Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

stickguy

roadburner said:

I hate to admit it, but I find this sled interesting. If only it was RWD...

gorgeous color combo.

mjfloyd1

That 4 series seems pretty pricy for a 2018 with 47K miles but at least it is CPO

jmonroe1

@stickguy said:
when mine comes in hybrids will be hard to get.

Just a word of advice to a poster buddy. When yours comes in you better not let the flippers in here know about it or it will mysteriously disappear. Don’t say you ain’t been warned.

jmonroe

roadburner

@mjfloyd1 said:
That 4 series seems pretty pricy for a 2018 with 47K miles but at least it is CPO

It has most every option including the Track Handling Package which you rarely see on a GC.

kyfdx

I want this:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2012-porsche-cayman-s-4/

stickguy

Tasty. But pricey.

Black interior really lets it down though.

explorerx4

How much is being bid for this?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-buick-skyhawk/

stickguy

So far, a lot.

Would be kinda cool with a 2.0t and 6 speed manual swapped in!

It’s light enough, could even skip the T part. Maybe a 2.4/manual.

fintail

No doubt because it's a wagon. Sedan would probably bring half the price.

explorerx4 said:

How much is being bid for this?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-buick-skyhawk/

sda

Certainly a rare find. I was surprised by how highly optioned it is. A lot of the options I thought would have been standard by then were optional adding almost 1/3 to the total price! The hidden lamps are a treat.

qbrozen

Yikes. I'll stick with my Caprice wagon obsession, thanks.
I've been outbid. 3 hrs to go.

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

How much is being bid for this?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-buick-skyhawk/

That’s interesting. We’re the hidden headlights and 2.0L motor dealer installed or someone’s custom touch?

graphicguy

kyfdx said:

sda said:

Locally I don't think we have a live Fiat dealer. If a Fiat dealer isn't available do you take them to the local Chrysler/Dodge/RAM garage?

Alfa dealer?

Speaking of which, I can’t remember the last time I saw a Stelvio on the road around us. I’ll assume they still sell them, but not sure.

And, more of interest to us OH/KY folks, heard a rumor yesterday that Wyler AUtomotive (who sold me the Cadillacs and the Stinger) is taking over my Acura (Superior) dealership. Arrrrgggghhhh!!!!!

qbrozen

@graphicguy said:
Speaking of which, I can’t remember the last time I saw a Stelvio on the road around us. I’ll assume they still sell them, but not sure.

And, more of interest to us OH/KY folks, heard a rumor yesterday that Wyler AUtomotive (who sold me the Cadillacs and the Stinger) is taking over my Acura (Superior) dealership. Arrrrgggghhhh!!!!!

They out to get you. Better start ordering out of state.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

Tasty. But pricey.

Black interior really lets it down though.

Porsche interiors: Whatever color the seats are, is carried through on carpets and dash. While tan, red, etc, look great on the seats, not so much when it's on everything. It doesn't wear well, especially on the carpets (pink, eventually on red interiors).

That's why I get the color on the outside, and take black interior.

And, no telling where that ends up. It would be a great deal at current auction price.

graphicguy

xwesx said:

nyccarguy said:

Here’s a picture of my Mom’s Atomic Silver 2022 RX 350 AWD. Doesn’t count as a punch.

It actually looks nice from that angle. Just don't show us a full frontal.

You sound like my GF!

xwesx

qbrozen said:

xwesx said:

I saw that one, too. I always liked those cars "back in the day." Not sure I could stomach the price tag on this one. Despite being dusted off, it doesn't look like it's had the most loved life to me.

I'm curious ... what do you see wrong with it? I was thinking it is pretty damned clean. It will probably go for WAY more than I want to pay.

Well, it is just the vibe it gives off, to me. Given the horrific condition of the steering wheel, I see an old heavy-smoker slob driving it for the past 25 years. Yeah, it made it through it pretty darn well, and it cleaned up nicely, but there wasn't a lot of actual care that went into the ownership. It was just luck and the passage of time (without a lot of miles) that brought us to where it is today.

I saw a lot of cars of that era (back in that era), and there's only one that this one brings to mind... and that's exactly the owner it had.

That aside, I don't disagree with your assessment.

explorerx4

I guess we missed this recently sold one on BAT.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/at-36-750-is-this-beautiful-beige-brick-a-breakout-volvo/ar-AARrdKT?ocid=hplocalnews

kyfdx

Random thought:

Flipping out of leased cars isn't something I want to risk, any more, to make a buck. Restrictions can drop on you at any time.

qbrozen

kyfdx said:

Random thought:

Flipping out of leased cars isn't something I want to risk, any more, to make a buck. Restrictions can drop on you at any time.

Yup. If leasing, better get something you don't mind getting stuck with.


Speaking of flipping, I just got word that the Mach E I have a deposit on is finally ready. Trying to arrange an appointment for tomorrow.

jmonroe1

@graphicguy said:
You sound like my GF!

Do you really think so? I’ll bet he doesn’t look like her with the skirts he wears.

jmonroe

stickguy

explorerx4 said:

I guess we missed this recently sold one on BAT.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/at-36-750-is-this-beautiful-beige-brick-a-breakout-volvo/ar-AARrdKT?ocid=hplocalnews

$37k? Yowzers. I think I’m out of the old car market forever.

stickguy

kyfdx said:

Random thought:

Flipping out of leased cars isn't something I want to risk, any more, to make a buck. Restrictions can drop on you at any time.

Agreed. If I lease it’s going to be something I’m fine keeping until the end. If something comes up earlier of course I’d consider it.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

kyfdx said:

Random thought:

Flipping out of leased cars isn't something I want to risk, any more, to make a buck. Restrictions can drop on you at any time.

Agreed. If I lease it’s going to be something I’m fine keeping until the end. If something comes up earlier of course I’d consider it.

Once I got the GTI, and starting driving 500 miles/month, I lost all interest in leasing.

Seems a lot more prudent to spend $40K-$50K on a Porsche, for a 2nd vehicle.

stickguy

I like that plan. My miles are really low too. Thought I would consider leasing to buy, if it made sense on the spreadsheet (which it usually doesn’t).

au1994

explorerx4 said:

How much is being bid for this?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-buick-skyhawk/

Hammered at 18.5. Its cool and all but Id have to be hammered to pay that much for it.

cdnpinhead

kyfdx said:

. . . and starting driving 500 miles/month, I lost all interest in leasing,.

It appears that you may have lost all interest in driving anywhere as well.

mjfloyd1

@roadburner said:

@mjfloyd1 said:
That 4 series seems pretty pricy for a 2018 with 47K miles but at least it is CPO

It has most every option including the Track Handling Package which you rarely see on a GC.

Wonder why they didn’t get a manual with all those packages?

xwesx

oldfarmer50 said:

qbrozen said:

oh, man, forget the sprinter. let's gooooo!

I like the color. Hope you have a lot of kids to take out for ice cream.

My goodness. Closed out at $11K.

qbrozen

@xwesx said:
My goodness. Closed out at $11K.

Yeah, a little lower than I expected given the typical madness on that site, but still a couple grand over my limit.

I also had an interest in the JDM Impreza, but that shot up in the end, too. I would have been a buyer at $5750. ($6k with fee)

kyfdx

cdnpinhead said:

kyfdx said:

. . . and starting driving 500 miles/month, I lost all interest in leasing,.

It appears that you may have lost all interest in driving anywhere as well.

lol

No place to go.

My wife won't do the long road trip thing. We drove to South Bend in early October. That's getting close to her limit. She'll go farther, if the flights aren't great.

stickguy

My wife will ride anywhere I feel like driving. I think. She might have a limit but I haven’t pushed to find it yet. She also doesn’t like flying if don’t have to.

8 hours or so to NC or 5/6 to Boston is no bother. 12+ to Chicago might be over. At least trying it in one day.

au1994

stickguy said:

My wife will ride anywhere I feel like driving. I think. She might have a limit but I haven’t pushed to find it yet. She also doesn’t like flying if don’t have to.

8 hours or so to NC or 5/6 to Boston is no bother. 12+ to Chicago might be over. At least trying it in one day.

5-6 hours is our limit too. Unless airfare is just nuts, I prefer to fly past that.

Unless the drive is part of the trip of course. I could see flying to CA and driving through wine country for example.

au1994

@nyccarguy what ever happened with the 4xe? Was it damaged in transit? Sorry, I don’t follow the other thread if it was posted there.

sda

My wife had a bad experience flying years ago. In the 21+ years we’ve been married we have only traveled by car. I’ve flown a dozen or so times to St Louis for business but not anytime in the past five years.

28firefighter

My limit is generally 5-6 hours but, given where I live, that doesn't get us super far - we basically have to fly anywhere. I used to travel for consulting and flew 125k miles/year domestically at the height. Now we generally fly (pre-pandemic) 3-5x a year for vacation, to see family back east, etc plus business travel.

kyfdx

We are in prime vacation retirement years. (young enough to enjoy it, but with no job). We are probably on a plane at least three times per year.
Of course 2020 and 2021 were not so great.

I'll guess at least three or four times for 2022, though.

explorerx4

We try to drive. 800 miles in one shot isn't too much.
Usually, that's as far as we need to go.
My wife and I swap driving every few hours.
Not a fan of flying due to the hassles.
When I was a kid, about 10, I came back from Germany with one plane change.
Got got go in the cockpit of a 707 while we were over the Atlantic.

au1994

28firefighter said:

My limit is generally 5-6 hours but, given where I live, that doesn't get us super far - we basically have to fly anywhere. I used to travel for consulting and flew 125k miles/year domestically at the height. Now we generally fly (pre-pandemic) 3-5x a year for vacation, to see family back east, etc plus business travel.

I remember those days. You were a true road warrior racking it up domestically. I’d hit 125k-150k or so but it had a good bit of international mixed in. It was fun for a while but I don’t miss it.

Thank you Delta Sky Miles that don’t expire!

xwesx

I'm not a big fan of travel in general. Airplane if I must, but driving... I won't go more than a few hours, tops.

28firefighter

au1994 said:

28firefighter said:

My limit is generally 5-6 hours but, given where I live, that doesn't get us super far - we basically have to fly anywhere. I used to travel for consulting and flew 125k miles/year domestically at the height. Now we generally fly (pre-pandemic) 3-5x a year for vacation, to see family back east, etc plus business travel.

I remember those days. You were a true road warrior racking it up domestically. I’d hit 125k-150k or so but it had a good bit of international mixed in. It was fun for a while but I don’t miss it.

Thank you Delta Sky Miles that don’t expire!

I'm not sure that makes me a road warrior so much as a road idiot.

I don't miss the travel at all - but I do miss the status!

28firefighter

Tesla unlocked the heated steering wheel option on certain Model 3 SR+ to add through the upgrade portal, for a fee of course. Also gave us rear heated seats (big whoop). Wife is very happy because this was the only option she cared about and really wanted.

qbrozen

28firefighter said:

Tesla unlocked the heated steering wheel option on certain Model 3 SR+ to add through the upgrade portal, for a fee of course. Also gave us rear heated seats (big whoop). Wife is very happy because this was the only option she cared about and really wanted.

Ok, that's ridiculous. It is one thing to make software upgrades, but to have hardware present that just isn't turned on is complete BS.

28firefighter

/Shrug.

qbrozen

So maybe WON'T get the mach-e tomorrow. I got to the bank before 5 but Karen was in front of me and making sure everyone paid attention to her problem. So I waited 45 mins before the manager offered to help me. I missed the deadline to get a wire transfer in during the arbitrary business hours, hence it won't actually get to them until Monday. I emailed the rep a pic of the receipt and asked if they'd still allow me to come get it. No response yet.

corvette

kyfdx said:

Porsche interiors: Whatever color the seats are, is carried through on carpets and dash. While tan, red, etc, look great on the seats, not so much when it's on everything. It doesn't wear well, especially on the carpets (pink, eventually on red interiors).

I thought they used to be more flexible, especially on custom orders. "Want only the speedometer gauge lined in leather? Sure, that will be $495."

xwesx

This stage of waiting is always the hardest part.

I do have a funny feeling that it's going to work out nicely for you, though. GLWTB! (reference to the auctions you're frequenting of late)

corvette

kyfdx said:

We drove to South Bend in early October.

Did you stop at the Studebaker Museum there? That's on my list.

explorerx4

Studebaker Museum is pretty good, They have a vehicle display rotation, so it changes depending on when you visit.
I want to get to the Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg museum. Should be easier after we move to Ohio.

Michaell

Wife isn’t much into flying, anymore. Would prefer to drive, where we can control when and where to stop.

Santa Fe is roughly 6 hours, and Sedona is a two (short) day drive. CA is 17+, but it’s been years since we’ve done that.