I bought a new car (the "I wanna be like Gugs" thread)...

[NAD]

...and the overall design is geared toward something called visibility. It's a peculiar concept. I get in and can see other cars and stuff instead of relying on cameras and alarms and other gayness.

Sounds like some sort of Swedish sorcery to me. A pox upon it! :Shedevil:

 

[dorian gray]

Yes! It's horrible! Goddamit, when I get in a car I want to see pillars! And belt-lines! And gun-slit rear windows!

 

[NAD]

Days like this I want to sell everything I own other than basic clothing, go buy a new 4Runner and an old Airstream, then spend the next 20 years on the road. Or however long I could last before the money ran out (probably 6 months).

Well, that would work if the wife wanted to travel with me. If not, then fuck everything except my Jeep and a sleeping bag. Maybe I'd also keep a few Vonnegut and Tolkien books just for kicks. And then later hock those to fund food.

I better be careful of that accident in New Hampshire, it might hold me up for a spell.

 

[MFJ]

the windshield wipers have stopped functioning

update: i called the dealership yesterday around noon. not even 24 hours later it was fixed for free. gotta say, they definitely did right by me. a faulty motor is still a bullshit problem though. i have only met one person in my life who has needed to replace a wiper motor- 2005 jetta.

 

[rms]

Scaring me man

 

[dorian gray]

NAD, you could visit trylakos in Nova Scotia

 

[einride]

this volvo has got to be the worst purchase of my life

100% shit car, i will never touch a volvo again in my life

...aaand the volvo's gone forever. again: fuck that car.

replaced by:

1992 mercedes-benz 190E 2.0

 

[NAD]

All that sweet Nasheim cash has made you a real baller!

 

[dorian gray]

Sweeten the ride
Black Sunshine
Sweeten the ride
Yeah!

True death: 140 horsepower piercing the snow....this is Black Sunshine

 

[NAD]

I can't wait to buyout my wife's 2011 Mazda3 lease this summer. Pretty excited to go car shopping in my own garage!

After that I want to pay off the Jeep and make it last to 100k or more. Although at some point I might buy one of these:

Year and brand doesn't really matter, as long as the cost for a V8 equipped van (with a full tank of gas) is $1,200 or less.

I figure that the safest used vehicle investment is a van conversion, because when you break down, you can just live there.

 

[MFJ]

1992 mercedes-benz 190E 2.0

cool car, good luck! idk how it works in sweden, but in the USA, repairs for a 1992 mecedes-benz cost the same as repairs for a 2015 mercedes-benz. a guy i used to work for was selling a really great benz from the late 80's and i considered the purchase until he told me "you may be able to afford a used mercedes, but you cannot afford to maintain one".

Edit: 240d ftw. It would be GREAT to drive around in one of these, wish I had bought it anyway.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

for some reason that Mercedes makes me think of the bad guy from Lethal Weapon II

 

[dorian gray]

Theres a reason you can pick up a $65,000 E series for the price of a Honda Accord after only two years.

That 240d looks good. They are the worlds slowest vehicle though. My grandparents have one. I'd rather walk.

 

[Vittra]

"I'd rather walk" is quite the endorsement for a vehicle I must say

 

[einride]

they are known round these parts for being pretty much the most reliable cars ever built, and you can run the diesel engine on used french fry oil or farm diesel or basically anything vaguely oil-like

since they're so fucking old they're also tax exempt by now

so, a big hit with some rednecky types in sweden

 

[Reign in Acai]

Finally getting rid of my 236k Honda Civic. Thing is still running like a citizen from Camden, but pawning it off to my brother for a college commuter. Going to get some financing via the local credit union next week, and shall be in the market for a 2-3 yr old hoopdie ala Civic, Corolla, Camry, Mazda 3. et al. Feel free to chime in, or ignore this post entirely.

Note, not looking to drop more than 15k on the gangsta ride.

 

[dorian gray]

You can get a nice Accord for 15k. Thats my reco

 

[NAD]

Corollas are bland but reliable. Mazda3s and Civics are far more entertaining to pilot, and probably close in terms of cost/reliability/etc. We're buying the wife's Mazda3 for about $10k when the lease is up, my only concern is the automatic transmission, but hell, I'm always concerned about those, and have never owned one myself, because they are against my religion.

I would rather blow my brains out than drive a Camry. I drove a newer one as a rental for a few days after getting in a pileup with the Mazdaspeed, holy fuck that thing was like driving a new HE washing machine. Not one of those old types that bounced around with whimsy and joy, that would have at least kept me awake behind the wheel. Fuck appliance cars.

Buy a Mini, perfect car for Los Angeles. Small and cheap, plus if they break down (a lot) it's usually easier/quicker to walk to your destination than drive anyhow. Or for $15k get five Suzuki Swifts and have the most impressively budget conscious Jay Leno's Garage fleet of efficiency edition:

 

[Reign in Acai]

That car looks faggot as fuck Nad. All my hours researching thus far puts the Mazda 3 ahead of it's class it terms of fun factor. Though a lot of that is based off of a manual transmission. Can't wait to put it into top gear!

 

[dorian gray]

Accord