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
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...
Hogan
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It needs to be able to carry at least a few of my boats...
Hogan
How much does one such boat weigh?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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For me it is easy 1. Pickup truck 2. Engine that can tow at least 12,000 lbs.
Wow, big wife? :-) Just kidding... Following the first post a bit much :-)
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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
So, when you wife buys a car: - It's Cute - It's Something my husband wont drive - Powder blue or Pink (so my husband wont drive it) - And my husband gets to do his favorite part. Beat the guy up on the price. He is REALLY GOOD at acting like he doesn't want the car (that's the secret he tells me). :-)
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Wow, big wife? :-) Just kidding... Following the first post a bit much :-)
Actually I own a 300 acre farm and raise cattle. I know very odd for a a developer.
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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
- As much acceleration as I can afford 2) All Wheel Drive 3) Record of kicking a** all over the world in the World Rally Championship So I can only buy a few cars, Subaru and Audi, and can only afford Subaru, so I have a 2015 Subaru WRX. I road rally with the Sports Car Club of America. Acceleration and nimble handling are quite important, even when they don't appear to need to be. I've been buying WRX's since 2005, and sold the last one in May, after owning it for 3 years, with 124,000 miles on the odometer. I drove it most of the way across the USA multiple times getting to road rallies far away, and mostly burned it to the ground with the excessive use. But it _was_ quick and we won a lot of rallies.
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How much does one such boat weigh?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
white boat is a Kruger Cruiser 85 pounds 38.5 kg Blue boat is a Hobie Adventure 80 pounds 36.5 kg Camo boat is Old Town 50 pounds 22.6 kg Approximate Weight Total 215 pounds 97.5 kg This is over the weight limit of 150 pounds for the roof rack, but necessary for a long adventure!
Hogan
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That's an interesting demand. Historic reenactments?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Yup. Saxon, Viking, and Norman.
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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
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family.
Are they that annoying?
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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
0. RWD 1. Manual gearbox 2. Light weight 3. Actual roof, no ragtop 4. Balanced weight distribution 5. Low center of gravity 5. Excellent brakes 6. I can actually afford it (Japanese)
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0. RWD 1. Manual gearbox 2. Light weight 3. Actual roof, no ragtop 4. Balanced weight distribution 5. Low center of gravity 5. Excellent brakes 6. I can actually afford it (Japanese)
GT86?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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GT86?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
GT86?
Good guess! Mazda RX-8, but if I had to buy a car right now it would probably be that (Scion FR-S over here).
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So, when you wife buys a car: - It's Cute - It's Something my husband wont drive - Powder blue or Pink (so my husband wont drive it) - And my husband gets to do his favorite part. Beat the guy up on the price. He is REALLY GOOD at acting like he doesn't want the car (that's the secret he tells me). :-)
Kirk 10389821 wrote:
He is REALLY GOOD at acting like he doesn't want the car
He's not acting :)
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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
A good rating in Consumer Reports.
