Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous

nyccarguy · May 2

@au1994 said:
I’ll have one. Unless we hit the lottery, thats it for me.

I’m buried in the Wrangler, really like the payment on the Tacoma, & have a kid starting college in the fall so I think it’s a no punch year for me as well.

stickguy · May 2

I have not had much luck talking the wife into making a change. Once we recover from the house swap and what we want to do with that, will revisit. Might need to just go ahead and build my garage and hope I have enough money left over to get something to go inside it other than a lawn mower!

No mortgage should help.

jmonroe1 · May 2

stickguy said:
I have not had much luck talking the wife into making a change. Once we recover from the house swap and what we want to do with that, will revisit. Might need to just go ahead and build my garage and hope I have enough money left over to get something to go inside it other than a lawn mower!

No mortgage should help.

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Maybe you but not the economy. Don’t you have any feelings for the country? You’re beginning to sound like a typical rich guy already, like let the other poor slops finance. Let them carry me as usual.

jmonroe

Michaell · May 2

No likely punch here, for the 8th consecutive year (last one was the 2016 Jetta lease).

Unless I get employment that requires me to commute some or all of the time, and the wife wants her Outback back.

qbrozen · May 2

Still waiting for someone to confirm I am NOT responsible for 25% of the punches.

stickguy · May 2

we could easily go back to 1 car. Wife might not even notice. Just the rare time we need 2, which is probably just if I need to drop one off for service and get a ride back! so one nice car, and a spare junker, would do just fine.

corvette · May 2

Here's what I have:
01/03/24 carnaught 2024 Honda HR-V EX-L
02/19/24 tifighter 2023 Honda Civic Type R
02/20/24 qbrozen 2011 GMC Sierra SLE 4x4 111k
02/28/24 oldfarmer50 2013 Ford F-150 XL RWD 8’ 3.7L 30k
03/31/24 28firefighter 2015 Audi Q5 3.0 TDI 77k
04/03/24 greg128 2020 Cadillac XT5 Premium 23k
04/13/24 ronsteve 2021 VW Tiguan SE 4Motion 38k
04/30/24 venture 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport

Did I miss any of @qbrozen's or anyone else's?

oldfarmer50 · May 2

“ My wife keeps reminding me that I have to pack them up and take them home in 8 months, but I can’t help myself…”

So if a defendant were to come before you and start talking cars, would he get a lighter sentence?

explorerx4 · May 2

@oldfarmer50,
If you told him you drive a Corolla, he'd throw the book at you.

stickguy · May 2

actually, might consider that time served!

oldfarmer50 · May 2

So we drove a bunch of brand new F-150 hybrids (PowerBoost) downstate today. From what I gather this system used the 3.5L (non turbo?) mated to a hybrid drive although how it works I haven’t a clue.

It drove very quiet, I couldn’t tell the motor was running. Ford has made the cabins very noise isolated. F-150 all ride stiffer than Rams or Chevys so you still felt the bumps. My colleagues thought the ride was comfortable. I got 25mpg. I can see that some people might like them.

To be honest I didn’t even know Ford made a hybrid F-150 since 2021.

js06gv · May 2

Time flies. Realized today I haven’t been in here in over 3 years. Of course I’ve got a new vehicle update which is what brought me back. Great to see so many familiar names still here; I can only imagine the number of CCBA purchases I need to catch up on!

I know I was here in early 2021 posting pics of my slightly used (at the time) Rubicon. It was my graduation gift to myself for getting my daughter out of college and (almost) off the payroll. There were no plans for anything else to add to or replace the fleet. Fast forward to Aug ‘23 and I was unfortunately part of an unexpected mass layoff from my company of over 29 years. So much for loyalty. It took me a few months but I bounced back into a similar role in the same industry with a much more stable company. I was paid 7 months severance, most of which I did not have to use, which quickly turned into an “I need to treat myself to a new truck” situation. So I retired my ‘13 F150 with 99.5K miles in favor of a ‘24 Ram Longhorn. I’ve had my eye on this since the ‘19 redesign and even 5 years later found it appealed to me more than anything else on the market. And with the Hemi going away for 2025 on 1500s I needed to act if I still wanted a V8. The $16,300 discount didn’t hurt either, although I still haven’t been able to bring myself to tell my wife what this thing listed for. For what it’s worth she wasn’t 100% on board with me getting a new truck, or my tactic of calling her from the dealer with deal on table ask if it was ok. But this is what CCBA is all about, right? One thing I had in my favor was my decision to part with my boat after the layoff. It was something I had already been considering since we didn’t use it much. It was a 15 y/o boat I had owned for 14 years, and amazingly I got $24K for it which was $4,500 less than I had paid. And it went to the first person who looked at it, so again I struck while the iron was hot.

Posting a few pics. It’s an amazing truck and likely the closest thing I’ll ever have to a “luxury vehicle.” Hope everyone is doing well and I plan to not become a stranger again.

stickguy · May 2

nice looking. that makes at least 2 of those on the board now.

qbrozen · May 2

@corvette said:
Here's what I have:
01/03/24 carnaught 2024 Honda HR-V EX-L
02/19/24 tifighter 2023 Honda Civic Type R
02/20/24 qbrozen 2011 GMC Sierra SLE 4x4 111k
02/28/24 oldfarmer50 2013 Ford F-150 XL RWD 8’ 3.7L 30k
03/31/24 28firefighter 2015 Audi Q5 3.0 TDI 77k
04/03/24 greg128 2020 Cadillac XT5 Premium 23k
04/13/24 ronsteve 2021 VW Tiguan SE 4Motion 38k
04/30/24 venture 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport

Did I miss any of @qbrozen's or anyone else's?

4/16 is the purchase date of the ‘98 Alfa 156.

Oh, for miles, the Sierra had 124k. Alfa has 40k.

corvette · May 2

Congrats, @js06gv! Was this a 2023 or 2024 punch?

js06gv · May 2

corvette said:
Congrats, @js06gv! Was this a 2023 or 2024 punch?

2/9/24

xwesx · May 2

js06gv said:
Time flies. Realized today I haven’t been in here in over 3 years. Of course I’ve got a new vehicle update which is what brought me back. Great to see so many familiar names still here; I can only imagine the number of CCBA purchases I need to catch up on!

Hopefully the wife forgives you.... The interior on that pickup looks fabulous! Well done!

roadburner · May 2

@oldfarmer50 said:
“ My wife keeps reminding me that I have to pack them up and take them home in 8 months, but I can’t help myself…”

So if a defendant were to come before you and start talking cars, would he get a lighter sentence?

So I was meeting in my office with a couple of defense attorneys concerning a murder case and one of the attorneys is talking about a couple of issues. All of a sudden he just pauses and says, “I’m sorry, but I keep getting distracted by your model car collection.”

js06gv · May 2

xwesx said:

js06gv said:
Time flies. Realized today I haven’t been in here in over 3 years. Of course I’ve got a new vehicle update which is what brought me back. Great to see so many familiar names still here; I can only imagine the number of CCBA purchases I need to catch up on!

Hopefully the wife forgives you.... The interior on that pickup looks fabulous! Well done!

Thank you! Interior color was a must have for me, to the point I didn’t really care which exterior color I got. Black works well, but also breaks my rule of “I’ll never get another black vehicle again.” Oh well. At least it is a pearl so more forgiving on scratches and the like. Interior is exclusive to the Longhorn trim, and this one has the “Southfork” package which upgrades the leather, adds some suede trim, and makes everything monotone. The standard Longhorn trim has black on sides of seats plus black steering wheel, carpet, center console and some door trim. I like the monotone look much better.

roadburner · May 2

@explorerx4 said:
@oldfarmer50,
If you told him you drive a Corolla, he'd throw the book at you.

One time in traffic court I had a guy charged with not having insurance. He explained that the car was a TR6 that he had finally managed to get running- so to celebrate he drove it to a local grocery to buy a soft drink. I told him that keeping a British sports car running was a much harsher sentence than I could impose and I dismissed the case.

roadburner · May 2

ab348 · May 2

That’s a great-looking interior, @js06gv !

venture · May 2

nyccarguy said:

@au1994 said:

I’ll have one. Unless we hit the lottery, thats it for me.

I’m buried in the Wrangler, really like the payment on the Tacoma, & have a kid starting college in the fall so I think it’s a no punch year for me as well.

The plan (at least my plan. It's difficult to get Mrs. venture to make any kind of decision) is to get my wife a 2025 Forester when they arrive; probably in July, maybe August. You can order one now at the dealer with no obligation to take it.

If that happens it will give me two for the year counting the Legacy I just got.

nyccarguy · May 3

venture said:

nyccarguy said:

@au1994 said:

I’ll have one. Unless we hit the lottery, thats it for me.

I’m buried in the Wrangler, really like the payment on the Tacoma, & have a kid starting college in the fall so I think it’s a no punch year for me as well.

The plan (at least my plan. It's difficult to get Mrs. venture to make any kind of decision) is to get my wife a 2025 Forester when they arrive; probably in July, maybe August. You can order one now at the dealer with no obligation to take it.

If that happens it will give me two for the year counting the Legacy I just got.

Turbocharged Forester I assume?

nyccarguy · May 3

@js06gv - Thanks for popping back in. With a Punch to report as well! Congrats on the new Truck! Bigger congrats for selling the boat. "The 2 best days of a boat owner's life is the day he gets the boat and the day he gets rid of the boat."

Michaell · May 3

nyccarguy said:

venture said:

nyccarguy said:

@au1994 said:

I’ll have one. Unless we hit the lottery, thats it for me.

I’m buried in the Wrangler, really like the payment on the Tacoma, & have a kid starting college in the fall so I think it’s a no punch year for me as well.

The plan (at least my plan. It's difficult to get Mrs. venture to make any kind of decision) is to get my wife a 2025 Forester when they arrive; probably in July, maybe August. You can order one now at the dealer with no obligation to take it.

If that happens it will give me two for the year counting the Legacy I just got.

Turbocharged Forester I assume?

I don’t think it’s available with a turbo.

corvette · May 3

I think they discontinued the Forester XT. The closest thing is the Outback XT.

pensfan83 · May 3

I'll probably have one at the end of summer and I'll leave the door slightly ajar for another.

explorerx4 · May 3

My wifw and I both bought cars last year, so I don't forsee any purchases this year.

sda · May 3

Unless the TL needs something significant, no punch for me either this year. So far so good with the two recent repairs. My daughter says she loves the TL and doesn’t want something newer.

roadburner · May 3

I bought the C43 in December of 2022 and the Wrangler ten months later in October of 2023. I'm going to enjoy being debt free for at least a little while although I am thinking of selling the Speed Triple and buying an adventure bike or a dual sport.

jmonroe1 · May 3

sda said:
Unless the TL needs something significant, no punch for me either this year. So far so good with the two recent repairs. My daughter says she loves the TL and doesn’t want something newer.

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At her age that’s surprising. I doubt she’d be considered for membership to CCBA.

jmonroe

roadburner · May 3

Insanity-https://www.bluegrassauto.com/inventory/used-1991-alfa-romeo-spider-veloce-2d-coupe-zarbb32n5m6009251/

jmonroe1 · May 3

roadburner said:
Insanity-https://www.bluegrassauto.com/inventory/used-1991-alfa-romeo-spider-veloce-2d-coupe-zarbb32n5m6009251/

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Who wants be the first on this site to admit being screwed on a car purchase?

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 · May 3

js06gv said:
Time flies. Realized today I haven’t been in here in over 3 years. Of course I’ve got a new vehicle update which is what brought me back. Great to see so many familiar names still here; I can only imagine the number of CCBA purchases I need to catch up on!

I know I was here in early 2021 posting pics of my slightly used (at the time) Rubicon. It was my graduation gift to myself for getting my daughter out of college and (almost) off the payroll. There were no plans for anything else to add to or replace the fleet. Fast forward to Aug ‘23 and I was unfortunately part of an unexpected mass layoff from my company of over 29 years. So much for loyalty. It took me a few months but I bounced back into a similar role in the same industry with a much more stable company. I was paid 7 months severance, most of which I did not have to use, which quickly turned into an “I need to treat myself to a new truck” situation. So I retired my ‘13 F150 with 99.5K miles in favor of a ‘24 Ram Longhorn. I’ve had my eye on this since the ‘19 redesign and even 5 years later found it appealed to me more than anything else on the market. And with the Hemi going away for 2025 on 1500s I needed to act if I still wanted a V8. The $16,300 discount didn’t hurt either, although I still haven’t been able to bring myself to tell my wife what this thing listed for. For what it’s worth she wasn’t 100% on board with me getting a new truck, or my tactic of calling her from the dealer with deal on table ask if it was ok. But this is what CCBA is all about, right? One thing I had in my favor was my decision to part with my boat after the layoff. It was something I had already been considering since we didn’t use it much. It was a 15 y/o boat I had owned for 14 years, and amazingly I got $24K for it which was $4,500 less than I had paid. And it went to the first person who looked at it, so again I struck while the iron was hot.

Posting a few pics. It’s an amazing truck and likely the closest thing I’ll ever have to a “luxury vehicle.” Hope everyone is doing well and I plan to not become a stranger again.

Love that interior. For comfortable ride you can beat the Ram. Just curious, (since I just bought a 2013F-150) how did you like yours and was there any reason you traded it other than mileage?

oldfarmer50 · May 3

roadburner said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

“ My wife keeps reminding me that I have to pack them up and take them home in 8 months, but I can’t help myself…”

So if a defendant were to come before you and start talking cars, would he get a lighter sentence?

So I was meeting in my office with a couple of defense attorneys concerning a murder case and one of the attorneys is talking about a couple of issues. All of a sudden he just pauses and says, “I’m sorry, but I keep getting distracted by your model car collection.”

Clever attorney.

oldfarmer50 · May 3

roadburner said:
Insanity-https://www.bluegrassauto.com/inventory/used-1991-alfa-romeo-spider-veloce-2d-coupe-zarbb32n5m6009251/

Wow! 70k for “ran good when parked”?

kyfdx · May 3

jmonroe1 said:

roadburner said:
Insanity-https://www.bluegrassauto.com/inventory/used-1991-alfa-romeo-spider-veloce-2d-coupe-zarbb32n5m6009251/

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Who wants be the first on this site to admit being screwed on a car purchase?

jmonroe

We have members own up to it, all the time. Most people aren't like you.

jmonroe1 · May 3

kyfdx said:

jmonroe1 said:

roadburner said:
Insanity-https://www.bluegrassauto.com/inventory/used-1991-alfa-romeo-spider-veloce-2d-coupe-zarbb32n5m6009251/

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Who wants be the first on this site to admit being screwed on a car purchase?

jmonroe
We have members own up to it, all the time. Most people aren't like you.

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Don’t know if it was your intention but I’ll take that as a compliment.

jmonroe

mjfloyd1 · May 3

I will make no promises as to whether I will make a vehicle purchase this year😎

dad23 · May 3

We're still in limbo on the Tacoma, it'll either be a "re-punch" if we end up buying it out or a real punch if we can decide on something to replace it with

sda · May 3

mjfloyd1 said:
I will make no promises as to whether I will make a vehicle purchase this year😎

Any word on the Audi?

stickguy · May 3

@jmonroe1 said:
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Who wants be the first on this site to admit being screwed on a car purchase?

jmonroe

Does it count if you were 17?

oldfarmer50 · May 3

I was hoping to buy a coworker's pristine 2005 Ranger XLT with low mileage but he was reluctant to sell. He just came back from Florida and now, a year later he decides he’s tired of it and wants to sell….a month after i bought another truck.🤯

stickguy · May 3

Buy it anyway. You got room. But I think what you got is a much nicer truck.

js06gv · May 3

oldfarmer50 said:

js06gv said:
Time flies. Realized today I haven’t been in here in over 3 years. Of course I’ve got a new vehicle update which is what brought me back. Great to see so many familiar names still here; I can only imagine the number of CCBA purchases I need to catch up on!

I know I was here in early 2021 posting pics of my slightly used (at the time) Rubicon. It was my graduation gift to myself for getting my daughter out of college and (almost) off the payroll. There were no plans for anything else to add to or replace the fleet. Fast forward to Aug ‘23 and I was unfortunately part of an unexpected mass layoff from my company of over 29 years. So much for loyalty. It took me a few months but I bounced back into a similar role in the same industry with a much more stable company. I was paid 7 months severance, most of which I did not have to use, which quickly turned into an “I need to treat myself to a new truck” situation. So I retired my ‘13 F150 with 99.5K miles in favor of a ‘24 Ram Longhorn. I’ve had my eye on this since the ‘19 redesign and even 5 years later found it appealed to me more than anything else on the market. And with the Hemi going away for 2025 on 1500s I needed to act if I still wanted a V8. The $16,300 discount didn’t hurt either, although I still haven’t been able to bring myself to tell my wife what this thing listed for. For what it’s worth she wasn’t 100% on board with me getting a new truck, or my tactic of calling her from the dealer with deal on table ask if it was ok. But this is what CCBA is all about, right? One thing I had in my favor was my decision to part with my boat after the layoff. It was something I had already been considering since we didn’t use it much. It was a 15 y/o boat I had owned for 14 years, and amazingly I got $24K for it which was $4,500 less than I had paid. And it went to the first person who looked at it, so again I struck while the iron was hot.

Posting a few pics. It’s an amazing truck and likely the closest thing I’ll ever have to a “luxury vehicle.” Hope everyone is doing well and I plan to not become a stranger again.

Love that interior. For comfortable ride you can beat the Ram. Just curious, (since I just bought a 2013F-150) how did you like yours and was there any reason you traded it other than mileage?

No reason whatsoever other than I wanted something more current tech-wise. I loved my F150 and it was an outstanding truck. The only non-regular maintenance items in 11 years were a sunroof track and a failed coolant hose, both of which were common problems. There was also a fuse specific to the fuel pump that went south, but one YouTube video later I fixed that myself for less than $2 bucks. I only bring that one up because the sudden no start issue that popped up would likely have some replacing a costly fuel pump for nothing. My wife happened to be driving it and was stranded that day, but a quick Google search took care of it. I’d have gone for another King Ranch but the discounts couldn’t touch the Ram, plus I liked the Ram better overall.

Did fairly well on resale too. Paid $37,800 3/13 and traded for $16,000 2/24. The days of a sub-$40K high trim truck are definitely over.

jmonroe1 · May 3

dad23 said:
We're still in limbo on the Tacoma, it'll either be a "re-punch" if we end up buying it out or a real punch if we can decide on something to replace it with

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I’m not sure double-punching is permitted.

jmonroe

venture · May 3

nyccarguy said:

venture said:

nyccarguy said:

@au1994 said:

I’ll have one. Unless we hit the lottery, thats it for me.

I’m buried in the Wrangler, really like the payment on the Tacoma, & have a kid starting college in the fall so I think it’s a no punch year for me as well.

The plan (at least my plan. It's difficult to get Mrs. venture to make any kind of decision) is to get my wife a 2025 Forester when they arrive; probably in July, maybe August. You can order one now at the dealer with no obligation to take it.

If that happens it will give me two for the year counting the Legacy I just got.

Turbocharged Forester I assume?

Probably not. She couldn't care less. She does not have an addiction to speed or acceleration.

jmonroe1 · May 3

stickguy said:

@jmonroe1 said:

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Who wants be the first on this site to admit being screwed on a car purchase?

jmonroe

Does it count if you were 17?

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Only if you believe in being half pregnant.

jmonroe

venture · May 3

Michaell said:

nyccarguy said:

venture said:

nyccarguy said:

@au1994 said:

I’ll have one. Unless we hit the lottery, thats it for me.

I’m buried in the Wrangler, really like the payment on the Tacoma, & have a kid starting college in the fall so I think it’s a no punch year for me as well.

The plan (at least my plan. It's difficult to get Mrs. venture to make any kind of decision) is to get my wife a 2025 Forester when they arrive; probably in July, maybe August. You can order one now at the dealer with no obligation to take it.

If that happens it will give me two for the year counting the Legacy I just got.
Turbocharged Forester I assume?

I don’t think it’s available with a turbo.

I went back and looked, and you are correct. I didn't bother the first time because she doesn't care.

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