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I just received an email from a car dealership who must have put in the wrong email address for a customer (this email is just my name and initial and I get stray emails occasionally). He is buying a brand new Chevrolet Impala. 
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I think you can buy a restored 60s impala for that. The gas mileage would suck and you might repair it a little more often, but the repairs would be cheaper and you'd be riding in style. The impala is one of the most egregious examples of the reimagined design looking like complete and utter poo poo next to the original/ older design.
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Nov 6, 2020 17:52
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Mad Wack posted:he is probably distorting his write-up to get the answer he wants, his savings and credit score both make me think that he just hit this income for a month or three and it's going to evaporate just as quickly, i've seen this people with people who have a really good month running a drop-shipping biz or a blog that gets popular for 15 mins Agreed. Took me a re-read to catch the "self-employed" part, so yeah, dude's income is going to plummet any day now. In a month or two he'll be posting about how he should sell his Prius because he's falling behind on CC payments but he can't sell the Acura because it's new and reliable because it's not old or some nonsense.
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Nov 6, 2020 17:58
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therobit posted:I think you can buy a restored 60s impala for that. The gas mileage would suck and you might repair it a little more often, but the repairs would be cheaper and you'd be riding in style. The impala is one of the most egregious examples of the reimagined design looking like complete and utter poo poo next to the original/ older design. the curent impala is a very nice and comfortable highway cruiser but lol at paying $50 grand for one when you can get one off of Hertz for like, $15 grand edit: can you think of what kind of just dull and insipid person has a 2021 Acura TLX as their dream car? good lord
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Nov 6, 2020 18:10
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:edit: can you think of what kind of just dull and insipid person has a 2021 Acura TLX as their dream car? good lord Sometimes, when he goes to Subway, he splurges and gets cheese on his six inch turkey on white. American cheese, of course.
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Nov 6, 2020 18:18
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:the curent impala is a very nice and comfortable highway cruiser but lol at paying $50 grand for one when you can get one off of Hertz for like, $15 grand Not as sad as my neighbor, whose dream car is a Mercury Mountaineer 
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Nov 6, 2020 18:26
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canyoneer posted:Not as sad as my neighbor, whose dream car is a Mercury Mountaineer this is so strange that i kind of respect it. did he go to WVU or something
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Nov 6, 2020 18:40
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:this is so strange that i kind of respect it. did he go to WVU or something Nope! Gambling with money you can't afford to lose is bad with money https://twitter.com/CopingMAGA/status/1324769170479894528
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Nov 6, 2020 19:05
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Having an average car as your dream car sets realistic expectations and is GWM tho?
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Nov 6, 2020 19:15
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StormDrain posted:Having an average car as your dream car sets realistic expectations and is GWM tho? Paying a 900/mo lease for a $40k car is insanely bad with money though
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Nov 6, 2020 19:22
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StormDrain posted:Having an average car as your dream car sets realistic expectations and is GWM tho? The entire thing surrounding "dream cars" is such stupid bullshit. Don't get me wrong. If someone genuinely loves a particular model or year for whatever reason, let your freak flag fly. You're in love with the awful late 80s ford mustangs because your dad owned one and you've got great memories of driving around in it with him? Cool, call that POS your dream car, and have fun wrenching on it. If some AI poster wants to talk about a "dream car" based on hobbiest poo poo and it's something that's genuinely going to bring a lot of joy into their life I'm not going to poo poo on them. But loving 99% of the time when you hear someone talk about having a dream car it's not something that they have actually deeply considered or have a strong emotional attachment to. Usually they've just fallen hard for some marketing and it's an aspirational thing where they want to be the sort of person who they imagine owns that car. I mean, poo poo, I'm pretty sure the entire concept of a "dream car" is just some auto industry marketing that became a cultural meme, like a detroit version of what debeers pulled with diamonds. You can usually zero in on this by asking someone why it's their dream car. A lot (I would hazard most) of the time you won't get an answer much better than marketing hype or just thinking its good looking. fake edit: I roll my eyes the hardest whenever someone describes a recent model year as their dream car.
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Nov 6, 2020 19:23
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StormDrain posted:Having an average car as your dream car sets realistic expectations and is GWM tho? Truth. Also having a dream car is sad and bad because cars are awful It's like having a dream.... pesticide
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Nov 6, 2020 19:23
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"if its advertised it shouldnt be your dream car"
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Nov 6, 2020 19:25
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bob dobbs is dead posted:"if its advertised it shouldnt be your dream car" Eugh that explains why so many people have Teslas as their dream car
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Nov 6, 2020 19:33
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:Eugh that explains why so many people have Teslas as their dream car Nah, that's just the same aspirational status symbol stuff. Again, ask someone why that is their dream car. I'm sure there's people out there who will go all car nerd on whatever and sure, ok, guess that is really the car you've been waiting for all these years. But for most it's basically going to boil down to regurgitated marketing.
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Nov 6, 2020 19:34
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dream cars are like, something you have an emotional nostalgic connection with, and there is no way that is a 2021 acura TLX GoGoGadgetChris posted:Truth. Also having a dream car is sad and bad because cars are awful word
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Nov 6, 2020 19:35
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whacky pr hijinks count as advertising
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Nov 6, 2020 19:38
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My dream car is a reliable midsize hybrid hatchback because I'm a giant loving goon who only occasionally ever drives in an urban environment to get groceries or to visit friends with kids out in the suburbs. In the meantime I'm gonna keep driving my 15 year old <130K mile Accord.
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Nov 6, 2020 19:51
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Soylent Pudding posted:My dream car is a reliable midsize hybrid hatchback because I'm a giant loving goon who only occasionally ever drives in an urban environment to get groceries or to visit friends with kids out in the suburbs. In the meantime I'm gonna keep driving my 15 year old <130K mile Accord. Hybrid small truck. Like actual small not 2020 US small. Think an 80s era S-10. Or gently caress just a Prius made into a modern el Camino. Even that’s less of a dream and more a want. If I’m honest a hatchback does 90% of what I want it to do.
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Edit: not contributing to the detail.
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Nov 6, 2020 20:03
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My dream car is a $250 bottle of Tesla Tequila https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/06/tech/tesla-tequila-nosotros-intl-hnk/index.html
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Nov 6, 2020 20:47
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I want a 2020 Corvette because of how mad it made boomers.
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Nov 6, 2020 21:25
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My dream car is a teleporter.
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Nov 6, 2020 21:26
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Cyrano4747 posted:If some AI poster wants to talk about a "dream car" based on hobbiest poo poo and it's something that's genuinely going to bring a lot of joy into their life I'm not going to poo poo on them. "A" dream car... as in only one? 
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Nov 6, 2020 21:45
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Cyrano4747 posted:Nah, that's just the same aspirational status symbol stuff. Go look at a picture of a T top 1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and tell me you don't believe in dream cars. Stare at it for long enough and a mullet will manifest itself on your head.
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Nov 6, 2020 22:03
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I'm already driving my dream car. Mazda Miata, baby 
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Nov 6, 2020 22:06
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Cyrano4747 posted:Hybrid small truck. Like actual small not 2020 US small. Think an 80s era S-10. Or gently caress just a Prius made into a modern el Camino. Have you ever looked at kei trucks?
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Nov 6, 2020 22:06
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Or a Subaru brat?
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My dream car is one that is electric or plug in hybrid that can fit some kids and a couple dogs, is fun to drive and costs less than $50k. I didn’t say it was realistic!
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Nov 6, 2020 22:08
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I bought the car I wanted when I was 10. No regrets. 
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Nov 6, 2020 22:18
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therobit posted:Or a Subaru brat? The official car of Hell?! You are a hoot and a holler, therobit Residency Evil posted:I bought the car I wanted when I was 10. No regrets. Man, your allowance must have been a lot higher than mine
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Nov 6, 2020 22:25
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This thread has taught me Americans have seriously weird tastes in cars. Like half the time googling the names of those models I've never seen one in my life. What the gently caress is an Acura. Just to add content, I'm from Eastern Europe, the go-to upper middle class status symbol here is a BMW/MB/Audi SUV, Cayenne if you're a bit more well off.
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lovely tuna snatch posted:This thread has taught me Americans have seriously weird tastes in cars. Like half the time googling the names of those models I've never seen one in my life. What the gently caress is an Acura. These are go-to's in the US as well for people who don't care about cars more than the car has to be nicere: expensive. cubivore posted:Have you ever looked at kei trucks? Pretty dang expensive to get a Kei truck in the US since they are novelty imports and aren't street legal. Cyrano4747 posted:Hybrid small truck. Like actual small not 2020 US small. Think an 80s era S-10. Or gently caress just a Prius made into a modern el Camino. A 1980 Hilux body/frame with a Hybrid engine, or even just a modern 4 cylinder that gets 30mpg would be awesome as a toodle around and work truck. Most of the Hybrid engines are convoluted as hell to work on, an all electric drivetrain or a standard 4 cylinder is much easier to deal with. A Prius Camino would be mad nice though for packing around in a city.
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lovely tuna snatch posted:This thread has taught me Americans have seriously weird tastes in cars. Like half the time googling the names of those models I've never seen one in my life. What the gently caress is an Acura. The junk collector posted:Pretty dang expensive to get a Kei truck in the US since they are novelty imports and aren't street legal.
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Cyrano4747 posted:The entire thing surrounding "dream cars" is such stupid bullshit. The other side of that is realistically unattainable supercars (Lamborghini, McLaren, etc .. even an Acura NSX) as dream cars. Sure, there's marketing involved, but there is also legitimate track performance there that just doesn't exist in a more reasonable car. But that's the kind of dream that should only be considered when the purchase price fits into the "toys" line item in your budget, not someone who's trying to figure out if they can afford the payments.
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lovely tuna snatch posted:This thread has taught me Americans have seriously weird tastes in cars. Like half the time googling the names of those models I've never seen one in my life. What the gently caress is an Acura. But maybe for context you should also add that BMW/MB/Audi in Europe have lower trim models so they aren't as expensive. And smaller models. Like, the A/B-class in hatchback (as small as 1.3L and/or Diesel) and Audi A1/A2, these are all comparable to price to a Mazda 3, VW Polo or Hyundai i30 (at least here in Australia, and using the German MB site as a comparison as well). Speaking of BWM - a new Cayenne is AUD$150k, up to 300k for the hybrid model  Also: quote:What's the loan term? OP posted:How do I check? It’s financed with Toyota financial
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The junk collector posted:Pretty dang expensive to get a Kei truck in the US since they are novelty imports and aren't street legal. I love those trucks and I'm mad they're not street legal. There's a place less than 50 miles from me that apparently imports and sells them. They have one for $5400. I just want it to go from Lowes/Home Depot to my house! I can take service roads the whole way! drat YOU, U.S.!
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topenga posted:I love those trucks and I'm mad they're not street legal. There's a place less than 50 miles from me that apparently imports and sells them. They have one for $5400. I just want it to go from Lowes/Home Depot to my house! I can take service roads the whole way! drat YOU, U.S.! Both Home Depot and Lowes have pretty cheap truck rentals - the $20 they charge would cover 270 trips before you start looking at break-even, and that's before all the operating costs of the Kei. The extra trips back and forth are a hassle though. I've used them to pick up large purchases are other places, it tends to be the cheapest way to get a pickup for a couple hours.
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Kei trucks crumple zones are the passengers and cargo
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