Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

tjc78

kyfdx said:

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

I suggested running a CarFax. That should at least give her some clues.

qbrozen

both have structural damage vis a vis the roof and pillars, so I'm thinking both are totaled. We'll see.

[Deleted User]

Glad they are okay, cars can be replaced. Wondering if they'll get exact replacements or maybe mix it up a bit?

qbrozen

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

nyccarguy

OUCH! Glad nobody was hurt.

laurasdada

nyccarguy said:

OUCH! Glad nobody was hurt.

+1

pensfan83

Yikes...but as was said at least they weren't hurt so that's good.

mjfloyd1

qbrozen said:

both have structural damage vis a vis the roof and pillars, so I'm thinking both are totaled. We'll see.

Agreed. Cars can be replaced but people can’t. Glad they are OK

oldfarmer50

tifighter said:

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

Eddy Bower Power.

That’s very well preserved considering that those Bronco rusted pretty bad.

Here’s a basic transportation vehicle which would make a good replacement for my kid’s Ubermobile. Price is a couple grand less than comparable asking prices which make me think it’s too good to be true.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=547728749&zip=12189&referrer=/cars-for-sale/searchresults.xhtml?zip=12189&city=Watervliet&startYear=2009&maxMileage=60000&incremental=all&endYear=2013&modelCodeList=CHEVIMP%2CMALI&makeCodeList=CHEV&listingTypes=USED&sortBy=relevance&state=NY&firstRecord=0&marketExtension=off&searchRadius=200&isNewSearch=true&listingTypes=USED&startYear=2009&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=2013&modelCodeList=CHEVIMP,MALI&makeCodeList=CHEV&searchRadius=200&makeCode1=CHEV&modelCode1=MALI&clickType=listing

oldfarmer50

qbrozen said:

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

I bet that Fusion is close to totaled depending on the year. That high strength steel they put in the pillars has to be near impossible to straighten. Can’t see the extent of the damage in the Equinox but it’s probably bad too.

Edit: I looked at the first picture of the Equinox. The roof is caved in by the driver’s door so the rest of the roof is likely busted good. Totaled.

28firefighter

I bet both are totaled. This is why we carry insurance - things can be replaced, not people. Glad your family is OK!

explorerx4

I thought those Brocno II's had the 2.9 V6.

kyfdx

US Bank offering to extend the lease on the Tacoma for up to six months, at the same payment.

Tempting.. payment is only $265/mo.

Cons:
That much closer to possibly wearing out tires, etc.
At end of lease, was going to cut my son loose from my car insurance. (this is not a con for him..lol)

28firefighter

I’d take that unless he has another car lined up.

Sandman6472

Going to Miami in the morning. Kid took possession of her new apartment today, wife is down there now getting things cleaned up. Movers coming at 9 am so I'll be there by 8. Luckily she don't have much furniture yet and the move is maybe 8 minutes away. Besides a king bed, dresser and night stand plus a sofa and coffee table, that's about it. Some lamps to but pretty minimalistic. New place has a kitchen island and she has a couple of stools to eat there, same as old place. She'll be saving a few hundred/month which is good and an easier drive to the hospital I've been told.
Personally, hate moving day but she's lucky, she doesn't have much stuff where I, we, tend to have more. But, good dad that I am, will go down and help where needed tomorrow. She knows I can't lift much with my spinal issues but just having an older gentleman there can't hurt! Will be a good chance to drive the Golf a bit and still have 3/4 of a tank in it, bought gas about 3 weeks ago, give or take!

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

xwesx

qbrozen said:

both have structural damage vis a vis the roof and pillars, so I'm thinking both are totaled. We'll see.

Yep, I think the same thing. Roof structural damage = total. The Fusion is likely to stay on the road; tougher call for the Equinox.

qbrozen

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

Interesting. 10,000 miles gives me something to drive for 1/2 the year -

In all seriousness, I love that yellow color on the Wrangler. I see the Sport S looks to be a few bucks a month cheaper than the Sport.

qbrozen

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

Interesting. 10,000 miles gives me something to drive for 1/2 the year -

In all seriousness, I love that yellow color on the Wrangler. I see the Sport S looks to be a few bucks a month cheaper than the Sport.

Huh? You are seeing an S for cheaper? They are all a good $30/mo more by me.

qbrozen

Here is BIL, with the gray hair and glasses, mentioned by name, and focusing on their cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mYRWjSMC9A&feature=youtu.be

stickguy

for cheap enough I would consider a Wrangler (though I do want a 2 door!) at the end of my lease. One of many options!

stickguy

My daughter is supposed to get her new Wilmington apartment in 2 weeks. I have a U Haul booked to move all the stuff she brought back and stuffed in a storage unit and has ordered since then which is all sitting in my living room in boxes.

of course, if everything is still on lock down (and it will be) she may have it for a while before she really needs to move in!

andres3

The next time I buy a lemon, I might have to put it under a falling tree.

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

Interesting. 10,000 miles gives me something to drive for 1/2 the year -

In all seriousness, I love that yellow color on the Wrangler. I see the Sport S looks to be a few bucks a month cheaper than the Sport.

Huh? You are seeing an S for cheaper? They are all a good $30/mo more by me.

Never mind. The Unlimited that popped up was a very highly optioned vehicle. You probably qualify for some different incentives (loyalty & conquest?) than I do. A $42K Unlimited Sport (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $403 per month for me. While a $42K Unlimited Sport S (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $411 per month for me.

If you click on the little green banner at the bottom of the listing that says “$XXXX in discounts applied,” it shows you your discount plus any qualifying incentives.

suydam

Sandman6472 said:

Going to Miami in the morning. Kid took possession of her new apartment today, wife is down there now getting things cleaned up. Movers coming at 9 am so I'll be there by 8. Luckily she don't have much furniture yet and the move is maybe 8 minutes away. Besides a king bed, dresser and night stand plus a sofa and coffee table, that's about it. Some lamps to but pretty minimalistic. New place has a kitchen island and she has a couple of stools to eat there, same as old place. She'll be saving a few hundred/month which is good and an easier drive to the hospital I've been told.
Personally, hate moving day but she's lucky, she doesn't have much stuff where I, we, tend to have more. But, good dad that I am, will go down and help where needed tomorrow. She knows I can't lift much with my spinal issues but just having an older gentleman there can't hurt! Will be a good chance to drive the Golf a bit and still have 3/4 of a tank in it, bought gas about 3 weeks ago, give or take!

Wow I would hate to be moving in this environment. Hope the movers are wearing masks and gloves, and I’d wipe down everything they brought in. So much work already without adding all the extras we have to do now!

oldfarmer50

xwesx said:

qbrozen said:

both have structural damage vis a vis the roof and pillars, so I'm thinking both are totaled. We'll see.

Yep, I think the same thing. Roof structural damage = total. The Fusion is likely to stay on the road; tougher call for the Equinox.

Probably end up on a second tier car lot with a “damage not caused by accident” CarFax.

stickguy

we won't have that problem with the movers, since that is us! And I am way too old at this point to be doing all that hauling.

fintail

Funny, when a friend of mine had a Prius C, he said he'd park it under trees hoping for that result.

andres3 said:

The next time I buy a lemon, I might have to put it under a falling tree.

Sandman6472

We should be fine as she really doesn't have that much stuff. Think we should be done within 90 minutes or so. Figure I'll be getting home around dinnertime as we've got another lunch set up for Friday with an added person wanting to join the party. We just need to sit and laugh again, something our crew has really missed! Am very happy that I've been able to meet and become friends with such nice folks at Enterprise. Us all being around the same age with similar life experiences have made it an easy transition from co-workers into friends. Feel very blessed to be able to be a part of this small group of folks!!

benjaminh

@jipster: The car is listed for 26,700. What was their final offer before tax, title, etc.?

stickguy

just checked my Acura dealer. Looks like they must have sold our old RDX. No longer on the site. At what they had reduced it to, not surprised it sold (even in this market).

qbrozen

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

Interesting. 10,000 miles gives me something to drive for 1/2 the year -

In all seriousness, I love that yellow color on the Wrangler. I see the Sport S looks to be a few bucks a month cheaper than the Sport.

Huh? You are seeing an S for cheaper? They are all a good $30/mo more by me.

Never mind. The Unlimited that popped up was a very highly optioned vehicle. You probably qualify for some different incentives (loyalty & conquest?) than I do. A $42K Unlimited Sport (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $403 per month for me. While a $42K Unlimited Sport S (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $411 per month for me.

If you click on the little green banner at the bottom of the listing that says “$XXXX in discounts applied,” it shows you your discount plus any qualifying incentives.

The yellow one with $36,940 MSRP comes up with $3193 in discounts for me, $1300 of which claims to be based on a vehicle(s) in my house.

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

Interesting. 10,000 miles gives me something to drive for 1/2 the year -

In all seriousness, I love that yellow color on the Wrangler. I see the Sport S looks to be a few bucks a month cheaper than the Sport.

Huh? You are seeing an S for cheaper? They are all a good $30/mo more by me.

Never mind. The Unlimited that popped up was a very highly optioned vehicle. You probably qualify for some different incentives (loyalty & conquest?) than I do. A $42K Unlimited Sport (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $403 per month for me. While a $42K Unlimited Sport S (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $411 per month for me.

If you click on the little green banner at the bottom of the listing that says “$XXXX in discounts applied,” it shows you your discount plus any qualifying incentives.

The yellow one with $36,940 MSRP comes up with $3193 in discounts for me, $1300 of which claims to be based on a vehicle(s) in my house.

Big difference in sticker prices, over $5,000 MSRP.

Did you by any chance see how much Unlimited Rubicons lease for on RODO? Are people really paying upwards of $700 per month to lease these?

qbrozen

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

oh, definitely mixing it up. Well, my sister at least. She couldn't avoid growing up in our house and not catching a bit of the bug. If the Wrangler Unlimited deals are still in place when insurance is settled, she is seriously considering that. I never know with my BIL. He's always wanted a volvo, but could never make the stretch. He used to be a pickup guy, so maybe a Taco or Tundra. We'll see.

Supposedly will be on ABC and CBS NYC news tonight at 5.

What kind of Wrangler Unlimited deals are we talking about?

Interesting. 10,000 miles gives me something to drive for 1/2 the year -

In all seriousness, I love that yellow color on the Wrangler. I see the Sport S looks to be a few bucks a month cheaper than the Sport.

Huh? You are seeing an S for cheaper? They are all a good $30/mo more by me.

Never mind. The Unlimited that popped up was a very highly optioned vehicle. You probably qualify for some different incentives (loyalty & conquest?) than I do. A $42K Unlimited Sport (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $403 per month for me. While a $42K Unlimited Sport S (36/10K 1st DAS) comes out to $411 per month for me.

If you click on the little green banner at the bottom of the listing that says “$XXXX in discounts applied,” it shows you your discount plus any qualifying incentives.

The yellow one with $36,940 MSRP comes up with $3193 in discounts for me, $1300 of which claims to be based on a vehicle(s) in my house.

Big difference in sticker prices, over $5,000 MSRP.

Did you by any chance see how much Unlimited Rubicons lease for on RODO? Are people really paying upwards of $700 per month to lease these?

Cheapest is $516 for 48 mos or $559 for 36. Most are right about $600-$625. $53k’ish MSRP.

ab348

qbrozen said:

Here is BIL, with the gray hair and glasses, mentioned by name, and focusing on their cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mYRWjSMC9A&feature=youtu.be

Wow, glad everyone is OK.

On the bright side, since it needs roof repairs anyway, maybe now is the time to do that second-story addition! :laughing:

tjc78

Scary stuff right there. I was at the produce store during the storm, pretty crazy.

stickguy

The house in the picture was a neighbor. That one got condemned. They came out a lot worse.

ronsteve

fintail said:

High 4 figures I hope you meant

Wagons seem to cost 25-30% more than sedans, but their depreciation floor is probably 50%+ more.

ronsteve said:

This one is going into 5 figures, isn't it? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-mercedes-benz-e-23/

It went to $14,5! Crazy! Way too much even if I was a player right now.

tifighter

Today's random craigslist posting. Sporty red manual with Recaro seats...

stickguy

That could be a fun car. Not really my style though at this point.

28firefighter

That is an astonishingly high asking price for a Chevy Cobalt, SS or not.

qbrozen

45k-mile SS, though. I'd imagine it is desirable in some circles. I feel like $5k-$6k wouldn't be horrible. These would turn my head slightly when new, but I witnessed a couple at the autocross over the years and they could not keep up with the Hondas or VWs. Of course, given the low sample size, that could certainly come down to the driver.

tifighter

It does appear to be in surprisingly good shape.

Michaell

I always wanted to take our ION 2 that we bought for my step-daughter and convert it to a RedLine, with the same engine and transmission.

Make it a real sleeper, since the RedLines were coupe only.

stickguy

I would think so. But specialty piece, low mikes, maybe? As always, put it on BaT and see what happens!

roadburner

qbrozen said:

45k-mile SS, though. I'd imagine it is desirable in some circles. I feel like $5k-$6k wouldn't be horrible. These would turn my head slightly when new, but I witnessed a couple at the autocross over the years and they could not keep up with the Hondas or VWs. Of course, given the low sample size, that could certainly come down to the driver.

The turbo Cobalt SS was pretty impressive, although not impressive enough to pick over my MS3.

oldfarmer50

28firefighter said:

That is an astonishingly high asking price for a Chevy Cobalt, SS or not.

Yes it is but remember that was on the list of ten fastest cars for under $25k when it was new.

tifighter

The Recaros were optional. I can't think the take rate was very high. They're probably worth $1k on their own.

stickguy

Near my house someone has a red HHR SS. I assume that is the same powertrain as the Cobalt?