Went looking at SUVs today

I'll spare you the four pages.

Bought this:



They had no magenta Fiestas, but they DID have a yellow Focus ST on the 2nd floor....

Man you buy alot of cars.

Whoa, very nice! How is it so far? Is this just added to your existing fleet, or did you trade something in?

I'm loving the look of the CX5. I suppose this the better vehicle overall...

JaysonAych wrote:Whoa, very nice! How is it so far? Is this just added to your existing fleet, or did you trade something in?

Traded the wife's Quest for it. She loves it.

I thought the wife had a Mazda 5 minivan?

That was a while back.

Congrats to you and your wife

Honor wrote:I thought the wife had a Mazda 5 minivan?

Since 2005:

2005 Honda CR-V
2006 Mazda 5
2007 Mazda CX-7
2010 Mitsubishi Outlander
*change of plans*
1993 Plymouth Voyager
1997 Olsmobile Bravada
2002 Ford Escape
2004 Nissan Quest
2008 Mazda CX-9

And that's just the wife's cars........

wtf mate

Me? Since 2005:

2000 Neon
1995 Neon
1998 Crown Vic P71
2001 Crown Vic P71
1997 Legacy 2.5GT
1998 Legacy L wagon
1997 Silverado
1998 Camry CE V6 MT

Hey, I'm falling behind.... time to trade the Camry....

and i thought i went through cars fast.

Man, I'm no competition for you - and I've been through my fair shair. I'll admit though, I like driving different cars. I'm already kind of bored with the GTI. I shouldprobably tough it out for 2 years or so, at least.

Since 2007:

1988 Corolla (Wallywagon!)
2008 Honda Civic
2011 Honda CRZ
2012 Honda GTI

im kinda bored with my wrx too. its just the way we are. we could be driving ferraris and we'd get bored with them.

Honor wrote:im kinda bored with my wrx too. its just the way we are. we could be driving ferraris and we'd get bored with them.

Agreed. My next car will probably be preowned. Get into something nicer for a lower price, and avoid the depreciation hit. It's been brutal. I kept the Civic for long enough that it seemed worth while, but if I'm flipping cars every two years, its stupid to buy new.

That's just a big wagon.

I go out of my way to avoid getting new/'new to me' cars. Such a pita to buy/sell a car.

thewalrus wrote:

Honor wrote:im kinda bored with my wrx too. its just the way we are. we could be driving ferraris and we'd get bored with them.

Agreed. My next car will probably be preowned. Get into something nicer for a lower price, and avoid the depreciation hit. It's been brutal. I kept the Civic for long enough that it seemed worth while, but if I'm flipping cars every two years, its stupid to buy new.

yeah, ive been thinking a used civic si for my next daily driver. theyre a great mix of performance and economy.

Honor wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Honor wrote:im kinda bored with my wrx too. its just the way we are. we could be driving ferraris and we'd get bored with them.

Agreed. My next car will probably be preowned. Get into something nicer for a lower price, and avoid the depreciation hit. It's been brutal. I kept the Civic for long enough that it seemed worth while, but if I'm flipping cars every two years, its stupid to buy new.

yeah, ive been thinking a used civic si for my next daily driver. theyre a great mix of performance and economy.

Yeah, they're decent. Even my LX coupe was decently quick when you wanted it to be. And honestly, 75% of the fun in a civic comes from shifting that great gear box and flicking it around corners. They're good.

The new Golf's impress me too - this generation is great. Definitely worth a look used. The 2.5 is a nice little engine, and the 2.0 Diesel is pretty awesome too. My parents are seeing a real world 4.6 l / 100 km on the high way, and nothing over 6.5 in town. Fun to drive too, with all that torque.

yeah, i think honda and bmw make the best manuals.

No Sorento

Talon wrote:I go out of my way to avoid getting new/'new to me' cars. Such a pita to buy/sell a car.

This

I would probably switch out beater cars every other month if it were easier.

"tag office" open 8:30 to 4:30 M-F, Calling insurance lady, dealing with people that don't understand the concept of working a full time job when you go to buy/sell

Honor wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Honor wrote:im kinda bored with my wrx too. its just the way we are. we could be driving ferraris and we'd get bored with them.

Agreed. My next car will probably be preowned. Get into something nicer for a lower price, and avoid the depreciation hit. It's been brutal. I kept the Civic for long enough that it seemed worth while, but if I'm flipping cars every two years, its stupid to buy new.

yeah, ive been thinking a used civic si for my next daily driver. theyre a great mix of performance and economy.

From one who gets out of an Evo and into an RSXS, you will miss that torque curve like mad. I don't recommend that move...

1300ZUK wrote:

Talon wrote:I go out of my way to avoid getting new/'new to me' cars. Such a pita to buy/sell a car.

This

I would probably switch out beater cars every other month if it were easier.

"tag office" open 8:30 to 4:30 M-F, Calling insurance lady, dealing with people that don't understand the concept of working a full time job when you go to buy/sell

I've been lucky so far. Cars will come into work, or people will meet me at work off Craigslist. Dealers are open till 9, and I have every other Saturday off to go shopping/meet sellers if needed. Insurance office is a short call away, the only pain is getting to the DMV to get a title/registration/plates. I can USUALLY get it done on my lunch hour, but you never know how long it may take.

Honda GTI?

Talon wrote:

Honor wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Honor wrote:im kinda bored with my wrx too. its just the way we are. we could be driving ferraris and we'd get bored with them.

Agreed. My next car will probably be preowned. Get into something nicer for a lower price, and avoid the depreciation hit. It's been brutal. I kept the Civic for long enough that it seemed worth while, but if I'm flipping cars every two years, its stupid to buy new.

yeah, ive been thinking a used civic si for my next daily driver. theyre a great mix of performance and economy.

From one who gets out of an Evo and into an RSXS, you will miss that torque curve like mad. I don't recommend that move...

yeah, maybe a v6 accord or a g35/g37 coupe would be better. i wouldnt do it for a couple years or so though.

We have a G37xS on our used lot. Still looks like an old-man's car to me.

Coming from the Crown Vic guy.

Police Interceptor Crown Vic.... old man's car with rubber floors.

Tailhappy wrote:

1300ZUK wrote:

Talon wrote:I go out of my way to avoid getting new/'new to me' cars. Such a pita to buy/sell a car.

This

I would probably switch out beater cars every other month if it were easier.

"tag office" open 8:30 to 4:30 M-F, Calling insurance lady, dealing with people that don't understand the concept of working a full time job when you go to buy/sell

I've been lucky so far. Cars will come into work, or people will meet me at work off Craigslist. Dealers are open till 9, and I have every other Saturday off to go shopping/meet sellers if needed. Insurance office is a short call away, the only pain is getting to the DMV to get a title/registration/plates. I can USUALLY get it done on my lunch hour, but you never know how long it may take.

Southerners are lazy and have no job. This happened to me twice while selling the Fiero.

Put on CL Friday night, hoping it sells over weekend. Person finally contacts me on Tuesday wants come look at it at 2PM. I go sorry i'm in Missouri, how about Thursday? They get made and say I don't seem very motivated.

And then I work 1 Hour away from the DMV, so going on my lunch hour is out of the question

1300ZUK wrote:

Tailhappy wrote:

1300ZUK wrote:

Talon wrote:I go out of my way to avoid getting new/'new to me' cars. Such a pita to buy/sell a car.

This

I would probably switch out beater cars every other month if it were easier.

"tag office" open 8:30 to 4:30 M-F, Calling insurance lady, dealing with people that don't understand the concept of working a full time job when you go to buy/sell

I've been lucky so far. Cars will come into work, or people will meet me at work off Craigslist. Dealers are open till 9, and I have every other Saturday off to go shopping/meet sellers if needed. Insurance office is a short call away, the only pain is getting to the DMV to get a title/registration/plates. I can USUALLY get it done on my lunch hour, but you never know how long it may take.

Southerners are lazy and have no job. This happened to me twice while selling the Fiero.

Put on CL Friday night, hoping it sells over weekend. Person finally contacts me on Tuesday wants come look at it at 2PM. I go sorry i'm in Missouri, how about Thursday? They get made and say I don't seem very motivated.

And then I work 1 Hour away from the DMV, so going on my lunch hour is out of the question

"Yes, I'm not very motivated. Sorry I didn't immediately rush 700 miles back home to show you a 25+ year old car that needs some work and made you wait a couple of days."

Some people are fucked in the head.

JaysonAych wrote:

1300ZUK wrote:

Tailhappy wrote:

1300ZUK wrote:

Talon wrote:I go out of my way to avoid getting new/'new to me' cars. Such a pita to buy/sell a car.

This

I would probably switch out beater cars every other month if it were easier.

"tag office" open 8:30 to 4:30 M-F, Calling insurance lady, dealing with people that don't understand the concept of working a full time job when you go to buy/sell

I've been lucky so far. Cars will come into work, or people will meet me at work off Craigslist. Dealers are open till 9, and I have every other Saturday off to go shopping/meet sellers if needed. Insurance office is a short call away, the only pain is getting to the DMV to get a title/registration/plates. I can USUALLY get it done on my lunch hour, but you never know how long it may take.

Southerners are lazy and have no job. This happened to me twice while selling the Fiero.

Put on CL Friday night, hoping it sells over weekend. Person finally contacts me on Tuesday wants come look at it at 2PM. I go sorry i'm in Missouri, how about Thursday? They get made and say I don't seem very motivated.

And then I work 1 Hour away from the DMV, so going on my lunch hour is out of the question

"Yes, I'm not very motivated. Sorry I didn't immediately rush 700 miles back home to show you a 25+ year old car that needs some work and made you wait a couple of days."

Some people are fucked in the head.

You work for the cable company, you should have already known that.

In 13 years of driving, I'm only on my 5th car.

xtine wrote: In 13 years of driving, I'm only on my 5th car.

There's an only in there.... I'm not sure why. For the rest of the world, that's a lot of cars I bet - one every 2.5 years or so. In fact, I've been driving for only a year longer, and I'm only on 4 cars! My parents usually go between 5 and 10 years between cars.

thewalrus wrote:

xtine wrote: In 13 years of driving, I'm only on my 5th car.

There's an only in there.... I'm not sure why. For the rest of the world, that's a lot of cars I bet - one every 2.5 years or so. In fact, I've been driving for only a year longer, and I'm only on 4 cars! My parents usually go between 5 and 10 years between cars.

"Only" in comparison to you lot.

I'm actually too cheap too really flip cars. I held on to the Golf WAY longer than I should have just because the payment was dirt cheap. All my cars up to the Focus were horrible and on their last legs. (Except the Z28 but it was starting to show signs of needing massive repairs.) The only reason I traded in the Focus is because it was never the car I really wanted; my plan was always to get a vert Stang but then the fucking VW From Hell up and died a few months before I was ready to spend the money on a Stang.

Surprisingly, there are quite a few people at work who show up with new cars every year. Some are leased, some just buy based on their fancy. It's kind of surprising because it's not like everyone here is well paid.

15 years of driving... lets see...

Camry
Talon
Eclipse
Talon
Evo
Impreza
RSXS

...looks like I'm at seven.

xtine wrote:

Surprisingly, there are quite a few people at work who show up with new cars every year. Some are leased, some just buy based on their fancy. It's kind of surprising because it's not like everyone here is well paid.

I've come to the conclusion that 90% of the people out there that drive "nice" cars (we'll say 50k+), really can't afford them.

Talon wrote:

xtine wrote:

Surprisingly, there are quite a few people at work who show up with new cars every year. Some are leased, some just buy based on their fancy. It's kind of surprising because it's not like everyone here is well paid.

I've come to the conclusion that 90% of the people out there that drive "nice" cars (we'll say 50k+), really can't afford them.

I have a dumbass co-worker that cruises around a British Racing green Jaguar XF, which he purchased new. Dude probably makes 45K/year

He bought it thinking it would help him get laid. But all it does is make him have to rent rooms from other co-workers.

Talon wrote:

xtine wrote:

Surprisingly, there are quite a few people at work who show up with new cars every year. Some are leased, some just buy based on their fancy. It's kind of surprising because it's not like everyone here is well paid.

I've come to the conclusion that 90% of the people out there that drive "nice" cars (we'll say 50k+), really can't afford them.

Exactly. Just because you can buy something, doesn't mean you can actually afford it --- upkeep, repairs, etc. We had a similar discussion with someone but about houses. Yeah, the bank can give you a generous loan for a house and you could maybe even make the payments but the first time the AC needed to be replaced or HOA dues go up, you're fucked.

I would rather have a nice cozy little house, a decent car and plenty of spending money. It's a nice balance for me.

At least until I'm making WAY more money.