conversation with the wife while at work the other day after the storms:
wife: "so the Volvo has some hail damage"
me: very lengthy silence
wife: "it's not bad. You can barely see it"
me: "hmm"
wife: "insurance will cover it"
me: "you know that's not free, right? There's a deductible"
wife: "hmm"
me: "fuck it"
wife: "yeah, like I said, you can barely see it"
So I dont even bother looking at until today and the entire side of the vehicle that was facing the storm looks like a golf ball hahahaha I mean FOR FUCKS SAKE
$64k... jesus christ! that thing looks like a pontiac grand am inside!
whenever i'm driving into nyc in the morning, i always see this old fucker driving one of these Porsches. he goes a maximum of 40mph, even on the highway. see him every fucking morning and i wonder why he would buy a sweet car like that just to drive under the speed limit. oh well... to be rich....
believe it or not, carmax is actually an excellent place to buy a vehicle. pretty much everything they sell is relatively low mileage- not to mention that theres a HUGE variety and the cars are seriously scrutinized before they go out on the lot. seen some high-ish prices, but they are typically very reasonable. it's like the supermarket of car dealerships... you can literally go in there and come out with a loan/car in about two hours. no bullshit. never actually put down my own money at a carmax, but plenty of friends have and they were all super satisfied. they even gave a loan to my friend who has the worst credit rating of all time
(and no, i don't work for carmax if that's what you were thinking)
update on saab self-repair: fucking owned that bitch- piece of cake. i read on various forums that the repair is pretty complicated and a pain in the ass (and these are reports from people who like... work on cars for a living). took me about twenty minutes and i am SERIOUSLY glad that i didnt give the dealership any money. i've never even changed my own oil... no idea what these retards are talking about.
otherwise, loving the fuck out of this car.
and the interior is amazing. most comfortable seats EVER (mine is an automatic, btw)