Bam Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Haven't checked out a TSX, again didn't see those in my range. May have to try and find one though. Anyone have thoughts about buying a previous rental car? It was a rental car for the first year and 24k miles, yet has 80k on it now. Carfax is clean but we all know how reliable those are. I'm on the fence, at one point, I know the stigma of rental cars, but on the flip side, its had nearly 60k miles put on it since being a rental car by 1 person, the 2nd owner, so you would think any issues would have worked themselves out, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 contour svt hi pookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVRINGS Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I was looking into the 330's, 325's, IS300's and I ended up going Audi A4 5-speed Quattro. In the end the Audi interior and Quattro won hands down, but I think if you have to stay with RWD I would get a 330 or M3. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 If you don't mind doing the work, you could find a 94 - 96 Impala SS or Caprice and do a T56 swap. With the dual overdrives your gas mileage would be phenomenal. Should be able to do this well under 10k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 hmm well I'd say e36 m3/4 door. maybe look for a 525it or 535it bmw wagon with a 5 speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 what do you guys think of bmw's with 145k miles? lol some people say they run forever, others don't. I dunno...it is cheap tho. http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/1475319675.html Probably get it close to $3k assuming its a clean title and decent looking. Lose those hideous rims too. Just thinking...tis all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 There's a reason 10 year old BMWs and 10 year old Civics cost the same even though the BMW was more than twice as much when new. As long as you understand and accept that reason and plan accordingly for future expenses, then I'd say go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 what do you guys think of bmw's with 145k miles? lol some people say they run forever, others don't. I dunno...it is cheap tho. http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/1475319675.html Probably get it close to $3k assuming its a clean title and decent looking. Lose those hideous rims too. Just thinking...tis all Looks pretty solid right there, minus the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 im kinda starting to wish i had bought another rwd....this torque steer bullshit is getting old.... i love the car, just dont like taking off from a stop in it because its dumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 There's a reason 10 year old BMWs and 10 year old Civics cost the same even though the BMW was more than twice as much when new. As long as you understand and accept that reason and plan accordingly for future expenses, then I'd say go for it. ouch. I thought that was because Americans were stupid enough to think Hondas last forever? I highly doubt this is true outside America, but what do I know? Autotrader shows people asking $5.5 - $14k for 1999 BMW's, and $3k-$8k for Hondas. Close, but no cigar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I thought that was because Americans were stupid enough to think Hondas last forever? I highly doubt this is true outside America True story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 ouch. I thought that was because Americans were stupid enough to think Hondas last forever? I highly doubt this is true outside America, but what do I know? Autotrader shows people asking $5.5 - $14k for 1999 BMW's, and $3k-$8k for Hondas. Close, but no cigar. Bah, you're right, there's probably no real-world difference between maintenance costs on a 10 year old 150,000 mile German car loaded with technology and a 10 year old 150,000 Japanese car that you can fix with bailing wire and bubble gum. It's all just perception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Bah, you're right, there's probably no real-world difference between maintenance costs on a 10 year old 150,000 mile German car loaded with technology and a 10 year old 150,000 Japanese car that you can fix with bailing wire and bubble gum. It's all just perception. Any car can be fixed in a half ass way. Typically it is reserved for Honda and DSM owners though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Bah, you're right, there's probably no real-world difference between maintenance costs on a 10 year old 150,000 mile German car loaded with technology and a 10 year old 150,000 Japanese car that you can fix with bailing wire and bubble gum. It's all just perception. I'm sad that i share a name with someone as dumb as you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Any car can be fixed in a half ass way. Typically it is reserved for Honda and DSM owners though. Yes, that was totally my point. Thanks. ETA: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/money-guides/10-best-worst-cars-for-repair-costs.aspx I'm not even sure why there's any disagreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Wait...it will cost me more in maintenance for my Veyron than my Spectra? NOWAI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I say lincoln LS v6- I think they look pretty nice- too bad the 8 doesn't come manual. What about the subaru legacy GT I have always liked that car in its various generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Interesting link. See any rs4's in there Chris? I would not drive any of the cars on teh least-expensive list though, but maybe my sister would. Also, in typical consumer reports fashion, they didn't even try to balance the results with real-world analysis. A viper costing 3x as much (as a SX4) to maintain over 5 years is nothing, considering it costs so many times as much to buy. (Did anyone notice I compared the most expensive car to the cheapest one?) If they had taken into account the purchase price of the cars, they would have been close as a percentage of the total price spent on maintenance. Yeah, someone who drops $55k on an nice Audi or BMW really gives a shit about spending $8k on operating it over 5 years. That's the kind of thing that doesn't really impact the class of owner until years down the road after it has depreciated and poor folks like me can afford nice Audis, but not the maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 **edit nvm guess i was wrong...i coulda swore you could get the ls8 in a manual, because i was shopping for these for awhile and i thought i saw a few of them...i musta been mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Interesting link. See any rs4's in there Chris? I would not drive any of the cars on teh least-expensive list though, but maybe my sister would. Also, in typical consumer reports fashion, they didn't even try to balance the results with real-world analysis. A viper costing 3x as much (as a SX4) to maintain over 5 years is nothing, considering it costs so many times as much to buy. (Did anyone notice I compared the most expensive car to the cheapest one?) If they had taken into account the purchase price of the cars, they would have been close as a percentage of the total price spent on maintenance. Yeah, someone who drops $55k on an nice Audi or BMW really gives a shit about spending $8k on operating it over 5 years. That's the kind of thing that doesn't really impact the class of owner until years down the road after it has depreciated and poor folks like me can afford nice Audis, but not the maintenance. Everything you say is true, as is cred05's snarky comment about a Veryon, but I never disputed any of that. I'm just saying, people tend to think, "Hey, I could spend 3 grand on a shitty Honda, but why would I when I can spend 3 grand on a LUXURY SEDAN," without really taking to heart WHY that luxury sedan which cost so much new is now trading for dirt cheap. And people who are in the market for $3000 cars generally aren't the sort of people who are eager to foot those costs. Note that I didn't tell him not to get it, I just told him that there was a reason it was so cheap and he should plan for the future accordingly. I really don't see what's controversial about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I really don't see what's controversial about that. I wasn't meaning to be an asshole greg, sorry if it came across that way. You are absolutely right about the maintenance costs affecting the resale. Fact of the matter is all cars need maintenance, and my stepmom got rid of her accord at 100k miles for the same reason I got rid of the A4. We just didn't want to put up with all the maintenance we knew needed done soon, so we sold. You gotta give the Germans the "failure-prone POS plastic water pump award" though. Watch out for that on BMWs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Hey greg dont take things said on the internet so serious man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 fuck off cred05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 fuck off cred05 Yeah you stupid animal food trough wiper. Go and boil your bottom and fix your water pump before I taunt you a second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 's all good, I'm just killin' time at work like everyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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