Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

explorerx4

@qbrozen,
Pretty close, suit was made out of VW seat material.

28firefighter

I'm not shopping. I have nowhere to put another car.

But this speaks to me for some summer fun: https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/d/kenmore-2007-mazda-mx5-miata-rht/7610367082.html

stickguy

that is lovely, and I usually prefer the soft top, but not married to it!

tell you what, I got room. You buy it and ship it out, and I will store and exercise it for you.

mjfloyd1

@explorerx4 said:
@qbrozen,
Pretty close, suit was made out of VW seat material.

Local VW dealer has a Golf GTI in a metallic gold color with plaid seats - black and red. Not a good combo to my eyes

laurasdada

Driving the wife's X3, I am no fan of the dash. I understand it, but don't really like it.
The A7? A beauty, eh.

jmonroe1

mjfloyd1 said:

@explorerx4 said:
@qbrozen,

Pretty close, suit was made out of VW seat material.

Local VW dealer has a Golf GTI in a metallic gold color with plaid seats - black and red. Not a good combo to my eyes

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Are you trying to say there are plaids that don’t hurt your eyes?

jmonroe

explorerx4

The Wrap car got a tasteful upgrade.

ab348

mjfloyd1 said:

Local VW dealer has a Golf GTI in a metallic gold color with plaid seats - black and red. Not a good combo to my eyes

Sounds like something that would appeal to me! 😁

qbrozen

explorerx4 said:

The Wrap car got a tasteful upgrade.

good grief.

stickguy

that is hideous. please tell me it is at least a tape on, and they didn't destroy the deck lid drilling holes in it?

that poor car.

xwesx

Well, they apparently didn't like it, because they threw it out with the trash!

stickguy

Another one for OF

au1994

mjfloyd1 said:

@explorerx4 said:
@qbrozen,

Pretty close, suit was made out of VW seat material.

Local VW dealer has a Golf GTI in a metallic gold color with plaid seats - black and red. Not a good combo to my eyes

🤢

stickguy

ouch. that picture came out way bigger than expected.

roadburner

laurasdada said:

Driving the wife's X3, I am no fan of the dash. I understand it, but don't really like it.
The A7? A beauty, eh.

I really don't like the BMW digital IP graphics- which is one of the reasons I passed on a G20 M340i as well as a G42 M240i. Configuration options are essentially nil and the counter-clockwise tachometer is just ridiculous.
I'll say it again, BMW has lost the plot...

roadburner

Compare the BMW IP with two of the configuration options on the C43:


Classic:


Supersport:


And note that the C43 engine oil and transmission oil temperature readouts reflect the actual temperatures. In addition, there are additional options within each configuration- and in all of them the tachometer operates in the correct direction...

qbrozen

Oooo. Tire temps. I like that.

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

The Wrap car got a tasteful upgrade.

Hey man, you’ll appreciate the down force that wing generates when you’re doing 190 on the track.😅

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

Another one for OF

Not bad undercarriage for up here. Any mileage listed?

I couldn’t see the last Marketplace one you posted because you need a Facebook account.

Michaell

@qbrozen - you still have access to auction data? Got a member in the M3 lease thread looking for a value on his trade.

stickguy

150k I think with a lot of recent work

Your search must be limited if you can’t get to a marketplace listing. Not sure if I could get contact info otherwise.

But can look if you want.

venture

roadburner said:

laurasdada said:

Driving the wife's X3, I am no fan of the dash. I understand it, but don't really like it.
The A7? A beauty, eh.

I really don't like the BMW digital IP graphics- which is one of the reasons I passed on a G20 M340i as well as a G42 M240i. Configuration options are essentially nil and the counter-clockwise tachometer is just ridiculous.
I'll say it again, BMW has lost the plot...

I agree completely.

I've had this BMW for a little over 3 months now. I told my wide the other day that if I had taken a longer test drive, I wouldn't have bought it. I'm not sure how long it's going to stick around.

qbrozen

Michaell said:

@qbrozen - you still have access to auction data? Got a member in the M3 lease thread looking for a value on his trade.

Not at the moment. Still waiting on my dealer tag before Manheim will allow me access.

Michaell

qbrozen said:

Michaell said:

@qbrozen - you still have access to auction data? Got a member in the M3 lease thread looking for a value on his trade.

Not at the moment. Still waiting on my dealer tag before Manheim will allow me access.

Got it .... does that mean we might see a return of the "Real World Trade in Values" thread?

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

Oooo. Tire temps. I like that.

That is cool!

qbrozen

I now have a registered dealer account with Copart, ACV Auctions, and BacklotCars. There is some stuff at Copart I'm interested in. Of course, I'd have to get off my butt and go check them out.

Michaell

Looking forward to the “watch qbgo” YouTube channel…

tifighter

venture said:

roadburner said:

laurasdada said:

Driving the wife's X3, I am no fan of the dash. I understand it, but don't really like it.
The A7? A beauty, eh.

I really don't like the BMW digital IP graphics- which is one of the reasons I passed on a G20 M340i as well as a G42 M240i. Configuration options are essentially nil and the counter-clockwise tachometer is just ridiculous.
I'll say it again, BMW has lost the plot...

I agree completely.

I've had this BMW for a little over 3 months now. I told my wide the other day that if I had taken a longer test drive, I wouldn't have bought it. I'm not sure how long it's going to stick around.

Uh oh.

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

Oooo. Tire temps. I like that.

That is cool!

venture said:

roadburner said:

laurasdada said:

Driving the wife's X3, I am no fan of the dash. I understand it, but don't really like it.
The A7? A beauty, eh.

I really don't like the BMW digital IP graphics- which is one of the reasons I passed on a G20 M340i as well as a G42 M240i. Configuration options are essentially nil and the counter-clockwise tachometer is just ridiculous.
I'll say it again, BMW has lost the plot...

I agree completely.

I've had this BMW for a little over 3 months now. I told my wide the other day that if I had taken a longer test drive, I wouldn't have bought it. I'm not sure how long it's going to stick around.

Que the suspesnful music - DUN DUN DUUUUUUH

Announcer from Dragnet - This week on Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous

In all seriousness, what don't you like about it?

28firefighter

Wow that doesn’t sound great, @venture. Also curious your thoughts.

greg1288

Here is an interesting survey on iseecars.com
It reveals the top percentage of vehicles that reach 200K miles and are still on the road. The top vehicle is the Toyota Land Cruiser with 18.2 percent that reach it, followed by the Sequoia with 14.2%. The next is the Chevy Suburban with 6.6%.
The average of all vehicles is only 1.2%.
Among the top 15 there are 8 Toyotas, 4 GMs, 2 Hondas, and 1 Ford.
The only cars that made the list were the Toyota Avalon and Prius
link:
https://www.iseecars.com/longest-lasting-cars-study

tjc78

@greg1288 said:
Here is an interesting survey on iseecars.com
It reveals the top percentage of vehicles that reach 200K miles and are still on the road. The top vehicle is the Toyota Land Cruiser with 18.2 percent that reach it, followed by the Sequoia with 14.2%. The next is the Chevy Suburban with 6.6%.
The average of all vehicles is only 1.2%.
Among the top 15 there are 8 Toyotas, 4 GMs, 2 Hondas, and 1 Ford.
The only cars that made the list were the Toyota Avalon and Prius
link:
https://www.iseecars.com/longest-lasting-cars-study

4 of the 15 are the same vehicle lol

explorerx4

I didn't really like that report, it is based on "iSeeCars analyzed over 14.9 million cars SOLD IN 2021 to determine the most reliable models based on their long-term reliability with the highest percentage of cars reaching 200,000 miles.".
40.9 million used vehicles were sold that year and a lot more vehicles were not sold in that year.
I'm guessing their report doesn't include private party sales.

stickguy

Michaell said:

Looking forward to the “watch qbgo” YouTube channel…

more like "flying wheels" out of his garage.

oldfarmer50

greg1288 said:

Here is an interesting survey on iseecars.com
It reveals the top percentage of vehicles that reach 200K miles and are still on the road. The top vehicle is the Toyota Land Cruiser with 18.2 percent that reach it, followed by the Sequoia with 14.2%. The next is the Chevy Suburban with 6.6%.
The average of all vehicles is only 1.2%.
Among the top 15 there are 8 Toyotas, 4 GMs, 2 Hondas, and 1 Ford.
The only cars that made the list were the Toyota Avalon and Prius
link:
https://www.iseecars.com/longest-lasting-cars-study

I had a Ford that lasted until 260k. Does that count as the 1?

laurasdada

roadburner said:

Compare the BMW IP with two of the configuration options on the C43:


Classic:


Supersport:


And note that the C43 engine oil and transmission oil temperature readouts reflect the actual temperatures. In addition, there are additional options within each configuration- and in all of them the tachometer operates in the correct direction...

The "pickup sticks" between the speedo and tach would disappear, were it my car. If I used the second key, perhaps I could program that to my profile? But, I drive it infrequently, so no big deal.

sda

My bil had several Crown Vics as company cars that easily went over 200k and were still in good shape and ran well when they were sold off. He had an Acura RL bought with 30k that he gave to his sons to drive to college at around 300k and finally sold it when the ac quit at 320k.

andres3

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3vWGZ7jd/2004-bmw-330ci-coupe

I think I'm in the right to comment that the guy saying he's invested $8K in the car is misleading since part of that is an insurance claim to repair "extra" damage done to the car, and insurance paid for it to boot.

I just can't see how you'd include body shop costs in "investment" totals towards maintenance.

Doesn't make any sense.

Now another question.... can saying I've invested $55K in a 8 year old S4 be a good sales tactic?

andres3

greg1288 said:

Here is an interesting survey on iseecars.com
It reveals the top percentage of vehicles that reach 200K miles and are still on the road. The top vehicle is the Toyota Land Cruiser with 18.2 percent that reach it, followed by the Sequoia with 14.2%. The next is the Chevy Suburban with 6.6%.
The average of all vehicles is only 1.2%.
Among the top 15 there are 8 Toyotas, 4 GMs, 2 Hondas, and 1 Ford.
The only cars that made the list were the Toyota Avalon and Prius
link:
https://www.iseecars.com/longest-lasting-cars-study

Smaller cars get hit more as bad drivers tend to less easily see/notice them. Truckers have it easy, even the blind see those (unless it's a blind computer driving). Many cars that don't reach 200K do so only because bad drivers take them out by totaling them.

stickguy

200k? Piker miles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llBlqLYG97o

venture

28firefighter said:

Wow that doesn’t sound great, @venture. Also curious your thoughts.

Well first of all, that was supposed to be "my wife" not "my wide". Holy cow she's skinny too.

Usually by this time I am getting settled in with a new car. Things are becoming second nature. With this BMW I'm still in unfamiliar territory.

There is no one major thing, just many small niggling things. No adaptive cruise control at this price point is weird. When speccing the car on the web site it isn't clear what option/package has adaptive cruise.

Little things:

Where's the radio presets? I know I set 2 stations I listen to mostly. I had the Genius show me, but I forgot as soon as I left the dealer.

I haven't had a car of any brand in about the last 10 years, or more, that did not have a specific place to store your sunglasses...normally in the overhead console. This one doesn't.

The brake pedal and gas pedal are so close together you have to be careful.

Tire pressures. I know I have it. I've even seen it a few times. Trying to get it to show is a pain. If you use the talk button and ask it to show the pressures, it responds that all tire pressures are OK. Sheesh!

I know there are more, but that's off the top of my head. Yes. I know. I could spend time wading through the owner's manual or looking on YouTube. I don't have time or the desire to study on how to do mundane things. It shouldn't be that difficult.

Maybe I'll get over it. Maybe I won't. I know I've been looking at Web sites to see what's out there.

28firefighter

If you can imagine, iDrive was even less intuitive in the early days. But my wife had similar frustrations about our X1 when we had it.

I hope you’re able to find happiness but you also know that all of us have flipped cars for less justifiable reasons than those you’ve listed…

stickguy

and this explains why a lot of people stick with a brand they are comfortable with. At least the smart ones that stay consistent model to model with the basic controls. For decades, you could get into any Honda and just intuitively use it. Smart design, and the same basics as the rest of the line.

roadburner

28firefighter said:

If you can imagine, iDrive was even less intuitive in the early days. But my wife had similar frustrations about our X1 when we had it.

I hope you’re able to find happiness but you also know that all of us have flipped cars for less justifiable reasons than those you’ve listed…

The iDrive in my 2014 M235i was great- the problem is the latest cars have buried a lot of functions in overly complex submenus- especially so since BMW seems hellbent on eliminating as many physical buttons and switches as possible.

stickguy

before we got the RDX we test drove an Outback. I think it was a deal breaker for my wife that the "button" to turn off the auto stop/start (had to be done every time) was buried about 3 menus deep on the touch screen. It was absurd.

oh, plus she would not deem to drive a "station wagon" too!

venture

stickguy said:

before we got the RDX we test drove an Outback. I think it was a deal breaker for my wife that the "button" to turn off the auto stop/start (had to be done every time) was buried about 3 menus deep on the touch screen. It was absurd.

oh, plus she would not deem to drive a "station wagon" too!

At least Subaru listened. There was a software upgrade for something I don't remember, but they put a button on an easily accessible spot to turn off the stop/start. It had to be done every time, one easily found button and you were done.

I don't mind the stop/start and, on this car, it is almost unnoticeable.

This jogged my memory - Another thing I don't like is if you don't remember to push that button, it will shut off on you when you get out for anything and leave it running. I stopped at a dumpster to throw something away. I opened the trunk, threw it in, got back in the car and it had shut off. I'm starting to remember to push the button, but this thing is very overprotective.

mjfloyd1

I guess hope floats with the asking price on this 2021 Audi RS7

https://www.royalontheeastside.com/used/Audi/2021-Audi-RS+7-2bd466610a0e0a9359c289858676f5f9.htm

kyfdx

mjfloyd1 said:

I guess hope floats with the asking price on this 2021 Audi RS7

https://www.royalontheeastside.com/used/Audi/2021-Audi-RS+7-2bd466610a0e0a9359c289858676f5f9.htm

You've already had one of those, right?

stickguy

my maverick stop/start was pretty unobtrusive, but I turned it off anyway.

the RDX, that is bad very noticeable and makes a pretty big bang. That definitely gets turned off.

corvette

I don't mind the stop/start on the Maverick. I have noticed that it will almost always stay turned off the entire stop, even at a very long light. I remember having a Malibu as a rental with one of the earlier systems, and it had a very short maximum off time--I want to say it was 60 seconds or something.