I was listening to some interviews on NPR from the Mexican town that just had its Ford factory axed. One lady’s comment really made sense: Without this factory, we won’t have any jobs, and people are going to leave for America.
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My wife learned stick on mine. She money-shifted accelerating (I think the more appropriate NA Volvo term is “gaining momentum”) out of a NY toll-booth. 3rd gear redline straight back into 2nd. I grabbed the shifter when I saw the tach needle go flying back into the red and the engine “scream” (again, does that word…
It must really be nice to have the time to do these sort of things. I have a hitch installed on my JSW that I could probably get $50 for on Craigslist. Would only take about an hour to remove. So easily worth my time; but it’s not time that I have to spare.
Fan boy of what? GM? Lol, I’ve never owned anything but European cars. Note the photo of a Volvo wagon in my little picture thingy.
Even if the numbers were 8k, they’re not that significant. I’m not attempting to show whether or not Subaru is a successful company - their sales are excellent for the market share they hold in this country.
This. Because you obviously represent the American demographic as a whole.
Just did a quick google search of sales. Honda reports 50/50 split between cars and trucks: http://hondanews.com/channels/corporate-sales/releases/car-sales-quicken-and-trucks-continue-momentum-as-american-honda-sets-new-sales-records-in-november. So unless you classify the CRV as a “Small Car”, your statement doesn’t…
Does this town/city/state not have law-enforcement?
I watched the video. The amount of actual maintenance costs over those 2 years actually came out to $1500 and included basics like oil change, brake fluid flush, tranny fluid change, and new spark plugs and coil packs. Eliminate the latter 2 which don’t need to be done every 2 years, and price goes down even more. The…
I just got to drive a new car for 4 years and 50k miles for a little less then $7k. And am turning it in with bald tires, a cracked windshield, a broken sunroof, and a leaky rear-hatch - no questions asked. As a car enthusiast who enjoys going through cars like breakfast cereal, you can’t find a better deal.
I get the allure of these things; everytime I see a lifted Vanagon, I do a head spin. But to actually drive around in one, I dunno. It’s still a 30-year old car with all the creature comforts of a 30-year old car.
Oh to be young and stupid. Getting old sucks; my back hurts all the time, and I go to bed at 9 and wake up at 6 (even on weekends). Still so glad I’m past that age where 1. This happens, and 2. This is news.
Why not? The buyback amount we’re getting is a nice windfall that virtually pays off the 2 loans my wife has that are at 6%. Which frees up extra cash each month for this luxury. We’re lucky in that my wife’s student debt actually paved her way into a decent paying job (she’s a Psychologist); and her debt isn’t nearly…
I scanned and uploaded it through the portal. Went pretty smoothly.
I just scheduled my buy-back appointment for Jan 6. I was one of the loan-carriers who seemed to get stuck in the waiting for an offer phase. But once the offer came through, it took longer for me to get the paperwork notarized and scanned in then it did for them to approve the papers (4 days vs 24 hours).
I have a stack of plywood boards that I use for this purpose. But at a certain point, you’re still crawling around on the dirt, not to mention the sketchiness of jack-stands on gravel (despite the base I created for that). It’s also in the 30's in Boston now - not the best motivational tool for playing with coolant!…
I just rolled a bunch of negative equity into a lease. Had a lemon of an 06 Rabbit that took the title of “Worst car buying choice ever”. Owed $2000 and was given $1200.
Lots of people need a car to survive. And lots of people can only afford $100 a month. Lots of people don’t have a good credit history to afford payments on a proper new/used car at that fixed income. (And generally speaking, if you can only afford $100 a month, you’re not going to have good credit.) Finally, lots of…