Help Me Buy A Car Thread v.ScottyB: WITNESS ME BROTHERS

[ScottyB]

Good god. How far apart were you on price?

almost $3k. doesn't sound like much i guess but we were chipping off only $4-500 at a time.

them - "BUT THE MILES ARE SO LOOOWWW"
me - "you're almost in new car territory for a no-warranty, almost 7 year old civic"
them - "so...where did you want to be on these numbers again? let me talk to my manager...."

when they call you back at the end of the month, you know what to do.

walk in and casually poop in the coffee maker? i'll do it

FIND ANOTHER SI. FIND THE RIGHT ONE

haven't given up yet. the test drive went great...i think this car is the right tool for the job. there are nicer cars but its just so good at dual purpose and they just beg to be driven.

I've drowned feelings in their queso many a time.

this is why we're friends.

and nah, new mk7 GTI's are basically out and i'm not buying out-of-warranty mk6's, especially with how everyone raves about how much better the 7's have become.

the entire reason they were even considered was because i was under the impression VW's current push was 0% AND heavy discount off MSRP, not 0% on standard MSRP OR the discount price with normal APR financing. they're way past the top of my budget, and i like the Shiny New Thing aspect but here's reality:

i drive about 4k miles a year. that car is going to sit and just shed money. by the time the warranty runs out in 3 years, it'll be just breaking in. and at that point, i have to deal with German Car Problems™ and the massive depreciation hit will prevent me from ever really having the option of wanting to get rid of it.

the other thing that i've thought long and hard about is; if i get a new car, i'm essentially out of motorsports. i can't take on a 3rd car for dedicated motorsports stuff, and co-driving doesn't always work out logistically. i want to do rallycrossing, track days, just generally beat on the car and not feel bad about the financial stress, scratches, cone marks, and filth. that's why the 2.5RS was perfect - it was paid off, reliable, and fun so i could race it but still make it work for a street car around town. i could never rallycross a brand new GTI or deal with the "can you push it off a cliff" logic of track day risks.

not that i want to drive a total beater, just not something in the mid 20's and super fresh. again, had this accident not happened and i actually had time to save up a bigger sum for a car in a planned fashion, things might be different.