Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

ab348 · June 2017

stickguy said:
well, I don't think I can see myself driving this, but if you want a drop top, this one based on year and miles seems to actually be a pretty good deal. Cheap enough.

https://www.subaruofcherryhill.com/used/Volkswagen/2009-Volkswagen-New+Beetle+Convertible-Cherry+Hill+NJ-723640930a0e0ae8284806090e740060.htm?searchDepth=36:36

Just buy yourself a pretty new dress to wear while driving it, no worries.

Michaell · June 2017

ab348 said:

stickguy said:
well, I don't think I can see myself driving this, but if you want a drop top, this one based on year and miles seems to actually be a pretty good deal. Cheap enough.

https://www.subaruofcherryhill.com/used/Volkswagen/2009-Volkswagen-New+Beetle+Convertible-Cherry+Hill+NJ-723640930a0e0ae8284806090e740060.htm?searchDepth=36:36
Just buy yourself a pretty new dress to wear while driving it, no worries.

I needed a laugh at the end of the day. Thanks, @ab348 !

benjaminh · June 2017

pensfan83 said:
Received this email from the sales manager at the Ford dealer I am visiting Friday. After doing some research on the car I've cooled on it a bit so we'll see if a test drive brings me around or eliminates it from consideration.

Steve,

Bryan let me know you will be here Friday morning to look at one of our Fusion Sports. We are very proud of the Fusion Sport and think you will be very pleased with what you see and drive. Bryan explained to me you are just starting the process of looking for your next vehicle and that you would not be prepared to commit to a purchase. Assuming the vehicle meets and exceeds your expectations, and I believe it will, I want to take this opportunity to let you know I will do whatever I can to get you into the Fusion Sport. I am aware your current lease does not end for another 3 months however I think we can make a very competitive offer for your Audi. We are very appreciative of the business your parents, and most recently your brother from what Bryan tells me, have provided to us over the years and I am pleased you are giving us the chance to earn your business as well.

Please make sure you ask for me on Friday morning when you arrive as I have a genuine interest in seeing you leave in a Ford vehicle and I'm confident in our ability to convince you that is the right decision. In the interim please do not hesitate to contact me at the number below if you have ANY questions, concerns, or need additional information on leasing.

Nice note imho.

I think all dealers from all makes are desperate to get rid of their midsize cars. If you decide to do it, you should be able to swing a great deal.

I just looked it up, and the Fusion Sport has 325 hp. Wow.

Just to state the obvious, the Fusion doesn't have the refinement of the Audi. Heck, it doesn't have the refinement of an Accord. Still, it's a good car for the money.

Sandman6472 · June 2017

Too bad they don't make the Eos anymore. Novel idea, a drop top with a sunroof. Could work for many folks I'd guess.

The Sandman

nyccarguy · June 2017

stickguy said:
well, I don't think I can see myself driving this, but if you want a drop top, this one based on year and miles seems to actually be a pretty good deal. Cheap enough.

https://www.subaruofcherryhill.com/used/Volkswagen/2009-Volkswagen-New+Beetle+Convertible-Cherry+Hill+NJ-723640930a0e0ae8284806090e740060.htm?searchDepth=36:36

This is just wrong on so many levels

graphicguy · June 2017

nyccarguy said:

stickguy said:
well, I don't think I can see myself driving this, but if you want a drop top, this one based on year and miles seems to actually be a pretty good deal. Cheap enough.

https://www.subaruofcherryhill.com/used/Volkswagen/2009-Volkswagen-New+Beetle+Convertible-Cherry+Hill+NJ-723640930a0e0ae8284806090e740060.htm?searchDepth=36:36
This is just wrong on so many levels

Bradd....agree with you. Plus, why does it look like it has 100+K miles on it?

tjc78 · June 2017

I think if I was going for a convertible, I'd have to go Camaro or Mustang. I didn't mind when Toyota had the Solara convertible or MB/BMW has some nice offerings but $$$$

jpp75 · June 2017

breld said:
Here's an interesting listing.

5 series wagon M-sport manual

I drive right by there on my commute, let me know if I should stop and check it out.

qbrozen · June 2017

qbrozen said:
Wow. Only 3500 miles a year. Fin, anything really wrong with these 280s?

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=458520563

I just looked this one up. 1 owner, no accidents. The selling dealer paid $9300 for it just 3 weeks ago. Wonder if that price is for real. They have it listed elsewhere for near $11k.

stickguy · June 2017

Call and buy it. Then you will know.

They have a lot of nice stuff, and even most of the prices seem good. No idea how trustworthy they are of course.

qbrozen · June 2017

I received the title to the Infiniti in the mail yesterday. Is it a sign?

Michaell · June 2017

qbrozen said:
I received the title to the Infiniti in the mail yesterday. Is it a sign?

If you get the title / registration papers / plates, it's time to trade.

nyccarguy · June 2017

In CT, the bank holds the title until you pay the car off

stickguy · June 2017

3 more payments, and HMC will send me the title to the Acura. Will be nice finally being out from under that payment. Even better in 6 months, when I am done with college tuition too! Might finally get the nice car for myself I always wanted.

Michaell · June 2017

stickguy said:
3 more payments, and HMC will send me the title to the Acura. Will be nice finally being out from under that payment. Even better in 6 months, when I am done with college tuition too! Might finally get the nice car for myself I always wanted.

Uh huh. Sure.

Believe it when I see it.

Michaell · June 2017

Interesting upgrade:

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/15/car2go-mercedes-denver/

Mr_Shiftright · June 2017

Marcothecarguy1986 said:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4OA6mX4Ee74

I volunteer! But they aren't going to like what I plan to do.

Mr_Shiftright · June 2017

Michaell said:
Interesting upgrade:

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/15/car2go-mercedes-denver/

Might be a good idea to stop abusing customers with Smart cars.

fintail · June 2017

There's a car sharing service (I forget the name, their logo is hexagons) around here with a fleet of X3s and 3ers, they don't appear to be basic either.

qbrozen · June 2017

nyccarguy said:
In CT, the bank holds the title until you pay the car off

I'm pretty sure that is the same everywhere.

tjc78 · June 2017

stickguy said:
3 more payments, and HMC will send me the title to the Acura. Will be nice finally being out from under that payment. Even better in 6 months, when I am done with college tuition too! Might finally get the nice car for myself I always wanted.

You sound like me with Daycare....$1200 a month buys a nice car!

stickguy · June 2017

wow. gone up since my day. Though maybe that is 2 kids. Mine were spaced far enough apart that we only had 1 in at a time. Summer day camp (somehow we ended up sending them to the fancy one that cost more) was also brutal.

$1,200 a month, not really far off from college cost!

kyfdx · June 2017

qbrozen said:

nyccarguy said:
In CT, the bank holds the title until you pay the car off
I'm pretty sure that is the same everywhere.

Here, the lien is recorded on the title, but the bank doesn't hold it. When you pay it off, bank gives you notarized release, and you take that to the DMV, and the state sends you a new title without the lien.

Michaell · June 2017

tjc78 said:

stickguy said:
3 more payments, and HMC will send me the title to the Acura. Will be nice finally being out from under that payment. Even better in 6 months, when I am done with college tuition too! Might finally get the nice car for myself I always wanted.
You sound like me with Daycare....$1200 a month buys a nice car!

[pet peeve mode on]
Sorry, the folks at the center where your kids go don't care for 'days', they care for children.

Therefore, it's childcare.

The hazards of being married to someone who has been in the early childhood field for 35 years.
[pet peeve mode off]

corvette · June 2017

Michaell said:

Interesting upgrade:

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/15/car2go-mercedes-denver/

CLA. The Mercedes Jetta!

tjc78 · June 2017

stickguy said:

wow. gone up since my day. Though maybe that is 2 kids. Mine were spaced far enough apart that we only had 1 in at a time. Summer day camp (somehow we ended up sending them to the fancy one that cost more) was also brutal.

$1,200 a month, not really far off from college cost!

2 kids, 3 days a week. It would be almost 2k for 5 days

tjc78 · June 2017

Michaell said:

3 more payments, and HMC will send me the title to the Acura. Will be nice finally being out from under that payment. Even better in 6 months, when I am done with college tuition too! Might finally get the nice car for myself I always wanted.

You sound like me with Daycare....$1200 a month buys a nice car!

[pet peeve mode on]
Sorry, the folks at the center where your kids go don't care for 'days', they care for children.

Therefore, it's childcare.

The hazards of being married to someone who has been in the early childhood field for 35 years.
[pet peeve mode off]

Agreed! Our place prefers to be called a school, and I have to say they do a lot of teaching.

qbrozen · June 2017

kyfdx said:

In CT, the bank holds the title until you pay the car off

I'm pretty sure that is the same everywhere.

Here, the lien is recorded on the title, but the bank doesn't hold it. When you pay it off, bank gives you notarized release, and you take that to the DMV, and the state sends you a new title without the lien.

Ah. Interesting. I wonder why the difference in procedure. Especially since I think having a loan or lease from a bank in your home state and ONLY in your home state is probably rare.

Michaell · June 2017

tjc78 said:

Michaell said:

tjc78 said:

stickguy said:
3 more payments, and HMC will send me the title to the Acura. Will be nice finally being out from under that payment. Even better in 6 months, when I am done with college tuition too! Might finally get the nice car for myself I always wanted.

You sound like me with Daycare....$1200 a month buys a nice car!

[pet peeve mode on]

Sorry, the folks at the center where your kids go don't care for 'days', they care for children.

Therefore, it's childcare.

The hazards of being married to someone who has been in the early childhood field for 35 years.

[pet peeve mode off]

Agreed! Our place prefers to be called a school, and I have to say they do a lot of teaching.

Is it a chain, privately run, or affiliated with a church?

My wife's philosophy has always been play-based. Kids get enough structured education when they enter elementary school.

Technically, early childhood is from 0-7 years of age.

tjc78 · June 2017

Privately run. They have a mix throughout the day (educational, outdoor play and free play inside). My daughter is still in the baby room, so obviously it is quite different than my 3 year olds class. He comes home with drawings, and worksheets (tracing lines, etc).

ab348 · June 2017

Michaell said:
Interesting upgrade:

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/15/car2go-mercedes-denver/

I've never quite understood the difference between car share outfits and rental car agencies.

Around here the news media treats the car share operation almost like a public service.

28firefighter · June 2017

fintail said:

There's a car sharing service (I forget the name, their logo is hexagons) around here with a fleet of X3s and 3ers, they don't appear to be basic either.

ReachNow - owned by BMW.

28firefighter · June 2017

Don't get me started on childcare costs. In metro Seattle costs for an infant run anywhere from $1700-$2700/month. That is assuming you can nab a spot.

We are paying $2100/month.

stickguy · June 2017

wow. I should quit my lousy job, and just dog and child sit instead. Pays good!

fintail · June 2017

Ah yeah that's it, and X1 not X3. IIRC their rates aren't bad, but I don't want the sign on the side of my car. I see them a bit on the eastside.

re: childcare, my sister was the director at a 2-location "learning center" before she went back to school to get another degree. It is indeed a money factory. Her biggest perk is that she was able to take my niece there.

28firefighter said:

ReachNow - owned by BMW.

corvette · June 2017

tjc78 said:

Michaell said:

3 more payments, and HMC will send me the title to the Acura. Will be nice finally being out from under that payment. Even better in 6 months, when I am done with college tuition too! Might finally get the nice car for myself I always wanted.

You sound like me with Daycare....$1200 a month buys a nice car!

[pet peeve mode on]

Sorry, the folks at the center where your kids go don't care for 'days', they care for children.

Therefore, it's childcare.

The hazards of being married to someone who has been in the early childhood field for 35 years.

[pet peeve mode off]

Agreed! Our place prefers to be called a school, and I have to say they do a lot of teaching.

Ugh, my coworker adopted an infant and sent him to childcare. The childcare refers to itself as a school and sends home certificates saying he's learned about Spanish or art. Sorry, but a three month old doesn't go to "school." She says she's going to sue them if he's not speaking Spanish in a few months.

tbirdmarco · June 2017

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JbG_UePxIEw

tbirdmarco · June 2017

@qbrozen yes sighn go for it! lol lol.

tbirdmarco · June 2017

@Mr_Shiftright Go for it! you never no! lol lol lol.

tbirdmarco · June 2017

@qbrozen thaught the same thing. got the title to my sisters jeep witch we got back in jan since it is under my name! have an few years of payments still.

28firefighter · June 2017

corvette

Ugh, my coworker adopted an infant and sent him to childcare. The childcare refers to itself as a school and sends home certificates saying he's learned about Spanish or art. Sorry, but a three month old doesn't go to "school." She says she's going to sue them if he's not speaking Spanish in a few months.

Haha! We get pictures and comments of things he's doing throughout the day. I love the pictures of him "doing arts and crafts." No. My kid is 4 months old. He tries to eat the glitter on his hands after his teachers take his handprint. I know he is learning from the sensory experience, so I get it, but the phraseology is hysterical.

We use "school" to describe his childcare situation now so when he hears us talking about it as he becomes more aware, that's what he connects it with. Supposedly it makes the transition from early childhood education to Kindergarten easier.

I'll let you know in 5ish years.

Michaell · June 2017

Y'all are good parents. The social aspect of attending a school (program, center/centre, whatever) is as important as any skills they learn.

But, as institutionalized testing begins earlier and earlier, I'm afraid it will eventually show up in pre-K classrooms as well.

Let kids be kids! Let 'em have fun! Show them the real world, and keep the screens out of their hands at that age.

cdnpinhead · June 2017

We did without a lot in order for my wife to be a full-time mother to our children. Our son must have thought it was worthwhile, since he and his wife are doing the same thing.

Different strokes. . .

Sandman6472 · June 2017

Ditto, my wife stayed home until the youngest was in kindergarten but they all went to our religious pre-school at a young age. She wanted them to interact with other kids early and also start learning. Being that they are all within 3 years of each other, made sense to me. All I had to do was work and pay for it all!

The Sandman

suydam · June 2017

Most folks can't afford the loss of one income nowadays.

stickguy · June 2017

not in this area, especially if you have a house too. Unless the one salary is a big one (doctor, lawyer, etc.).

28firefighter · June 2017

Not where we live, either. Plus my wife's (and my own) earning ability far outstrip the cost of childcare, so fiscally it doesn't make sense for one of us to stay home. I'd love to be able to make that business case.

tjc78 · June 2017

We are in the same boat. Wife takes home well above the $1200 so is fiscally makes sense. In addition she has 9 years in and is continuing to move up so leaving would have hindered her career. It's a really tough choice to make either way. I'm thankful my mother is semi retired and can watch them at home two days a week so they get the best of both worlds.

nyccarguy · June 2017

stickguy said:

not in this area, especially if you have a house too. Unless the one salary is a big one (doctor, lawyer, etc.).

That's not always the case either. A good friend of ours is a Pediatrician. He's one of 4 partners in his very successful practice. I'm sure he makes a nice living, but they are far from "rolling in dough."

A friend of my wife's husband is an Ortho Surgeon. Not taking anything away from the guy, because HE WORKS. He's also one of the most humble people you'll ever meet. His house is like Wayne Manor.

nyccarguy · June 2017

tjc78 said:

We are in the same boat. Wife takes home well above the $1200 so is fiscally makes sense. In addition she has 9 years in and is continuing to move up so leaving would have hindered her career. It's a really tough choice to make either way. I'm thankful my mother is semi retired and can watch them at home two days a week so they get the best of both worlds.

Having family to help has been a huge part in raising our children. Once a week for the last 10+ years, my Mom drives an hour to watch/play with our kids and so does my Wife's Mom.

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