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I'm not fully convinced that it's an affordability question because on an anecdotal level because my dad made probably twice as much money as his dad and I make twice as much money as my dad makes.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I'm not fully convinced that it's an affordability question because on an anecdotal level because my dad made probably twice as much money as his dad and I make twice as much money as my dad makes. Fair enough, my dad is way more well off than I'll ever be.
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May 6, 2021 16:02
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I'm not fully convinced that it's an affordability question because on an anecdotal level because my dad made probably twice as much money as his dad and I make twice as much money as my dad makes. That's essentially breaking if you assume a generation is 20 years at 3% growth. If the generations are farther apart then that then you are behind.
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May 6, 2021 16:05
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I think part of the reason is that cars were less reliable, so buying them more often was a sort of hedge against that.
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May 6, 2021 16:07
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Murgos posted:That's essentially breaking if you assume a generation is 20 years at 3% growth. If the generations are farther apart then that then you are behind. I make twice as much money as my dad makes at half his age so I don't think I'm behind.
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May 6, 2021 16:10
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:I think part of the reason is that cars were less reliable, so buying them more often was a sort of hedge against that. 'In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency assumes the typical car is driven 24,000 kilometres (15,000 miles) per year. According to the New York Times, in the 1960s and 1970s, the typical car reached its end of life around 161,000 kilometres (100,000 miles), but due to manufacturing improvements in the 2000s, such as tighter tolerances and better anti-corrosion coatings, the typical car lasts closer to 322,000 kilometres (200,000 miles)' So, 6ish to 13ish years. Jives with my recollections of 80s cars being pretty much done by the time you paid them off.
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May 6, 2021 16:12
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I make twice as much money as my dad makes at half his age so I don't think I'm behind. I was teasing you. Wasn't being serious.
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May 6, 2021 16:13
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its a weird and bad flex post by me
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May 6, 2021 16:24
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I make 4x as much as your dad, Ken. Get rekt
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May 6, 2021 16:58
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My dad exclusively buys used and occasionally salvage cars he has his friend repair and drives them anywhere between 6-10 years. His best was probably a 1999 Passat he bought in 2001. He got rid of it with 230k miles in 2018 or so. He has never bought a new car.
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Residency Evil posted:My dad exclusively buys used and occasionally salvage cars he has his friend repair and drives them anywhere between 6-10 years. His best was probably a 1999 Passat he bought in 2001. He got rid of it with 230k miles in 2018 or so. This is The Way, my personal best is taking a 98 v6 accord from 147k to 280k 2008-2020
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I stopped talking to my dad 4-5 years ago but uh I have a very different experience lmao. He had a blue 85ish? hardbody king cab that he put like 300k miles on commuting 100 miles a day for most of its life until it basically rusted away then got a hand me down 92 s10 single cab from my grandpa, those are the only two cars I ever knew him to have in 25 years. Also that hardbody still ran and he sold it for a grand to someone taking it to a ranch in mexico My mom had a few more cars, but more because they got hit, late 80s civic hatch, 90s camry wagon, two 850 wagons and then currently a JSW. I think JSW was the 'newest' car she ever bought and it was 3-4 years old at the time. Buying a new new car is such a wild concept to me, really is a different like world almost to me.
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May 6, 2021 17:20
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TheBacon posted:Buying a new new car is such a wild concept to me, really is a different like world almost to me. I'm in this boat also, I literally cannot fathom it. I would immediately feel cold dread. I can't imagine buying something for that much money that does the same thing pretty much just as well as something that costs a fraction of that price.
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May 6, 2021 17:49
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VelociBacon posted:I'm in this boat also, I literally cannot fathom it. I would immediately feel cold dread. I can't imagine buying something for that much money that does the same thing pretty much just as well as something that costs a fraction of that price. at some point down this path lies Prius ownership
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VelociBacon posted:I'm in this boat also, I literally cannot fathom it. I would immediately feel cold dread. I can't imagine buying something for that much money that does the same thing pretty much just as well as something that costs a fraction of that price. you like my car? 
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the VW dealership is mad at me because they are bringing in the car but I decided to back out I'm sure they can sell it to someone else I feel a little bad for the salesperson, but mainly because he's new and has the same name as me
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May 6, 2021 18:12
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lol come on man it's a hot market, they'll sell it in a couple weeks max
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May 6, 2021 18:14
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Nitr0 posted:you like my car? Looks bad
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May 6, 2021 18:15
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Yeah seriously, gently caress dealerships, they just wanted your extended warranty money.
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May 6, 2021 18:17
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:lol come on man yeah no doubt but what if your salesperson's name was also KYOON GRIFFEY JR? i feel there might be an emotional connection
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May 6, 2021 18:24
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actionjackson posted:yeah no doubt that guys shady don't buy from him
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Looks bad 
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May 6, 2021 18:52
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I'm pissed I sold my Audi and now I'm selling my VW and I won't be able to post in this cool thread anymore. The MB thread gets like 2 posts a month it seems like, lame!!
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May 6, 2021 19:33
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you can still post here greeb 
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VelociBacon posted:I'm in this boat also, I literally cannot fathom it. I would immediately feel cold dread. I can't imagine buying something for that much money that does the same thing pretty much just as well as something that costs a fraction of that price. KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:at some point down this path lies Prius ownership I waffle back and forth between buying a 4Runner/Land Cruiser and driving it forever and also thinking "yolo" and buying a brand new GT3.
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Residency Evil posted:I waffle back and forth between buying a 4Runner/Land Cruiser and driving it forever and also thinking "yolo" and buying a brand new GT3.
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got off on a technicality posted:You can always sell the GT3 without taking too much of a depreciation hit Yeah, but from the times I've driven GT cars (on the track): 1. Holy poo poo this thing is awesome on the track. 2. Holy poo poo this is a waste for the road. And I don't have the time, money, or skill to track a GT car consistently, and to where it would really be beneficial for me. Spec Miata seems pretty cool though! Residency Evil fucked around with this message at 20:49 on May 6, 2021 |
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Residency Evil posted:Yeah, but from the times I've driven GT cars (on the track): I'm planning to seek out a 996 GT3 when I get bored and decide to settle down with my "forever" fun car
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Last night I had a dream (nightmare) that I bought another C5 A6 2.7TT, and was loving driving it again until I realized the brakes didn't work.
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Whoops wrong thread
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So this conversation about greeb's car got me on a wagon hunt. Any reason not to buy a 2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI with 85-ish K miles? Dealer near me asking $11k, which seems a little high but might just be this used car market. Being sold as a used car not CPO. I assume it would at least be more reliable than my old Mk4 GTI, which I admit is a low bar. Per https://www.vwdiesellookup.com the emissions fixes have been done by VW, and: "the vehicle has an Extended Emissions Warranty that runs for 10 years or 120,000 miles from the original in-service date. Please see your VW dealership for additional information including the vehicle's in-service date. In addition, and concurrently, the Extended Emissions Warranty runs for 4 years or 48,000 miles (whichever occurs first) from the date of modification or first dealer resale post-modification. Your vehicle was modified on Oct 25, 2018 and 35,012 miles. Please see your VW dealership for additional information on the vehicle's post-modification dealer re-sale date." If Carfax can be trusted, the first owner put 35k miles on it over 5 years doing services every 5k, then 2nd owner put 50k miles on it in 2 years after the emissions recall doing services every 10k, so that extended emissions warranty is gone. Anything specific to look out for on these? Tyro fucked around with this message at 16:37 on May 10, 2021 |
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Tyro posted:So this conversation about greeb's car got me on a wagon hunt. TDIs are going for a premium, because they tend to get bought as soon as they come on the market because VW really underestimated the popularity of the TDIs, especially with the post dieselgate warranty. If its the Sportwagen with the DSG, make sure the DSG has been serviced with a filter and fluid, verify they are using the correct engine oil and I cannot stress that enough because that will kill either the engine or destroy the Diesel Particulate Filter system, which is a big cost item of it fails. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 16:41 on May 10, 2021 |
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CommieGIR posted:TDIs are going for a premium, because they tend to get bought as soon as they come on the market because VW really underestimated the popularity of the TDIs, especially with the post dieselgate warranty. It is the DSG, that's good to know, thanks.
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So I'm a little over a month into A4 ownership after driving Jettas for a decade and the honeymoon hasn't worn off. 2017 seems to have been in a weird little sweet spot as far as "gently caress with-able" tech is concerned after picking up an obdeleven. Managed to get the sim-card slot working and using a Telus sim have Google maps overlay in the built in nav without needing to tether to a phone or use carplay which is nice, also video in motion so the sig other can watch dvd seasons on road trips. Super happy with it and now just talking myself out of throwing a tune on it. Also a clay bar and fresh wax mixed with scuba blue has me in love.
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DoesNotCompute posted:So I'm a little over a month into A4 ownership after driving Jettas for a decade and the honeymoon hasn't worn off. 2017 seems to have been in a weird little sweet spot as far as "gently caress with-able" tech is concerned after picking up an obdeleven. Managed to get the sim-card slot working and using a Telus sim have Google maps overlay in the built in nav without needing to tether to a phone or use carplay which is nice, also video in motion so the sig other can watch dvd seasons on road trips. Super happy with it and now just talking myself out of throwing a tune on it. Also a clay bar and fresh wax mixed with scuba blue has me in love. How do you have google maps in there? Does it run Android?
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Volguus posted:How do you have google maps in there? Does it run Android? The recent Audi MMI displays run google earth maps as the baseline. The next generation MIB 3 just says it's a 'linux based' system but no details. The MIB2 (which is what would be in the OPs car) uses an NVIDIA Tegra with some flavor of RTOS that I can't find specific info on.
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VAG has the best switchgear. The B9 particularly had the best clicky MMI and volume knobs. Makes the transition to touchscreens especially sad.
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Murgos posted:The recent Audi MMI displays run google earth maps as the baseline. The next generation MIB 3 just says it's a 'linux based' system but no details. The MIB2 (which is what would be in the OPs car) uses an NVIDIA Tegra with some flavor of RTOS that I can't find specific info on. This brings up something I've been curious about, is this stuff worth using at all? In my B8 (2014) it has the ability to accept a SIM card and apparently there's some Audi service I can pay for also but neither of them seem particularly useful? The SIM will get me Google Maps in real time but does it do anything else?
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I saw some threads about google maps suddenly working without subscription for owners of older Audi. Otherwise yes, nothing worth paying for.
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Tyro posted:So this conversation about greeb's car got me on a wagon hunt. We bought a 14 TDI Sportwagen, though ours is a manual so I can't speak to the DSG, but someone has already brought up ensuring that it was serviced. Check the fuel filter, as my husband mentioned that's a thing you'll have to pay mind to replacing occasionally due to it being a diesel. The two years we've had it, it's been a great car though.
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