What do you look at when you buy a car?
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
For me it is easy 1. Pickup truck 2. Engine that can tow at least 12,000 lbs.
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Not in any particular order: Price 4 Wheel Drive Mileage Good seats Decent enough engine (no autobahn here) Good turning radius Road visibility (I've driven cars with huge blind spots because of pathetic window arrangement) Marc
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Price... Yeah, that's pretty much my main concern when buying a car. Currently I drive less than 10000 km a year, which is close to nothing, but I do really need that car :sigh: Luckily my work pays for it (mostly).
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-1000....10000. Accepted by my wife. That is the main [edit*]and only[edit*]Point and makes life that much easy ;P :laugh: * Somebody near me told me to write this more precise
That's reality. :)
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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Not in any particular order: Price 4 Wheel Drive Mileage Good seats Decent enough engine (no autobahn here) Good turning radius Road visibility (I've driven cars with huge blind spots because of pathetic window arrangement) Marc
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Road visibility is a serious problem nowadays since all cars needs to be crash proof. But atleast you're less likely to die in that crash you caused from not seeing that other car.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
I bought a car last spring and I live in the U.S. It is a 2014 and had 13k miles on it at purchase. I looked for the best value and quality I can get for my money. As far as performance, I like at least a 4 cylinder turbo, if not a high output V6. My quality criteria is to be a top 3 in J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality and 3 year Durability studies. I chose them because they use a large cross demographic data, where others are demographic specific. I used the same method back in 2008 and bought a year old car that lasted 8 years and 105k miles with maintenance totaling 1 can of power steering fluid, 1 battery, and 6 tires. To me it is a business decision because no car ever got me laid and that is about all I care about; strike that, I used to do pretty good with an old pickup truck I used to have. That is my method of buying a car. No Opel or Peugeot? I like the way those look, but those are my American tastes!
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
I look at lighthouses. And frogs. And kites. And nose fillings on my finger... Never, never, though, do I actually look at the car... ;P
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Sad fact of the day - a 660 cc engine is sufficient to avoid being a roadblock on *any* road or highway in Tokyo (Sad for me anyway) The speed limit on a lot of roads is 30. Kilometers per hour, not miles. Totally insane! Lucky it isn't enforced too strictly. For me, Automatic gearbox (same reason, her license is limited to automatic) 7 seater or bigger Red Reasonably fuel efficient NOT a Toyota (either ugly or ridiculously expensive or occasionally both) Locally manufactured (maintenance too costly otherwise) Hybrid if possible (because of lower taxes) Quiet enough to hear radio
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
I look in the rear-view mirrors and recite this: [^] to see if I am really closer than I appear.
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
1.Price 2.Shifter (I hate automatic) 3.Age 4.KM 5.German 6.Fuel Consumption (Diesel) 7.Wagon, because we need space to carry the wifes house with us 8.Not French 9.HP to tow stuff (120HP+ diesel are mostly sufficient) 10. Does the lady like it?
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
I need a pamaromic view window at the top..... A must.
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
1. Comfortable but not too big - parkings are what they are and narrow roads are the norm. 2. Hardiness. A car that breaks down every 10.000 kms or has problems from the scratch is a no-go 3. GPL or very low fuel consumption. With petrol at 1.5€/liter even short trips cost. A lot. 4. Average engine - powerful enough to be at ease at cruising speed, but less than 1800cc possibly because insurance price grows linearly with engine power. A 900 cc costs me 500€/year and I have the lowest possible merit class, it can't go further down. 5. SAFETY. No more cares without ABS if I can help it. 6. PRICE. No debts for a car please. That's a problem in Italy as even small city cars costs no less than 15.000€. 7. Average luggage compartment with collapsible rear seats.
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
1. Automatic[1] 2. Large enough to fit a couple of 7'6" spears Everything else is negotiable. [1] Because the wife can't shift manually lefthanded. We used to have manual cars, but since we moved to England, we've had automatics.
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Here is my checklist, not necessary in this order: Price Mileage Engine type (Diesel) Horse power Look (!) Equipment (Decent A/C, decent stereo set, additional funky stuff, etc.) Internal space/leg room/ seats width to accommodate relatives For used car: Years in circulation Number and type of previous owners (m/f, private/corporate, smoker/non-smoker)
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1. Automatic[1] 2. Large enough to fit a couple of 7'6" spears Everything else is negotiable. [1] Because the wife can't shift manually lefthanded. We used to have manual cars, but since we moved to England, we've had automatics.
That's an interesting demand. Historic reenactments?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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Every person I know that has owned a Renault has had an engine breakdown. So they're on my no go list. One notable exception though, my father owned a 4L and was very happy with it, but he had an accident and bought a 5 afterwards. Which was a piece of shit car.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
-Price, -Reliability, because I really don't like to spend time at the repair shop. -Fuel consumption, -CD Player (too often these days CD is gone and only USB is available, I like having both) -Rare model. I like to be almost the only one with a model. Here I've got a Scion xD in Canada, very few on the road and not really expensive.
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It was discussed a few threads down. And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at. 1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else. 2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances. 3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family. 4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn. 5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money. 0. Accepted by my wife. 6. ACC. 7. Good headlights. 8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel. This is my first level filter. But I'm not religious about it.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
It needs to be able to carry at least a few of my boats...
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