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Thank you phosdex and IOwnCalculus. You've both very helpful and I appreciate it.
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Humerus posted:Alright goons help me out here, because I may be looking for a unicorn but hopefully there's something that works for me. The 2017+ Civic hatch might keep you in a small car. Thanks to the magic of Honda's interior packaging, the rear seats in the current-gen Civic hatch are as big as what you'd find in an older midsized sedan. If that doesn't work for you, you should consider moving up to a midsized sedan like a Honda Accord. Your #1 priority by far seems to be staying in a car instead of moving to an SUV. A midsized sedan would allow you to stay in a car while giving you more space for your family. The trunk of a midsized sedan is also a far more usable cargo area than it is on paper.
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Jan 29, 2021 05:05
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Carvana will likely be a tad high since that's where their money comes from. Just like Amazon, you're paying premium for convenience.
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Nitrox posted:Their prices are also horrendously overinflated. By 20% in some cases from my personal experience. And that's before you take into account that regular dealerships can be haggled with. Yeah but I'm a weirdo want a late model golf wagon with a manual, can't find any locally
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Plugging credit unions here. Mine got me a great rate, but also has a car purchasing service. I emailed a very nice person who asked me what car I wanted, in which colors and what trim and sent me a couple options. It showed up outside my door without any haggling or ever setting foot in a dealership
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Humerus posted:I'll keep an eye out for these wagons, though ideally I won't be replacing my 2015 with something older so it looks like the Acura is out. Age isn't that big a deal really, condition matters more. I'd buy a 10 year old Honda over a 3 year old Kia seeing at the Kia warranty gets trashed when used. IMHO, of course.
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Posting for my dad, who's in his mid 60s and wants a "fun" car to take to work on nice days/to the golf course on the weekend. Proposed Budget: <$20k New or Used: Used Body Style: (e.g. 2 door? 4 door? Compact/Midsize/Fullsize Sedan? Truck? SUV?) 2 or 4 door How will you be using the car?: Commuting to work on nice days, driving to the golf course, reliving the glory days. Do you prefer a luxury vehicle with all the gizmos? Not necessarily. What aspects are most important to you: He wants something that's decently reliable, decent on fuel, able to fit a pair of golf clubs, and kind of sporty, pretty much in that order. We've been looking at gently used 2 series coupes, which seem like a decent option (well, reliability...). Anything else obvious that he's missing? He doesn't want a Corvette or a Miata. Residency Evil fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Jan 31, 2021 |
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GTI? Not sure about the reliability: Subaru BRZ
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:mustang Forgot he doesn't want a Mustang. Uthor posted:GTI? He's not really looking for a hatchback, although duh, forgot about the BRZ/86! He's in to it!
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uhh camaro?  Just throwing out some other stuff - Z car, Gencoupe, maybe IS350 if he wants a sedan?
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PainterofCrap posted:1964 Studebaker Wagonaire I had to look it up, and wow https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-studebaker-daytona-wagon-2/
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How dumb of an idea is buying a BMW 135i in good condition, driving it for a couple years, and selling it before it becomes a pile of expensive german metal? Edit: the 2011-2013 model for the less explodey engine. Gangringo fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Feb 1, 2021 |
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Feb 1, 2021 17:35
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Gangringo posted:How dumb of an idea is buying a BMW 135i in good condition, driving it for a couple years, and selling it before it becomes a pile of expensive german metal? It's a real parts bin car but you can mostly figure out what you're doing by choosing the factor service manual from the car that had the part you're dealing with. Yank the clutch delay valve out and they're a hell of a lot of fun. You're pretty much looking for something that's been super well maintained if you don't want this to be a project car.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:uhh camaro? quote:Just throwing out some other stuff - Z car, Gencoupe, maybe IS350 if he wants a sedan? IS350 is probably worth looking at as well, thanks. My dad is a cheap bastard that tries to spend as little money on cars as possible by buying stuff at auctions, getting his mechanic friend to fix it, and then driving it for 200k miles. This is him "treating himself," but I know he's going to treat whatever cars he buys like (relative) poo poo. Still good enough to get a '99 Passat to 230k miles though!
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Nitrox posted:Their prices are also horrendously overinflated. By 20% in some cases from my personal experience. And that's before you take into account that regular dealerships can be haggled with. Yeah when I bought my car, carvana had one exactly like it with more miles for 15k and I got mine for 13k OTD after some haggling at a dealership. I don't think I'd go the carvana route unless it's a car I can't find anywhere else or if I just wanted to avoid dealers all together.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Yeah when I bought my car, carvana had one exactly like it with more miles for 15k and I got mine for 13k OTD after some haggling at a dealership.
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Nitrox posted:Some people have severe social anxiety and would rather their pay sticker price then say no to a pushy dealer. For them, CarMax is a godsent because they get to avoid confrontation. I get that and it's probably worth it for those people. My transaction wasn't bad, I negotiated via text and agreed on an OTD price, but when I went to pay for it they wasted my time by insisting I needed a warranty even after I told them five or six times I wasn't interested trying their bullshit game. It was annoying but I wouldn't call it a confrontation.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:I get that and it's probably worth it for those people. My transaction wasn't bad, I negotiated via text and agreed on an OTD price, but when I went to pay for it they wasted my time by insisting I needed a warranty even after I told them five or six times I wasn't interested trying their bullshit game. It was annoying but I wouldn't call it a confrontation. yeah for some people that's insurmountable, though
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Hello! Could use some help/advice: I'm getting a new (used) car soon, and leaning strongly towards a Toyota Prius for fuel economy, reliability, and the hatchback design. If there are other similar/better options that fit that bill, I'd love to hear about them. In general though, what should I look out for when buying, particularly in terms of maintenance? Are there any model years to avoid 2015 or later (a quick search tells me 2016 may not be that great)? Also, I'm toying with the idea of going through a broker to save myself the hassle; I did find one with excellent reviews. Is this a horrible idea? In particular, I'm concerned about being taken advantage of at dealerships being a female with genuinely very little knowledge about cars.
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Anyone have a formed opinion on the CT200h, specifically if the 20%+ premium for the facelift 2014 cars is worth it over the early ones in similar condition / mileage
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I want a used car with a little more driver leg room and a little more cargo space than my Honda Fit had, in the 15-20k range Android auto is a requirement, manual preferred. I like small cars so I don't want an SUV or crossover I was thinking golf wagon but I'm hearing that they still have the same problems that I saw when I was a mechanic 15 years ago (plastic thermostat housing etc) so that means I'd have to get certified and between that and wanting a manual, good luck finding one to me Impreza hatchback seems good. It's really hard to find more space than the Fit in a smaller car, the Fit is massive on the inside with the seats folded down but I'm 6'4 so it was a little too small for me. I like putting my mountain bike inside my car (as opposed to on a rack) and the Fit was just a tiny bit too small for that, had to really sqeeze it in there and move the passenger seat around etc.
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it is in fact impossible to find a smaller car with more interior space than the Fit, as the Fit was designed by the last vestiges of Good Honda engineering wizardry. I'm not even convinced the Impreza is that much bigger on the inside. Golf thermostat housing has been revised and although it is still plastic by all accounts it's more reliable. The Golf is not going to achieve Good Honda levels of reliability but then again nothing is. I think availability of manual transmissions on Mark 7 wagons is fine especially if you include Alltrack. There aren't that many manual transmission cars of any kind in the first place. Maybe Civic hatch? The hatch design is kind of goofy and so I don't think interior storage is phenomenal, but it is pretty good overall.
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The Subaru will be pretty much Honda reliable no? Other than the head gasket issues they had for a short time.on certain engines, I literally can't think of a single notorious Subaru problem E:looking it up, I guess they have a lot of really annoying problems with infotainment nowadays? feelix fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Feb 5, 2021 |
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feelix posted:The Subaru will be pretty much Honda reliable no? Other than the head gasket issues they had for a short time.on certain engines, I literally can't think of a single notorious Subaru problem Look up subaru ring issues. They killed enough engines my local dealership had a whole shop dedicated to rebuilds.
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Short time for headgasket issues? Aren't we talking more like... 10 years for the EJ25 headgaskets? And then the oil consumption issues after that. Subaru seems great at making the car mostly reliable and then having some major engine design flaw.
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The recall for excessive oil consumption was for 2010-2015 Subarus. I think I saw complaints on forums after that. Corolla Hatch? I think that comes in stick. There's more options if you're willing to put your bike on a rack.
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Corolla hatch has very little cargo space and barely any more leg room than the Fit Impreza has slightly more cargo space than the fit and considerably more leg room Not sure how meaningful published leg room measurements are
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feelix posted:I want a used car with a little more driver leg room and a little more cargo space than my Honda Fit had, in the 15-20k range I have a Scion xB and my mountain bike and my son's BMX bike both fit in it no problem. Manual xB's are harder to find but they are out there. The automatic is actually really good tho. Super reliable and safe cars. 2015 was the last year they were made but you can still find some with low miles.
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I assume they don't have Android Auto but I suppose I could put an aftermarket HU What about the Soul? I test drove one when I was shopping for my Fit and the fact that the steering wheel was peeling off the frame despite the car not being very old turned me off of it
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Yeah it's standard double DIN so you can put whatever aftermarket head unit you want in it which is actually really nice. Relatively cheap upgrade. The Soul is a good car too, I just didn't like it nearly as much as the xB, the xB drove better overall to me (handles better and quicker) and I like the styling and interior layout better. A friend of mine has a Soul and he loves it, no problems with it whatsoever.
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powderific posted:Short time for headgasket issues? Aren't we talking more like... 10 years for the EJ25 headgaskets? And then the oil consumption issues after that. Subaru seems great at making the car mostly reliable and then having some major engine design flaw. I like it was like 96 to like 2013. So a long rear end time. The piston ring issue on the turbo EJ25s and the banjo bolt issue causing turbo failures on the LGTs. Also 5 speed connected to turbo cars. I think the CVTs have issues too.
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Figures I discover the Car Buying thread AFTER ordering my vehicle. I have a 2021 Ford F150 Limited Powerboost incoming in a few months. I'm very excited about all of it's quirks and features.
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arbybaconator posted:Figures I discover the Car Buying thread AFTER ordering my vehicle. Perfect avatar/post combo.
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Any thoughts on the Buick Regal wagon? I've been a domestic hater my whole life and it's obviously not a small manual car but I'm down with a big wagon that's not an SUV.
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arbybaconator posted:Figures I discover the Car Buying thread AFTER ordering my vehicle. Probably for the best. Enjoy the new truck. Not really much to discuss as there’s almost never a decent discount on a limited trim, and some of the regulars here would probably have a fit at the idea of someone dropping over 70k on a truck.
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