wnaplay1647545503 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Found a 2000 mustang I was condsidering buying for my son. The car is a v6 which we decided would be best and its an automatic, super clean. The downside is the seller wants $200 more than I swore I would spend. Good: its clean well maintained great price even with what the seller is asking I wont find another one at this price Bad: Not the best color Its an automatic $200 more than I want to spend Oh and its a v6 but nothing I can do about that So do I just spend the extra loot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Found a 2000 mustang I was condsidering buying for my son. so what you're really saying is you don't love your son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 make your kid pay the extra 200...in the grand scheme of things, would you really want to let the car go because it s 200 over your budget? also, does it HAVE to be a mustang? if so, you'll be spending some extra cash on winter tires anyway if you like your kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Put your big boy panties on and make a decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchi Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I would buy it. Long as it's clean, well maintained, $200 wont be enough for me to not get it. Find something else that is right color but not as well maintained, gonna spend that $200 real quick in just getting it up to speed. I just bought a 04 Mustang V6 for a commuter car about a month ago and I looked for close to 2 months. But I wanted a very specific color and options. Ended up getting one with 40k miles, auto and exact color I wanted for $7500. Even though it was well maintained, once I got it home I went over it with a fine tooth comb and had to replace the battery, clean the MAF and drain/refill the tranny fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 so what you're really saying is you don't love your son? You suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Seriously; Tell the dude no and walk away, one of two things will happen. 1) you will get the car for the price you were looking for 2) you dont buy your MALE child an automatic v6 mustang. I learned on a stick. One of the best parenting choices my rents ever made. Dont buy your son an automatic unless your too lazy to teach him how to drive a standard. Then you become a bad parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have been negotiating with this guy for 2 weeks and hes not coming off that price. I am a decent negotiator and have pullede out all my cards. I got him to come down $1200 already but its hard to negotiate when a guy comes down to what he has in it and thats as low as he will go. I dont know if the automatic/stick thing is that big a deal. In all reality he wont be leaving reynoldsburg in it in a good while. Hes really not into the whole car thing much so he wont know the difference until someone who is, points it out. Same goes for it being a v6. I have been a parent for a long time, I dont see giving a kid, male or female, a auto/stick as being a good/bad parenting decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 LOL'd at buying you son a v6 automatic mustang. Is this real life? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 what about when zombies invade and he jumps into a car to escape and there sits a 5-speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 get him a civic and show him the oven here. he'd fit right in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have been negotiating with this guy for 2 weeks and hes not coming off that price. I am a decent negotiator and have pullede out all my cards. I got him to come down $1200 already but its hard to negotiate when a guy comes down to what he has in it and thats as low as he will go. I dont know if the automatic/stick thing is that big a deal. In all reality he wont be leaving reynoldsburg in it in a good while. Hes really not into the whole car thing much so he wont know the difference until someone who is, points it out. Same goes for it being a v6. I have been a parent for a long time, I dont see giving a kid, male or female, a auto/stick as being a good/bad parenting decision. I see no problem with your point of view and don t let anyone tell you otherwise here :thumsbup: winter is fast approaching though...do you want him out there on non-winter rubber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm making my son earn his car. So far he's saved up around $600 from working over the summer for only a weekend job. He pays for the car and if there are repairs that need to be made I will pay for them and he will help me fix it. That's just me. I'm trying to find a decent crap car for about a grand that way if he wrecks it it's only a grand. Not like a $5000 car and he totals it and he's (or I) is out of the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I see no problem with your point of view and don t let anyone tell you otherwise here :thumsbup: winter is fast approaching though...do you want him out there on non-winter rubber? I have never driven a car on anything other than regular tires so I dont see any difference. Hell in all the years I have been driving I have only bought one set of tires and that was for my wifes van last year. I did have a friend who worked at a tire shop put new rubber on my old van 10 years ago for helping him put a fence in, but other than that its just been whatever the cars have come with. I live a weird life. The mustang I can get for $2200. I am on my way to look at a 1998 a4 I just got a pm about from another cr member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm making my son earn his car. So far he's saved up around $600 from working over the summer for only a weekend job. He pays for the car and if there are repairs that need to be made I will pay for them and he will help me fix it. That's just me. I'm trying to find a decent crap car for about a grand that way if he wrecks it it's only a grand. Not like a $5000 car and he totals it and he's (or I) is out of the money. i saw a 1996 yota that needed a battery for 1100. looks pretty nice. ill see if i can find it. edit; http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/2541986684.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryptok Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Buy him a bugeye and call it a day. Subaru's are way more reliable, not as much attention and AWD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Have you check the insurance rate? I vote for a 5 speed Civic too. Or better yet, a 5 speed corolla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 2 things. 1. Buy him an automatic. Haters gonna hate. But a stick is just something else to distract a n00b driver. 2. Dont buy a mustangf. Especially that body style. The hood seems to go on forever in my opinion. They are pretty ass happy cars in the snow. Just a bad first car imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Buy him a bugeye and call it a day. Subaru's are way more reliable, not as much attention and AWD! Insuring a Subaru is fucking ridiculous thanks to all the teenage noobs who wreck them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Insuring a Subaru is fucking ridiculous thanks to all the teenage noobs who wreck them. ifail :dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 The mustang I can get for $2200. I am on my way to look at a 1998 a4 I just got a pm about from another cr member. I would highly recommend against the A4 for a kid's car. They're sensitive to maintenance, expensive to buy stuff for, and suck with an auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Buy him something he'll ve miserable in. An Auto Stang is perfect. Make him pay the diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 That A4 is a helluva deal for someone. It is a stick which he doesnt want. The guy would take $1k. It needed detailed pretty bad but it would clean up nice. Bad thing it is white which would give us 3 white cars in the driveaway. He has an extra set of good rims(s4 rims on it I believe), everything overhauled(with receipts) 5 years ago from MAG. EAsily repaired spot on the seat where the stitching came undone. Newer tires, brand new battery, all synthetic fluids ect.. It does need a windshield which is $400 I think he said and the abs system needs work. If the windshield wasnt crack so bad it would be in my driveway right now. My son didnt like it but I would drive it and give him my suv. I am afraid after I fixed the windshield and looked into the ABS system I could have just bought the car he wanted with easier maintenance in the future. My son is so layed back I could pull out a brand new cobra and he wouldnt crack a smile. I am starting to think it would mean more to me to give him a car than for him to receive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm making my son earn his car. So far he's saved up around $600 from working over the summer for only a weekend job. He pays for the car and if there are repairs that need to be made I will pay for them and he will help me fix it. That's just me. I'm trying to find a decent crap car for about a grand that way if he wrecks it it's only a grand. Not like a $5000 car and he totals it and he's (or I) is out of the money. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1419930&postcount=10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 That A4 is a helluva deal for someone. It is a stick which he doesnt want. The guy would take $1k. It needed detailed pretty bad but it would clean up nice. Bad thing it is white which would give us 3 white cars in the driveaway. He has an extra set of good rims(s4 rims on it I believe), everything overhauled(with receipts) 5 years ago from MAG. EAsily repaired spot on the seat where the stitching came undone. Newer tires, brand new battery, all synthetic fluids ect.. It does need a windshield which is $400 I think he said and the abs system needs work. If the windshield wasnt crack so bad it would be in my driveway right now. My son didnt like it but I would drive it and give him my suv. I am afraid after I fixed the windshield and looked into the ABS system I could have just bought the car he wanted with easier maintenance in the future. My son is so layed back I could pull out a brand new cobra and he wouldnt crack a smile. I am starting to think it would mean more to me to give him a car than for him to receive it. V6 or 1.8T? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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