Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

roadburner

explorerx4 said:

There are others cheaper than this one. SXT is V6 model.
https://www.autonationchryslerdodgejeepramhouston.com/new/Dodge/2023-Dodge-Charger-cad292dd0a0e0a9218874b2f02499be5.htm

A V6 Charger is right up there with a V6 Mustang and an automatic Miata as far as crimes against humanity are ranked...

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

There are others cheaper than this one. SXT is V6 model.
https://www.autonationchryslerdodgejeepramhouston.com/new/Dodge/2023-Dodge-Charger-cad292dd0a0e0a9218874b2f02499be5.htm

That’s a very good sign that discounts are starting to come back. The current Chargers are probably the last big car on the market at that price point.

oldfarmer50

roadburner said:

explorerx4 said:

There are others cheaper than this one. SXT is V6 model.
https://www.autonationchryslerdodgejeepramhouston.com/new/Dodge/2023-Dodge-Charger-cad292dd0a0e0a9218874b2f02499be5.htm

A V6 Charger is right up there with a V6 Mustang and an automatic Miata as far as crimes against humanity are ranked...

I wasn’t going to say anything about that but of course you’re right. Although putting four doors on a Charger is blasphemy as far as I’m concerned.

stickguy

Lot of car for the money. Literally. It’s big.

300ish HP, RWD, red. Sound like good things to me. Cylinder count is just a number.

explorerx4

I was pretty shocked at a price that low. They also have some base models that are 28xxx.

qbrozen

Honestly, I never understood why it hasn’t sold in better numbers. IMHO, it is a great alternative to a CamCord.

qbrozen

Deposit received on automatic Pajero Mini.

tjc78

@qbrozen said:
Honestly, I never understood why it hasn’t sold in better numbers. IMHO, it is a great alternative to a CamCord.

Perception of reliability, gas mileage, RWD all come into play here

qbrozen

Today's collection of hodgepodge I've chosen to focus on.

jmonroe1

@qbrozen said:
Deposit received on automatic Pajero Mini.

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Congratulations, BUT (there’s always a but), how much do you get to keep if this guy is another flake?

jmonroe

tjc78

@qbrozen said:
Today's collection of hodgepodge I've chosen to focus on.

I like that generation of RX-7

jmonroe1

@qbrozen said:
Today's collection of hodgepodge I've chosen to focus on.

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Do cars from over there have rust (asking for a poster buddy)?

jmonroe

qbrozen

jmonroe1 said:

Do cars from over there have rust (asking for a poster buddy)?

jmonroe

They can if from the north of the country, but they always specify if so. I haven't gotten one with rust yet (what I consider rust, anyway; I don't count surface rust on the underside as real rust).

qbrozen

jmonroe1 said:

Congratulations, BUT (there’s always a but), how much do you get to keep if this guy is another flake?

jmonroe

well I say it is a nonrefundable $200, but Ebay/paypal may say otherwise. We'll see.

corvette

Maybe eBay or PayPal keeps the fee in the event of default. You know, to make up for their being inconvenienced by the buyer's failure to perform.

oldfarmer50

qbrozen said:

Today's collection of hodgepodge I've chosen to focus on.

Didn’t those RX-7s of that era blow seals at about 50k and start spewing oil everywhere? I suppose you could market it as a mosquito fogging machine.😙

qbrozen

oldfarmer50 said:

Didn’t those RX-7s of that era blow seals at about 50k and start spewing oil everywhere?

I don't think the era matters. Wrong oil and/or poor maintenance is a big no-no for every generation rotary, as far as I know. If the report comes back with any mention of an oil leak, I'm out.

Sandman6472

Yesterday, the 25th, was my 18th anniversary of my truck accident at work. A lot has happened since that fateful day & was just wondering where I'd be right now if it never happened? Guess it really doesn't matter one way or the other as it's just like any other defining moment in our lives where we meet a fork in the road & need to decide which one to take. It's better if one has a choice in the matter which I obviously did not. But overall, life has progressed in a positive way. Just wish I wasn't dealing with that chronic pain 24/7 as it has limited what I can and can not do. But, think leaving the postal service & doing something I truly love now, have made up for all the negativity the accident caused. I do like going to my Enterprise gig & can't see me doing anything else right now. Being that we're both working, part time for me and basically full time for my wife, is something we both enjoy as we both approach 70 years of age, I'm 68 & she's 67, now. Mentioned again lately what age are we going to stop & got nothing for an answer. Being I work with most folks being in their late 70's to early 80's, guess I could be doing this for awhile.
Think working either 3 or 4 days a week has it's advantages to. Don't want to work full time to be honest & enjoy a few days off during the week, like today. Had nothing planned so slept in and did some wash as the dryer vent guy is coming tomorrow to do his thing. Since I wasn't sure if they were going to ask for volunteers today, scheduled it for tomorrow when I never work. Do think I'll be asked to work this weekend though I'd prefer to work Saturday if only allowed to work one of them. Housekeepers come and I like to be gone when they are here. Two ladies come & spend the next couple of hours doing the chores we no longer want to do. Definitely worth the money and we use their services every month or so depending on what our schedule is. Stuff we'd do when we were younger are just easier to have them do instead. And nice to have the place super clean for awhile. Since it's usually just the two of us now, only use a few of the rooms and try not to be too messy. Their coming also makes me clean up my stuff which is needed right now!

qbrozen

Dang. Kind of wish I needed a car right now. A C40 lease in NJ is a bargain. Roughly $350/mo for 24/10k with first month, registration, and 10 MSDs at signing. That's an MSRP around $60k.

28firefighter

I was looking at one for me given 3 days a week of 20+ mile commuting into the office but I have to pay taxes on almost all the rebates and I don't think I'd get a big enough dealer discount out this way. Granted I haven't really pursued it seriously.

jmonroe1

qbrozen said:

Dang. Kind of wish I needed a car right now. A C40 lease in NJ is a bargain. Roughly $350/mo for 24/10k with first month, registration, and 10 MSDs at signing. That's an MSRP around $60k.

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It’s only money and since you’re getting rid of one it can take that parking spot. So no excuse there.

jmonroe

qbrozen

I was SOOOO close to being the high bidder on a Maserati GranTurismo just now. 2008 automatic, so it has the ZF 8-speed. Only 23k miles. Silver outside, so meh, but dark tan guts. So an overall nice combo.

I had put in a proxy high bid of $16.5k. With the shipping cost, it would have put me right at about $17k (I have a first-time buyer waiver on the auction fee). These auctions go for 2 hours, FYI. I was in with about 45 mins remaining. Slowly, the high bid was nudged up to $15.5k, then stalled. The clock ticked all the way down to 1 second before it got bumped. Folks were hitting it $100 at a time, so I went to $15.7, $15.9, $16.1, on up to my max. Got down to 3 secs, then went over my max. Grrrr... I thought about it a little more and hit the $100 button. Someone then $50 over that. So I put in another proxy for $17,050. Sadly, in the end, it finished at $17,150. In this instance, the seller has 3 days to consider if he/she wishes to let it go at that number. There is an outside chance it could still fall to me if they take too long and the other buyer flakes or backs out, but I very much doubt that could happen.

stickguy

C40 electric Volvo? For the right price I could make that work.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

C40 electric Volvo? For the right price I could make that work.

too bad you moved to NY. ;b

qbrozen

well, I wound up with nothing last night. I had canceled the Mini (full repaint and TMU) and Suzuki (corrosion noted), but continued on the RX7 and Panda. The former went for an eye-watering $27k, while the latter sold for a very surprising $8500. Those are apparently way more popular than I give them credit for. I mean, this one wasn't even 4x4.

On the US site, I have an offer in for another Escape. This one an '09, but the same miles as the 2010 I sold to my brother. Seems to have far less rust than my previous example, and it is a Limited vs the 2010 XLT. They want $3200. I offered $2600 because the shipping will be $350.

breld

That C40 would be a great run-around EV, particularly at that lease payment. I enjoy the way my Polestar 2 drives, and if you can believe it, I’ve passed the 2 year mark with it! But what I don’t like is the seating position and the cramped feel of the cockpit. A C40 (or XC40 Recharge) would solve much of that.

tjc78

I think my wife would love that Volvo… but too many irons in the fire right now to deal with it. I’m away from home most of next week and the week of the 14th. Then wife goes oversees (China, Hong Kong and India) for over two weeks leading into June.

Not good timing to be replacing the 90 just yet (if I could even get out right now).

laurasdada

'21: Audi A7 PHEV
'22: BMW X3
'23: Do you want to play a game?

28firefighter

laurasdada said:

'21: Audi A7 PHEV
'22: BMW X3
'23: Do you want to play a game?

I take it we are not playing global thermonuclear war?

laurasdada

Well, in regards to my bank account, close...

tifighter

laurasdada said:

Well, in regards to my bank account, close...

I've got you covered-

laurasdada

tifighter said:

laurasdada said:

Well, in regards to my bank account, close...

I've got you covered-

So, a PT Cruiser and an Audi TT spent a drunken night together and, 9 months later...

tjc78

@28firefighter said:
I take it we are not playing global thermonuclear war?

How about a nice game of Chess?

explorerx4

Combine a PT and a TT and you get an RT?

laurasdada

explorerx4 said:

Combine a PT and a TT and you get an RT?

Road Trip!

laurasdada

The game is, "What has Laurasdada done now?!" Or, "Name that car!"
(And, the follow up game, "Does Ms. Laurasdada know what he's done and will Laurasdada live to tell the tale!")

Michaell

laurasdada said:

The game is, "What has Laurasdada done now?!" Or, "Name that car!"
(And, the follow up game, "Does Ms. Laurasdada know what he's done and will Laurasdada live to tell the tale!")

Also known as "will Laura still have a dada at the end of the day?"

Great pic -- no idea what that could be.

corvette

That is a nice shade of blue.

tifighter

Okay I’ll guess 2020 2 series vert in Estoril blue, maybe with some m performance goodies, m240i perhaps. What do I win?

qbrozen

tifighter said:

Okay I’ll guess 2020 2 series vert in Estoril blue, maybe with some m performance goodies, m240i perhaps. What do I win?

seems accurate. Aftermarket.

https://www.rwcarbon.com/bmw-f22-performance-style-carbon-fiber-lip.html#PhotoSwipe1682624066464

tifighter

I know the front air dam well. Always washing bugs off of it.

laurasdada

tifighter said:

Okay I’ll guess 2020 2 series vert in Estoril blue, maybe with some m performance goodies, m240i perhaps. What do I win?

Well, that was quick... Although I expected Roadburner to properly guess, as well as interior color and VIN...

Tell him what he's won, Johnny!
Ti, you've won a lifetime supply of car payments! Courtesy of your wallet! And, a box of Rice a Roni, if you happen to have some in your cabinets, or choose to buy one.

And now I know that you are a BMW client advisor in Massachusetts; enjoy your commission!

Picking up Saturday, with the Ms. Who knows not where the road trip will lead. So, first I'll soften her up with lunch at the restaurant of our first date. And, couch it as hers, as well as mine. And, mine it will be; in the winter and rainy days.

I'll post (dealer) pix, since it won't be mine until Saturday pm.

tifighter

@laurasdada said:
Well, that was quick... Although I expected Roadburner to properly guess, as well as interior color and VIN...

Okay. I’ll guess oyster for the interior color too.

corvette

Someone in a FB group I’m in referred to this as the Methorghini… not sure how close it is to @qbrozen.

explorerx4

Fiero base underneath? The interior vent on the left looks kind of gm.

tjc78

I’ll be near Clifton next week if anyone wants me to check it out 😝😝😝😝😝

explorerx4

C&B must be getting desperate.
Looks good at first glance but has rebuilt title.
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/36DM1mOr/2020-ford-mustang-bullitt

laurasdada

tifighter said:

@laurasdada said:

Well, that was quick... Although I expected Roadburner to properly guess, as well as interior color and VIN...

Okay. I’ll guess oyster for the interior color too.

OMG! Get out of my head!

nyccarguy

As of today, I’ve officially owned my Prelude for 21 years! Of course I drove it to work today AND saw another 5th Generation Prelude in white on 95 on my commute in this AM! So glad I got it running!

Everybody wish former NJ resident @stickguy a happy birthday!

oldfarmer50

qbrozen said:

well, I wound up with nothing last night. I had canceled the Mini (full repaint and TMU) and Suzuki (corrosion noted), but continued on the RX7 and Panda. The former went for an eye-watering $27k, while the latter sold for a very surprising $8500. Those are apparently way more popular than I give them credit for. I mean, this one wasn't even 4x4.

On the US site, I have an offer in for another Escape. This one an '09, but the same miles as the 2010 I sold to my brother. Seems to have far less rust than my previous example, and it is a Limited vs the 2010 XLT. They want $3200. I offered $2600 because the shipping will be $350.

Miles? Engine? $3200 seems a bargain if it runs well.