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Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)
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There's times I have to go out there when he's already there. If I buy the 06 Dodge it will go out there probably once a week pulling one of the trailers. If I don't buy that then my vehicle will probably only go out there on occation, not very often. I'm pretty torn between the MDX and the Ram.......kind of an odd pair to be torn between, lol. I'm trying not to think about it and just buy what feels right when we go to get his truck and whatever I'm getting.
OK, that's it. You're now officially a nutcase in my book.
The Ram is a $40k tool. If you need it, buy it.
It appears you don't need it.
You certainly don't need a $40k toy. Even if you needed it, you can't afford it. Affording is different than probably being able to make all the payments.
I wish you good luck riding out the Titan situation; I think you need to get rid of it -- or stop driving it -- before it hits the powertrain warranty limit. You could be out $5k or more if the transmission and/or engine dies on you.
Like the man said; figure out your needs, and buy what you really need.
Good luck,
-Mathias
The Titan is on the brink of being out of its powertrain warranty, this Friday will probably be its final warranty visit for the check valve and then I have to pay to fix the check engine light, transmission is acting up too.
The MDX is out of the question now, the dealer won't discount the 05 enough to make it worth it to me. A $3k discount isn't enough on a 2 year old car in my book.
The Sandman :confuse:
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
nyccarguy: I hope so. I really wanted Gee to have a car that he LOVES (like the Lexus) and DRIVES (like the Civic). The TSX might be that car. If not, I will gladly take if off of his hands
That's kinda dumb. All he has to do is go on ebay, pay the BIN price, and it's his. Of course, at that point, it really is HIS. But if he ain't sure, why is he asking you to end early? Sounds like a flake.. but if he's a flake with money, you're in clover...
-Mathias
LOL, yeah she's pretty rough looking, but mechanically she's 100% which is all that really matters. The logging boss has a nice 89 Timberjack that looks great but is a mechanical nightmare. Thankfully we paid next to nothing for Kermit. We don't pull her behind our truck, she stays in the woods until we move to another log sale, then we have her hauled by a trucking company.
BTW, I've seen worse, we looked a couple before we bought Kermit. They were price at twice what we paid for Kermit.
That's a big part of the problem right there. "Using the force" may work for Luke Skywalker but for the rest of us there is no substitute for examining our needs (and wants a bit too) and then acting accordingly.
The Titan has to go, it's going to be expensive trouble. Zippy has to go because you have the Sebring.
The Titan has to go, it's going to be expensive trouble. Zippy has to go because you have the Sebring.
I think part of the problem is I've over-analyzed, which I tend to do. I hate making decisions, especially about my vehicles because it seems like I'm always wrong. I have to keep telling myself that I ordered the right truck and I just need to go pick it up. I have a bad habit of second guessing when it comes to my vehicle. If it came right down to it I'd keep driving the Titan, just to avoid a decision this time.
Heck, I did the whole deal for hubby's truck, didn't even blink, I KNEW that was the perfect truck at the perfect price. Not to mention the dealership is being VERY generous about the trade in value of the Titan.........$21k and considering there's 3 trades I doubt its an over allowance. Now if I could just get that pesky check engine light to stay off. I have a bad feeling that's gonna cost on Friday.
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Now I just have to find someone to install all my goodies.
But: even Mathias is telling you to dump the Titan. It's been trouble for you all along. AND you're getting a great trade-in for it apparently. And buying a Pilot or MDX seems like a bad idea, given all your parameters.
If you can afford it, I'd still say, buy the Dodge Ram diesel.....& get rid of the Titan, regardless.
I think part of the problem is I've over-analyzed, which I tend to do. I hate making decisions, especially about my vehicles because it seems like I'm always wrong. I have to keep telling myself that I ordered the right truck and I just need to go pick it up. I have a bad habit of second guessing when it comes to my vehicle.
But: even Mathias is telling you to dump the Titan. It's been trouble for you all along. AND you're getting a great trade-in for it apparently. And buying a Pilot or MDX seems like a bad idea, given all your parameters.
If you can afford it, I'd still say, buy the Dodge Ram diesel.....& get rid of the Titan, regardless.
LOL, yup, sounds like a correct diagnosis. I have thrown up my hands and told hubby to decide what I'm going to drive. He just said obviously it will be the truck I ordered. Now I just have to decide what cleaning products I need to buy to keep the black truck beautiful.......decisions, decisions, lol.
Hubby also says the Titan has got to go, its a money pit waiting to happen. Even with everything the truck has done wrong, I still love that truck. If I could (sensibly) keep driving it I would, but with the warranty almost up that's an expensive idea.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I keep telling my wife I am going to keep what I buy, and I try to, but in a few months I always find myself wanting something else.
Frugally yours,
-Mathias
Great deal on those Si wheels. Stock Honda wheels from the dealer are EXPENSIVE!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Hey, that's a good enough reason for most of us around this forum. If I could afford it (and had the garage space) I'd lease twelve vehicles, one per month for a year, each on a twelve month lease.
I really think the problem is that for myself and for many others, they just keep coming out with new and innovative vehicles and gadgets for our vehicles, and there's just always that something else I've got to have.
I think I've shared with you guys that I'm a minister and I'll have to admit, two of the biggest verses in Scripture that I struggle with are Philippians 4:6, Don't be anxious for anything, and Philippians 4:11, I've learned to be content in whatever circumstance I'm in. Man, that's tough!
I'm trying, I did spend less than $900 on the last car I bought. Thought I did pretty good there, course my 12 year old is already eyeing it as his own. Might be a good first car, certainly can't hurt the darn thing.
I'm saying all written material... Anything that is written by humans should be scrutinized and not taken as total truth with a large margin of human error. :surprise:
Mark
I remember when we used to be able to live with $2500 cars. Those were the good ole days. Now we are happy keeping the notes below $1000 a month between the two of us.
I'm sure if we hadn't seen the spy pics of the next Accord-type vehicle we'd probably have a TL. But we have to wait and see if they come to fruition. I'd love to have a larger more aggressive Civicish vehicle. Especially if it has a regular instrument panel.
Rocky
Rocky
Ditto.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Except for stuff that calls itself a "sport compact". You could find yourself a nice 4-door Integra and still get decent mileage.
What's the list? And how much longer on the warranty, & lease?
All these comments were the same comments people made about $3/gallon a year or so ago and the same comments people made about $2/gallon a couple of years before that.
I get a certain sense of satisfaction from a car that gets good mileage compared to its competitors, but the price of gas doesn't really affect my car purchasing decisions at all. I think the price would have to double or triple from where it is currently before it became a key factor in my car shopping decisions.
Strictly on its own merits, the (20/30?) EPA rating of the new 325i isn't all that great. But compared to cars you might say were in its class, it does pretty well.
The A4 2.0T betters its interior by quite a way in my book, and also betters its mpg rating by several points. But you have to settle for FWD. :sick:
The IS250 matches that A4 for power and fuel economy with RWD, but of course it doesn't have the instant-on torque delivery of the Audi's turbo.
bumpy: yeah maybe. A combined 30 or so isn't great, but I will give you "decent". :-)
So many nice cars out there......I could daydream all day about what my next one will be. :-)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
14,000 miles on it, so I have 36k of warranty remaining. No lease and no loan. In spite of all of the above gripes, I love the way it drives. The engine is incredibly smooth, and the handling is superb.
Where did you guys see the spy shots of the new Accord?
Had the tweeters done yesterday after both me & the stereo guy found them way up on the dash. Now I have sound surrounding me in the upper levels of the car. Still think the 120 watt sub-woofer is a bit tame in this car. Would prefer maybe 240 watts. Is this an easy thing to do? Seems like all that would be needed would be to swap out 1 sub-woofer for another. Am I on the right track here? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Still am getting comments about the car & the color from folks at work. Everyone so far loves it.
Happy camper here guys!
The Sandman