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

[ViPER1313]

I mean, it's only money... and a lot of it for the car.... but this is likely your only chance ever to own a new one

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[JPolen01]

$40,000....[FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY] why the hell would anyone buy that car not to drive it is beyond me.

[PDenbigh]

wildcard just showed up on the list. i'll fill you all in later today. could be very interesting.

Scott,

Sooooo sorry to hear about the suby. You are taking better than I would.

I have read and ignored all of your rules. I vote Mercury Marauder. It's a mustang cobra-engined crown vic. You know you have twisted dreams of CVs....

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ha, get out of my head. i need to let my manual-converted panther chassis car ideas go....

As you know, a t56 6-speed mustang transmission bolts right up to that engine. :twisted:

[PDenbigh]

wildcard just showed up on the list. i'll fill you all in later today. could be very interesting..

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[ispoonwithmugen]

wildcard just showed up on the list. i'll fill you all in later today. could be very interesting

Do tell.

[ScottyB]

not japanese

[.RJ]

unimog

[*insertusernamehere*]

W8? Yes?

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[ispoonwithmugen]

American or European. Stop playing with our emotions

[.RJ]

W8? Yes?

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There was a W8, 6MT, Passat wagon for sale in DC a few weeks back. The ultimate unicorn.

[*insertusernamehere*]

W8? Yes?

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There was a W8, 6MT, Passat wagon for sale in DC a few weeks back. The ultimate unicorn.

I saw that one too.

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[ScottyB]

budget ceiling is now $16,000

mileage under 50k preferred

[ispoonwithmugen]

Talk him down to 16:
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or talk him down to 16 . (world rally blue):
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Cheap and low miles 3 series wagon (auto, though)
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Another 3 series wagon:
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Silver wrx:
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Unsure about this one but priced well:
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Focus St:
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Bright red WRX:
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white WRX:
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Pretty black WRX, freshly rebuilt IAG/Andrewtech motor:
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[G.Irish]

For about $16k you can get a brand new Focus ST:

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Might be one of those deals where you have to qualify for the conquest discount, veteran discount, senior discount, college grad discount, freemasons discount and breast cancer survivor discount at the same time to get to that price though.

[JPolen01]

Did we ever find out what the secret wrench in the plans was?

[ScottyB]

Did we ever find out what the secret wrench in the plans was?

unicorn wagon. still on the hunt. probably won't happen in time.

[ScottyB]

cars

thanks man. those are tempting but that body style of WRX is my least favorite and at those miles i just don't trust any of subaru's turbo cars on a stock tune or stock oil pickup. they're already uncomfortably at the peak of my budget and one engine knock means i'm into dangerous financial territory and i'll end up hating the car. the price/mile ratio is why turbo subarus just aren't on my list this time around. if i had been able to plan for this purchase instead of it being dumped in my lap things might be different

NO SILVER PLEEASSEEEE :lol:

already tried finding the BMW wago's in manual, or RWD manual in my price/mileage range. might as well be fishing for freakin' mermaids.

For about $16k you can get a brand new Focus ST

that'd be a hell of a feat. even if i could pull it off though, i'm not sure it would be a wise choice for extended drives with a family. and Jake's experience didn't seem too positive.

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BMW people - talk to me about the N52. is it safe to say that you want to just get the fancy pants water pump out of the way as a safety measure upon purchase, if the car's over 50k miles old? or just drive it until it fails? i'm not super interested in having the yellow "overheat" light come on 250 miles into a 500mi road trip. would a PPI catch this or do they just go out in time intervals without warning?

VW people - from what i'm understanding, the TSI engines carbon up worse when you pussyfoot around in them, yes? would it be better then to actually say you want some higher miles on the car for a given year to show that the car is regularly exercised, vs sitting? or do driving habits alone simply keep the carbon at bay, like doing italian tuneups regularly?

[ispoonwithmugen]

AWD, 6 speed, BMW wagon Unicorn:
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[ispoonwithmugen]

Ultimate Unicorn white 6speed bmw wagon with 40k miles (nevermind this is a WTB ad )
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And a few more Unicorns for you:
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[.RJ]

AWD, 6 speed, BMW wagon Unicorn:
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I talked to that guy, that car was hit prettty good in the back.

Scotty the cars are out there and they come up pretty frequently especially if you're willing to take an AWD car and ship it home. They just don't stay on the market for more than 3 days so it never looks like there's many out there.