Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

breld

Happy Birthday Sandy!

stickguy

not a car, but we did buy and electric powered device today. New fridge for the garage since we had to leave the spare fridge in the old house in the basement. A nice basic LG garage ready 18 CF top freezer will arrive tomorrow.

also have our new mattress on the way. Just need to get the new king sized bed frame (along with the rest of the bedroom furniture and the china hutch) before it can be delivered. Shed in the next week or 2 will arrive (that is already paid for), and likely the end of the week our fence goes in. And just have to tell the custom closet guy to go ahead and make the pieces for the pantry for that to get installed before Thanksgiving. And thankfully at that point we will have run out of overly expensive things to spend money on, and the house will be pretty well done (well, still have to hang pictures and move some stuff around, but the parts costing money will be set!)

no wonder we have not stopped to look at any cars. No time, and no $!

stickguy

we also may be working until we are as old as Sandy is now though. But we decided at this point in life, after this big of an investment, to just do it all at one shot and be done with it. So we can finally relax a little and just enjoy the place!

nyccarguy

@stickguy said:
not a car, but we did buy and electric powered device today. New fridge for the garage since we had to leave the spare fridge in the old house in the basement. A nice basic LG garage ready 18 CF top freezer will arrive tomorrow.

also have our new mattress on the way. Just need to get the new king sized bed frame (along with the rest of the bedroom furniture and the china hutch) before it can be delivered. Shed in the next week or 2 will arrive (that is already paid for), and likely the end of the week our fence goes in. And just have to tell the custom closet guy to go ahead and make the pieces for the pantry for that to get installed before Thanksgiving. And thankfully at that point we will have run out of overly expensive things to spend money on, and the house will be pretty well done (well, still have to hang pictures and move some stuff around, but the parts costing money will be set!)

no wonder we have not stopped to look at any cars. No time, and no $!

Did you get the kit to make it? “garage ready“?

stickguy

it is from the factory. good to go down to 38 degrees which should be fine for us since the garage is fully insulated and the unit will be against an interior wall. advertised as garage ready too.

tjc78

We haven’t had any problems with our regular fridge in the garage. Being on an interior wall really helps

stickguy

it is a bit colder up here. We did a lot of discussing with people at the stores and a common theme was that newer fridges were designed differently and were more sensitive to the temperature extremes, unlike the old tanks that just worked anywhere and lasted forever. Not too worried though, since I doubt it will get much below 38 in our garage. Plus most likely once we hit January may just turn it off since we really don't need it outside of the holidays..

Sandman6472

When I left the post office, went out quietly...just the way I came in. It was humiliating enough to be sitting in that room 8 hours/day doing nothing those last 6 weeks. Just was glad to finally have had a decision made. But was difficult for a 56 year old guy who did nothing wrong to be fired so badly. Still, after winning our federal class action suit, not so much as a simple, "we're sorry" has come out of their mouths! Shame on them really and just makes me smile that much more every month when my pension check is deposited in my bank account!!! And I really did land on my feet in a much better place. Found another career in a different industry that I still love to this day! And to be getting paid to do something one enjoys anyways is a great way to end one's working life, whenever that will be!

And trust me, working part time at this age is really no big deal. I've finally got a great schedule with enough days off in between to feel like I'm not even working. And the small extra income every two weeks is just a bonus really. Job is so easy really, driving newer vehicles from point A to point B is hardly what I'd really call work. And driving most of the latest vehicles out there is the cherry on top of the sundae! Maybe that's why I'm in no hurry to get something new yet.

Sandman6472

Worked 6 hours yesterday and it really was quite easy. Today will be 5 hours which ain't too bad either. Then two eight hour days during the week and I'll be done. Been averaging about 29 hours each week which is about perfect. Would love 30 hours/week to be honest, so we're very close to that right now. And having Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays off is just about perfect. We both work weekends now and prefer weekdays off anyways. So a win/win for us all. And best of all, we never know what we're going to do each workday. No two days are ever the same which I kind of like though I would prefer to do more long distance driving. Miss those days of going to Tampa, Jacksonville, Ft. Pierce & Key West. Nice to get out on the road with the sunroof open & the tunes blasting on the audio system. As close to perfect as one can get!!! Guess I'd even do it for free if asked...but glad I do get paid to do it all!

stickguy

My wife and I decided that a big perk of being retired is not having to go out doing errands and shopping on the weekend. Plus a number of businesses are open open 9-5 on weekdays

nyccarguy

@stickguy said:
My wife and I decided that a big perk of being retired is not having to go out doing errands and shopping on the weekend. Plus a number of businesses are open open 9-5 on weekdays

My Dad & I work every other Friday/Saturday. It is life changing what you can get done on a Friday AM as opposed to trying to cram every errand on a Saturday/Sunday.

tjc78

Even when I worked in an office full time I used an hour around 1 or so to run errands or do a quick food shop. Saved so much time.

tifighter

Glad I didn’t park at the Aussie port the other day-

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

My wife and I decided that a big perk of being retired is not having to go out doing errands and shopping on the weekend. Plus a number of businesses are open open 9-5 on weekdays

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HINT: If you don’t like shopping on weekends you better not retire because everyday is like a weekend.

jmonroe

sda

True to my CCBA DNA, and my wife's chagrin, I was out doing my Sunday morning car browsing. It was a beautiful morning. The Cadillac lot was overflowing with new vehicles, the Honda lot was the opposite.

Michaell

Member needs help with a rebuilt title Subaru

stickguy

Is his name Bradd?

nyccarguy

@stickguy said:
Is his name Bradd?

Can you please give me a shred credit?

jmonroe1

sda said:

True to my CCBA DNA, and my wife's chagrin, I was out doing my Sunday morning car browsing. It was a beautiful morning. The Cadillac lot was overflowing with new vehicles, the Honda lot was the opposite.

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Just for your info, that ain’t no Caddy.

jmonroe

stickguy

nyccarguy said:

@stickguy said:

Is his name Bradd?

Can you please give me a shred credit?

I couldn't resist since you seem to be checking in on every Sube!

Edit: I just clicked on the link. I was expecting something already done and a lot older. That one took a serious whack.

corvette

Saw my first Ineos Grenadier in the wild today. This was in Mount Adams, near the Cincinnati Art Museum (they have both an Ansel Adams and a George Bellows exhibition open right now, highly recommend).

cdnpinhead

What are the odds that that vehicle will never leave the pavement (question #1), or a well-maintained gravel or dirt road (question #2)?

Why do I care? I don't know, but I do. There was a time when vehicles were used for purpose, and the well set up ones showed signs of actual use.

Oh well. . .

jmonroe1

cdnpinhead said:

What are the odds that that vehicle will never leave the pavement (question #1), or a well-maintained gravel or dirt road (question #2)?

Why do I care? I don't know, but I do. There was a time when vehicles were used for purpose, and the well set up ones showed signs of actual use.

Oh well. . .

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Here are my 2 questions:

Do you mean like back in the day when pickups had eight foot beds and were almost solely owned by guys in the trades? Like brick layers who didn’t think twice about throwing bricks and even concrete blocks into the unprotected bed of their trucks and never thought twice about it?

Oh well, I remember those days back in the 50’s.

jmonroe

Michaell

My dad used his ‘70 Chevy C-10 as a truck. Hauled lumber and tools, pulled a bass boat, etc.

Never used a bed liner or anything.

28firefighter

There is an Ineos dealer near me. They were originally (and still are) a high end used car store. They’ve since added this.

oldfarmer50

jmonroe1 said:

cdnpinhead said:

What are the odds that that vehicle will never leave the pavement (question #1), or a well-maintained gravel or dirt road (question #2)?

Why do I care? I don't know, but I do. There was a time when vehicles were used for purpose, and the well set up ones showed signs of actual use.

Oh well. . .

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Here are my 2 questions:

Do you mean like back in the day when pickups had eight foot beds and were almost solely owned by guys in the trades? Like brick layers who didn’t think twice about throwing bricks and even concrete blocks into the unprotected bed of their trucks and never thought twice about it?

Oh well, I remember those days back in the 50’s.

jmonroe

I’m one of those guys.😀

qbrozen

I can’t believe people are bidding like this and the seller can’t even answer all the questions, such as what parts went into the build. Too many people have more money than sense, IMHO.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-560sec-57/

stickguy

Really rich people and collectors work in a different way than mere mortals. But that is a cool car. I’m surprised though that the manual trans is that popular.

nyccarguy

jmonroe1 said:

cdnpinhead said:

What are the odds that that vehicle will never leave the pavement (question #1), or a well-maintained gravel or dirt road (question #2)?

Why do I care? I don't know, but I do. There was a time when vehicles were used for purpose, and the well set up ones showed signs of actual use.

Oh well. . .

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Here are my 2 questions:

Do you mean like back in the day when pickups had eight foot beds and were almost solely owned by guys in the trades? Like brick layers who didn’t think twice about throwing bricks and even concrete blocks into the unprotected bed of their trucks and never thought twice about it?

Oh well, I remember those days back in the 50’s.

jmonroe

Yes. Drive belt snapped? You'll could get back home in time for dinner by using your shoe lace. Low on coolant? Pull over. Drink a 6 pack of Bud & let it filter through you.

pensfan83

qbrozen said:

I can’t believe people are bidding like this and the seller can’t even answer all the questions, such as what parts went into the build. Too many people have more money than sense, IMHO.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-560sec-57/

BaT has become the Target of eBay motors.

graphicguy

Personal rant...looing at that BaT ad reminds me of a trend that irks me. Don't know why, either.

I'm tired of hearing people say and ads that have the word "bespoke" used.

"BE" "SPOKE"! makes no logical sense.

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

cdnpinhead said:

What are the odds that that vehicle will never leave the pavement (question #1), or a well-maintained gravel or dirt road (question #2)?

Why do I care? I don't know, but I do. There was a time when vehicles were used for purpose, and the well set up ones showed signs of actual use.

Oh well. . .

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Here are my 2 questions:

Do you mean like back in the day when pickups had eight foot beds and were almost solely owned by guys in the trades? Like brick layers who didn’t think twice about throwing bricks and even concrete blocks into the unprotected bed of their trucks and never thought twice about it?

Oh well, I remember those days back in the 50’s.

jmonroe

I’m one of those guys.😀

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No bed liner even when hauling manure, wow?

jmonroe

jmonroe1

qbrozen said:

I can’t believe people are bidding like this and the seller can’t even answer all the questions, such as what parts went into the build. Too many people have more money than sense, IMHO.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-560sec-57/

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I agree but at least the add says the dealer isn’t imposing any additional charges, so there’s that.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

nyccarguy said:

jmonroe1 said:

cdnpinhead said:

What are the odds that that vehicle will never leave the pavement (question #1), or a well-maintained gravel or dirt road (question #2)?

Why do I care? I don't know, but I do. There was a time when vehicles were used for purpose, and the well set up ones showed signs of actual use.

Oh well. . .

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Here are my 2 questions:

Do you mean like back in the day when pickups had eight foot beds and were almost solely owned by guys in the trades? Like brick layers who didn’t think twice about throwing bricks and even concrete blocks into the unprotected bed of their trucks and never thought twice about it?

Oh well, I remember those days back in the 50’s.

jmonroe

Yes. Drive belt snapped? You'll could get back home in time for dinner by using your shoe lace. Low on coolant? Pull over. Drink a 6 pack of Bud & let it filter through you.

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I don’t know why I never thought of doing that.

jmonroe

Sandman6472

Looks like my new smart phone is on the way to our house from Orlando. Should be here late tomorrow afternoon if all goes as planned. Wednesday morning, I'll sit down and do the transfer of information & see how it goes. Worked out pretty easy last time I did it in 2021 so have no fears. Not getting too excited yet but should be a nice change.

Michaell

Member asks, "Should I trade or should I stay pat?"

fintail

qbrozen said:

I can’t believe people are bidding like this and the seller can’t even answer all the questions, such as what parts went into the build. Too many people have more money than sense, IMHO.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-560sec-57/

Late 90s era steering wheel looks really weird in that.

Not sure where the money comes from - crypto dorks cashing out, lucky real estate buyers cashing out, etc.

tifighter

Time to switch to the all seasons.

xwesx

Type R in its natural state.

nyccarguy

explorerx4

tifighter is getting these put on for the winter.

jmonroe1

explorerx4 said:

tifighter is getting these put on for the winter.

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Nah, he’s going to put those on top of his all-seasons and jack it up at the same time for a better view of the snow flakes.

jmonroe

tifighter

@explorerx4 said:
tifighter is getting these put on for the winter.

Those are for the minivan.

mjfloyd1

Some pretty nice Toyota concept vehicles at SEMA

https://www.autoweek.com/news/g62811054/toyota-brought-10-cool-concepts-to-sema-here-are-all-10/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_aut&utm_medium=email&date=110524&utm_campaign=nl37351932&oo=&user_email=aa8fb836422a392012af3c9116972e4ed85fd20fd898fd1602bc92f77eeabc60&GID=aa8fb836422a392012af3c9116972e4ed85fd20fd898fd1602bc92f77eeabc60&utm_term=TEST- NEW TEST - Sending List - AM 180D Clicks, NON AM 90D Opens, Both Subbed Last 30D

nyccarguy

My parents walked into the Lexus dealer on Saturday night. They've leased 2 cars from this dealer, but the salesperson & manager they dealt with isn't there any more. A salesman took them on a lengthy test drive with an RX, NX, & One of the Hybrids (I'm not sure which one). Their lease is up in March. They are already way over the miles on their 2022 RX350. Their 2022 Has damage to it as well resulting in about $3,000 in negative equity. They got 10% off sticker before the $4,000 lease incentive. Base money factor for November & residual. They also generated a Morgan Stanley Certificate.

Thank-you @Michaell & @kyfdx

xwesx

nyccarguy said:

My parents walked into the Lexus dealer on Saturday night. They've leased 2 cars from this dealer, but the salesperson & manager they dealt with isn't there any more. A salesman took them on a lengthy test drive with an RX, NX, & One of the Hybrids (I'm not sure which one). Their lease is up in March. They are already way over the miles on their 2022 RX350. Their 2022 Has damage to it as well resulting in about $3,000 in negative equity. They got 10% off sticker before the $4,000 lease incentive. Base money factor for November & residual. They also generated a Morgan Stanley Certificate.

Thank-you @Michaell & @kyfdx

So, did they walk away with a new lease or just numbers for now?

oldfarmer50

nyccarguy said:

My parents walked into the Lexus dealer on Saturday night. They've leased 2 cars from this dealer, but the salesperson & manager they dealt with isn't there any more. A salesman took them on a lengthy test drive with an RX, NX, & One of the Hybrids (I'm not sure which one). Their lease is up in March. They are already way over the miles on their 2022 RX350. Their 2022 Has damage to it as well resulting in about $3,000 in negative equity. They got 10% off sticker before the $4,000 lease incentive. Base money factor for November & residual. They also generated a Morgan Stanley Certificate.

Thank-you @Michaell & @kyfdx

I was going to say that if they tend to go over mileage why not buy instead of lease but then I saw the $4k lease incentive. Any similar discounts if you buy?

kyfdx

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:

My parents walked into the Lexus dealer on Saturday night. They've leased 2 cars from this dealer, but the salesperson & manager they dealt with isn't there any more. A salesman took them on a lengthy test drive with an RX, NX, & One of the Hybrids (I'm not sure which one). Their lease is up in March. They are already way over the miles on their 2022 RX350. Their 2022 Has damage to it as well resulting in about $3,000 in negative equity. They got 10% off sticker before the $4,000 lease incentive. Base money factor for November & residual. They also generated a Morgan Stanley Certificate.

Thank-you @Michaell & @kyfdx

I was going to say that if they tend to go over mileage why not buy instead of lease but then I saw the $4k lease incentive. Any similar discounts if you buy?

Just low rate financing. No incentive

mjfloyd1

@nyccarguy said:
My parents walked into the Lexus dealer on Saturday night. They've leased 2 cars from this dealer, but the salesperson & manager they dealt with isn't there any more. A salesman took them on a lengthy test drive with an RX, NX, & One of the Hybrids (I'm not sure which one). Their lease is up in March. They are already way over the miles on their 2022 RX350. Their 2022 Has damage to it as well resulting in about $3,000 in negative equity. They got 10% off sticker before the $4,000 lease incentive. Base money factor for November & residual. They also generated a Morgan Stanley Certificate.

Thank-you @Michaell & @kyfdx

Could lease for incentive and immediately buy it out

nyccarguy

@xwesx said:
So, did they walk away with a new lease or just numbers for now?

They are picking it up Friday!