Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous

Mr_Shiftright

There are plenty of things in life that feel great that are really bad for you.

corvette

roadburner said:

I know I'd end up regretting buying it, but I really do like this Italian siren.

What a beaut!

28firefighter

Give it another 6 months, @roadburner. They’ll be paying you to take it. 

ab348

henryn said:

699,989 miles? Really?

That would have to be a typo, no one had odometers that went over 100k back in those days.

They included the 10ths digit as 1 mile. Kids these days with their digital odometers...

That is a cool car though it obviously has needs. In this case I agree with Shifty that a modern drivetrain and brakes would make it much more enjoyable to own. I don't usually come down on that side very often.

stickguy

I missed it. what are they asking for that wagon?

stickguy

I saw a red Guilia like that (though I think it was a darker shade) today. Sharp. Don't see many out and about though.

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

I missed it. what are they asking for that wagon?

14,500 I think. Judging from photos, I think about half that is market correct.

28firefighter

Got some warm(er) and clear weather here in Seattle. Took advantage of it to wash 2/3 of the fleet. 

stickguy

nice looking cars. and house.

28firefighter

Thanks! 

corvette

Very nice! Didn't realize the Stelvio and X1 were both dark blue.

Sandman6472

Ended up taking 78 Tahoe's, Suburbans, Yukon's, Yukon XL's, Pacifica's and Grand Caravans to the Hard Rock stadium in North Miami today for the tennis tournament. There were two teams and started at 6:30. Done by 12:30 and worked out very easy until the last trip when the traffic for some music festival there made folks drive like morons. Was so glad to be finally done to be honest. The big boss was our lead driver and he ended taking us all out for lunch which was greatly appreciated! Not sure how long they'll be needed but eventually, we'll have to go pick them all up, just hoping it ain't on a Saturday. The extra $ was really nice to make but I like taking the weekends off to be honest.

Sandman6472

The Cruze came home yesterday and got really dirty on the trip. Needs a good wash and wax to but she'll do that once she gets back to St. Cloud during the week. Drove it a bit this afternoon and it's really very nice. Moves briskly when needed and the seats are very comfortable. She absolutely loves it also! Glad she's happy with it as she'll have it for a long while.
Now, seems the younger sister wants to replace her 2008 Accent with something new. Not sure what she wants but like me, she's always liked the Mini Cooper. She makes pretty decent $ as a pharmacist so think she'll be getting something really very nice. Luckily she's in no hurry since the Accent is driving just fine. But after ten plus years, she's just ready for something newer and different. We'll see how this all goes.

Sandman6472

As the miles keep going, notice how well my Golf is driving. No problems to speak of, just have to get the 3 windshield wipers replaced. They're open only on weekdays so a bit hard to get there as I worked most of last week and the one day I was off, was pouring when I passed the store and forgot to go over after it ended. Off Tuesday this week so plan on going over and ordering what I need. Rainy season will be here soon enough so now's the time to replace them so I will on Tuesday.
But it's still a pleasure to drive so it pains me to say, in no hurry to replace it yet. Even the wife threw in her opinion the other day telling me I could wait a couple of years till I replace it! not sure how it came up in conversation but politely told her that I'm just not sure what and when I'll replace it with. But seriously, just not sure what I'll get next? My list is all over the place but the only constant is that it's got to be on the smaller side, something under 175" or so. And hoping it won't be white as she's got white right now. Figure it'll be something around $20K plus my car, so there must be plenty in those configurations to choose from.

28firefighter

Yep. Both blue by coincidence. My focus for both was the deal so color didn’t play in much to the decision, as long as it wasn’t something truly revolting. 

stickguy

these days, setting a limit like 175" at least does eliminate a lot of options, making it easier to decide. When your initial list (like some of us) spans from a Mini Cooper to a Ram Big Horn, it does not eliminate much!

I still think a Kona with the 1.6t engine will be your perfect car. So am curious to know what you think about it when you finally try one out.

stickguy

for some reason, I really have become fascinated with the new X3. I think the wife would love one of these for her next car (as an alternative to a new RDX). Local place has some in the loaner fleet now which I was not expecting. So, when the time comes, who knows?

This one has very nice color combo. For some reason it is not discounted much, but they have one the same colors but more options, for less $ asking due to a much larger discount. Odd the way they price these.

https://www.bmwofmtlaurel.com/exotic-used/BMW/2019-BMW-X3-Mount-Laurel-9b6ec0e70a0d0cc702714c9195b971a7.htm

suydam

I’m with you on liking smaller vehicles. While the Encore is on the body shop I’ve got a Mazda CX-5 as a loaner. It’s a very nice wehicle but really too large for either of us to enjoy driving it. We drove much larger minivans and cars when our kids were younger but now we both prefer the handling and feel of smaller cars. The Kona EV really interests me as a possible future replacement for the Encore. As for the Volt, our plan was to lease another one. Now they’ve stopped making them we may just buy it at the end of the lease in December.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

for some reason, I really have become fascinated with the new X3. I think the wife would love one of these for her next car (as an alternative to a new RDX). Local place has some in the loaner fleet now which I was not expecting. So, when the time comes, who knows? This one has very nice color combo. For some reason it is not discounted much, but they have one the same colors but more options, for less $ asking due to a much larger discount. Odd the way they price these. https://www.bmwofmtlaurel.com/exotic-used/BMW/2019-BMW-X3-Mount-Laurel-9b6ec0e70a0d0cc702714c9195b971a7.htm

No nav = no carplay

stickguy

I know. they have the same car with the Navi package and 19" wheels, but same color combo. Just cheaper (much bigger discount listed, I think the MSRP was right about $50k.) No pictures of it up yet though, so I linked to the one that did have pics.

ronsteve

stickguy said:

I really liked the 3.6 outback too.. that’s the one I probably should have gotten. Oh well!

I wondered a time or three if I should have held out to look into a 3.6 Outback myself. Now just over 5 months in with the RDX and finally starting to bond with it.

nyccarguy

Both my sons had their state hockey tournament this weekend.  I traveled up to Avon, CT which is normally 1 1/2 hours with my 12 year old.  The trip on Friday afternoon took over 2 hours.  My (almost) 10 year old had his tournament in Bridgeport which is normally 1/2 hour away and took my wife over an hour to get there on Friday night.

The 12 year old & his Pee Wee team got slaughtered (they lost 4-1, 9-1, & 6-0).  The (almost) 10 year old and his Squirt team lost their 1st game 2-1, 2nd game 8-1, and won the final game 2-0.

Turns our one of the Dads is “one of us.”  I noticed he had a new X3 M40i in a very sexy dark blue.  We started talking and I asked him if he leased or bought.  He replied:  “I’m a flipper.  My 1 vice.  No way i could hold on to a car for 3 years.”

My wife took my Q40 to the gym.  It had my jacket (and my Pilot keys).  She took her bag (with her Pilot keys).  So I had to take my Prelude (in the simply gorgeous 40 & rainy) to pick up my son and daughter from Hebrew school.  Not happy about it.  Still, it fired up right away.  Got me where I needed to go without a fuss.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

I know. they have the same car with the Navi package and 19" wheels, but same color combo. Just cheaper (much bigger discount listed, I think the MSRP was right about $50k.) No pictures of it up yet though, so I linked to the one that did have pics.

At $50K MSRP, it has to be missing a few things, I think.

My wife's 2017 X3 stickered for a little over $54K

marcogallo1986

 28 firefighter, nice on the cars, they look black to me, nice but they’re actually dark blue. Thanks to the others mentioned what the color was about. 

marcogallo1986

 Hard to ride in a new XL almost fully loaded, in the back was nice but the captains chairs. Will good Type your comment

marcogallo1986

 GMC Yukon 

stickguy

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:

I know. they have the same car with the Navi package and 19" wheels, but same color combo. Just cheaper (much bigger discount listed, I think the MSRP was right about $50k.) No pictures of it up yet though, so I linked to the one that did have pics.

At $50K MSRP, it has to be missing a few things, I think.

My wife's 2017 X3 stickered for a little over $54K

LED lights, heated wheel/seats, Navi with car play, moonroof, BLIS package. Not missing anything important!

https://www.bmwofmtlaurel.com/exotic-used/BMW/2019-BMW-X3-Mount-Laurel-58ffa1a50a0d0c144c8737e4ad5f32fe.htm

roadburner

On the way to work I rarely see speeds north of 60 mph, so I decided to put some relatively high speed miles on the Clubman today. On the way home from church I took the longer interstate route; I drove several miles at 85+ and the car still returned over 30 mpg. 

fintail

This must be a big youth hockey weekend. The rink nearest me (a dearth of them in this area) was booked up most of the day, but had open time in the evening/night - I got in 2+ hours of stick and puck on a rarely scheduled weekend session, skated until I could barely stand. Good times, young again.

I am going car looking in a couple hours, not expecting much, but who knows.

nyccarguy said:

Both my sons had their state hockey tournament this weekend.  I traveled up to Avon, CT which is normally 1 1/2 hours with my 12 year old.  The trip on Friday afternoon took over 2 hours.  My (almost) 10 year old had his tournament in Bridgeport which is normally 1/2 hour away and took my wife over an hour to get there on Friday night.

The 12 year old & his Pee Wee team got slaughtered (they lost 4-1, 9-1, & 6-0).  The (almost) 10 year old and his Squirt team lost their 1st game 2-1, 2nd game 8-1, and won the final game 2-0.

Turns our one of the Dads is “one of us.”  I noticed he had a new X3 M40i in a very sexy dark blue.  We started talking and I asked him if he leased or bought.  He replied:  “I’m a flipper.  My 1 vice.  No way i could hold on to a car for 3 years.”

My wife took my Q40 to the gym.  It had my jacket (and my Pilot keys).  She took her bag (with her Pilot keys).  So I had to take my Prelude (in the simply gorgeous 40 & rainy) to pick up my son and daughter from Hebrew school.  Not happy about it.  Still, it fired up right away.  Got me where I needed to go without a fuss.

roadburner

stickguy said:

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:

I know. they have the same car with the Navi package and 19" wheels, but same color combo. Just cheaper (much bigger discount listed, I think the MSRP was right about $50k.) No pictures of it up yet though, so I linked to the one that did have pics.

At $50K MSRP, it has to be missing a few things, I think.

My wife's 2017 X3 stickered for a little over $54K

LED lights, heated wheel/seats, Navi with car play, moonroof, BLIS package. Not missing anything important!

https://www.bmwofmtlaurel.com/exotic-used/BMW/2019-BMW-X3-Mount-Laurel-58ffa1a50a0d0c144c8737e4ad5f32fe.htm

My wife would be happy with it, but at a minimum I'd need an M40i with H-K audio.

stickguy

we have no need for the 6 cyl. The 4 banger is plenty quick for anything we would do with it. I have not listened to the base stereo in one so can't really say if that would be an issue. I do like the fancy ELS in the TLX. Light years better than the base cheapo set-up in the Elantra was.

kyfdx

I think it's missing leather, and the Driving Assistance Plus package.

stickguy

not sure I would notice if it was Pleather instead. And I don't think I even want the plus package (or does that include the adaptive cruise?). Though HUD would be nice to have!

tjc78

Love HUD... never understood why GM offered it on the Acadia Denali but not the Enclave.

My LaCrosse had it and I do miss it. Wife said it was distracting and would turn it off.

corvette

BMW's fake leather is fine by me. Their autobrake system leaves something to be desired, unless it's somehow smart enough to tell the difference between a mannequin and a real pedestrian:

Mr_Shiftright

Well that's what happens to dummies.

ab348

The problem was that the dummy (or pedestrian) wasn’t registered in the BMW’s computer before driving off. Such things are to be expected with such negligence on the part of some owners. 😉

Mr_Shiftright

OH, I didn't know that. So if you don't register with BMW, then their cars are allowed to hit you? Learn something new every day here.

corvette

Actually you have to register with each individual car that you don’t want to hit you by bringing it in to the dealer and paying $400 for reprogramming. 

Michaell

corvette said:

Actually you have to register with each individual car that you don’t want to hit you by bringing it in to the dealer and paying $400 for reprogramming. 

Ah, but you can get the super special app on your phone for $29.95 and do the registration yourself.

But, with over 325 million folks in the US, you'll spend all your time registering them and no time behind the wheel.

mjfloyd1

Mr_Shiftright said:

That's 8 years or 100K

Looks like a robotic radical prostatectomy is next up. 

Well, investigate all options: this is an interesting website. I know some of these people: Give Ken a call. He's good people and very well informed on this subject. http://www.prostateawarenessfoundation.org/contact-us/

I left a message March 1 and no return call. Called again today and straight to voice mail. 

Probably for the best - I looked at the site and I am not like minded. 

Mr_Shiftright

OK, well good luck with everything!

xwesx

Michaell said:

corvette said:

Actually you have to register with each individual car that you don’t want to hit you by bringing it in to the dealer and paying $400 for reprogramming. 

Ah, but you can get the super special app on your phone for $29.95 and do the registration yourself.

But, with over 325 million folks in the US, you'll spend all your time registering them and no time behind the wheel.

That's a monthly fee of $29.95..... Subscriptions are king!

marcogallo1986

Lol lol

andres3

au1994 said:

28firefighter said:

Our X1 is seriously flipped. Only way we're getting out of it is with a lease transfer.

I’m pretty sure I’m in the same boat. That was the case last August when I looked and by my mental calculations, we’re still pretty underwater. May be closer to the end of the year till we’re even Steven.

Hmmm. did the market figure out it's just a hatchback with FWD with a tall roof line and high ride height?

Q3 is in the same boat though.

andres3

Mr_Shiftright said:

roadburner said:

kyfdx said:

Funny... I bought my son a vehicle that had the ABS and stability control disabled, along with airbag removal. I guess I'm a bad Dad.

My son drove a 1975 2002 with NO nannies- deactivated or otherwise. He did attend three days of training- two at the BMW Performance Center and one day at Street Survival.

With all those active safety features, you aren't "driving"--you will never learn some basic control skills. Every jet airliner pilot or fighter pilot learned to fly no doubt, on a little Cessna.

Even pilots have fallen due to relying on computers too much. Remember the crash just short of the runway at San Francisco by that Korean Airline? I believe the crash was blamed on an over reliance and trust of the computerized machinery. No sense of piloting in the pilots.

andres3

xwesx said:

kyfdx said:

Funny... we just replaced our Goodyear runflats with Pirelli.

Not ALL Pirelli tires have to be garbage just because some are... just like all the other brands out there! Man, those Potenza RE-92As they used to put on Subaru were so terrible, yet there are plenty of good Bridgestone tires out there.

It seems every tire manufacturer has duds to sell along with good or decent tires, except Michelin, they seem to all rate high.

mjfloyd1

I put Michelin Premier LTX on my wife’s GL350. They were totally bald after 14000 miles - with regular tire rotations

Mr_Shiftright

Tell her pit crew to radio her to slow down her laps.

Mr_Shiftright

Man not like 640 HP.

Man need more power.

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