Wahooo! I'm being followed!!!! But in seriousness, Tavarish, I love the stories, more of the buying/flipping! Tom's articles are great starters into the conversation of real world car buying, I can add to these as a professional sales rep. As for the flipping articles, I truly enjoy them, but cannot add very much, a…
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A buddy of mine built this car: http://jalopnik.com/5819230/for-59… featured here before.
*MKS vs Taurus.
I find it interesting that Ford is the oldest brand to have never changed hands. Ford has always been owned by the Ford family.
Does it count that I got essentially 14k for a car I only paid $14,100 for? How's that for depreciation!
I bought a 2014 F-150. Traded in my 2011 Ranger XL Manual. Got nearly what I paid for it including tax for trade in. My F150 was a killer deal because I work for the dealership.
I just bought one myself. The F150's ride is decent, you'll be very happy with that. And if you live in SF Bay Area, I can sell it to you if you like.
FORD SALES BROS!
MOD usually refers to the Modular engine (4.6L/5.0L) So if anything it could be stroked 5.0L
Mechanically, the Prius is very simple. Software on the other hand, that is not simple on that car.
I sold them when they were new, they're not all bad. You got a lot of feature set for very little price, Ford had some stupid rebates toward the end of the '11 run. Think about this: You could have a Focus with Sync, auto headlights, power group, and a moonroof for around 15k + tax vs the comparable Civic or Corolla…
Indeed. I think it's funny that their "best in class fuel economy" is available with a max towing of 4800lbs, even less if you want a quad or crew cab. That 8 spd is probably as brittle as hardened plate glass.
M3 is the chase car, that's awesome.
Nope, 4cyl the 3 in the middle are main bearings.
I'm fairly certain that it also reduces payload capacity as well.
By the way, buying a car is a poor financial decision; you're buying a depreciating asset, and you're paying tax for that as well. Don't throw your money away, take public transit.
You're not "throwing money away". You're paying for use of the vehicle. It's not like you're throwing money at something and getting nothing in return. Look at a 6 year cost to own at 12k miles/year. Now look at a 3 year cost to own x2. If you're looking at a new car, leasing can make sense. In 3 years at 12k per…
In the US, the C-Max is a dedicated hybrid. The original plan was to bring the C-Max from Europe and pop in the 1.6L Ecoboost in it, complete with the Grand C-Max's dual sliding doors and 2 jump seats in the back. Somewhere along the line, they changed their minds and made it a 5 seat dedicated hybrid to compete with…
The break-over angle must SUUUUUUCK though.