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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,977

    @sda said:
    I was thinking the refinement level, luxury appointments, effortless acceleration would be appreciated immediately.

    I could tell the minute she sat in it, that it was a winner for her.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,301
    @stickguy - I've seen a few instances of that, but it seems like at least a couple are "I went to one dealer of unknown repute to get an appraisal and it was lower than I thought it would be."

    As of this morning, my rail car departed "Eightenst," which appears to be an abbreviation for Eighteenth Street in Kansas City, so I guess it's been unloaded to wait for a truck there.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    mine sat in Newark rail yard for I think about a week before getting picked up. and my dealer was only about 1/2 and hour from the yard. Very hit or miss these days. But sounds like you should have it soon!

    are you buying or leasing this one?

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,301
    Mine has to go about 200 miles on a car carrier.

    I'm buying. AFAIK, no lease programs were offered on the XL trim level. Since I'm getting a 2022 and did not get rolled over to 2023, I should be locked in at the finance rates at the time I ordered (0% for 36 months, 0.9% for 48 months, and 1.9% for 60 months). Even though I have a decent amount of cash on hand, I'm definitely taking advantage of financing at those rates.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    I did the 3 years at 0%. nose bleed monthly payment, but at least cash is still in the bank! plus I knew we were buying a house shortly after so came in handy for that. I still hate seeing the payment come out every month but it really does not make sense to pay it off early.

    but yup, you should be price protected (though I assume you ordered after the last increase so won't matter) and you get the rates in effect at time of order.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740
    stickguy said:

    Nice looking car. Not perfect but seems sound. As long as sitting for 10 years didn’t trash all the rubber bits!

    oh, it absolutely did. Unless it was kept in a climate-controlled, hermetically sealed bubble.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    and from watching enough videos about resurrections, of the auto variety, doing a quick clean up and getting it running can be the easy part. The real issues start appearing after a few hundred miles and some weeks of using it. But, I guess you can just drive it and wait to see what starts leaking. Or take it in for a preemptive refresh just in case. Gaskets, hoses, seals, T Belt, all "while you are in there". at least on a Honda you might get away with a minor amount of work, or not needing anything. If it was a BMW, just plan on tearing it all apart to replace broken rubber and plastic pieces.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,293
    kyfdx said:

    12 payments left on our 72mo/0% finance on the wife's car. :)

    Heh. 11 payments on the exact same deal here.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,060
    ab348 said:

    kyfdx said:

    12 payments left on our 72mo/0% finance on the wife's car. :)

    Heh. 11 payments on the exact same deal here.
    Over five years with one car. I think this is a longevity record for her. At least as long as I've known her (30+ yrs).

    '90 Nissan 240SX
    '94 Acura Vigor
    '97 Accord
    '99 Accord
    '01 Accord
    '03 BMW 325i
    '05 BMW 330i
    '08 BMW X3
    '11 BMW Z4
    '11 Infiniti G37X
    '11 BMW X3 (bought in 2013)
    '17 BMW X4

    12 cars in 32 years... quite a few leases.

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,590
    edited October 2022
    When I met my wife in Nov 97 she had an 89 240SX 5sp, that she bought new. It was two tone blue, light metallic upper, darker lower. Sadly on 1/6/98 her house was struck by lightning and her house and car burned. Thankfully neither she or her pets were hurt. It took almost a year for her house to be rebuilt and she ended up with a 97 Altima GXE 5sp which she didn't like.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    my wife would probably just keep a car forever. or until it broke down and stranded her, whichever come first. No surprise they usually get replaced when I get the urge, unless there is something functionally not working for her any longer (basically why we replaced the minivan with the RDX, she was ready for something smaller "more stylish" and we no longer needed a barge). I can't see her ever telling me she wants something new, but she does not usually fight too hard if I make the offer!

    she hasn't even driven in forever up here so really should not matter much since basically I have 2 cars and drive what I feel like whenever we go out.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,293
    kyfdx said:


    12 cars in 32 years... quite a few leases.

    I just did the calculation in my head. I had the exact same number of vehicles over a slightly longer time frame. Those are all the cars in my life that were registered to or owned/leased by me.

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,709
    @tjc78 - Pretty good deal on the Murano. In ‘olden times’ I remember most Nissans being pretty heavily incentivized to get them to move.

    @corvette - Congrats on the Maverick. I hope the accessories are already piling up at the house.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,301
    @au1994 - thanks! I'm waiting to order accessories until I actually have it in my driveway, and even then, might pinch myself a few times to make sure I'm not dreaming before I order.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    the only things I actually did were a rhino liner, and I put on a soft rollup cover. gotta have one of those. and I made a bed divider out of 2x6 boards. that came in very handy. I ordered mine with all weather mats. have not touched anything else.

    oh, I got a rubber plug to cover the hitch receiver opening too.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,060
    edited October 2022
    ab348 said:

    kyfdx said:


    12 cars in 32 years... quite a few leases.

    I just did the calculation in my head. I had the exact same number of vehicles over a slightly longer time frame. Those are all the cars in my life that were registered to or owned/leased by me.
    The sad thing is.. I've only had 10 cars in that time frame, and I'm the "car guy" in the family. Well, except for the four cars I bought for my son... okay, never mind.

    EDIT: 11 cars for me...

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    in our house, it has always been my car, and the family car that the wife drives. so we call it "her" car. even though when we are together I drive it. and sometimes when my car is the nicer one, would take that on trips if we did not need the extra cargo or people space of a wagon or Minivan.

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,590
    kyfdx said:

    ab348 said:

    kyfdx said:


    12 cars in 32 years... quite a few leases.

    I just did the calculation in my head. I had the exact same number of vehicles over a slightly longer time frame. Those are all the cars in my life that were registered to or owned/leased by me.
    The sad thing is.. I've only had 10 cars in that time frame, and I'm the "car guy" in the family. Well, except for the four cars I bought for my son... okay, never mind.

    EDIT: 11 cars for me...
    4 for your son? You're a good dad.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    I bought 2 for mine. but he did not get to keep either one. once he graduated college and and got a real job I repo'd the old one and he bought himself (well, leased himself) a new Jetta. now he has nicer cars than me.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,060
    edited October 2022
    One at 16 (actually a gift from my uncle)
    Shared one at 17 (which I never got to drive)
    One at 20
    One at 23 (leased)

    They were all really old cars, except for the last one.

    And, I kept the sale money from all of them.. I was still way in the hole.

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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 17,509
    @tifighter - this is in Oregon? WOW! Gorgeous!

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,223
    stickguy said:

    I love that Olds. but that price seems nuts to me.

    Hey Farmer, I will be out your way Saturday. Apparently we are meeting family at a winery between you and Altamont someplace (but I was not given the name yet). Probably Altamont winery! I will wave when I am in the area. If you see a Maverick, honk.

    Sounds like fun. Probably is Altamont Winery on Furbeck Rd. Take a little side trip to Thatcher Park right down the road for one of the best views of the area. Just do it before you get all tipsy tasting wine. You don’t want to take a wrong turn up there.


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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,693
    edited October 2022
    tifighter said:

    xwesx said:

    tifighter said:

    Currently driving in eastern Oregon. While a town might be small, it has everything you need.

    Wow; Condon! My school, in Helix, OR, played them in our sports conference. I really enjoyed whooping on them in tennis. ;)

    How did you end up there? They are way off the beaten path.
    Yes, Condon. If there's a tennis court there, I didn't see it. As to the why, let's just say it's near my top secret sports car loop. But I'm sure I can trust this bunch...

    Wow. I think I remember that exact stretch of windy. I'd rank it as downright scary when you're in the back of a school bus on icy roads in January....

    However, in something more civil, like my father's 1979 F150, it's way more enjoyable. I suppose it's probably passably fun In the M2 as well. Hahaha!

    I haven't been into that area at all in so very long. I have run down 395 and over to Prineville a few times over the decades since I moved to Alaska, but most of our trips are relatively time-limited, and we stick to routes with lower traverse times on those.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394

    I’m sure my wife will be up for another move.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,343

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    You better grab that before @roadburner sees this.

    jmonroe

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    this was funny. finally something from Ford that isn't a constraint. But if that was my truck, I would want if checked out extra thoroughly.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWMYysNPDJY

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,223
    He was just playing possum.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    he wasn't playing. he really was one!

    nice that they went out of their way to do a PSA on how beneficial possums are to society.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    my son was in Saratoga tonight and reported that he saw a Maserati MC20. Some older guy in a suit got in it, along with a woman all dolled up in 6" spike heels. Apparently getting in the scissor doors dressed like that was not easy! but is sounded really good.

    only about $250,000 sticker with a few options. if you can find one.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,343

    @stickguy said:
    my son was in Saratoga tonight and reported that he saw a Maserati MC20. Some older guy in a suit got in it, along with a woman all dolled up in 6" spike heels. Apparently getting in the scissor doors dressed like that was not easy! but is sounded really good.

    only about $250,000 sticker with a few options. if you can find one.

    ————————————————-
    It’s gotta be tough walking around in heels that high but if it lets you see over a crowd to find an old guy willing to show you a good time, well, mission accomplished.

    jmonroe

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,223
    jmonroe1 said:

    @stickguy said:

    my son was in Saratoga tonight and reported that he saw a Maserati MC20. Some older guy in a suit got in it, along with a woman all dolled up in 6" spike heels. Apparently getting in the scissor doors dressed like that was not easy! but is sounded really good.

    only about $250,000 sticker with a few options. if you can find one.

    ————————————————-

    It’s gotta be tough walking around in heels that high but if it lets you see over a crowd to find an old guy willing to show you a good time, well, mission accomplished.

    jmonroe


    That’s the only way I’d ever be able to get a car like that.😩

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 24,223
    Quick question for the experts.

    We know that these days new car dealers dealers don’t want cash buyers because of the various spiffs they get when they finance for you. But do little independent car lots feel the same way? Do they make money on the loan especially since they don’t have a manufacturer related financing arm?

    Just wondering if a small independent lot would give the best deal with financing or with cash.

    Not talking about a buy here pay here place.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740

    Pretty sure even small lots can get something for bringing the bank the customer.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394

    Negotiate the price first. Then it won’t matter.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,060
    What @qbrozen says...

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,977

    They do. Even the guy we bought our golf cart from gets a commission from the bank.

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,301

    My understanding was that dealers generally get a “spiff” of about $200 from the financing bank, possibly more if they are able to mark the interest rate up above what the buyer qualifies for.

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 266,060
    corvette said:

    My understanding was that dealers generally get a “spiff” of about $200 from the financing bank, possibly more if they are able to mark the interest rate up above what the buyer qualifies for.

    I can't imagine an independent dealer NOT marking up the rate..

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  • carnaughtcarnaught Member Posts: 3,576
    Congrats to @rayainsw and @laurasdada on their new bimmers !
  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,301
    Did we really just clock two BMW X3 punches in a single day?

    @laurasdada - M30i, M40i, or other trim (I'm completely lost on BMW trim levels these days)?
  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,977

    Wow. Big day in CCBA

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,394
    corvette said:

    Did we really just clock two BMW X3 punches in a single day?

    @laurasdada - M30i, M40i, or other trim (I'm completely lost on BMW trim levels these days)?

    sounds like Dada got the X3 30i.

    maybe Breld bought 2 on the same day once? Probably not, but still believable!

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 11,301
    stickguy said:

    maybe Breld bought 2 on the same day once?

    Records suggest that breld making two punches in a single day has occurred twice... ;)
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,343

    @corvette said:
    Did we really just clock two BMW X3 punches in a single day?

    @laurasdada - M30i, M40i, or other trim (I'm completely lost on BMW trim levels these days)?

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    Who wants to make it 3 before midnight?

    jmonroe

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  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 14,123
    carnaught said:

    Congrats to @rayainsw and @laurasdada on their new bimmers !

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