Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

qbrozen

I suggested he sell to Carvana. I plugged in the VIN and it spit back $21.5k. I wouldn't mention the mods.

au1994

tjc78 said:

OMG I just heard someone get quoted $366 for a battery. Wow

Similar deal with BMW’s. Seems the car won’t ‘recognize’ the battery if not programmed?? Knock on wood, I have not had to deal with that and would likely have little patience for a $350+ battery.

RE: Loaner...Can’t believe they wouldn’t put you in an Enterprise rental since there is nothing available. BMW did that for me once as there was some type of recall going on and all the loaners were spoken for.

stickguy

Just watched a review on the just announced new Tucson. Hyundai stepping up their game. Looks more Mercedes inside than Hyundai.

kyfdx

qbrozen said:

I suggested he sell to Carvana. I plugged in the VIN and it spit back $21.5k. I wouldn't mention the mods.

Early September, Carvana offered $20,800 for mine with 18K miles (and, mine is a twin.. just a different color blue)

oldfarmer50

tjc78 said:

Volvo sunroof stuck open. I guess I better hope it doesn't rain.

Switch is good because I can hear the relay clicking. I tried restarting the car , and Googling a reset procedure with no help.

Guess I'm off to the dealer tomorrow.

That’s too new of a car for that nonsense to start happening. I hope this isn’t a preview of things to come.

oldfarmer50

nyccarguy said:

Got an email from Toyota last week saying there was 1 year left on my lease. The email said I should have 15,000 miles on the truck. I pulled in the driveway last night with 22,700.

What was your lease milage, it’s a 19’ so I’m assuming 2 year/15k? What’s the mileage penalty if you go over.

28firefighter

oldfarmer50 said:

tjc78 said:

Volvo sunroof stuck open. I guess I better hope it doesn't rain.

Switch is good because I can hear the relay clicking. I tried restarting the car , and Googling a reset procedure with no help.

Guess I'm off to the dealer tomorrow.

That’s too new of a car for that nonsense to start happening. I hope this isn’t a preview of things to come.

Good thing @tjc78's car is a lease (I think?)

stickguy

the Volvo is a lease. So hopefully a fluke that gets fixed, and in another year or so it just goes back.

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

This one sold for what seems like a reasonable price. I always liked these.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/K1dd5N0j/1992-toyota-mr2

Was that more than the original sticker?

stickguy

I doubt it. probably a 20K car back then.

hey, I guessed good. found this on Autotrader.

1992 Toyota MR2
ORIGINAL MSRP RANGE
$16,048 - $20,278
AVAILABLE STYLE(S)
Coupe
MPG

tifighter

In 1992 dollars. Which is a big difference.

Michaell

tifighter said:

In 1992 dollars. Which is a big difference.

$20,278 in 1992 dollars is $37,498 in today's money.

xwesx

stickguy said:

saw the used Forester again. while walking tonight. 2012 Touring. 138,000 miles so a bit steep. That would definitely need a serious PPI. And IMO records of new head gaskets and a replacement tranny!

So, the 2012 Forester was a transitional time for the company. This car should have the FB25 engine (not prone to the HG failures) and the 4EAT (not prone to failure). In following years, the CVT replaced the 4EAT. In prior years, they used the same transmission mated to the EJ25.

28firefighter

One owner, low miles, right options...

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9QqeMJAM/2002-bmw-530i-sedan

xwesx

au1994 said:

tjc78 said:

OMG I just heard someone get quoted $366 for a battery. Wow

Similar deal with BMW’s. Seems the car won’t ‘recognize’ the battery if not programmed?? Knock on wood, I have not had to deal with that and would likely have little patience for a $350+ battery.

RE: Loaner...Can’t believe they wouldn’t put you in an Enterprise rental since there is nothing available. BMW did that for me once as there was some type of recall going on and all the loaners were spoken for.

Apparently the same is true on Audi. I was having constant issues with the previous battery, which itself was not the stock battery (manufacture date was nearly three years newer than the car), so I replaced it this past winter. I did the reprogramming myself, though I still do not know what the point is of "programming" a car battery. None of my other cars seem to have any problems with their batteries, and a couple are approaching or over ten years old... and, go figure, no programming needed on any of them!

Anyhow, I still tend to have issues with it if I do not put it on an overnight trickle charger at least every couple weeks. I need to do a permanent install on a trickle charger so I can just plug it into the winterization system.

xwesx

28firefighter said:

One owner, low miles, right options...

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9QqeMJAM/2002-bmw-530i-sedan

That is fabulous! I'm not a big fan of silver... yet that one wears it so well.

nyccarguy

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:

Got an email from Toyota last week saying there was 1 year left on my lease. The email said I should have 15,000 miles on the truck. I pulled in the driveway last night with 22,700.

What was your lease milage, it’s a 19’ so I’m assuming 2 year/15k? What’s the mileage penalty if you go over.

Correct. 24 month/15K miles per year. $.15 per mile if I go over. I also put down $2,295 in Multiple Security Deposits which saves me about $55 per month on my lease payment. TFS will just give me back less when the lease is up.

au1994

nyccarguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:

Got an email from Toyota last week saying there was 1 year left on my lease. The email said I should have 15,000 miles on the truck. I pulled in the driveway last night with 22,700.

What was your lease milage, it’s a 19’ so I’m assuming 2 year/15k? What’s the mileage penalty if you go over.

Correct. 24 month/15K miles per year. $.15 per mile if I go over. I also put down $2,295 in Multiple Security Deposits which saves me about $55 per month on my lease payment. TFS will just give me back less when the lease is up.

I know its getting to be the wrong time off year to drive the Prelude as much but could you and the wife swap the Pilot a day a week? Every little bit helps after all.

breld

28firefighter said:

One owner, low miles, right options...

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9QqeMJAM/2002-bmw-530i-sedan

I think, for once, I wouldn't be able to get my wife on board with this, given we just went through the process of consolidation of the fleet.

But oh man, talk about a car that I miss...

breld

I sold mine a good 4-5 years ago with similar miles, if not a bit less.

There was a lot of interest from all over, but no one seemed to really want to pay much of a premium for it. Someone from California finally settled on $10,000 for it, flew out and drove it back.

I suspect given the current climate, this one will sell for more.

tjc78

Yes, the Volvo is a lease. I'm hoping it doesn't become problematic. Steering wheel controls flaked out and now the sunroof. It only has about 6500 miles on it.

They took it in this morning, but I haven't heard anything.

I'm sure if I bought the car at that dealership they would have rented me a car, but at least they brought me home.

kyfdx

28firefighter said:

One owner, low miles, right options...

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9QqeMJAM/2002-bmw-530i-sedan

Anyone remember @shipo ?

He had this exact car (except maybe an '03?)

nyccarguy

au1994 said:

nyccarguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:

Got an email from Toyota last week saying there was 1 year left on my lease. The email said I should have 15,000 miles on the truck. I pulled in the driveway last night with 22,700.

What was your lease milage, it’s a 19’ so I’m assuming 2 year/15k? What’s the mileage penalty if you go over.

Correct. 24 month/15K miles per year. $.15 per mile if I go over. I also put down $2,295 in Multiple Security Deposits which saves me about $55 per month on my lease payment. TFS will just give me back less when the lease is up.

I know its getting to be the wrong time off year to drive the Prelude as much but could you and the wife swap the Pilot a day a week? Every little bit helps after all.

Truthfully I haven't driven the Prelude at ALL. It is heartbreaking. It is sitting in the driveway under a blanket. I've got the cover ratchet strapped underneath so it doesn't blow off. It needs a lot of maintenance (Timing Belt, Water Pump, Balance Shaft Seal, Spark Plugs, Coolant, Oil Change) and some repairs (Sway Bar Links, The Suspension Perches need to be flipped, which will necessitate the springs & struts to be re-installed). I also need 4 new tires, an alignment, & I think a new battery.

My wife no longer works close to home. She has a job as a Home Care Physical Therapist and sometimes puts as many miles on her Pilot per day as I do commuting in my Tacoma. The Pilot will be 3 years old at the end of December and we have 54,000 miles on it already.

Part of the reason I leased a Toyota is because excess mileage is ONLY $.15 per mile. Even if I go over 15,000 miles, that is $2,250 plus tax in excess mileage charges. They've already got my money. I just won't get it back. It has been working for me by lowering my lease payment by $55 per month.

I would like to have the Prelude back on the road by next spring in tip top mechanical condition so I can put about 5K miles per year on it.

corvette

Only tangentially car related, but I've had the same mortgage since I moved into this house in 2015. I got in touch with my local bank and they have a solution that will substantially lower both my interest rate and my minimum payment, and they can also provide a HELOC with a higher limit than the one I presently have, so both of those mean more available money for hoopties!

au1994

nyccarguy said:

au1994 said:

nyccarguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:

Got an email from Toyota last week saying there was 1 year left on my lease. The email said I should have 15,000 miles on the truck. I pulled in the driveway last night with 22,700.

What was your lease milage, it’s a 19’ so I’m assuming 2 year/15k? What’s the mileage penalty if you go over.

Correct. 24 month/15K miles per year. $.15 per mile if I go over. I also put down $2,295 in Multiple Security Deposits which saves me about $55 per month on my lease payment. TFS will just give me back less when the lease is up.

I know its getting to be the wrong time off year to drive the Prelude as much but could you and the wife swap the Pilot a day a week? Every little bit helps after all.

Truthfully I haven't driven the Prelude at ALL. It is heartbreaking. It is sitting in the driveway under a blanket. I've got the cover ratchet strapped underneath so it doesn't blow off. It needs a lot of maintenance (Timing Belt, Water Pump, Balance Shaft Seal, Spark Plugs, Coolant, Oil Change) and some repairs (Sway Bar Links, The Suspension Perches need to be flipped, which will necessitate the springs & struts to be re-installed). I also need 4 new tires, an alignment, & I think a new battery.

My wife no longer works close to home. She has a job as a Home Care Physical Therapist and sometimes puts as many miles on her Pilot per day as I do commuting in my Tacoma. The Pilot will be 3 years old at the end of December and we have 54,000 miles on it already.

Part of the reason I leased a Toyota is because excess mileage is ONLY $.15 per mile. Even if I go over 15,000 miles, that is $2,250 plus tax in excess mileage charges. They've already got my money. I just won't get it back. It has been working for me by lowering my lease payment by $55 per month.

I would like to have the Prelude back on the road by next spring in tip top mechanical condition so I can put about 5K miles per year on it.

Gotcha, Didn’t realize that the new gig had such a commute. At least you have the fall/winter to get the Prelude in good shape!

au1994

corvette said:

Only tangentially car related, but I've had the same mortgage since I moved into this house in 2015. I got in touch with my local bank and they have a solution that will substantially lower both my interest rate and my minimum payment, and they can also provide a HELOC with a higher limit than the one I presently have, so both of those mean more available money for hoopties!

We just went down to a 15 year at a 2.56 rate. Should have us paid off right at our projected retirement time.

tjc78

Volvo is fixed. They said a connector was poorly routed causing a ground to come loose.

tifighter

Best selling Porsche in Europe for August - Taycan. Yes, all models. Forget competing against Tesla, it's the Panamera that needs to worry.

oldfarmer50

Michaell said:

tifighter said:

In 1992 dollars. Which is a big difference.

$20,278 in 1992 dollars is $37,498 in today's money.

Sounds like a bargain then.

oldfarmer50

28firefighter said:

One owner, low miles, right options...

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9QqeMJAM/2002-bmw-530i-sedan

Nice looking.

corvette

au1994 said:

corvette said:

Only tangentially car related, but I've had the same mortgage since I moved into this house in 2015. I got in touch with my local bank and they have a solution that will substantially lower both my interest rate and my minimum payment, and they can also provide a HELOC with a higher limit than the one I presently have, so both of those mean more available money for hoopties!

We just went down to a 15 year at a 2.56 rate. Should have us paid off right at our projected retirement time.

I thought about doing a 15 year, but didn't want to be locked into a higher payment. I can do an ARM and pay extra when it's convenient, and get roughly the same result. I was pleasantly surprised, it looks like the interest savings will pay for the closing costs within a year.

oldfarmer50

nyccarguy said:

au1994 said:

nyccarguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:

Got an email from Toyota last week saying there was 1 year left on my lease. The email said I should have 15,000 miles on the truck. I pulled in the driveway last night with 22,700.

What was your lease milage, it’s a 19’ so I’m assuming 2 year/15k? What’s the mileage penalty if you go over.

Correct. 24 month/15K miles per year. $.15 per mile if I go over. I also put down $2,295 in Multiple Security Deposits which saves me about $55 per month on my lease payment. TFS will just give me back less when the lease is up.

I know its getting to be the wrong time off year to drive the Prelude as much but could you and the wife swap the Pilot a day a week? Every little bit helps after all.

Truthfully I haven't driven the Prelude at ALL. It is heartbreaking. It is sitting in the driveway under a blanket. I've got the cover ratchet strapped underneath so it doesn't blow off. It needs a lot of maintenance (Timing Belt, Water Pump, Balance Shaft Seal, Spark Plugs, Coolant, Oil Change) and some repairs (Sway Bar Links, The Suspension Perches need to be flipped, which will necessitate the springs & struts to be re-installed). I also need 4 new tires, an alignment, & I think a new battery.

My wife no longer works close to home. She has a job as a Home Care Physical Therapist and sometimes puts as many miles on her Pilot per day as I do commuting in my Tacoma. The Pilot will be 3 years old at the end of December and we have 54,000 miles on it already.

Part of the reason I leased a Toyota is because excess mileage is ONLY $.15 per mile. Even if I go over 15,000 miles, that is $2,250 plus tax in excess mileage charges. They've already got my money. I just won't get it back. It has been working for me by lowering my lease payment by $55 per month.

I would like to have the Prelude back on the road by next spring in tip top mechanical condition so I can put about 5K miles per year on it.

Sounds like you should take to the ‘guy’ and have all done at once. What’s a little money compared to watching it sit idle under a cover.

breld

au1994 said:

corvette said:

Only tangentially car related, but I've had the same mortgage since I moved into this house in 2015. I got in touch with my local bank and they have a solution that will substantially lower both my interest rate and my minimum payment, and they can also provide a HELOC with a higher limit than the one I presently have, so both of those mean more available money for hoopties!

We just went down to a 15 year at a 2.56 rate. Should have us paid off right at our projected retirement time.

We will be closing on a similar deal in the next week or so - 15 year at 2.50%. We were already on a 15 year when we moved last summer, so my intention is to pay a little extra to stay on track. We were already at 3.25%, so not bad, but why not take advantage of the current rate environment?

stickguy

my refi is still moving at a snails pace. I need to check in and ask what happens when the 60 day rate lock date passes, since it seems unlikely they will get it closed in that time. Pretty ridiculous. If they are that swamped and behind, they should not have been taking more applications. Not that I actually have any skin in the game $ wise, so I guess if they can't finish, they will be out the cost of the appraisal and whatever other stuff they paid for!

au1994

breld said:

au1994 said:

corvette said:

Only tangentially car related, but I've had the same mortgage since I moved into this house in 2015. I got in touch with my local bank and they have a solution that will substantially lower both my interest rate and my minimum payment, and they can also provide a HELOC with a higher limit than the one I presently have, so both of those mean more available money for hoopties!

We just went down to a 15 year at a 2.56 rate. Should have us paid off right at our projected retirement time.

We will be closing on a similar deal in the next week or so - 15 year at 2.50%. We were already on a 15 year when we moved last summer, so my intention is to pay a little extra to stay on track. We were already at 3.25%, so not bad, but why not take advantage of the current rate environment?

Exactly!

@stickguy - we had the same issue. Due to demand with Wells Fargo, ours took forever to close. They honored and extended the rate lock but went on so long they had to pull credit again which really torqued me a bit. After closing they did send us a $300 Visa gift card. That covers a lot of goodies for the Land Cruiser

stickguy

funny. We have WF now, but are switching to a different bank. My guess is they will honor the rate since the delay has all been on their end.

xwesx

tifighter said:

Best selling Porsche in Europe for August - Taycan. Yes, all models. Forget competing against Tesla, it's the Panamera that needs to worry.

That's impressive! There is a lot to like in an all-electric car. In general, I think that the range needs to improve to a minimum of 400 miles per charge (real world) for it to be a practical choice for me. This is one reason why I have my eye on Rivian.

tjc78

I’m glad we didn’t go to WF (who we have now). The realtor’s guy had a great program and we used it.

cdnpinhead

tjc78 said:

I'm hoping it doesn't become problematic. Steering wheel controls flaked out and now the sunroof..

Too late. Good luck.

cdnpinhead

kyfdx said:

Anyone remember @shipo ?

Yeah, absolutely. He and roadburner were able to convince me that not all BMW drivers were, well, . . . As I recall, he lived in NH or thereabouts and made many worthwhile possts.

stickguy

North Jersey I thought?

corvette

tjc78 said:

I’m glad we didn’t go to WF (who we have now). The realtor’s guy had a great program and we used it.

When I bought my place in 2015, I shopped around and ended up regretting my decision not to go with the realtor's "guy." This time, going with a regional bank which has given me good service where I have my checking account. It will be nice to have checking, mortgage, and HELOC all under one roof, for once.

andres3

nyccarguy said:

au1994 said:

andres3 said:

My 6 year old daughter put a 2" gouging scratch into the side of my TTS by throwing the Tiguan rear right door into it at the end of its swing of travel.

Time for a part out!

Oh man, I hate that. Kids are just brutal on cars and it doesn’t get any better as they get older. The X1 has a nice gash from the lacrosse bag.

The worst was a scratch from a bike pedal on the bottom of the door when I had my ZHP.

Same here. One kid tried to squeeze by the Tacoma on the bike and the metal brake put a nice 6" scratch in the front 1/4 panel right by the headlight. My Prelude has about 20 chips in the rear 1/4 panel right below the window from when I first moved into my house and squeezed 2 cars in the garage. The chips line up perfectly with the bottom corner of the rear door of the old 2011 Pilot.

Yes, that's my current situation exactly! There's several door swing chips on my rear left from my daughter sitting rear-right in the Tiguan. Time for me to park on the left side of our narrow 2-car garage.

xwesx

andres3 said:

Yes, that's my current situation exactly! There's several door swing chips on my rear left from my daughter sitting rear-right in the Tiguan. Time for me to park on the left side of our narrow 2-car garage.

Or park the Tiggy outside until the youngest is, oh, maybe 12.... or 18....

kyfdx

stickguy said:

North Jersey I thought?

I seem to remember NE of NY, somewhere..

nyccarguy

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:

North Jersey I thought?

I seem to remember NE of NY, somewhere..

He lived in Northern, NJ then moved to Nashua, NH. His BMW 530i was pretty sweet if I recall. Black Sapphire Metallic/Black with Sport Package & Stick. He picked it up at the factory via BMW's European Delivery.

stickguy

So I was right too!

tjc78

His BMW 530i was pretty sweet if I recall. Black Sapphire Metallic/Black with Sport Package & Stick.

Now go ahead and tell us what you had for breakfast.

tjc78

Reminds me of this joke:

A Husband's call about his missing wife:


Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home!

Sheriff: Height?

Husband: I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall.

Sheriff: Weight?

Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.

Sheriff: Color of eyes?

Husband: Sort of brown I think. Never really noticed.

Sheriff: Color of hair?

Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can’t remember.

Sheriff: What was she wearing?

Husband: Could have been pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exactly.

Sheriff: What kind of car did she go in?

Husband: She went in my truck.

Sheriff: What kind of truck was it?

Husband: A 2016 pearl white Ram Limited 4X4 with 6.4l Hemi V8 engine ordered with the Ram Box bar and fridge option, LED lighting, back up and front camera, Moose hide leather heated and cooled seats, climate controlled air conditioning. It has a custom matching white cover for the bed, Weather Tech floor mats. Trailering package with gold hitch, sunroof, DVD with full GPS navigation, satellite radio, Cobra 75 WX ST 40-channel CB radio, six cup holders, 3 USB port, and 4 power outlets. I added special alloy wheels and off-road Toyo tires. It has custom retracting running boards and underglow wheel well lighting.

At this point the husband started choking up.

Sheriff: Take it easy sir, we'll find your truck!

28firefighter

VW announced the ID.4 today. I'll reserve judgment for the AWD version (which isn't coming until next year), but for now I'm not super impressed.