derek Derek Bottles Mod Moderator Location: Lopez Island/ Seattle WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 853 Rally Car: Past: 323, RX2, GTI. Next up M3 ? |
The 560 SLC was a neat car back in its day but you should only drive such a thing if you can afford to walk away from it when anything major brakes. It is too costly to fix. So if you can afford to throw away $2000 then OK. IE you have $2,000 sitting around right now not doing anything better that you can toss at a whim.
I find I regret more of the crazy things I did not do than the crazy things I did do. However I can afford all the crazy things I do - no debt for non income producing depreciating assets is one of the keys to happy living. Some other guy on here and I once took mid 90's 500 SEL and a 600 SEL out drifting here in town... them automatics are not all that bad when driven in anger. PS I daily drive a 2008 Mercedes - it is not a cheap car to own... figure a grand every time some light winks on - about once every 9 months... In the long run reality always wins. |
Vorpal_Rally Stinkfinger Lipschitz Senior Moderator Location: Uranus Join Date: 02/17/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 325 |
You need to talk to George Beckerman this weekend at Perryville. He has (had) a home for wayward Volvos. I don't know if he's paying attention to this thread, but he's relatively close (southern IL.)
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DaveK Dave Kern Infallible Moderator Location: Centennial Join Date: 07/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,085 Rally Car: Compact M3 & Evo IX |
I'm still not sure after reading/laughing at all these great replies what the budget is. But what about an older legacy turbo wagon?
Dave - whatever you do, don't buy and automatic one with a JDM motor and manual trans sitting on the floor of a garage and think "shit, this'll take a weekend to get running right." |
Houdini91 Tyler Estes Junior Moderator Location: Blackwater, Missouri Join Date: 05/24/2012 Age: Settling Down Posts: 164 Rally Car: My PC. |
I know what you mean. Good luck finding a Civic or Prelude around here that hasn't had the wheels hooned off by a 17 year old Mexican fanboy. I'll look around though. I know that they're reliable and don't really suck.
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MConte05 Matthew Conte Ultra Moderator Location: St. Louis, MO Join Date: 06/27/2011 Age: Settling Down Posts: 257 Rally Car: 1991 Subaru Legacy Turbozzzzzz |
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3307197870.html
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3326220348.html http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3366026079.html (5-speed 1995 Leggy) Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/2012 09:14AM by MConte05. |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
screw all this yakking:
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3310551745.html http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3218976960.html John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Houdini91 Tyler Estes Junior Moderator Location: Blackwater, Missouri Join Date: 05/24/2012 Age: Settling Down Posts: 164 Rally Car: My PC. |
I love that Xratty and if I didn't have to pay for two cars then I'd definitely go look at it. But nobody is willing to let me borrow their vehicle, so it has to be local.
http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dda/detail.jsp?ct=u&car_id=306815308&dealer_id=64747533&car_year=2003&doors=&model=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&search_type=both&min_price=&dealership_view_name=katymotorscompany&drive=&advanced=&fuel=&keywords_display=&end_year=2013&make2=&engine=&transmission=&default_sort=&max_mileage=&color=&sort_type=priceDESC&suppressStyle=null&resultCar=null&max_price=&make=SUB&cardist=6395 I was thinking this. I have a good amount of money saved up and I'd see if they'd take like a $600 -/+ down payment tomorrow after I get off work and then use my claims check to pay off the wagon. And then use the Forester to as a trade in so I can get something awesome. Even though I sort of like it. Something about something....dirt. |
TronDD Tim Meunier Professional Moderator Location: Boston, MA Join Date: 10/27/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 252 Rally Car: 96 Subaru Impreza |
You have this backwords. How much money can you afford to spend on the car? Where it comes from is irrelevant. Usually the same car from an individual costs less than from a dealer. If you have $5500 to spend at a dealer, why wouldn't you spend that much for a much better car from an individual? Unless you need to finance anything more than $2500 and that's why the difference. $2500 is plenty to not have to finance another car. Tim. |
NoCoast Grant Hughes Godlike Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
This thread is starting to remind me of a friend a few years back. He was living up in Casper Wyoming and wanted to buy a SUV spending around $10k. I told him, buy a 91-94 VR6 4Runner. The 94 would be just shy of 10k, the 91 would be closer to $6k. He then started asking me about a 96 Land Rover Discovery. I said, "The Rover originially sold for $20k MORE than the 4Runner and is two years newer. There's a reason it's the same price, they're garbage. Just buy the 4Runner and be happy." He wanted the status and perceived quality of the Rover and within 3 months it broke down and cost him another $6k to fix.
Your 21 years old. Why do you want to have car payments already? Buy something that is going to be fun that you can learn stuff while working on a car. Stay away from the stealerships and buy a private party car. Don't buy an auto, your commute to work is not in St Louis traffic where the auto would be nice. Is there not a bus that you could hop on from Blackwater to Stl? Or at least to Columbia? Local to Blackwater probably doesn't leave you many options. http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/3313161530.html http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/3237639000.html http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/3268041975.html http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/3325919196.html Grant Hughes |
Houdini91 Tyler Estes Junior Moderator Location: Blackwater, Missouri Join Date: 05/24/2012 Age: Settling Down Posts: 164 Rally Car: My PC. |
I have $700 right now. I'd like (need) to have a car this weekend. If I buy some $500 POS then it'll break down before I get home, so that won't help. It'll be more in the long run, but if I go to a dealer, and say "Hey gangsta. I'll give you $500 down for the Forrester cuz I gots ta have a car now." If they say yes, I'll have a good car that isn't embarrassing and is good on gas. If not, then I should bring a tent and sleep in the factory I work at so I can get to work. I won't get my check for another week. My agent didn't give me a very clear address to send my title to and the one she gave me is different than what it says online. So I called her today but she didn't answer or call me back after I left a message. But they need to have my title before I get my check. Doesn't seem fishy at all. Something about something....dirt. |
Houdini91 Tyler Estes Junior Moderator Location: Blackwater, Missouri Join Date: 05/24/2012 Age: Settling Down Posts: 164 Rally Car: My PC. |
I get what you mean. The only reason why I'm going to a stealership is because I need to pay very little money for something that's going to last me a while because I don't wanna fuck with getting another car in a month or two. Pay a down payment, pay like $100 a month, and get my Tore-Ass paid off in a week or two. Then use the new-ish car I get from a stealership to get a legitimately good car. And no, I live in the middle of nowhere. Google maps that shit. Population of 200 and the nearest gas station is like 10 miles away. Nearby towns aren't much bigger and the big towns (8,500-12,000 people) are all 30-45 minutes away. I've already considered the Volvo ("parts are hard to find and it'll be hard to fix" sort of agree with it. I've seen exactly 3 240's in person in the past 4 years) , and it's maybe 20 minutes away. The green Legacy I had my mechanic uncle look at ("if it's not American then stay away because everything that isn't a Chevy Lumina is rare" ) and he said "I'd stay away from that. They had the engine apart and blah blah blah." "Maybe he knew what he was doing." "No no no..." I like the brown leggy. The only reason why I wouldn't buy one of those is because it could be a week or two before I get enough money to buy one, and I have no ride after tomorrow so I pretty much need to find something at a car lot. So the plan is to pay $500 down for the Forester I posted earlier using my rally car fund and then pay off the car I wrapped around a pole so I can stop paying $400 a month for something that's FUBAR and I can start saving up for a rally car again. Boom. http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-every-sucker-should-know-before-buying-used-car/ |: Something about something....dirt. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/2012 04:22PM by Houdini91. |
Houdini91 Tyler Estes Junior Moderator Location: Blackwater, Missouri Join Date: 05/24/2012 Age: Settling Down Posts: 164 Rally Car: My PC. |
Three of the tires are the same size, it's really hard to see out of for some reason (it's the same as my last car but worse, so I don't know what's up with that), the hood release broke off, the brakes are abysmal, the dent in the driver's door is almost as big as the dent I made with the pole I hit, it's rusty, but it gets me to work and out of the house. And at least it has a (1/4 million mile) Duratec. And at least this one has real cupholders. I'm back in beige. Something about something....dirt. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/30/2012 06:15PM by Houdini91. |
JohnLane John Lane Super Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
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Houdini91 Tyler Estes Junior Moderator Location: Blackwater, Missouri Join Date: 05/24/2012 Age: Settling Down Posts: 164 Rally Car: My PC. |
Shit happens. It feels like it's gonna crap out, and work is throwing me more overtime and double time and a half than I know what to do with. So I think it's E39 or E46 time. And are you talking about a Honda S600? Something about something....dirt. |
fiasco Andrew Steere Elite Moderator Location: South Central Nude Hamster Join Date: 12/29/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 2,008 Rally Car: too rich for my blood, share a LeMons car |
No, it's time to save some money...and if the new Taurus defecates upon the mattress (pops the back side head gasket or lunches the transmission), look again at the advice in the thread.
Anything BMW and ESPECIALLY anything newer than E36 should be met with a stern application of this: Andrew Steere Lyndeborough, NH KB1PJY |