazy? That is very different. I love plum crazy, although maybe not on a wagon.

Yes it’s plum crazy. It’s definitely darker than the M Wagon

ab348

fintail said:

Link brings me to a BaT bidder login page - I'm not a rich techbro or a middle aged trust fund speculator, so I don't have one

That might be a tipoff as to what @roadburner is up to though.

corvette

ab348 said:

fintail said:

Link brings me to a BaT bidder login page - I'm not a rich techbro or a middle aged trust fund speculator, so I don't have one

That might be a tipoff as to what @roadburner is up to though.

A little self-gifting for Christmas?

pensfan83

28firefighter said:

pensfan83 said:

I always liked these.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-volkswagen-corrado-1-8-13/

This is in @28firefighter s region. Black over black, kinda blah. Not many pictures either.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-330ci-zhp-6-speed-8/

As you can see, I commented on it. That auction is going nowhere fast. Terrible pictures and no maintenance history.

I have to agree with yourself and others, the pictures aren't great and for as long as the seller has owned it he hasn't provided a lot of info on maintenance.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

man, I thought these were cheap. I guess they used to be. Not any more if this is not a complete anomaly.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-bmw-320is/

Nothing is cheap on BAT

kyfdx

pensfan83 said:

28firefighter said:

pensfan83 said:

I always liked these.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-volkswagen-corrado-1-8-13/

This is in @28firefighter s region. Black over black, kinda blah. Not many pictures either.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-330ci-zhp-6-speed-8/

As you can see, I commented on it. That auction is going nowhere fast. Terrible pictures and no maintenance history.

I have to agree with yourself and others, the pictures aren't great and for as long as the seller has owned it he hasn't provided a lot of info on maintenance.

Nice low mile example. There are so many great color combos available, but black on black is uninspiring. At least it is metallic black.

Seems like he does dealer service, so that's good. But, it appears this car has had no updates to proactively deal with known mechanical issues. Low on miles, but after 14 years, some of those need to be addressed. Owner doesn't appear to be clued into the "old" BMW community, or he'd know about those. Description sounds like it's from a new car review in 2006.

Nice that it's bone stock. I wonder about the interior, because I've replaced my C-pillars, and my A/B pillars need to be done, as well.

stickguy

today is one of the semi-annual times I think we should be looking at a bigger family car. When I have to figure out how to jam all the Christmas stuff my wife has to travel with into the RDX, while leaving space for the dog (at first) then the princess (swapping her out of the dog along the way). It's, well, tight.

the other time is our annual week at the beach.

suydam

You could always rent a car for those 2 times.

nyccarguy

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=535974297&zip=10451&referrer=/cars-for-sale/searchresults.xhtml?zip=10451&sortBy=relevance&incremental=all&firstRecord=0&marketExtension=on&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&makeCode1=BMW&modelCode1=330I&digitalRetail=true&clickType=listing

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=523260565&zip=10451&referrer=/cars-for-sale/searchresults.xhtml?zip=10451&city=Bronx&sortBy=relevance&incremental=all&state=NY&firstRecord=0&marketExtension=on&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&makeCode1=BMW&modelCode1=330I&clickType=listing

pensfan83

kyfdx said:

pensfan83 said:

28firefighter said:

pensfan83 said:

I always liked these.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-volkswagen-corrado-1-8-13/

This is in @28firefighter s region. Black over black, kinda blah. Not many pictures either.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-330ci-zhp-6-speed-8/

As you can see, I commented on it. That auction is going nowhere fast. Terrible pictures and no maintenance history.

I have to agree with yourself and others, the pictures aren't great and for as long as the seller has owned it he hasn't provided a lot of info on maintenance.

Nice low mile example. There are so many great color combos available, but black on black is uninspiring. At least it is metallic black.

Seems like he does dealer service, so that's good. But, it appears this car has had no updates to proactively deal with known mechanical issues. Low on miles, but after 14 years, some of those need to be addressed. Owner doesn't appear to be clued into the "old" BMW community, or he'd know about those. Description sounds like it's from a new car review in 2006.

Nice that it's bone stock. I wonder about the interior, because I've replaced my C-pillars, and my A/B pillars need to be done, as well.

I don't know why this guy wouldn't post pictures of the dealer service records upfront, the Prelude's former owner scanned and sent all of them to me without hesitation. I would personally take a higher mileage ZHP with service records and no fears of deferred maintenance before this one.

roadburner

suydam said:

You could always rent a car for those 2 times.

That's what I do; I rent a minivan or a pickup when I need one. No point in paying takes and insurance on something I really don't enjoy driving because I need that load carrying capability 2-3 times per year.

qbrozen

Nice value on that 2017. But no nav, which means no carplay.

roadburner

nyccarguy said:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=535974297&zip=10451&referrer=/cars-for-sale/searchresults.xhtml?zip=10451&sortBy=relevance&incremental=all&firstRecord=0&marketExtension=on&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&makeCode1=BMW&modelCode1=330I&digitalRetail=true&clickType=listing

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=523260565&zip=10451&referrer=/cars-for-sale/searchresults.xhtml?zip=10451&city=Bronx&sortBy=relevance&incremental=all&state=NY&firstRecord=0&marketExtension=on&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=200&makeCode1=BMW&modelCode1=330I&clickType=listing

The F30 does nothing for me but I like the ZHP.

fintail

Looked through BaT for anything relevant to me (maybe I'll get a winning lottery ticket for Christmas), not a lot, but these two different ways of doing the same thing caught my eye:

Timeless

Not as old but still old

pensfan83

I love the interior on that '65.

28firefighter

pensfan83 said:

kyfdx said:

pensfan83 said:

28firefighter said:

pensfan83 said:

I always liked these.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-volkswagen-corrado-1-8-13/

This is in @28firefighter s region. Black over black, kinda blah. Not many pictures either.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-bmw-330ci-zhp-6-speed-8/

As you can see, I commented on it. That auction is going nowhere fast. Terrible pictures and no maintenance history.

I have to agree with yourself and others, the pictures aren't great and for as long as the seller has owned it he hasn't provided a lot of info on maintenance.

Nice low mile example. There are so many great color combos available, but black on black is uninspiring. At least it is metallic black.

Seems like he does dealer service, so that's good. But, it appears this car has had no updates to proactively deal with known mechanical issues. Low on miles, but after 14 years, some of those need to be addressed. Owner doesn't appear to be clued into the "old" BMW community, or he'd know about those. Description sounds like it's from a new car review in 2006.

Nice that it's bone stock. I wonder about the interior, because I've replaced my C-pillars, and my A/B pillars need to be done, as well.

I don't know why this guy wouldn't post pictures of the dealer service records upfront, the Prelude's former owner scanned and sent all of them to me without hesitation. I would personally take a higher mileage ZHP with service records and no fears of deferred maintenance before this one.

Me too. At this point mileage means little to me and it’s all about the condition and history. I find it difficult to believe that after 11 years of ownership this person could be so clueless about the common failure points.

ab348

fintail said:

Looked through BaT for anything relevant to me (maybe I'll get a winning lottery ticket for Christmas), not a lot, but these two different ways of doing the same thing caught my eye:

Timeless

Oh my goodness. That 220 coupe is simply stunning. The colors are beautiful and the change from its pre-resto state to what it is now is incredible. But I took the time to read the article in the magazine that was included with the pictures and the story is simply bizarre. A Beverly Hills police officer meets the girl of his dreams, decides to surprise her with a classic car, and finances the restoration of this 220 which he presents to her at the wedding rehearsal dinner. They are married in September of 2016 and now just a short time later are divorced, forcing the sale. I cannot imagine WTH happened.

andres3

tjc78 said:

We had an 08 Elantra and a 17. Both were flawless, solid little cars. They are about as inspiring as an insurance seminar but good transportation. They also have a lot of content for the money.

Speaking of insurance seminar's, I have to do a 16-hour behavior modification traffic school, booked and scheduled for January 10th, 2020.

This was part of my plea deal to get my high speed speeding ticket reduced to 1-point for 3 years. Funny thing is, it's a "turbo" session so being on a weekday, I only have to take one day off to squeeze 16 hours into an 8 hour day. Preferable to wasting a weekend for the normal 2-day course.

My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and data more than my own. We'll see. I have a feeling I should be "teaching" the course.

tifighter

andres3 said:

tjc78 said:

We had an 08 Elantra and a 17. Both were flawless, solid little cars. They are about as inspiring as an insurance seminar but good transportation. They also have a lot of content for the money.

Speaking of insurance seminar's, I have to do a 16-hour behavior modification traffic school, booked and scheduled for January 10th, 2020.

This was part of my plea deal to get my high speed speeding ticket reduced to 1-point for 3 years. Funny thing is, it's a "turbo" session so being on a weekday, I only have to take one day off to squeeze 16 hours into an 8 hour day. Preferable to wasting a weekend for the normal 2-day course.

My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and dta more than my own. We'll see. I have a feeling I should be "teaching" the course.

This is the most andres3 comment yet.

jmonroe

andres3 said:

tjc78 said:

We had an 08 Elantra and a 17. Both were flawless, solid little cars. They are about as inspiring as an insurance seminar but good transportation. They also have a lot of content for the money.

Speaking of insurance seminar's, I have to do a 16-hour behavior modification traffic school, booked and scheduled for January 10th, 2020.

This was part of my plea deal to get my high speed speeding ticket reduced to 1-point for 3 years. Funny thing is, it's a "turbo" session so being on a weekday, I only have to take one day off to squeeze 16 hours into an 8 hour day. Preferable to wasting a weekend for the normal 2-day course.

My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and data more than my own. We'll see. I have a feeling I should be "teaching" the course.

Who do you think will attend?

jmonroe

nyccarguy

jmonroe said:

andres3 said:

tjc78 said:

We had an 08 Elantra and a 17. Both were flawless, solid little cars. They are about as inspiring as an insurance seminar but good transportation. They also have a lot of content for the money.

Speaking of insurance seminar's, I have to do a 16-hour behavior modification traffic school, booked and scheduled for January 10th, 2020.

This was part of my plea deal to get my high speed speeding ticket reduced to 1-point for 3 years. Funny thing is, it's a "turbo" session so being on a weekday, I only have to take one day off to squeeze 16 hours into an 8 hour day. Preferable to wasting a weekend for the normal 2-day course.

My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and data more than my own. We'll see. I have a feeling I should be "teaching" the course.

Who do you think will attend?

jmonroe

No need to attend. It will be broadcast on Face Book Live!

andres3

jmonroe said:

andres3 said:

tjc78 said:

We had an 08 Elantra and a 17. Both were flawless, solid little cars. They are about as inspiring as an insurance seminar but good transportation. They also have a lot of content for the money.

Speaking of insurance seminar's, I have to do a 16-hour behavior modification traffic school, booked and scheduled for January 10th, 2020.

This was part of my plea deal to get my high speed speeding ticket reduced to 1-point for 3 years. Funny thing is, it's a "turbo" session so being on a weekday, I only have to take one day off to squeeze 16 hours into an 8 hour day. Preferable to wasting a weekend for the normal 2-day course.

My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and data more than my own. We'll see. I have a feeling I should be "teaching" the course.

Who do you think will attend?

jmonroe

Ha, well, the San Diego Courts only gave two contact numbers for this special 16 hour version of traffic school. One of them never picks up the phone at any time or any day. That means they could have charged $2,000 and I'd be out of luck. Luckily, it's only $200. Don't tell them that.

I was told the classes are typically 10-15 people at most.

Counter this with the 8-hour typical version, in which you have 1,000 websites to choose from. 5dollartrafficschool.com is no longer the low price leader. Typically, someone that's done one before can do the online school in about 2 hours.

corvette

The CE classes for my insurance license are super cheap (and sometimes free), but almost universally awful and outdated. I had one decent and informative, live (streamed online) class, which cost a pretty penny, but then the CE provider refused to give me credit because they couldn't tell I had logged in. My company got a refund for that one.

roadburner

My legal CE classes have been pretty decent for the most part.

qbrozen

andres3 said:

tjc78 said:

We had an 08 Elantra and a 17. Both were flawless, solid little cars. They are about as inspiring as an insurance seminar but good transportation. They also have a lot of content for the money.

Speaking of insurance seminar's, I have to do a 16-hour behavior modification traffic school, booked and scheduled for January 10th, 2020.

This was part of my plea deal to get my high speed speeding ticket reduced to 1-point for 3 years. Funny thing is, it's a "turbo" session so being on a weekday, I only have to take one day off to squeeze 16 hours into an 8 hour day. Preferable to wasting a weekend for the normal 2-day course.

My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and data more than my own. We'll see. I have a feeling I should be "teaching" the course.

You just convinced me to slow down out there

cdnpinhead

"My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and data more than my own."

That'd be a bleachers and popcorn event for sure. I'm assuming you'll let us know how it goes.

explorerx4

@stickguy,
Just get a rooftop cargo box. You only put it on there when you need it.
Here's the kid's Explorer with it on the top.

corvette

roadburner said:

My legal CE classes have been pretty decent for the most part.

Yeah, even the free ones through the bar association are pretty good. I think they make providers re-certify the materials each year, which weeds out the stale material.

On another note, just did my month end stuff and threw a chunk of change at the G37 loan. I owe less than $3,000 now!

roadburner

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO9jJu9zUcQ

28firefighter

A merry, happy, and joyous to all!

I’ll give you two guesses as to what we’re having for dinner, but you will only need one!

mjfloyd1

andres3 said:

tjc78 said:

We had an 08 Elantra and a 17. Both were flawless, solid little cars. They are about as inspiring as an insurance seminar but good transportation. They also have a lot of content for the money.

Speaking of insurance seminar's, I have to do a 16-hour behavior modification traffic school, booked and scheduled for January 10th, 2020.

This was part of my plea deal to get my high speed speeding ticket reduced to 1-point for 3 years. Funny thing is, it's a "turbo" session so being on a weekday, I only have to take one day off to squeeze 16 hours into an 8 hour day. Preferable to wasting a weekend for the normal 2-day course.

My goal is to modify the instructor's behavior and beliefs with raw facts and data more than my own. We'll see. I have a feeling I should be "teaching" the course.

Just tell them that it is APR’s fault.

laurasdada

Happy Merry to all!

Michaell

laurasdada said:

Happy Merry to all!

+1 from Colorado

Where we are not having a white Christmas.

corvette

28firefighter said:

I’ll give you two guesses as to what we’re having for dinner, but you will only need one!

I had a delicious mushroom and cheese dish at my local pub. Left both the bartenders a gourmet cookie in addition to the normal tip, and they seemed super appreciative. Most nearby restaurants appear to be closed today.

Sandman6472

+2 from the Orlando Florida area. Having a very relaxing few days so far. Haven't left the house in two days as I'm having a bad pain episode but luckily, we went shopping Friday after meeting an old fraternity brother for lunch. Got enough food for the week, so just binge watching a few shows we don't get at home. Nice to finally take a vacation and will leave either Saturday late afternoon or Sunday morning. Have to work Monday to make up for New Years Day and then we start at 7 am for the rest of the month.
Heard from some folks at Hertz with holiday wishes and telling me that I'm really missed, something I didn't expect to hear! But I made the right move if even for the less than 7 mile round trip commute. Not so happy about a few other things but, it was the correct move at this time. No looking back!

stickguy

Up in OF land, definitely A white Christmas. Thankfully only on grass. Nothing fresh on roads.

We fit the stuff in the car. Just stuffed. The wife is never going for renting option. Plus expensive to rent a van. I’ll stick with complaining about her bringing too much stuff, and hope she cuts back! I do have a roof bag. But, the RDX does not have roof rails on it, and those suckers are expensive, so I never bothered. I think the X3 and Santa Fe both have side rails. And a little more cargo space. So just about perfect!

stickguy

A little more expensive, but low miles, better equipped and preferred interior color.

https://www.eimports4less.com/details-2017-bmw-3_series-certified_330i_sport_line_6_speed_manual_trans_nav_cam-used-wba8b9c5xhk676557.html