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Buying a new car helped me get a nice apartment because of my credit score.
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BelgianWaffle posted:My next car will be an Alfa Romeo as well. Instead of a car supermarket I'm buying it directly from an official AR dealer. people want to buy italian cars?
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Sep 1, 2015 04:01
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etalian posted:people want to buy italian cars? idiots want to buy italian cars
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Sep 1, 2015 04:02
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also lolling at people who can't afford a low cost car loan this song is for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQTuYo6HmiQ
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Sep 1, 2015 04:02
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Snatch Duster posted:idiots want to buy italian cars id buy a ferrari if i could pay cash
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Sep 1, 2015 04:10
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Teflon Don posted:Buying a new car helped me get a nice apartment because of my credit score. I went from zero credit to being pre-approved for a mortgage by buying a cheeseburger on a credit card once a month for three months, so.
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Sep 1, 2015 04:32
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Just bought a 2015 corolla to replace my 2003 that I've been driving since I was 16. The cars work all the time (never had a breakdown), and if you're going to drive it for more than 5 years you're going to have several years without a car payment, which makes buying more attractive than leasing (which is for scrubs).
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Sep 1, 2015 04:48
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Blue Raider posted:id buy a ferrari if i could pay cash The only Italian car that i might buy would be Maserati. Idk ferrari is a car i associate with pos dicks and rent to drive for 1 mile scams
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Sep 1, 2015 05:06
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So far I have owned four second hand cars in my life. I am completely poo poo at mechanical stuff so keep this in mind. The first was ruined when the timing belt broke on the highway. It was scheduled to be replaced with the last service but obviously the guy told them not to bother. The second one had its ecu gently caress up a month after I sold it. The other two have been absolutely fantastic and trouble free. I'm not sure what the moral is
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Sep 1, 2015 06:43
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Decrepus posted:I went from zero credit to being pre-approved for a mortgage by buying a cheeseburger on a credit card once a month for three months, so. gently caress off randy cheeseburger graveyard bobandy
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Sep 1, 2015 06:46
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Snatch Duster posted:idiots want to buy italian cars I test drove an Alfa when I was living in Europe and it was a fantastic little car (especially compared to the poo poo Toyota Aygo I was driving at the time). At some point in my life, despite knowing full well about the... "quirks" of Italian cars, I still want to own an Alfa, though likely as a secondary car.
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Sep 1, 2015 07:31
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Blue Raider posted:yeah you pretty much have to bribe people to buy a focus Was getting 40 mpg on my last road trip. Gas was 2 bucks a gallon at the time, drove a 3rd way across the U.S. with another person, a dog, and lots of baggage for 40 dollars. A burrito cost 7 dollars, and I drove 700 miles for 40. Just to put that into perspective. While listening to podcasts and music wirelessly with Microsoft sync. Car owns. If we flew it would have cost like 1k.
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Sep 1, 2015 09:02
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Buy an old decent condition subaru wagon for practicality, use the money saved to buy another older unique/fun drivers car or a motorbike for the total cost of one new beigemobile. This can be scaled up or down depending how poor you are.
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Sep 1, 2015 10:03
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I could buy two or three new shitboxes cash but why would I. My 12 year old Miata costs me like $100/year in maintenance and I'd sooner buy a used M3 that the a new piece of poo poo with less power than my blender.
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Sep 1, 2015 12:21
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check the new ride
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Sep 1, 2015 12:53
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my next vehicle is gonna be a good redneck truck what's a good kind to bye?
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Lee Harvey Oswald posted:my next vehicle is gonna be a good redneck truck Jeep comanche
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Sep 1, 2015 15:03
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thinking maybe I should get my hands on some 4x4 shitbox for the winter around here my car really sucks in snow
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Sep 1, 2015 15:25
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Monkey Fracas posted:thinking maybe I should get my hands on some 4x4 shitbox for the winter around here Have you tried snow tires
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Sep 1, 2015 15:28
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Mange Mite posted:Have you tried snow tires guess I could get some of those cheap steelie rims and put tires on them is it like a marginal improvement or major
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Sep 1, 2015 15:30
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loving HUGE. You'll be able to stop more or less like normal while driving on snow. I drove all over the rockies during the winter to go skiing for 10 years, first with a jetta and then with a camry. Literally I'd see it was dumping and head 18 hours west. I passed stuck 4x4s left right and center. manual transmission + snow tires makes you pretty unstoppable until the snow gets deep enough that you're snowplowing with your bumper
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Sep 1, 2015 15:40
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Monkey Fracas posted:guess I could get some of those cheap steelie rims and put tires on them Significant. Better than awd id say since they help you turn and stop, and not just when accelerating
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Sep 1, 2015 15:41
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didnt read a word, just wanted to lol at how poor op is.
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Sep 1, 2015 16:42
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lol @ paying hundreds of dollars a month to drive a garbage car that has been ruined by tech bloat, emissions, and safety regulations. this might be the golden era of cheap power, but there are very few new cars on the market that haven't been ruined by pedestrian safety requirements (obscenely high hoods, belt lines, tiny porthole windows, every car is 1000lbs more than it needs to be etc) its weird because right now is the best time to buy a motor ever, but probably the worst time in history for the chassis part (except maybe the pre-08 domestic market.) It is going to be mandatory for all cars including coupes, convertibles to have rear back up cameras because beltlines are being pushed so high. Yikes. As far as stuff poors can afford there's still some cool & good exceptions to the rule (ford, subaru) but really most domestics suck and most japanese cars (toyota, honda) are underwhelming & riding off the coattails of the reputations they estabilished in the 90s. Koreans are showing promise but all their cars still bore me so I wouldn't buy one. Europeans still make good cars but poors can't afford them.abigserve posted:So far I have owned four second hand cars in my life. I am completely poo poo at mechanical stuff so keep this in mind. moral is replace the timing belt on any used car you buy unless you have paperwork showing the mileage and date it was last replaced on? and even then i'd still look around the engine bay for the timing belt's maintenance sticker because previous owners are universally dumb shits. timing belts are the one preventative maintenance thing that will total your motor like that if you neglect it. if you can pay for a timing belt every 5yrs and remember to get oil changes you can run pretty much any used car into the ground for eternity. Tashan Dorrsett fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Sep 1, 2015 |
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Sep 1, 2015 16:59
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:loving HUGE. You'll be able to stop more or less like normal while driving on snow. Hey, it's a manual so hopefully my eclipse can become winter hardened and Not-lovely to drive in the winter; I'll give it a shot
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Sep 1, 2015 17:43
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Tashan Dorrsett posted:timing belts are the one preventative maintenance thing that will total your motor like that if you neglect it. this is if your motor is an interference motor otherwise you'll just need a tow
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Sep 1, 2015 18:28
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Honsetly the biggest thing I'd say is get whatever, just dotn' get it at a Buy Here Pay Here Place. They need to be burned to the ground and are likely responsible for more bankruptcies, relationship splits, and general poverty than any stupid car purchasing decision elsewhere.
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Sep 1, 2015 19:02
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Tashan Dorrsett posted:It is going to be mandatory for all cars including coupes, convertibles to have rear back up cameras because beltlines are being pushed so high. The first time I experienced rear visibility problems was on a newer Ford Fiesta. Fun to drive, but street parking is just stupid. You can't tell if you have 6 inches or 6 feet between you and the car behind. It's an itty bitty car, but I wouldn't dare street park it without ample room.
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Sep 2, 2015 00:57
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drive up past the spot, you can eyeball how much space is there. The car is tiny
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Decrepus posted:I went from zero credit to being pre-approved for a mortgage by buying a cheeseburger on a credit card once a month for three months, so. I guess being a fat goon does pay off in the long run. Jesus Christ posted:I test drove an Alfa when I was living in Europe and it was a fantastic little car (especially compared to the poo poo Toyota Aygo I was driving at the time). At some point in my life, despite knowing full well about the... "quirks" of Italian cars, I still want to own an Alfa, though likely as a secondary car. Yes you buy a car for its italian charm not for other boring things like reliability and good resale value. etalian fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Sep 2, 2015 |
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Sep 2, 2015 01:01
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I bought a 2015 Subaru Impreza and couldn't be happier. I can see myself being in this car for at least 10 years. Everything else I've had before had been a hand-me-down.
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Lufiron posted:uhhh unless you get the turbo version (which most people don't) they're slow as poo poo Obvs meant the turbo version
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Sep 2, 2015 01:38
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ChairmanMeow posted:drive up past the spot, you can eyeball how much space is there. The car is tiny In a tight spot, I don't like going by feel and instinct. I like the knowledge that I'm going to be good. I don't make enough money to regularly get into fender benders, Mr. Rockefeller.
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Sep 2, 2015 01:40
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lol at craigslist being less reputable than a dealership. ya someone from CL might lie to you but you should be able to feel it out if you have a shred of a brain. Dealerships are professional liars and scam artists who make a living by cheating every idiot who steps onto the lot. crazy eights fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Sep 2, 2015 |
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Sep 2, 2015 01:42
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jarjarbinksfan621 posted:In a tight spot, I don't like going by feel and instinct. I like the knowledge that I'm going to be good. I don't make enough money to regularly get into fender benders, Mr. Rockefeller. my car is encased in bubblewrap
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Sep 2, 2015 01:43
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just got a bareeeellllyyy used car off the dealership lot. this baby is certified pre owned and spotless. [car is a title washed lemon that was totaled after being submerged in katrina] buy from private sellers on craigslist you idiots.
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Sep 2, 2015 01:45
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lol if you don't somersault everywhere for your primary method of transportation
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Sep 2, 2015 01:48
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Turmoil posted:I bought a 2015 Subaru Impreza and couldn't be happier. I would never make a post like this after I buy a new car. God/Fate/The Elements don't like cockiness, you're essentially going, "I'll live 10+ more years, no problem". Only way you stay in that car for 10 more years is if you drive it into the sea and go undiscovered.
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Armchair Calvinist posted:lol if you don't somersault everywhere for your primary method of transportation I used to, but my back went bad. I'm stuck pogo-sticking to work now. Really blows. Can't even lock it up, so I have to hide it in the brush when I want to park.
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crazy eights posted:lol at craigslist being less reputable than a dealership. they also enjoy raping people with overpriced repair bills Yup it cost hundreds of dollars to change engine and cabin air filters.
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