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

[dorian gray]

TSX is nice

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

not a fan of the emerald green color.

Have Maaco refinish it with a nice pimp purple.

 

[Reign in Acai]

I'm pretty much leaning towards an Acura TSX 06-08 at this point. Found one in the LBC with low miles, but not a fan of the emerald green color.

:Stay Tuned:

The dealership has been hounding me with emails and phone calls ever since I made the light inquiry. Vunts even offered to take some money off the asking price if I would venture over for a test drive. It's going to take a wee bit more groveling to get me off my keister.

 

[NAD]

I love those TSX cars. A buddy of mine had one. Then he had another, which was even nicer, but that got repossessed. Dang.

Hey speaking of cars, do you have a 1985 and/or 1986 Toyota pickup and/or 4Runner languishing on the front yard in desperate need of repair? Well fret no more, friends!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261874197206
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261874198280

Yes yes, these official factory service manuals could BOTH be yours, for the low low price of [bidding now live]! Don't wait, bid now, bid high, bid often, bid whilst intoxicated on a Wednesday afternoon!

 

[Krilons Resa]

I was looking at TSX's as well. I also dig em.

 

[Reign in Acai]

I rolled in for a test drive earlier today. Enjoyed the 4 minute stroll for what it was, and almost came close to pulling the trigger. This whole process feels far more taxing than what it should be. Only concern I have with the TSX is that it gets rather sub-par mpg, everything else was spiffy.

The scheister dealership was not as pushy as I was expecting, but pushy as far as being vexed with the whole process. Furthermore, vunts only took $250 off the total. I'm trying to pit them against another dealership up north, lets see if they hack it down a wee bit more. Bleh

 

[dorian gray]

Buying a car is unnecessarily complex and annoying.

 

[Reign in Acai]

I'm going to try and play hard ball with these beachnuts and act as if I have no interest unless they lower it by 2k. $250 off 15k is a damn insult.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Woot! Done with this car business. Picked up a 2007 Accord EX 4-cyl auto. hahaha
I gave up on several ideas this morning 1) buying a new car and eating thousands in depreciation 2) finding a combination of sporty *and* useful that was also affordable (I'm not NAD) and 3) finding a manual

Once I tossed those ideas, it was dreadfully simple to find a nice, safe, economical car.

I'll save buying a Cayman for after I graduate

Looking at an 06/07 4 cylinder Accord now myself. The dealership which had the TSX didn't lick my scrotum as I was expecting. Honestly don't feel like dropping an extra 5k on what is essentially an accord with a nicer dressing. The Asscord also gets better mpg, and has more leg room than the TSX.

 

[dorian gray]

Accord is a better choice.
I'm checking out the Mustang V6 manuals before they become extinct. What's another $25k of debt?

 

[Reign in Acai]

In negotiations for one as we speak. Asking price 10k, trying to get dindu down to 8k, but vunt wants more. Thing is, this a dealership that deals in selling new Acuras, with this Accord being oldest car on their lot by eons, and just taking up space. Being a huge ass prick is extremely fun.

 

[dorian gray]

 

[Reign in Acai]

I ended up grabbing an '07 Accord w/ a 4yr warranty, 50k miles, for 15k otd.

Just happy to be done with this whole car buying process, ugh.

 

[Krilons Resa]

congrats duder.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Thanks dear sir. I was actually getting fed up with the whole process and had originally set out to pick up the TSX I had test drove a week prior. The asshat dealership sold it literally an hour before I had arranged to go pick it up. All in all, I feel better about this buy than the TSX which had 3 owners (one from Joisey) and was in a slight fender bender. The Accord was driven solely by an elderly person on her way to and from Sunday service.

 

[NAD]

Last night I had a dream that I bought two used cars from Dreamlord for $3,500 total. One was a '90s era BMW 3-series, and I don't remember the other one. Seemed like a good deal sight unseen, so thanks for shipping out them my way, man.

 

[Vittra]

wow

 

[Krilons Resa]

Last night I had a dream that I bought two used cars from Dreamlord for $3,500 total. One was a '90s era BMW 3-series, and I don't remember the other one. Seemed like a good deal sight unseen, so thanks for shipping out them my way, man.

They were obviously "hot."

 

[neal]

he went to carmax and slipped em under his coat

 

[Vittra]

*into his pocket