Buying a New Car
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@bnrstnr said in Buying a New Car:
Definitely don't trade it in. You'll get ripped off. You're almost always better off selling it privately (here in MI, anyway). Unless, of course, your car is worth less than like $2000 and the dealer is offering $2000 guaranteed... I doubt that's the case though.
Yeah, it is definitely worth more than that and I know trade-in is lower. I just hate the hassle of having to deal with flakes and jackasses that aren't serious and just want to joy ride. Where I am from, it is easier to say who isn't a flake than who is.
We'll see.
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We've made out well twice on trade ins. They were older vehicles with serious mechanical issues. We took advantage of Chrysler's loyalty program and they offered double trade in value since it was a Mopar product. We got $3k for a vehicle with 220k miles and a blown head gasket.
Trade ins are only good for junkers or in occasion special deals offered by dealer.
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@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
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@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Power, handling, feel. It's an extremely serious vehicle.
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@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Driving a WRX is seriously one of the most fun things I've done. It's got an amazing amount of power for the price. And handling under acceleration is just awesome. It's a ton of fun to ride along with someone racing one too.
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@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Driving a WRX is seriously one of the most fun things I've done. It's got an amazing amount of power for the price. And handling under acceleration is just awesome. It's a ton of fun to ride along with someone racing one too.
I understand. I would have liked that maybe 15 years ago, but now I just drive easy and would never notice these.
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@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Driving a WRX is seriously one of the most fun things I've done. It's got an amazing amount of power for the price. And handling under acceleration is just awesome. It's a ton of fun to ride along with someone racing one too.
I understand. I would have liked that maybe 15 years ago, but now I just drive easy and would never notice these.
Oh yeah. It was my dream car when I was 16.... today I drive a minivan and am extremely happy with that.
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@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Driving a WRX is seriously one of the most fun things I've done. It's got an amazing amount of power for the price. And handling under acceleration is just awesome. It's a ton of fun to ride along with someone racing one too.
I understand. I would have liked that maybe 15 years ago, but now I just drive easy and would never notice these.
Oh yeah. It was my dream car when I was 16.... today I drive a minivan and am extremely happy with that.
Two cars ago, I was looking for nice car for my wife. I found a '98 Acura 3.0 CL. What I didn't realize, was that I was really buying my 'midlife crisis'. Too much power, runs on the back roads like it has DNA for it. Few things feel as nice as a hot car.
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@scotth said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Driving a WRX is seriously one of the most fun things I've done. It's got an amazing amount of power for the price. And handling under acceleration is just awesome. It's a ton of fun to ride along with someone racing one too.
I understand. I would have liked that maybe 15 years ago, but now I just drive easy and would never notice these.
Oh yeah. It was my dream car when I was 16.... today I drive a minivan and am extremely happy with that.
Two cars ago, I was looking for nice car for my wife. I found a '98 Acura 3.0 CL. What I didn't realize, was that I was really buying my 'midlife crisis'. Too much power, runs on the back roads like it has DNA for it. Few things feel as nice as a hot car.
Haha, I'm only 29... plenty of time before I'm allowed a mid-life crisis. If I want to go fast I do it on the snow.
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@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@scotth said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Driving a WRX is seriously one of the most fun things I've done. It's got an amazing amount of power for the price. And handling under acceleration is just awesome. It's a ton of fun to ride along with someone racing one too.
I understand. I would have liked that maybe 15 years ago, but now I just drive easy and would never notice these.
Oh yeah. It was my dream car when I was 16.... today I drive a minivan and am extremely happy with that.
Two cars ago, I was looking for nice car for my wife. I found a '98 Acura 3.0 CL. What I didn't realize, was that I was really buying my 'midlife crisis'. Too much power, runs on the back roads like it has DNA for it. Few things feel as nice as a hot car.
Haha, I'm only 29... plenty of time before I'm allowed a mid-life crisis. If I want to go fast I do it on the snow.
Make the wife drive
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@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
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@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
Subarus are also stupid reliable. Most of my friends who are Subaru fanatics have vehicles that are well in to the 300K mile range and still going with very little maintenance outside of an oil/fluid change.
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@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
Subarus are also stupid reliable. Most of my friends who are Subaru fanatics have vehicles that are well in to the 300K mile range and still going with very little maintenance outside of an oil/fluid change.
I will also add, that in the past few years and based on my recommendations, my parents, my girlfriend, a good friend and a co-worker/friend have all bought Subarus. Each different models and they love them.
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@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
Subarus are also stupid reliable. Most of my friends who are Subaru fanatics have vehicles that are well in to the 300K mile range and still going with very little maintenance outside of an oil/fluid change.
I will also add, that in the past few years and based on my recommendations, my parents, my girlfriend, a good friend and a co-worker/friend have all bought Subarus. Each different models and they love them.
I've never dealt with a Subaru that I didn't like. A buddy from high school went through a horrific accident in a Subaru and walked away. Best sales pitch for them that I could possibly imagine.
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@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
Subarus are also stupid reliable. Most of my friends who are Subaru fanatics have vehicles that are well in to the 300K mile range and still going with very little maintenance outside of an oil/fluid change.
I will also add, that in the past few years and based on my recommendations, my parents, my girlfriend, a good friend and a co-worker/friend have all bought Subarus. Each different models and they love them.
I really like the Crosstrek. Probably my favorite style they offer right now. Really wish they would bring the Baja back.
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@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
Subarus are also stupid reliable. Most of my friends who are Subaru fanatics have vehicles that are well in to the 300K mile range and still going with very little maintenance outside of an oil/fluid change.
I will also add, that in the past few years and based on my recommendations, my parents, my girlfriend, a good friend and a co-worker/friend have all bought Subarus. Each different models and they love them.
I really like the Crosstrek. Probably my favorite style they offer right now. Really wish they would bring the Baja back.
I love the crosstrek, just not the performance. There have been rumors for a few years that they would make an STi variant. That would be the shit.
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@scottalanmiller said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
Subarus are also stupid reliable. Most of my friends who are Subaru fanatics have vehicles that are well in to the 300K mile range and still going with very little maintenance outside of an oil/fluid change.
I will also add, that in the past few years and based on my recommendations, my parents, my girlfriend, a good friend and a co-worker/friend have all bought Subarus. Each different models and they love them.
I've never dealt with a Subaru that I didn't like. A buddy from high school went through a horrific accident in a Subaru and walked away. Best sales pitch for them that I could possibly imagine.
Years ago, a boss of mine, rolled his wrx wagon in a canyon and walked away. So, yeah. Some of the safest cars you can get.
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@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@scottalanmiller said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@coliver said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m said in Buying a New Car:
@Obsolesce said in Buying a New Car:
@wrx7m just curious, to you, what sets the WRX STI apart from the rest of the cars in that price range? It seems like a nice car, but I've not owned one like that.
Yeah, what the others have said. It is a car for people who like driving. It is also very reliable and very customizable. There are tons of aftermarket products and support for it. You can add some exhaust and intake bolt on parts and get an ECU tune by a pro and easyily get 30% more HP and torque without affecting reliability. My current car has 350ish HP/Torque to the wheels and I am almost to 143K miles and it is 12 years old.
Subarus are also stupid reliable. Most of my friends who are Subaru fanatics have vehicles that are well in to the 300K mile range and still going with very little maintenance outside of an oil/fluid change.
I will also add, that in the past few years and based on my recommendations, my parents, my girlfriend, a good friend and a co-worker/friend have all bought Subarus. Each different models and they love them.
I've never dealt with a Subaru that I didn't like. A buddy from high school went through a horrific accident in a Subaru and walked away. Best sales pitch for them that I could possibly imagine.
Years ago, a boss of mine, rolled his wrx wagon in a canyon and walked away. So, yeah. Some of the safest cars you can get.
I can imagine with all the crazy shit in Australia they have to be lol.
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@Obsolesce This was in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles).
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Thanks to everyone who chimed in. I got my new car last night. Financed at 72 months at 1.9% and put down 3K on my credit card (which will be paid in full before any interest), with 1.5% cash back and a couple grand via check. Side note... Found out my credit score was 847!
