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Found this, thought the new AI/BWM would enjoy it: I think reddit gives bad advice about cars and car purchases. A case against the 2 year old Honda. quote:What’s the most common advice we here: buy a 2-3 year old Honda or Toyota. While I have done this in that past, it’s a very narrow view that is not the best for everyone.
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BMan posted:The dude's a doctor married to a doctor, I think he can afford more than a beater. the golf R is a good car though
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Hoodwinker posted:Found this, thought the new AI/BWM would enjoy it: the base Journey has one of the worst powertrains you can buy today once you start comparing apples and apples feature wise, the Journey gets a lot more expensive and is still FCA trash - although i think he's technically right about the SXT (since it's being discontinued for 2019, and everything is leftoves on the lot which are very cheap) - as long as you are willing to have fewer features and deal with a little more maintenance spend it is loving cheap
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Should rename the thread Bad Money With, then we'd get confused with the bmw thread
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I know that americans tend to have more kids than Euros but four is probably on the unusual end.
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aphid_licker posted:I know that americans tend to have more kids than Euros but four is probably on the unusual end.
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bob dobbs is dead posted:Should rename the thread Bad Money With, then we'd get confused with the bmw thread GOD drat BANKING SYSTEM
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Thanatosian posted:It's regional. In Utah, it's fantastically common. I'm in Seattle; seeing anyone with kids at all is uncommon, and more than a couple definitely stands out. I mean, seeing toddlers in the college dorms was also pretty uncommon...
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Residency Evil posted:I mean, seeing toddlers in the college dorms was also pretty uncommon... NumbersMatching320 posted:GOD drat BANKING SYSTEM
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How does this thread feel about the fact that I've never owned a car and don't intend to buy any type of vehicle until I retire? Not possible to be BWM about cars when you don't have one.bob dobbs is dead posted:Should rename the thread Bad Money With, then we'd get confused with the bmw thread Thread title: 2019 BMW: should I buy one?
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Where are you all finding 10 year old Corollas with 100k miles for a few thousand bucks? That's a $10,000 car where I am, maybe a little less on Craigslist
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Devian666 posted:How does this thread feel about the fact that I've never owned a car and don't intend to buy any type of vehicle until I retire? Not possible to be BWM about cars when you don't have one. Slightly envious. As much as I love cars I wish I didn't need one. You know how many horsepowers I could make if I didn't have that commuting expense or have to restrain from doing stupid mods cause it's still gotta get me to work?
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OctaviusBeaver posted:Where are you all finding 10 year old Corollas with 100k miles for a few thousand bucks? That's a $10,000 car where I am, maybe a little less on Craigslist
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OctaviusBeaver posted:Where are you all finding 10 year old Corollas with 100k miles for a few thousand bucks? That's a $10,000 car where I am, maybe a little less on Craigslist Probably the Midwest and Northeast. They're probably composed of about 68% rust at that point. EDIT: ^^^ told you so.
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Devian666 posted:How does this thread feel about the fact that I've never owned a car and don't intend to buy any type of vehicle until I retire? Not possible to be BWM about cars when you don't have one. As long as you're not "saving money" by living in downtown NYC/SF/Boston that sounds fine.
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Hoodwinker posted:Found this, thought the new AI/BWM would enjoy it: He uses the phrase “Ecco chamber” more than once.
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Easychair Bootson posted:He uses the phrase “Ecco chamber” more than once. That dolphin really liked to hear itself talk.
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Everyone should buy a 2019 BMW, yes. Residency Evil posted:As long as you're not "saving money" by living in downtown NYC/SF/Boston that sounds fine. Those are weird examples since the price at the city center is nearly the same as 10 public transit stops away. Everyone should live walking distance to work, if they can. There are physical and environmental benefits in addition to playing yuppie urbanite!
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Residency Evil posted:As long as you're not "saving money" by living in downtown NYC/SF/Boston that sounds fine.
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Everyone should buy a 2019 BMW, yes. I think I'll stick with my '77 BMW, thanks
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Everyone should buy a 2019 BMW, yes. Hoodwinker posted:If you live in a metropolitan area with good public transit, you can live reasonably affordably while still living well within city limits. I'd hazard it's probably cost saving as long as you also work in the city. I'm sorry guys, I don't think you're familiar with the BWM thread. The only GWM thing to do is to telecommute to your job in NYC from a trailer park in Idaho.
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Hoodwinker posted:Found this, thought the new AI/BWM would enjoy it: "Michigan rust" hasn't been a thing for at least a couple decades at this point. Wash your car routinely in the winter and you'll be fine.
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Residency Evil posted:I'm sorry guys, I don't think you're familiar with the BWM thread. The only GWM thing to do is to telecommute to your job in NYC from a trailer park in Idaho. But only if your trailer park is on a rural bus route.
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I think you should buy a used singer 911 as your commuter car. It probably has zero depreciation. Take that corolla.
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Residency Evil posted:I'm sorry guys, I don't think you're familiar with the BWM thread. The only GWM thing to do is to telecommute to your job in NYC from a trailer park in
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Can I telecommute from my Van?
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Sirotan posted:"Michigan rust" hasn't been a thing for at least a couple decades at this point. Wash your car routinely in the winter and you'll be fine. I live in  and we salt the earth in the winter. The only cars that rust here are Chevvies and Mazda3s. Every other car on the road with rust typically had damage that went down to the bare metal and/or perforated. Just buy a toyota/honda/korean passenger car, period. Used or Newish, drive them into the ground for the best value.
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Hoodwinker posted:Found this, thought the new AI/BWM would enjoy it: Dodge/Chrysler/Fiat is the Blue Story of car reliability.
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Adiabatic posted:Dodge/Chrysler/Fiat is the Blue Story of car reliability.
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Say what you will but dodges keep loving going. Only reason I got rid of the piece of poo poo neon was because it kept eating brake cylinders and I didn't want to change the clutch. Style? Lol gently caress that. Rust? The whole frame was rust. Thing just kept ticking though. Co-worker has a 96 Plymouth neon that's still on the road. Dodge makes poo poo cars but they keep chugging out of spite. Till they catch on fire like the one my dad had.
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UCS Hellmaker posted:Say what you will but dodges keep loving going. Only reason I got rid of the piece of poo poo neon was because it kept eating brake cylinders and I didn't want to change the clutch. Style? Lol gently caress that. Rust? The whole frame was rust. Thing just kept ticking though. Co-worker has a 96 Plymouth neon that's still on the road. Dodge makes poo poo cars but they keep chugging out of spite. Till they catch on fire like the one my dad had.
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UCS Hellmaker posted:Say what you will but dodges keep loving going. Only reason I got rid of the piece of poo poo neon was because it kept eating brake cylinders and I didn't want to change the clutch. Style? Lol gently caress that. Rust? The whole frame was rust. Thing just kept ticking though. Co-worker has a 96 Plymouth neon that's still on the road. Dodge makes poo poo cars but they keep chugging out of spite. Till they catch on fire like the one my dad had. Hoodwinker posted:I can't say I consider this an endorsement. Well his dad lived so it's ok. I hope. 
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New title is tops
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Note, the reason it's tops is the following OTHER thread title BMW Thread. As Preventative Maintenance, Change Your Rod Bearings Every 2 Years
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Dad fixed the fire damage and sold it for a grand  Neons live on loving spite
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UCS Hellmaker posted:Dad fixed the fire damage and sold it for a grand I will say old rear end Neons are rad and are like one of the two chryco products Id buy. The other being a diesel ram that Id pull the drivetrain out of and put it in something that wouldnt fall apart around it.
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The Neon is a solid car, the Journey is Chrysler LLC freshly divorced from Mercedes saying "we just don't give a gently caress anymore, here's a piece of iron with some plastic on it whatever" Factory OEM zipties.
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OctaviusBeaver posted:Where are you all finding 10 year old Corollas with 100k miles for a few thousand bucks? That's a $10,000 car where I am, maybe a little less on Craigslist Yeah when my 10 year old 100K corolla was in an accident (not my fault) the insurance company just totaled the car. I think I got $2500.
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OctaviusBeaver posted:Where are you all finding 10 year old Corollas with 100k miles for a few thousand bucks? That's a $10,000 car where I am, maybe a little less on Craigslist We buy them non-running and ratty, and then pour money into them with equal parts denial and sunk-ship fallacy. 
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We all know there's only one BFC approved car. Toyota Recalls 1993 Camry Due To Fact That Owners Really Should Have Bought Something New By Now quote:TOKYO—Saying it was simply time for drivers to move on, Toyota Motor Corp. issued a recall of its entire 1993 Camry model line Wednesday due to the fact that its owners really should have bought something new by now. “We understand that the 1993 Camry was tremendously dependable, but, honestly, there’s just no excuse for driving a 22-year-old car at this point,” said Toyota spokesman Haruki Kinoshita, adding that, with all the advances in automotive technology that have taken place, no one really had any business driving a vehicle for more than two decades. “We’re not saying you have to buy a new 2015 Camry or splurge on a flashy new hybrid, or even that your new car has to be a Toyota at all. But the bottom line is that you need to start fresh, however you choose to do so.” While Toyota is reportedly confining its recall to the 1993 Camry, it also issued a warning to owners of 1994 to 1998 models alerting them to the fact that they were really starting to push it.
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