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HootTheOwl posted:Hello, thread! Go back and read the first post then try again. You've not provided sufficient information to help you.
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What am I missing?
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Jun 29, 2022 14:23
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What country are you in How much do you plan to tow with it
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Jun 29, 2022 14:42
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I don't think you can buy a nice car for 20k USD anymore, unless you get a 10 year old with 150k+ miles on it and questionable reliability. I mean, look, this wrecked Bronco Sport is 17k
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Jun 29, 2022 14:49
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Mustache Ride posted:
My totaled tacoma was auctioned for 25k
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Jun 29, 2022 14:59
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HootTheOwl posted:What am I missing? The template in the first post. Also you're asking for recommendations in the largest single segment of vehicles being made. Last I checked there's at least 27, probably more than 30 different small CUV type vehicles being sold today and you're giving us no info to recommend one of those outside of your budget. If you're going to be camping on forest trails, or just inner city commuting, that kind of information influences the recommendation. If you're not sure, go to CarMax, who generally has a very large number of good condition late model used cars and look around at everything they have for sale and see which vehicles tickle your fancy. Failing that, buy the nicest Toyota RAV4 you can afford. Other thread favorites are the Honda CR-V, and the Mazda CUV lineup. Avoid: Nissan anything, Chevy/GMC. If you have to have something with a luxury badge, you can't really go wrong with a Lexus. Mustache Ride posted:I don't think you can buy a nice car for 20k USD anymore, unless you get a 10 year old with 150k+ miles on it and questionable reliability. It's a little harder, you may have to look at less popular models, or lower trim level models, or shop around for a while. There's several 2016 to 2018 RAV4 LE's and XLE's between 70 and 90K miles for 20K or less within 150 miles of me. skipdogg fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Jun 29, 2022 |
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Jun 29, 2022 15:00
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20k used to be a nice mass market late model/off lease or well used luxury as near as 2 years ago. Now it's competing in the working-car-today market. Given the turmoil it's helpful to have a full definition of what's important to you because you're going to have to compromise in some way if you aren't made of money so we aren't just looking for more info arbitrarily. If we take you literally at your word you're probably looking for whatever Lexus UX or NX you can fit under your price point and it's probably going to be old and eat money despite being a Toyota. The most generic recommendation is compact crossovers are too small/harder to use than hatchbacks, and full-size SUVs are giant truck wannabes that are inferior to minivans and pickups except for very specific camping uses so you probably want to be looking for compact SUV (CUV) type crossovers in which case you can find the nicest Rav 4, CR-V, or CX-5 you can manage in your price point.
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Jun 29, 2022 15:34
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How does Nissan keep making garbage cars but manages to stay in business
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Jun 29, 2022 15:38
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Hadlock posted:How does Nissan keep making garbage cars but manages to stay in business Nissan is a high risk auto loan finance company that happens to make cars.
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Jun 29, 2022 15:45
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Hadlock posted:How does Nissan keep making garbage cars but manages to stay in business Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is somehow one of the biggest market share of a single entity. But have you ever met a person who bought one of these makes on purpose?
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Jun 29, 2022 15:47
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Sorry, I went through the OP when I made the first post but I mishandled it: Proposed Budget: ~20k USD New or Used: Used Body Style: 4 doors + hatch. I want to put a child in the back seat and groceries in the trunk. How will you be using the car?: Short commuting What aspects are most important to you? Comfort, and reliability. I have an eye on mpg which is why I'm looking at smaller cars. 3.
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Jun 29, 2022 15:51
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zedprime posted:I think they are still coasting on the sheer financial wizardry/ill poo poo of Carlos Ghosn. I did it twice in a row. I'm better now.
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Jun 29, 2022 15:52
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Congratulations on your used Prius.Explosionface posted:I did it twice in a row. I'm better now.
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Jun 29, 2022 15:52
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HootTheOwl posted:Sorry, I went through the OP when I made the first post but I mishandled it: I would suggest starting with a Prius and working from there. If the Prius doesn't fit the bill, it will give you some parameters for clarifying alternatives.
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Jun 29, 2022 15:58
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Hadlock posted:How does Nissan keep making garbage cars but manages to stay in business Their mass-market mediocre crossover is packing a variable-compression engine cranking out 134 hp/liter, that's pretty cool and would have blown my mind a decade ago.
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Jun 29, 2022 16:12
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Hadlock posted:How does Nissan keep making garbage cars but manages to stay in business The Qashqai (Rogue Sport) sells in huge numbers. It has been the best selling CUV in UK for many years. Something like 3 million of those things have sold in Europe total.
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Jun 29, 2022 16:40
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Yeah every car max lot I've been to is a handful of quality cars and 4.5 acres of Nissan Rogue/Infinity QX50/60/70/80 in every color imaginable
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Jun 29, 2022 17:23
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I feel like a large amount of Nissan sales are just rental companies with customers who don’t care enough to ask/pay extra for a specific brand
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Jun 29, 2022 17:25
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HootTheOwl posted:
I personally am very interested in maybe buying a Honda Civic at some point in the next year or two if the market improves, it's on my short list of cars I'm interested in and it meets all your criteria. It's not a luxury car, but I read what you said about your current and previous cars being beaters, so I want to really stress this: Go test drive modern "economy" cars like the Honda Civic. They are very, very nice compared to, say, a 10 or 20 year old version being driven today. You can't buy a "luxury" car for 20k but you can buy a new small car and, compared to an old car it will be luxurious and not so small. Edit: Ok so a Civic is more like $25k, I don't know what to tell you, that's just where prices are now.
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Jun 29, 2022 17:50
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My friend just bought a new Civic. They're quite nice inside after the recent new generation refresh.
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Jun 29, 2022 18:05
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Wrote off my older civic and I’m looking for a newer one but I’m just a not knowledgeable at all and the thought of going to a used dealer gives me anxiety but I did find something local that is pretty close to what I was thinking. https://www.cowvalleyautos.com/vehicles/2014/honda/civic-sedan/duncan/bc/54376305/?sale_class=used What’s a reasonable ask for this car under the current market conditions? 15000 cad before taxes and dealer fees seems a bit insane but then again I don’t know poo poo. Is there any wiggle room at the moment? A friend of mine who is relatively knowledgeable recommended offering 12-13. Should I demand that they let me bring in someone to inspect it? The only noteable thing I can see on the carfax report an $1100 repair to the front end in 2016. I’d be just buying it outright in cash if that matters. I’m just trying to get my bearings before I go down there and start stuttering like a moron. I kinda hate car stuff 😐
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Jun 29, 2022 18:07
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the average used car buyer for a middle aged normal economy car has like negative market power right now so you probably can't do poo poo you should try to get a PPI at least, they will maybe agree to that. but you are not going to get them to move on price. that car sells itself.
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Jun 29, 2022 18:12
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:the average used car buyer for a middle aged normal economy car has like negative market power right now so you probably can't do poo poo That was kind of the answer I was expecting but was hoping not to get. I couldn’t have picked a worse possible time to wreck my vehicle goddamnit.
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Jun 29, 2022 18:50
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drowningidiot posted:That was kind of the answer I was expecting but was hoping not to get. I couldn’t have picked a worse possible time to wreck my vehicle goddamnit. If you had the budget to pay cash for this one, it could be a better deal to buy an 8 year newer 2022 Civic new for $10k more, with new car incentive financing? You'd get a bigger, better, more efficient car too. With brand new tires.
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Jun 29, 2022 19:25
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zedprime posted:I think they are still coasting on the sheer financial wizardry/ill poo poo of Carlos Ghosn. Between my wife and I we've owned three Nissans that have all been great. 99 Maxima GLE that was really nice, 98 Altima that made it over 260k problem free miles before I sold it, and currently 120k miles on a 2014 Nissan Versa Note that's honestly been great for us. Engine is fairly gutless getting up to speed on the Versa, but the great gas mileage has been awesome, especially going coast to coast last year. Granted, sample size of one, but all our Nissans have been pretty great vehicles for us.
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Jun 29, 2022 21:17
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Nissans are mostly fine but are never the best choice in their segment. There are always several better options, but several worse ones too, but Nissan will finance anyone with a pulse.
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Jun 29, 2022 23:23
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Guinness posted:Nissan will finance anyone with a pulse. brb getting a gtr
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Jun 29, 2022 23:27
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I kinda like the frontier… but the ranger seems like a better value
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Change of plans yall, I'm having a third life crisis and ive changed my ways and now want to buy an EV for my ~30th birthday next week. My new limit is 40k Can anyone bombard me with good EV choices that arent tesla? Should I buy a Polestar 2? #clarity #mindset #money lmbo calrissian fucked around with this message at 06:17 on Jun 30, 2022 |
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Jun 30, 2022 06:12
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For 40k? That gets you the base model Ioniq 5 if you can get it at MSRP (hah) edit: I see you're looking for used. The market on these are gonna be super inflated
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*50kKia Soul Enthusias posted:For 40k? That gets you the base model Ioniq 5 if you can get it at MSRP (hah) actually, new
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lmbo calrissian posted:*50k For 50k now you can buy a Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, yes people like the Polestar so far, umm what else. Kia Niro or Hyundai Kona for a little bit less advanced vehicles (much slower charging, based upon gas vehicles). Selection is gonna limited as supply chain shortages / demand and all that. GM Bolt and Bolt EUV are gonna be under that by a lot actually. Don't buy a brand new Nissan Leaf IMO.
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Jun 30, 2022 06:24
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What if I said I didn't want any soy boy beta cuck cars, thoroughly eliminating hyundai
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Jun 30, 2022 06:26
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Isn't the polestar made in China? If Hyundai bothers you (it shouldn't) that should. Volvo has had a massive QC decline (and it wasn't that great before) when they moved sedan production to china.
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Jun 30, 2022 06:38
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lmbo calrissian posted:What if I said I didn't want any soy boy beta cuck cars, thoroughly eliminating hyundai 
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Jun 30, 2022 06:50
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What if he wants a car with a modicum of build quality and quality control?
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Jun 30, 2022 06:53
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nm posted:What if he wants a car with a modicum of build quality and quality control? TOUGH poo poo
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Jun 30, 2022 06:56
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bird with big dick posted:TOUGH poo poo The answer is buy a Prius.
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Jun 30, 2022 06:58
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this all seems like a great argument to just go with ICE
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