Justin Wants a DD...
#21
i dont get it??? you have no job..and you want a 25k DD so you dont have to drive a 10k daily???

hook me up with a sugga momma
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#22
im not gonna purchase anything til i have a job, which will hopefully be in a couple of weeks after i finish up this interview process. Then ill be able to hopefully get a DD for around 22k or so. I feel like pullin up in the moneypit is a tad inappropriate, I already told you this. SOME OF US DON'T GET A FREE CAR FROM CHRYSLER THAT'S "BAWLIN".

I want a reliable DD that can get what I need done, done, and is comfy/nice.
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#23
white97dsm Wrote:I feel like pullin up in the moneypit is a tad inappropriate

If you work in an office type job, no one ever really knows, or cares what you drive.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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.RJ Wrote:
white97dsm Wrote:I feel like pullin up in the moneypit is a tad inappropriate

If you work in an office type job, no one ever really knows, or cares what you drive.

yep, spending lots of money on a daily is retarded. get something reliable, comfy, and good on gas... nice cars are such a waste... not to say i'll never have a nice car again, but saving money/blowing it in other areas is a lot more fun.
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#25
Yeup. Don't waste your money. 1998 civic ftw.
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#26
Mike Wrote:get something reliable, comfy, and good on gas... nice cars are such a waste...

The two are not always mutually exclusive.

That and I disagree with you. You spend most of your commuting life in a car (we don't all walk/bike) and it's nice to have something you want to do it in.
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#27
my daily commute should be about 10-15 miles total. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A COMMUTER CAR.
Im looking for a nice DD with some descent hauling capacity.


white97dsm Wrote:I want a truck/SUV because, since we have bought a house, you never realize how many trips to home depot and shit you have to take. My car can carry a box of nails and that's about it, her focus, can carry some things but again not much. So I feel the need for the hauling capacity of a Smaller truck/SUV.
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white97dsm Wrote:I want a truck/SUV because, since we have bought a house, you never realize how many trips to home depot and shit you have to take. My car can carry a box of nails and that's about it, her focus, can carry some things but again not much. So I feel the need for the hauling capacity of a Smaller truck/SUV.

I know you said to try not an convince you otherwise but I'd recommend a hatch with seats that fold. I own a home and make monthly trips to the hardware store and haven't really needed anything bigger than the wife's Mazda3. It can haul a shit ton of crap, can fit large things because of easy access hatch and get twice the mileage of a truck or SUV. What you save on gas will easily let you rent a $19 truck from Home Depot for that one time a year you want to haul 33 bags of mulch.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
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#29
I just want to know how I can buy a house and a $25k car while unemployed.

I'm doin it wrong.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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#30
I know, move to the only market in the country that has a higher cost of living than DC.


wait, I meant to say keep talking about moving :lol:
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#31
I bet if I moved to cali I could get some sort of special interest funding though... brilliant idea!
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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#32
Apoc Wrote:What you save on gas will easily let you rent a $19 truck from Home Depot for that one time a year you want to haul 33 bags of mulch.

this is so true.

our xterra sees some offroad duty from time to time and Jen likes how beastly it is but otherwise, i wish we had a wagon. anything that's so big we need a truck bed, i just borrow a truck from a sucke...i mean, friend. :lol: this is the same reason my dad sold his TRD Tacoma. it was an awesome truck but the neighbors drove it more than he did, to pick up a 2x4 or some sand once a year. the one time he hauled mulch in it for our beds, he found out in the end it would have been cheaper just to get a dumptruck load delivered. there was no point to it. even in snow the cars were equal.

anyway, you want a truck....get the frontier, they will hold value good, are a nice compromise in size, have a kick ass engine and a pretty nice dealer network (we like our nissan dealer)
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#33
not to completely threadjack Justin's thread, but if anyone sees a Ford Ranger/Mazda B2200 or whatever they're called, or Toyota T100 or whatever those are called, lemme know. I'm looking for (in order of importance)
1. cheap
2. cheap
3. not rusted
4. cheap
5. running
6. cheap
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#34
There was a decent one on CL down here in Charlotte, and a few others... I'll occasionally search Toyota trucks because I'd like to snag a cheap one eventually. I've loved every Toyota truck I've ever owned. Do a quick search in this area and you'll probably see it turn up... if you're willing to drive this far.
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#35
.RJ Wrote:I just want to know how I can buy a house and a $25k car while unemployed.

I'm doin it wrong.

get a fiancee with a baller job....

And im not buying a car yet....within the next month or so pending my employment.

I just like to do some research on peoples opinions. I finally got one from someone who actually owns a house. Ive always loved audi/bmw wagons and those can be had for a descent price.....
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#36
white97dsm Wrote:Ive always loved audi/bmw wagons and those can be had for a descent price.....

Only if you've got a big budget for maintenance.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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#37
Apoc Wrote:I know you said to try not an convince you otherwise but I'd recommend a hatch with seats that fold. I own a home and make monthly trips to the hardware store and haven't really needed anything bigger than the wife's Mazda3. It can haul a shit ton of crap, can fit large things because of easy access hatch and get twice the mileage of a truck or SUV. What you save on gas will easily let you rent a $19 truck from Home Depot for that one time a year you want to haul 33 bags of mulch.

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#38
white97dsm Wrote:Ive always loved audi/bmw wagons and those can be had for a descent price.....

I've had both a BMW and an Audi and love them both... but I sold them after the warranty was up. I'd lean towards and older BMW before an Audi but both may end up with some maintenance issues down the line. I tend to think the cost of maintenance is over-hyped and it's nothing that bad if you do the work yourself... but the question is more about reliability. Since it's your DD, you want it to start the first time, every time and you may not get that with an Audi or BMW in your price range.

A CPO A3 might work, but I haven't seen their interior to know what it can haul. I'd probably echo the WRX wagon sentiment from John. If my wife didn't have a hatch, that's probably what I would have ended up with.

Contrary to the general public's opinion, sport hatches are infinity cooler than any SUV and are (almost) as useful.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
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#39
Apoc Wrote:I tend to think the cost of maintenance is over-hyped and it's nothing that bad if you do the work yourself

How much was that rear diff seal job? :lol:
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
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.RJ Wrote:
Apoc Wrote:I tend to think the cost of maintenance is over-hyped and it's nothing that bad if you do the work yourself

How much was that rear diff seal job? :lol:
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
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