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Next up is a 2008 Ford Edge. Maybe too plain for me but if it is cheap enough...
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Don’t be #7. Nobody buys an M2 just to take it to the grocery store. They got away with it but you’ll be left holding the bag.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
There is something of interest in their "make an offer" column. My concern is the miles. 2004 JGC Laredo 4x4 with the old straight 6. 141k miles. Has new 285/70/17 all-terrains on it, with a moderate suspension lift. Codes are present for O2 sensors and the windshield is cracked.
I'm probably better off just getting that low-mileage Pathfinder. It is a little large for my taste, though, and demands quite a bit more cash than these other beaters.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
I’ve noticed recently on carfax listings that cars that were obviously rentals get reported as fleet. That’s not how they used to appear. Are the rental companies doing something different with how they register these to avoid the tag?
Not that I’m looking out there or anything.
I think it depends on the state. Florida and a few others say ‘Fleet’ on the plate sticker but in NY they are regular 2 year registrations. Probably boils down to which costs less.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I went to the LA show a couple of times before I moved to Colorado. Early 90’s. I stumbled across some pictures from them not too long ago. If I can put my hands on them again, I’ll post.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
It is overpriced and I swore I’d never get the 3.7, but I really really like this. Probably mostly the color.
https://www.autoexpoli.com/2009-Jeep-Liberty-Huntington-NY-Long-Island-Queens-Connecticut-Suffolk/used_car/OoZSLpsOAac=
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Sharp looking. I could winter beat the heck out of that.
Though a pickup makes the most sense. Just not financially these days!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Maybe lease a Ram like Tom. Give it back before the frame rots out too bad!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I keep looking for ram leases but it would have to be dirt cheap, which just ain’t happenin.
Someone posted a pretty good looking 2001 Frontier with 87k last night in CT on facebook. Something about it has me on the fence, though. Can’t quite put my finger on it. Lack of pics, possibly busted AC, vague damage description … it adds up in the BS meter, possibly.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2068010363580641/
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
My default assumption with marketplace is that it’s a scam or someone’s trying to cheat you, until proven otherwise.
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There are enough M2s out there that haven’t had 7 owners.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
You get what you pay for.
Sounds like Hawaiian shirt and shorts weather to me!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
At BMW we had a 3 Series come in with a staggered set of wheels and a clueless tire shop had rotated them front to rear.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Me neither.
The coldest I’ve ever experienced was -20 F and that was back in the mid 70’s. I worked with a guy who had to leave his car out one night so he put one of those old time extension lights with a 100 watt light bulb in it on the intake manifold near the carburetor then covered the hood with a few heavy moving quilts. He got up early to see if his car would start and it did. He said he was in the process of patting himself on the back, being so pleased with himself, for thinking about doing that until he heard his vinyl seat crack.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I had that exact same thing happen when I had the 335 convertible. I took it back the next day and was accused of rotating them myself but they finally did swap them back.
My local Firestone store did the same thing on my Honda Fit. Luckily, I checked before I left the store.
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Just for sh-ts and grins, did a local search for 2023 Hyundai Kona Limited models in the 50 mile radius of home and did find quite a few still in stock for sale, mostly down in Miami. Guessing that would be a bit too weird to have the same vehicle but in a different color. I know it'll fit on my side and do lie the way they look. At 166", very doable. Got to ride in a Kia Seltos yesterday in Miami for a few minutes and even though bigger, think it could work also. And that comes in at 172" plus so do have options going forward. And there is about a $7K price difference, give or take, between the 2023 and 2024 models. But since I haven't driven a 2024 model yet, hard to make a valid comparison between both models. So, thinking a "garage test" is needed to decide which way to go here. Just have to really decide if two of the same vehicles for the next 9 or so years is doable!
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
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Guess it depends on what exactly is discontinued, though. You can really get into the weeds thinking about it. A Dodge Caliber is discontinued, but in name only. It lives on as the Jeep Compass. The Corvette is not discontinued but you can own one from 2 generations ago that has zero relationship to the current one except for the name.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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Right? I was expecting them to just refund me and say “keep it.” They are spending more to transport it than they’ll get from junking it.
I think it possible the selling dealership just ghosted them. Sounded that way from the clues they dropped in our convos. So possibly the auction is refunding me out of their pocket and will sell it sans title.
On that orange Liberty, the dealership has not responded to my first inquiry nor to my offer through their “make us an offer” button on their website. They also have several JGCs I like the looks of. Oh well. Oddly, their google reviews aren’t bad. Actually fairly strong. But on dealerrater and yelp, they are awful and there are many reports of them not responding, not having anything on their website actually in stock, and selling lipsticked pigs.
There is a mechanic selling one not far away, but his business hours are M-F 9-5. Told him that would be very tough for me. He didn’t seem to care.
Then another in Lakewood at one of the small backroom dealers like where I got the Escape. It is white, which I’m not fond of, but maybe a blank pallet. Again, not sure when I could get there. I really just need one delivered to my driveway. It is simply how I work these days. Haha.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I made that mistake with my '69 C20. It's vinyl seat was in perfect condition in 1997 when I got it back on the road. Then, in 1999, I brought it up to Fairbanks and used it, for the first time, during the long, cold winter of 1999/2000. By the end of the winter, there was a big, shredded hole where the driver sits. To this day, I have a piece of cardboard I put over the seat there just to keep from tearing up the stuffing (because I'm too lazy to reupholster it). The rest of the black vinyl bench seat (and back) still looks perfect.