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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,287
    I wonder how @akangl is making out with her new hotted-up Explorer?

    2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6

  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,205
    nyccarguy said:
    I always liked the RSX but I heard you had to beat it like a rented mule to get it too really perform. Didn’t it have a 7000rpm red line?

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,205
    stickguy said:

    Hoovie’s Excursion is up now too.

    https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rknb6klN/2001-ford-excursion-xlt

    If you don’t mind miles, this is interesting.

    https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rbZQq1jg/1997-bmw-m3-sedan

    Looking at the miles made me break out in a cold sweat. Over $17k for Hoovies barge? I realize it’s a diesel but those miles. Is the Hoovie province’ worth that?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    No, that’s what those go for, even with those miles. Especially a clean, unmolested one like that. I don’t think hoovie is adding anything other than free advertising.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356

    nyccarguy said:
    I always liked the RSX but I heard you had to beat it like a rented mule to get it too really perform. Didn’t it have a 7000rpm red line?
    Just the type S. The normal model had basically an accord engine so pretty much just regular big 4 power delivery.

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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,688

    stickguy said:

    Hoovie’s Excursion is up now too.

    https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rknb6klN/2001-ford-excursion-xlt

    If you don’t mind miles, this is interesting.

    https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rbZQq1jg/1997-bmw-m3-sedan

    Looking at the miles made me break out in a cold sweat. Over $17k for Hoovies barge? I realize it’s a diesel but those miles. Is the Hoovie province’ worth that?
    Nope.
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  • pensfan83pensfan83 Member Posts: 2,767

    nyccarguy said:
    I always liked the RSX but I heard you had to beat it like a rented mule to get it too really perform. Didn’t it have a 7000rpm red line?
    To get the most out of those cars you need to keep the RPMs north of 4K. The VTEC kicks in for Prelude around 5300 RPM with a noticeable difference in response and engine note.
    1997 Honda Prelude Base - 2022 Acura MDX Type S Advance - 2021 Honda Passport Sport - 2006 BMW 330Ci ZHP
  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,501
    edited September 2020
    That 330xi is up to $7,100

    Sold for $9,200

    Do these auctions need to be a week long? All of the bidding happens in the last 1/2 hour.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,737
    Well, I gotta admit: I'm befuddled. SO, new injector arrived. I plugged it in and ... nothing. Huh. Harness tested good. Hooked injector straight to battery and it tested good. I sat down for a few mins and pondered this. SOMETHING is preventing the pulse signal. I thought maybe I'd just disconnect the kill switch because maybe that was malfunctioning somehow. I pulled all the decorative covers and fuel tank to get a good look at the wiring. I kept coming back to this odd "growth" hooked to one of the harnesses and wondering "WTH is that?!" I finally decided, just for kicks, I'll remove that and see what happens. Sure enough, the injector pulse started working. Reinstalled and the bike started immediately. CEL is on, but, hell, I don't care at this point. I typed the part number into google and found nothing. Maybe I'll look into it more when I'm bored.


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    edited September 2020
    nyccarguy said:

    That 330xi is up to $7,100

    Sold for $9,200

    Do these auctions need to be a week long? All of the bidding happens in the last 1/2 hour.

    Extra time is so people can find it to put on the watch list for last minute bidding.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    Call the manufacturer of the bike. They should know.

    I’m just surprised that a little dirt bike like that even has a CEL.

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  • breldbreld Member Posts: 6,919
    edited September 2020
    Nice deal on that MDX.

    Right now, that may be my top pick to consolidate our utility vehicles next year. I’m sure I’ll want the new model, but this current gen is a great value.

    There’s a CPO 2018 Sport Hybrid Advance model available locally here. They’ve been sitting on it for a couple months. I could be tempted if the price got aggressive enough.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,827
    edited September 2020
    For the $$, it is hard to beat. It was the first time this friend had negotiated on his own even though I was texting with him in the background. He said it was an adrenaline rush to do the work himself.
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,737
    stickguy said:

    Call the manufacturer of the bike. They should know.

    I’m just surprised that a little dirt bike like that even has a CEL.

    Called the manufacturer and they said they don’t deal with the public so I should contact dealer. I did ask him to identify the mystery part and sent him a pic. I then emailed dealer with long rundown. Awaiting answers.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,964
    corvette said:

    qbrozen said:
    The careful wiring under the dash really does it for me. You can really tell they sweated the details on that car.
    It takes work to make wiring this scary


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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,291

    nyccarguy said:
    I always liked the RSX but I heard you had to beat it like a rented mule to get it too really perform. Didn’t it have a 7000rpm red line?
    Can’t remember what the redline on the G37 is, but I know I’ve backed off before because I thought the rev limiter was broken!
  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,331
    tjc78 said:

    corvette said:

    qbrozen said:
    The careful wiring under the dash really does it for me. You can really tell they sweated the details on that car.
    It takes work to make wiring this scary


    And I thought the half-*ss stereo wiring I pulled out of the 2002 was bad...

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,205
    edited September 2020
    corvette said:

    nyccarguy said:
    I always liked the RSX but I heard you had to beat it like a rented mule to get it too really perform. Didn’t it have a 7000rpm red line?
    Can’t remember what the redline on the G37 is, but I know I’ve backed off before because I thought the rev limiter was broken!
    I bounced off the rev limiter on my old Eclipse and if my father’s 60s Galaxy had one I would have bounced off that as well. I think they called it floating valves back then. I don’t think you can hurt a modern car with over revs any more.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,331

    corvette said:

    nyccarguy said:
    I always liked the RSX but I heard you had to beat it like a rented mule to get it too really perform. Didn’t it have a 7000rpm red line?
    Can’t remember what the redline on the G37 is, but I know I’ve backed off before because I thought the rev limiter was broken!
    I bounced off the rev limiter on my old Eclipse and if my father’s 60s Galaxy had one I would have bounced off that as well. I think they called it floating valves back then. I don’t think you can hurt a modern car with over revs any more.
    You can if you make a "money shift" with a manual transmission.

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    Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
    Son's: 2018 330i xDrive

  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,291
    tjc78 said:


    It takes work to make wiring this scary

    As Walter Sobchak might say, it really tied the car together.
  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,331
    corvette said:

    kyfdx said:

    We have six metro Toyota dealers. 5-10 units at each one.

    It's similar here. When I got the Tundra, I didn't bother to call around asking whether any of them were familiar with the US Bank lease offerings. The place where I bought told me that they're the highest volume truck dealer in the region. So, they're getting a ton of volume incentives, which explains how they blow them out at great prices.
    What dealer was that?

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,501

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    I didn't really fit in the one I had. That one looks a lot cleaner, but worthless with the slushbox.

    and 110,000 fewer miles than mine had when I sold it!

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,205

    corvette said:

    nyccarguy said:
    I always liked the RSX but I heard you had to beat it like a rented mule to get it too really perform. Didn’t it have a 7000rpm red line?
    Can’t remember what the redline on the G37 is, but I know I’ve backed off before because I thought the rev limiter was broken!
    I bounced off the rev limiter on my old Eclipse and if my father’s 60s Galaxy had one I would have bounced off that as well. I think they called it floating valves back then. I don’t think you can hurt a modern car with over revs any more.
    You can if you make a "money shift" with a manual transmission.
    Good point. LOL

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,291

    corvette said:

    kyfdx said:

    We have six metro Toyota dealers. 5-10 units at each one.

    It's similar here. When I got the Tundra, I didn't bother to call around asking whether any of them were familiar with the US Bank lease offerings. The place where I bought told me that they're the highest volume truck dealer in the region. So, they're getting a ton of volume incentives, which explains how they blow them out at great prices.
    What dealer was that?
    Del Toyota in Thorndale, PA. It feels like none of the dealers in our area do a high volume of trucks, although I think an executive at my company went to Lexington to get a Sequoia.
  • pensfan83pensfan83 Member Posts: 2,767
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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,291
    On Hoovie's Excursion - I'm going to hazard a guess that buying a $55k, two year old F-250 from CarMax, with their five year warranty, and dumping it after five years, will have a lower cost of ownership over the same period than a 20 year old Excursion.
  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,291
    On YouTube - Big Al's "carports" on the older videos, made from PVC pipe and anchored in five gallon buckets filled with concrete, crack me up. Clearly, there was no HOA there. :D
  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,291
    pensfan83 said:
    Civic with a slightly larger engine and what appears to be a factory CD player showing an error code. Meh.
  • cdnpinheadcdnpinhead Member Posts: 5,618
    qbrozen said:

    Awaiting answers.

    Good luck, but don't hold your breath.

    I'm currently living about 50 miles from where I bought my first motorcycle (Honda 150) back in '65. I rode the bus up from Whiteriver to Snowflake and rode the new bike back to where I lived near Whiteriver -- a truly memorable day.

    Having a freight company deliver a piece that won't start is in a whole 'nother world -- one I don't wish to inbabit.

    '08 Acura TSX, '17 Subaru Forester
  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,205

    qbrozen said:

    Awaiting answers.

    Good luck, but don't hold your breath.

    I'm currently living about 50 miles from where I bought my first motorcycle (Honda 150) back in '65. I rode the bus up from Whiteriver to Snowflake and rode the new bike back to where I lived near Whiteriver -- a truly memorable day.

    Having a freight company deliver a piece that won't start is in a whole 'nother world -- one I don't wish to inbabit.

    This is a brand new bike, right? And the company tells him “we don’t deal with customers”?

    I’d be shipping the thing back the next day. I’d be worried about being abandoned when it needs repairs.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    farmer, it is just like a car. if you buy your new mustang, and the CEL comes on, you take it back to the dealer. You don't call up Ford in Detroit and ask to talk to the head of engineering. If you did, they would politely (maybe) tell you to call the dealer that you bought it from.

    sounds more like the issue is that the dealer was in Texas, not local.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    So, I have decided that Carvana must be ghosting me. A week back I hit the "start the process" button and uploaded all my documents. And after 1 text and 1 Email (no clue why it worked like that) asking for additional info (to authorize getting the buyout from AFS) and to reload my DL (wasn't legible) - both of which I did Friday afternoon - they never asked for more. The account page just said it would take a few days to process, and they would ask if they needed anything else (never did).

    next step is to get notified that everything is set, and they open up the payment method and delivery options link. Which never happened. Tried to chat online a few times, never open for live agent. Used the text option (which said at 10:30 AM estimated wait for a response was 1 hour) yesterday, and as of now, no response. They reported longer wait times if you called (which I probably should have, but never felt like dealing with)

    during this, the 7 day window hit, and they just shut down my pending offer even though it was in flight. No communications at all. Just now says "expired, need to resubmit" (which out of curiosity I might do, expecting a lower amount). My wife (another skeptic!) thinks they decided it was too high so they did it on purpose. I think they might just be overwhelmed with people taking offers and can't keep up.

    Good thing I was on the fence about it anyway, otherwise I would lose my marbles on them. But very unsatisfying experience.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    at this point, likely going to just keep it, and start dealing with it next summer (Probably June will start getting pull-ahead enticements). Costs more, but at least I have a car! Also curious if offers like early flipping applies to Honda in addition to Acura. could open up some new options. I know that counts for waiving the turn-in fee if I take it to a Honda dealer.

    oh, the other weird thing. Went I went on the portal where you upload all the documents for Carvana, the new ones were all mixed in with the ones from the Elantra I sold them 2 years ago. Hopefully it was just on my end not theirs, because that could be quite confusing.

    and finally, did discover that the supply of late model A specs at dealers, real thin.

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,501
    pensfan83 said:
    A GSR with less than 100K miles that’s not modded to death would have a $20K asking price, not $7,995;)

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,737

    qbrozen said:

    Awaiting answers.

    Good luck, but don't hold your breath.

    I'm currently living about 50 miles from where I bought my first motorcycle (Honda 150) back in '65. I rode the bus up from Whiteriver to Snowflake and rode the new bike back to where I lived near Whiteriver -- a truly memorable day.

    Having a freight company deliver a piece that won't start is in a whole 'nother world -- one I don't wish to inbabit.

    This is a brand new bike, right? And the company tells him “we don’t deal with customers”?

    I’d be shipping the thing back the next day. I’d be worried about being abandoned when it needs repairs.

    No way I’m paying to ship this back. If it was something serious, of course, but I know it is minor. I just need some guidance on finding what it is.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    isn't there an online community devoted to these? that is the easy way to do it (find a bunch of experts to ask!)

    Plan B, Youtube. They have everything. I watched about 5 different people tear down a Subaru engine (I know know the crank bolt takes a 22mm socket, among other useless trivia) and there has to be at least 10 Tubers doing LS swaps into Gen 1 Camaros at the same time. Must be someone on there that has done something with these bikes! Or at least the engine which I assume is not unique to them.

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,501
    stickguy said:

    isn't there an online community devoted to these? that is the easy way to do it (find a bunch of experts to ask!)

    Plan B, Youtube. They have everything. I watched about 5 different people tear down a Subaru engine (I know know the crank bolt takes a 22mm socket, among other useless trivia) and there has to be at least 10 Tubers doing LS swaps into Gen 1 Camaros at the same time. Must be someone on there that has done something with these bikes! Or at least the engine which I assume is not unique to them.

    I LOVE LS Swaps! They are everywhere. RX8s, 944s, 911s...

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    did chat with the wife about what to get next year when I truly need a replacement (we are assuming (hoping?) by then we will be able to go more places, and there is the possibility the wife may go back to the office at least part time). Plus I never intended to go to 1 car permanently.

    Another Acura is a possibility. But only if the new compact comes out, and it pushes my buttons. Honda could be a better bet. New Civic coming out (maybe it is Si time!) or a remodeled HRV. Better size/price combo.

    the updated N line Kona looks interesting, so could go back to Hyundai. Maybe a GTI finally. Ranger, if Ford comes out with an updated model. I really liked the Bronco Sport too.

    and what looks like it could be a really good option for a larger sedan, the new Kia K5 (sounds like an old Blazer though!). Which I assume is the Kia version of the new Sonata. But that interior looks really good (the big screen) and the powertrain options are interesting. Plus it seems to be a pretty good value.

    and it is faster than a 330i (quarter mile of 14.2 @ 103MPH seems adequate for a family sedan!)


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    nyccarguy said:

    stickguy said:

    isn't there an online community devoted to these? that is the easy way to do it (find a bunch of experts to ask!)

    Plan B, Youtube. They have everything. I watched about 5 different people tear down a Subaru engine (I know know the crank bolt takes a 22mm socket, among other useless trivia) and there has to be at least 10 Tubers doing LS swaps into Gen 1 Camaros at the same time. Must be someone on there that has done something with these bikes! Or at least the engine which I assume is not unique to them.

    I LOVE LS Swaps! They are everywhere. RX8s, 944s, 911s...
    after watching the videos on a few, I like them too. as long as they are engineered well and the car makes sense. Early F bodies really do seem like much better cars with an LS instead of an old lumpy 307 with a carb that will never run right. A Miata, that I would not do. An RX8? Haven't heard of that one.

    I would not mind having a late 80s downsized El Camino with an LS in it.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,778
    nyccarguy said:

    stickguy said:

    isn't there an online community devoted to these? that is the easy way to do it (find a bunch of experts to ask!)

    Plan B, Youtube. They have everything. I watched about 5 different people tear down a Subaru engine (I know know the crank bolt takes a 22mm socket, among other useless trivia) and there has to be at least 10 Tubers doing LS swaps into Gen 1 Camaros at the same time. Must be someone on there that has done something with these bikes! Or at least the engine which I assume is not unique to them.

    I LOVE LS Swaps! They are everywhere. RX8s, 944s, 911s...
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,287
    Maybe @qbrozen could do a LS swap into his new bike. :laughing:

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,737
    stickguy said:

    isn't there an online community devoted to these? that is the easy way to do it (find a bunch of experts to ask!)

    Plan B, Youtube. They have everything. I watched about 5 different people tear down a Subaru engine (I know know the crank bolt takes a 22mm socket, among other useless trivia) and there has to be at least 10 Tubers doing LS swaps into Gen 1 Camaros at the same time. Must be someone on there that has done something with these bikes! Or at least the engine which I assume is not unique to them.

    I’ve done all that.
    No response on the forum yet.
    Had the thought this morn that I should pull the gas tank again. Maybe a wire is getting pinched.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,331
    stickguy said:

    farmer, it is just like a car. if you buy your new mustang, and the CEL comes on, you take it back to the dealer. You don't call up Ford in Detroit and ask to talk to the head of engineering. If you did, they would politely (maybe) tell you to call the dealer that you bought it from.

    sounds more like the issue is that the dealer was in Texas, not local.

    However, to me it's a bit like buying anything else online- yes, dealers are available, but the manufacturer should offer some support. A "Sorry, you are SOL." response would infuriate me.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,737
    Well, I figured it out today. Things just weren’t adding up and I kept coming back to the thought that there was something security-wise interfering. I decided to do something I should have done sooner, and that was to remove the kill button on the handlebar. Sure enough, it was stuck in the off position. Tightening it back on the handlebar makes it stick, but keeping the front screw about 4 turns loose allows the switch to operate properly. Looks crappy crooked but it is working. I’ll probably mess with it more to make it look better at some point.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,356
    so how does it ride?

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,205
    stickguy said:

    So, I have decided that Carvana must be ghosting me. A week back I hit the "start the process" button and uploaded all my documents. And after 1 text and 1 Email (no clue why it worked like that) asking for additional info (to authorize getting the buyout from AFS) and to reload my DL (wasn't legible) - both of which I did Friday afternoon - they never asked for more. The account page just said it would take a few days to process, and they would ask if they needed anything else (never did).

    next step is to get notified that everything is set, and they open up the payment method and delivery options link. Which never happened. Tried to chat online a few times, never open for live agent. Used the text option (which said at 10:30 AM estimated wait for a response was 1 hour) yesterday, and as of now, no response. They reported longer wait times if you called (which I probably should have, but never felt like dealing with)

    during this, the 7 day window hit, and they just shut down my pending offer even though it was in flight. No communications at all. Just now says "expired, need to resubmit" (which out of curiosity I might do, expecting a lower amount). My wife (another skeptic!) thinks they decided it was too high so they did it on purpose. I think they might just be overwhelmed with people taking offers and can't keep up.

    Good thing I was on the fence about it anyway, otherwise I would lose my marbles on them. But very unsatisfying experience.

    I think both you and your wife are right. The crazy offer ship may have sailed.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,205
    qbrozen said:

    stickguy said:

    isn't there an online community devoted to these? that is the easy way to do it (find a bunch of experts to ask!)

    Plan B, Youtube. They have everything. I watched about 5 different people tear down a Subaru engine (I know know the crank bolt takes a 22mm socket, among other useless trivia) and there has to be at least 10 Tubers doing LS swaps into Gen 1 Camaros at the same time. Must be someone on there that has done something with these bikes! Or at least the engine which I assume is not unique to them.

    I’ve done all that.
    No response on the forum yet.
    Had the thought this morn that I should pull the gas tank again. Maybe a wire is getting pinched.
    Just be careful that your tinkering doesn’t void any warranty.

    2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible

  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,737

    qbrozen said:

    stickguy said:

    isn't there an online community devoted to these? that is the easy way to do it (find a bunch of experts to ask!)

    Plan B, Youtube. They have everything. I watched about 5 different people tear down a Subaru engine (I know know the crank bolt takes a 22mm socket, among other useless trivia) and there has to be at least 10 Tubers doing LS swaps into Gen 1 Camaros at the same time. Must be someone on there that has done something with these bikes! Or at least the engine which I assume is not unique to them.

    I’ve done all that.
    No response on the forum yet.
    Had the thought this morn that I should pull the gas tank again. Maybe a wire is getting pinched.
    Just be careful that your tinkering doesn’t void any warranty.
    Warranty? Hahahaha.

    I haven’t driven it yet. Wife has family coming and I have my honeydo list.

    '11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S

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