Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

stickguy

between the chip and the miles, I would pass. Though you could have RB burn some roads over to look at it, since it is in his area.

jpp75

stickguy said:

Hey Bradd. Your 328 HP is getting cheaper!

http://www.royaleasing.com/detail-2014-infiniti-q50-4dr_sedan_awd_premium-used-14461365.html

Sigh. So is the Hybrid Q50 AWD I'm trying to sell him.

laurasdada

Too bad about Scion, they always had SWAG at the NE Auto Show...

ab348

fintail said:

One less cynical marketing scheme aimed to "monetize millennials" or some other cereal box MBA buzzword absurdia, but ended up selling to the over-50 set.

This beautiful front end should have no problem joining the Toyota lineup. Really, a styling classic, I am grateful Toyolex gives us such clean homogenous design:

Seems a better fit for the Lexus "fantasy space movie villain" front end lineup.

asafonov

stever said:

@asafonov, it is fun to live vicariously with the rest of this crowd.

@stever, indeed - I firmly believe that perusing this forum years ago have stopped me from many a car trade.

Though as the children age grow and enter a driving age, I can see I buying more cars, to pass the old ones down to the progeny.

xwesx

sda said:

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No, that one is much classier than mine! Here is a pic of a pic I have hanging in the garage of my actual car. It looks white here, but is more of a light, faded pastel yellow/green

Ah, okay. That may be the same color as my neighbor's Thunderbird. I think his may be a '73? I don't rightly recall the year he told me, but it is the '73-'77 model. Somewhat faded, it actually doesn't look too horrible. His has a darker top on it, though, which really helped to offset some of those colors given the huge amount of sheetmetal on those cars!

xwesx

kyfdx said:

A lot of ugly green colors available in the '70s, for sure.

Yeah, but many nice ones, too. I really miss the paint variety that was once available. We basically have the choice between the colors that half of the population has, or the colors that a third have. It's so drab. There are a few models that I dismiss simply based on them being available only in several shades of grey (including the end caps of black and white).

tifighter

"Save the colors!"
-Brown wagon owner

stickguy

There's Tom? he wants a town car. Can sell his GM and get into this one cheap!

http://www.royaleasing.com/detail-2001-lincoln-town_car-4dr_sedan_signature-used-14677001.html

tjc78

You could do worse for $3600!

Mr_Shiftright

A *LOT* worse: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/5423643949.html

stickguy

They has a GM for $2,000 that looks pretty nice, but more miles.

and just got a 2003 Explorer Sport. 130K, new tires, "runs great". Looks fine in a picture. For only $1,500, could make an awesome winter beater or spare HD run car.

corvette

Yes, a *LOT* worse: https://york.craigslist.org/cto/5429167388.html

Mr_Shiftright

That's pretty frightening. Could this one be even WORSE STILL? Is that possible?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/5432645415.html

You know, I'm learning from these postings that you can scare yourself pretty nicely for $3,600 these days

stickguy

The Monte though has the ultra rare lightweight package. That costs extra.

The 442? Yeah, certainly must be rare (for a good reason), but not what I was expecting.

roadburner

kyfdx said:

Here is the X1 35i that you want:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=881368&highlight=x1

I saw that truck on another list. Methinks $24k would be a fair price. The JB4 tune isn't all that radical.

stickguy

well, if it is a piggyback, should be easy to remove. The question would be if it did any damage already.

Michaell

corvette said:

Yes, a *LOT* worse: https://york.craigslist.org/cto/5429167388.html

Yet another person who believes that low volume equates to high value. 

Unloved then = unloved now. 

How much do you think those brown manual diesel wagons that everybody clamors for will be worth in 10-20 years?

stickguy

depends if they have a VW badge or not.

corvette

Michaell said:

How much do you think those brown manual diesel wagons that everybody clamors for will be worth in 10-20 years?

Very near scrap value. They don't drive themselves and you won't be able to plug them in to recharge.

roadburner

stickguy said:

well, if it is a piggyback, should be easy to remove. The question would be if it did any damage already.

The JB4 tune has a good reputation in the BMW community, I know of several HPDE cars that use it with no ill effects. I would be extremely surprised if the engine's longevity was reduced at all.

roadburner

corvette said:

Yes, a *LOT* worse: https://york.craigslist.org/cto/5429167388.html

Wow. I'd give the joker $350. Tops!

stickguy

OK, can anyone give me a reason why I need to get this, that would work on my wife?

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5432634649.html

roadburner

stickguy said:

OK, can anyone give me a reason why I need to get this, that would work on my wife?

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5432634649.html

It's practical and economical!

I want this: Land Rover Centaur half-track.
What could possibly go wrong?

stickguy

looks like a fine retirement project to putt with in the garage.

js06gv

imidazol97 said:

I think that color is lime-yellow on this chart...

u

Pastel lime

iluvmysephia1

I'd pick Ford's bright red there on that comprehensive automotive color list . 

imidazol97

js06gv said:

imidazol97 said:

I think that color is lime-yellow on this chart...
u

Pastel lime

I think the OP said it had a green tone in the paint, so I thought med lime yellow might
be the color. Then later, the pastel lime showed differently and the med lime yellow was
actually fairly dark on my computer. I am getting different displays of the color from
that chart. I looked on a newer laptop I have to see what that one gave me.

I believe the pastel lime actually is like a Cadillac color I saw on a preserved Cadillac
convertible at a car show. It was just a very light cream tone without the obvious
green tone in the background. I commented to the great couple displaying the car
about the contrasting light green leather seating and interior. The lady pointed out
that the paint actually had a green undertone and told me the name for the paint, which
I don't recall at all. But the color on the car looked more buttery than green.

graphicguy

Mr_Shiftright said:

That's pretty frightening. Could this one be even WORSE STILL? Is that possible?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/5432645415.html

You know, I'm learning from these postings that you can scare yourself pretty nicely for $3,600 these days

THAT looks like a drug deal gone bad...or worse, a jilted lover got some spray paint.

stever

If you considered a small car but ended up buying something larger, a reporter wants to talk with you. Please email PR@edmunds.com by Friday, 2/5/16 with a few words about your decision including the make and model that you chose.

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

OK, can anyone give me a reason why I need to get this, that would work on my wife?

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5432634649.html

1. Very easy to work on and maintain
2. Fun for kids in 4th of July parade
3. Would do very well in collision with neighbor's obnoxious Harley.
4. No solicitors would ever knock on your door
5. Probably fully depreciated at this time
6. Excellent vehicle to survive a zombie apocalypse (I wouldn't play this last card unless you had to).

stickguy

Wonder how expensive it would be to put a roll back on it, and get a period car to ride on the back?

nyccarguy

asafonov said:

@asafonov, it is fun to live vicariously with the rest of this crowd.

@stever, indeed - I firmly believe that perusing this forum years ago have stopped me from many a car trade. Though as the children age grow and enter a driving age, I can see I buying more cars, to pass the old ones down to the progeny.

Funny you should say that @asafonov.  My 9 year old who won't be getting his permit until September 2022 has recently expressed interest in my 2015 Legacy ("I really like the body style").  At that point my Legacy will be 8 years old (bought in 2014).  Closer to 9 years old by the time he gets his license.  Driving the 19,500 miles per year I do, at 8 years old the car will have 156,000 miles & 175,500 miles by the time it is 9 years old.

My Legacy is actually a great car for a new driver.  175 hp 4cyl, AWD, Automatic, Lots of Sheet Metal, responsive handling, linear brakes.

Once my Legacy is paid off, I could justify to my wife in a few years that we should get another car to keep from piling miles on the Subaru so we could give that to Andre.  By that time our Pilot will have over 100K on it and I could justify relegating that to for times when all 5 of us need to be in the car at once.

[Deleted User]

7. Hollywood will pay you to use it in Deliverance 2.

rayainsw

Sooooo - the sales person I worked with on the lease of my 2011 BMW 335iS
for European Delivery has just moved to the dealer closest to where I live.
I have been invited to drive a 2016 340i on Saturday.
[ Much like a 4DR M235i, IMHO. ]
- Ray
Invite accepted ....

Mr_Shiftright

8. Nobody will park next to you at shopping malls.

au1994

@rayainsw...have fun and I am interested to know your impression. I felt that my 335 was a great drivetrain in search of a great chassis. My understanding is that the 340 was to inject a little more driving into the ultimate driving machine

asafonov

nyccarguy said:

asafonov said:

Funny you should say that @asafonov.  My 9 year old who won't be getting his permit until September 2022 has recently expressed interest in my 2015 Legacy ("I really like the body style").  At that point my Legacy will be 8 years old (bought in 2014).  Closer to 9 years old by the time he gets his license.  Driving the 19,500 miles per year I do, at 8 years old the car will have 156,000 miles & 175,500 miles by the time it is 9 years old.

My Legacy is actually a great car for a new driver.  175 hp 4cyl, AWD, Automatic, Lots of Sheet Metal, responsive handling, linear brakes.

Once my Legacy is paid off, I could justify to my wife in a few years that we should get another car to keep from piling miles on the Subaru so we could give that to Andre.  By that time our Pilot will have over 100K on it and I could justify relegating that to for times when all 5 of us need to be in the car at once.

@nyccarguy, my oldest is 1.5 years from his permit, and he said he appreciated that I drove my car (a 2003 Accord) gently We have 2 more in the pipeline-to-driving, hopefully, so some car purchases will definitely happen.

qbrozen

Mr_Shiftright said:

Well are there really that many 4-bangers that can beat a 4.7? Think of the RS in the "fun per dollar" ratio.

The N54 engine has certainly been a hit around the world, but you know, whatever is made by man will fail now and then. Maybe you're getting turbocharger rattle?

Does it matter that it is a 4-banger if it gets v8 mileage?

As for my N54, I traded it on the mustang 2.5 years ago. The bad noise was just a last straw (2 HPFPs, 2 sets of VANOS sensors, new coils and plugs, and enough carbon buildup to trigger misfires all in the short time I had it). It definitely wasn't wastegate rattle, as I am very familiar with that. This was a very faint and very deep sound coming from oil pan region. I refused to stick around to find out what it was or to let it get bad enough for a used car manager to detect it.

Mr_Shiftright

Well as you know I am no big fan of BMW reliability history but I always thought their engines were pretty sweet regardless. I guess I'm just a sucker for the 'ol straight 6 of bygone years. It's my favorite config.

roadburner

au1994 said:

@rayainsw...have fun and I am interested to know your impression. I felt that my 335 was a great drivetrain in search of a great chassis. My understanding is that the 340 was to inject a little more driving into the ultimate driving machine

I agree; the F30 platform has left me totally underwhelmed. Car and Driver just tested a 340 with the Adaptive M Suspension and Variable Sport Steering- their conclusion?

The new 3-series’ mid-cycle updates make a good car a little better, but they’re not transformative. This generation of 3-series still lacks the rewarding sense of driver involvement that helped earn its predecessors 23 10Best trophies since 1992. Knowing its record, we can’t help but miss its defining characteristic.

Read all about it here: 2016 BMW 340i Road Test

The one new feature that would drive me up the wall is the manual transmission with automatic rev-matching; the only way to disable it is to also turn off stability control.

henryn

One of the local VW dealers has some very good deals posted online for leftover 2015 Passat’s. The price includes over $4,000 in rebates, so I dashed off an email asking what the rebates were and what was necessary to qualify.

The answer was not what I expected. It seems that all 2015 Passat’s are under a “mandatory stop sell until VW can fix the cam shaft recall”.

Anyone heard anything about that? I saw something the other day about new Civics being held up for some engine issue (piston pins or ??), but this is the first I have heard about 2015 Passats.

stickguy

I got a notice about that on my Jetta. No recall yet, just the notice. No parts or some such yet. But if the car blows an engine on the highway, I will know why!

stever

VW can't catch a break. AutoBlog has the details. News to me too.

Mr_Shiftright

Didn't see anything about a hold on sales, though.

stever

Jalopnik has an update saying 3,500 cars on dealer lots are under a stop-sale order. Doesn't specify how many are Jettas.

Sandman6472

Just called the National Safety Traffic Board and they say my vin number is not included in this recall, luckily. Feel bad for VW and all this bad luck they are going through right now.
Did get my tires rotated today and plan to get it washed in a bit. Still plan on getting a few of those accessories I found online, just not right now.
Still a bit confused as to why the wife's A3 drives smoother than my Golf does. Same engine and hers uses premium while mine regular. Guessing that their specs must be different since weight wise, they are very similar. Just wish mine was as smooth, that's all. Have also noticed that my rear view mirror is rectangular while hers is an oval...see more out of mine as it shows a bigger image.

The Sandman

Sandman6472

Did get to see the new infotainment system in the 2016 models and liked it and still think it's a shame that VW didn't bring it out last year in the 2015 models. Makes sense that with a brand new model, they'd want their newest systems in them. Just wish VW would give us 2015 owners the option to get it as it should have been done this way in the beginning. Another example of the consumer getting the short end and I plan to voice my dissatisfaction with corporate shortly. At this juncture, seems silly for them to piss off their existing customers with all the bad publicity with their lying about the mpg's on some of their vehicles. They have shown the world what a dishonest company they can be!

The Unhappy Sandman :@

kyfdx

Mr_Shiftright said:

Well as you know I am no big fan of BMW reliability history but I always thought their engines were pretty sweet regardless. I guess I'm just a sucker for the 'ol straight 6 of bygone years. It's my favorite config.

Whaddaya mean, "bygone". Straight six in all three BMWs at my house.

kyfdx

This guy needs advice on high-mileage used cars.

http://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/39375/dodge/charger/help-buying-a-used-charger?new=1