Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

graphicguy

graphicguy said:

kyfdx said:

graphicguy said:

kyfdx said:

@graphicguy

Condo? with a view? 2 minutes from DT Newport?

https://www.sibcycline.com/Listing/NKY/531340/15-Tower-Dr-Newport-KY-41071

https://www.sibcycline.com/Listing/NKY/535724/16-Tower-Dr-Newport-KY-41071

https://www.sibcycline.com/Listing/NKY/534369/5-Tower-Dr-Newport-KY-41071

Great Views. Not a condo guy. If I have an adjoining wall/floor, I'm afraid my neighbors aren't going to like me playing "Saving Private Ryan" at reference levels.

I did see a real fixer upper yesterday with views as good as the ones you point out. House needed to be gutted and totally redone. But, it was priced at $99K. Would take $250K to get it to where I'd want it, though. Found that kind of interesting...not sure about the neighborhood, though.

Address?

kyfdx said:

graphicguy said:

kyfdx said:

@graphicguy

Condo? with a view? 2 minutes from DT Newport?

https://www.sibcycline.com/Listing/NKY/531340/15-Tower-Dr-Newport-KY-41071

https://www.sibcycline.com/Listing/NKY/535724/16-Tower-Dr-Newport-KY-41071

https://www.sibcycline.com/Listing/NKY/534369/5-Tower-Dr-Newport-KY-41071

Great Views. Not a condo guy. If I have an adjoining wall/floor, I'm afraid my neighbors aren't going to like me playing "Saving Private Ryan" at reference levels.

I did see a real fixer upper yesterday with views as good as the ones you point out. House needed to be gutted and totally redone. But, it was priced at $99K. Would take $250K to get it to where I'd want it, though. Found that kind of interesting...not sure about the neighborhood, though.

Address?

I should have written it down. I may still have it in my GPS. Let me look.

@kyfdx...68 Grandview. It would have to be a complete teardown.

ab348

breld said:

pensfan83 said:

That interior....that's really cool. Sort of like the plaid seats in a GTI.

My wife and I LOVE those seats in the V60. Though Volvo's leather seats are so nice, it'd be a tough decision.

I didn’t see a link to visit and see what you guys are talking about. There’s inside baseball, and then there’s this. :@

kyfdx

@graphicguy On the hillside, more or less below the view condos I listed before. There is a mix of new or renovated properties there (because of the view), and the total trash that needs torn down. Not sure I’d want that... depends on how bad you want a view. It’s not really a neighborhood, more of a road to access Spaghetti Nob, above.

qbrozen

ab348 said:

breld said:

pensfan83 said:

That interior....that's really cool. Sort of like the plaid seats in a GTI.

My wife and I LOVE those seats in the V60. Though Volvo's leather seats are so nice, it'd be a tough decision.

I didn’t see a link to visit and see what you guys are talking about. There’s inside baseball, and then there’s this. :@

I googled v60 cloth seats ...

graphicguy

kyfdx said:

@graphicguy On the hillside, more or less below the view condos I listed before. There is a mix of new or renovated properties there (because of the view), and the total trash that needs torn down. Not sure I’d want that... depends on how bad you want a view. It’s not really a neighborhood, more of a road to access Spaghetti Nob, above.

OK...thanks. I was a little suspicious about the neighborhood. I like the view, but that view is also within walking distance from some other, much more desirable properties. Thought about what it would take to do a compete tear down and rebuild. Maybe when I was younger, as I’d like to act as my own GC. Now, not so much. Thanks for the input!

tifighter

Today's random CL posting should be a good discussion.

qbrozen

Just figured out the calculation on that v60. After making all the changes for NJ, I'd have to put up $4500 at signing if I wanted a $295/mo payment, for example. Ouch.

On the upside, it looks to be about 22% off sticker.

stickguy

Love those seats.

And that house, yard is way too step. I’m not doing that. Especially not with the house that is going to be our retirement place!

xwesx

ab348 said:

explorerx4 said:

Here is a strange house for sale in our town.
Were they trying to save money buy skipping a corner of the house?
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8-Essex-Ct_Farmington_CT_06032_M44252-74497?view=qv

The only thing I like about that house is the lot it sits on.

Agreed. That house is surprisingly garish for something so (relatively) small.

stickguy

tifighter said:

Today's random CL posting should be a good discussion.

Nice time capsule. I really liked that vintage, but the rat belts kill it for me.

kyfdx

The seats are awesome.

kyfdx

@graphicguy There is no inventory right now. I like your plan, but you might want to wait six months to find a home.

xwesx

graphicguy said:

kyfdx said:

@graphicguy On the hillside, more or less below the view condos I listed before. There is a mix of new or renovated properties there (because of the view), and the total trash that needs torn down. Not sure I’d want that... depends on how bad you want a view. It’s not really a neighborhood, more of a road to access Spaghetti Nob, above.

OK...thanks. I was a little suspicious about the neighborhood. I like the view, but that view is also within walking distance from some other, much more desirable properties. Thought about what it would take to do a compete tear down and rebuild. Maybe when I was younger, as I’d like to act as my own GC. Now, not so much. Thanks for the input!

Much potential there, for sure. Maybe just dig the whole thing out from street level and stack a house on top of a nice garage. Hmm....

pensfan83

tifighter said:

Today's random CL posting should be a good discussion.

Clean car but the belts wouldn't work for me. Price seems a little optimistic too, non-GS-R, non-VTEC.

xwesx

stickguy said:

tifighter said:

Today's random CL posting should be a good discussion.

Nice time capsule. I really liked that vintage, but the rat belts kill it for me.

Those belts were so awful. I think the "neat" factor on them ended after maybe two trips in the car, and then they were just annoying for the rest of time.

The car itself looks nice enough, as you say. I can't help but feel like the owner wants all the money in the world for it. Perhaps he should inquire with BaT.

graphicguy

kyfdx said:

@graphicguy There is no inventory right now. I like your plan, but you might want to wait six months to find a home.

I’m in no hurry. I’ve got a place to live (pretty nice place at that). Just kicking up a little dust about what I might do next.

oldfarmer50

tifighter said:

Today's random CL posting should be a good discussion.

He’s right about one thing, at that price it’s for the die hard fans. It always amazes me how those PNW cars hold up compared to the northeast rust buckets.

nyccarguy

pensfan83 said:

tifighter said:

Today's random CL posting should be a good discussion.

Clean car but the belts wouldn't work for me. Price seems a little optimistic too, non-GS-R, non-VTEC.

+1

tifighter

I tried to look for Integra comps on BaT. Most of them are the 3rd gen, not 2nd gen like this one. There was a 151k mile GSR that brought $10K, but the GSR is much more rare for that body style. A few others in the $4-5K range with over 100K miles. Still, the people that are into these are really into these - especially in Gen X. I wonder if this price will look okay in a few years.

pensfan83

And yet I have a 190K Prelude that is probably as clean and mechanically sound, maybe even more so, as the Prelude examples with under 100K and I have yet to receive an offer crest $2K.

kyfdx

pensfan83 said:

And yet I have a 190K Prelude that is probably as clean and mechanically sound, maybe even more so, as the Prelude examples with under 100K and I have yet to receive an offer crest $2K.

Maybe due to the current environment? Seems your car is worth much more than that.

corvette

Grandview - yikes! The utility lines blocking the view would kill anything on that street for me.

kyfdx

corvette said:

Grandview - yikes! The utility lines blocking the view would kill anything on that street for me.

That's a pretty steep hill. If you built the typical three story with garage on the bottom, you'd be looking over top of the utility lines. Believe me, there is nothing that you want to see by looking down from there.

kyfdx

corvette said:

Grandview - yikes! The utility lines blocking the view would kill anything on that street for me.

Look at street view on Biehl Street at the top of the hill, one block up.. Nicer houses and views up there.

tifighter

Okay, here's a BaT comp for an Integra GS - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-acura-integra/

Double the miles.

explorerx4

Ryan has several of developments in northern Ohio.

pensfan83

Received notice from Acura today I can schedule my lease end inspection now and they'll waive 3 payments. Considering there's 5 left and I'm not inclined to eat any, we'll just wait.

For an RDX A-Spec with current incentives, an arguably generous (for Acura) discount of 8%, and only 1st payment/fees due at signing it still runs $500/month for a 36/7.5 term so no motivation there either.

stickguy

I assume you mean they will Eat 3 payments if you lease again? So just a pull ahead.

pensfan83

Yep, sorry...it's a pull ahead.

28firefighter

pensfan83 said:

Received notice from Acura today I can schedule my lease end inspection now and they'll waive 3 payments. Considering there's 5 left and I'm not inclined to eat any, we'll just wait.

For an RDX A-Spec with current incentives, an arguably generous (for Acura) discount of 8%, and only 1st payment/fees due at signing it still runs $500/month for a 36/7.5 term so no motivation there either.

Man does time fly.

xwesx

tifighter said:

Okay, here's a BaT comp for an Integra GS - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-acura-integra/

Double the miles.

Well, so the BaT tax should offset the miles. Yeah, $7-8K private party sale is probably all the money.

xwesx

pensfan83 said:

Yep, sorry...it's a pull ahead.

I was just about to respond with, "You save three payments, and you balk?!"

stickguy

when I leased mine the sales guy kept mentioning that they often do 6 month pulls. did not really matter unless we were waiting to lease and RDX when it was that time. At this point I don't expect to be re-upping on another lease. But you never know until the time comes!

qbrozen

My sis and BIL may be in the market for 2 cars. A tornado touched down in Toms River today, and it happened to be their neighborhood. Tore a big tree out of their front yard and dropped it across their house and cars. Luckily it did not break through the house. Tough to see the damage to the cars just yet from the pics she sent, but I’m pretty sure at least her Equinox is a goner.

stickguy

sell them the beater PU?

J/K there. I heard there was bad weather up that way. Sucks for them, but lucky if it is just the cars. That is a lot easier to deal with than a wrecked house. And of course, thank goodness no one was hurt.

kyfdx

Used car advice needed:
https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/60990/mini/x/should-i-buy-this-rental/p1?new=1

kyfdx

qbrozen said:

My sis and BIL may be in the market for 2 cars. A tornado touched down in Toms River today, and it happened to be their neighborhood. Tore a big tree out of their front yard and dropped it across their house and cars. Luckily it did not break through the house. Tough to see the damage to the cars just yet from the pics she sent, but I’m pretty sure at least her Equinox is a goner.

Sorry to hear about that. Good that they are safe.

rayainsw

Road Test Archive
Ran across this - thought some here might
find it of interest.
A huge number of scanned road tests -
from as far back as the early 1960s.
[ This is one page - there are 25.
And there are albums of pictures -
that I had no interest in... ]
In no order that I could discern.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/triggerscarstuff/albums/page5

ab348

Wow, so many future Euro mystery car pics there... I wonder if someone has created a similar thing for American road tests of that era?

fintail

Old Autocar magazines are fascinating reads, I have a pile of them from the 60s. Great scientific type road tests and interesting classifieds.

roadburner

rayainsw said:

Road Test Archive
Ran across this - thought some here might
find it of interest.
A huge number of scanned road tests -
from as far back as the early 1960s.
[ This is one page - there are 25.
And there are albums of pictures -
that I had no interest in... ]
In no order that I could discern.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/triggerscarstuff/albums/page5

I’d love to nab an E12 M535i; it’s the first ///M car based on a production model. BMW Motorsport dropped in a 3.5 liter M30 from the E23 735i and added suspension and brake tweaks as well as some bespoke exterior and interior bits. It never made it across the pond officially. I do know that at least a couple were brought to the US in MAC transports in the ‘80s- a convenient method to evade US customs and the associated DOT and EPA bureaucratic morass.

xwesx

qbrozen said:

My sis and BIL may be in the market for 2 cars. A tornado touched down in Toms River today, and it happened to be their neighborhood. Tore a big tree out of their front yard and dropped it across their house and cars. Luckily it did not break through the house. Tough to see the damage to the cars just yet from the pics she sent, but I’m pretty sure at least her Equinox is a goner.

Wow. Well, at least they are okay, even if their tree sacrificed itself to free her from the Equinox.

tifighter

For today's random craigslist listing, let's go a different direction.

Eddy Bower Power.

tjc78

I kinda like that. Nice color.

Seriously bad spelling.. oh my!

nyccarguy

tifighter said:

For today's random craigslist listing, let's go a different direction.

Eddy Bower Power.

My Dad had a 1987 Ford Bronco II XLT with a 5-Speed stick. It was Silver & Blue. Great truck!

fintail

I saw one of those on CL a couple months ago - not an EB nor quite as mint, but still quite decent. I think they wanted 3K for it. Needs to go to BaT.

kyfdx

fintail said:

I saw one of those on CL a couple months ago - not an EB nor quite as mint, but still quite decent. I think they wanted 3K for it. Needs to go to BaT.

Any amateur detectives out there?
https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/60992/ford/x/help-to-find-old-1988-ford-f150#latest

Michaell

nyccarguy said:

tifighter said:

For today's random craigslist listing, let's go a different direction.

Eddy Bower Power.

My Dad had a 1987 Ford Bronco II XLT with a 5-Speed stick. It was Silver & Blue. Great truck!

When the first wife and I were shopping SUVs in the late 80's, a Bronco II was given consideration - briefly.

The lack of rear doors ultimately meant we went in a different direction.

qbrozen

a few pics from sis. Red Equinox is hers and blue Fusion is his.

tjc78

Ouch on both.

Really tough to tell but the Equinox looks to have taken the harder hit, but the Fusion lost two pieces of glass.

What a mess for them, the last thing you want to have to deal with through all this