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| Ravencroft·:
--- Quote from: warble on July 17, 2016, 10:18:17 PM ---the thing about pleb tier Toyotas is that this is not the case, I bought it for 500, drove it for a year and my total maintenance cost was 125$ for a distributor, wires, plugs, and front brake shoes, I did the calculations. I drove it 10,000 miles in a year, from 284,326 to 294,800 if I paid 500 did maintenance of ~125 and got 20 mpg at an average gas cost of 2.00 a gallon I paid $4.40 a day to drive my car for the last year edit: if you add insurance which was 50 a month bundled (which my dad paid for because it was bundled) it brings it to $6.04 a day, still not bad --- End quote --- Mm true, definitely depends on the car brand. I own a Volvo and OEM parts are stupid expensive. |
| Zloff:
my friend Travis's mustang has been totaled: some dumbass had beef with a guy driving in front of Travis, so the dumbass sped up and merged into the same lane as them and smashed the brakes. the other guy swerved out of the way in time but Travis didn't see it coming and rear-ended him hard. he needed his car towed but the idiot was able to drive off and get away, and since he doesn't have collision insurance he won't be getting it fixed he's got a beater car and good money to buy a new summer car (he's thinking about getting a bmw ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) but it still blows how he's only had the mustang for three months. |
| warble:
before you said it was a hit and run it sounded like insurance fraud, but still that sucks, if the drivetrain is still good he should drop it into some stuffty ford probe or some other type of sleeper bastardization |
| XR-7:
Reminds me that my friend Jordan failed his license test last Thursday so his dad took him out in their 5 speed Saturn Vue today. While my friend was driving it, he hit a deer and damaged the car. He told me over a Skype call and I'm just sitting there laughing at how he was driving the car to improve his skills for a driving test and he ends up wrecking it before he even gets home. |
| HerpaDerp:
Recently got into an accident (not my fault at all) and got a decent amount of money to search for a replacement. I was sharing the car with my mom at the time and my mom has long wanted a luxury car but we were unable to afford one in the past, but have been looking at getting a used one. With a decent amount of research and trying to find the right deals, we narrowed it down to two options (I linked the dealer site which has Carfax info): 2008 Audi A4 (58k miles): http://www.transitmotor.com/2008_Audi_A4_Calumet%20City_IL_255925965.veh 2010 BMW 528i xDrive (75k miles): http://www.transitmotor.com/2010_BMW_5%20Series_Calumet%20City_IL_257673273.veh I'm not that knowledgable about cars but using a few days worth of research I've come to the understanding that both cars will cost more in maintenance and realize that but we want to make sure that considering the used car status and multiple-owner situations along with the decently high mileage that we won't end up spending thousands on maintenance and repair very soon after buying. I've already test-driven both, and personally fell in love with the Audi (extremely sporty, smooth ride, no hiccups) but my mom is absolutely in love with the BMW due to its extensive features. She has the final say but she's also unsure if the 75k miles and the reliability/cost to maintain will be not worth (also considering the extra $4000 to spend on it) Any advice? |
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