This is silly thinking. You're looking for a car to own, not a car to flip. You could rebuild the engine and transmission and a hell of a lot more for half of your $15k budget, and you'd end up with a much more reliable car with warranties on it.
The reason I don't like the car I have right now is because the value of the car vs the cost of the repairs makes it not worth while. The car is worth maybe $2000 if everything was repaired. However, the repairs would cost about $900 in just parts. (AC components, CA legal cat, etc.)
This is silly thinking. You're looking for a car to own, not a car to flip. You could rebuild the engine and transmission and a hell of a lot more for half of your $15k budget, and you'd end up with a much more reliable car with warranties on it.
Cross shopping M3s and Prius? You should also consider the Honda Fit and Charger SRT8.
I don't think I have much interest in a manual gearbox these days. My experience driving manuals has never been pleasant. I'm not particularly into how much force pretty much every clutch pedal takes to operate. (It's just too much for comfortable driving) I'm also going to be in the bay area and in SF a lot. (stop and go traffic, stop and go traffic on hills...) I don't feel like riding the clutch as it gets exhausting and tiring.
A motorcycle will be different. Some of the clutches on them are easy to operate. (Some are definitely not... and I'll avoid those) Eventually, with something like the new 2015 S1000RR I won't have to use a clutch much. (Steps up and down for you with the shifter)
hes got a point, I like standards but some car manuf do make clutches that take far too much force to use.
Lulz.
Guys, I'm worrying about Civic maintenance costs, so I want to buy a (1)German (2)Luxury (3)Sports Car! I believe that's something like 'three strikes and you're out.'
You say the repairs aren't 'worth it' anymore. Have you given a second's thought to depreciation? Yeah, it's only worth $2k, but it's not depreciating much at all anymore. If you get a newer/more expensive car then it will be depreciating at an alarming rate. You pay or you pay. Right now you've got a car that is known for reliability and low cost of ownership. Getting almost anything else will be a financial sink.
If you want to get a newer/better car, brace your wallet for a brutal time. Frankly, you should wait until your job situation settles out before pulling the trigger on anything with a payment.
I'll be buying in cash. I'm not making this purchase in the next month (well, maybe the motorcycle... :awe: ).
When the repairs are more than the value of the car fully repaired, it ain't worth it. The car isn't worth $2k right now. It's worth maybe $500-1000 because the cat isn't working and the AC is broken.
Again, I want a better car! I don't want a side step or to stay at the same level.
I'm not particularly into how much force pretty much every clutch pedal takes to operate.
Have you guys only ever driven Porsches?hes got a point, I like standards but some car manuf do make clutches that take far too much force to use.
I don't think I have much interest in a manual gearbox these days. My experience driving manuals has never been pleasant. I'm not particularly into how much force pretty much every clutch pedal takes to operate. (It's just too much for comfortable driving) I'm also going to be in the bay area and in SF a lot. (stop and go traffic, stop and go traffic on hills...) I don't feel like riding the clutch as it gets exhausting and tiring.
A motorcycle will be different. Some of the clutches on them are easy to operate. (Some are definitely not... and I'll avoid those) Eventually, with something like the new 2015 S1000RR I won't have to use a clutch much. (Steps up and down for you with the shifter)
I don't feel like riding the clutch as it gets exhausting and tiring.
A motorcycle will be different.
When the repairs are more than the value of the car fully repaired, it ain't worth it.
You're looking at the economy of cars wrong, at least it seems that way. Your car needs $1k in work to work well, presumably for a year or so. How much will your 335i depreciate in a year? How much more will insurance be? How much more will registration be? Etc. Is it better to have a car that needs $1k of repair every year or a car the depreciates $1k every year? Financially, it's the same.
"Better" is entirely subjective. Your Civic is better than a 335i financially, and in terms of fuel economy. How much do you value that? Make a weighted decision matrix of car qualities you value, weight how much you value them, and then rank how well each car you're considering meets that quality. It will help you pick the best compromise between all of the things you want.
Why don't you have it anymore? Did you ever mod it?
Well OP said it was a 335i, so chances are maintenance and repairs on it well exceeds the cost of just buying a new car or leasing one.
You're looking at it wrong. I'm not looking at just depreciation, insurance, etc. I'm looking at it overall which says that the car is a "better" car in the sense of it has more power, it is more comfortable, and it is generally nicer. It costs more, yes... Duh. But the reason I don't want to keep the civic is because the COST OUTWEIGHS THE BENEFITS. It is not a good car to drive when everything keeps breaking and I have to keep paying for it WHILE I have a subpar driving experience. The creature comforts are on par with a 90s eco-box. (That is, they are minimal) The performance is also subpar and it's overall just a not as nice car. It would be nice to have something BETTER and that is why I am willing to budget $15k on a new vehicle! (Again, this is why the budget is $15k and NOT $5k!)
I've never seen a motorcycle or a scooter stuck in traffic.If I'm in a traffic jam on my motorcycles for a long time (>15 minutes) my hand will start to cramp up a little because there just aren't a lot of situations where you have to hold a fist for 15 minutes straight.
there clearly isn't such a list if he managed to put a utilitarian hybrid car in the same list as a BMW used car. It's not even clear how much does money matter. 15k$ alone means nothing because it doesn't account for maintenance and fuel costs.It would help clarify things if you posted a list of characteristics that you want out of your car, in order of priority. Please do so.
there clearly isn't such a list if he managed to put a utilitarian hybrid car in the same list as a BMW used car. It's not even clear how much does money matter. 15k$ alone means nothing because it doesn't account for maintenance and fuel costs.
It's almost as if I asked him to get his goddamn shit together before spewing drivel all over ATG, but trying to be a little nice about it. :awe:
Seriously though, making a list like this, and then a decision matrix, will force him to actually think about what he wants and what he doesn't. This is far superior to the rambling, inconsistent, and scattered set of requirements that's in his head, but that he can't articulate to us until we suggest something that violates one of these unspoken requirements.
People can have multiple wants and wants that are equivalent to each other. () Think about it, brah!
You'll rarely find wants that are exactly equivalent. The fact that you're cross shopping a performance sport sedan with an econobox hybrid doesn't indicate any equivalent qualities other than initial expenditure.People can have multiple wants and wants that are equivalent to each other. () Think about it, brah!
Wait wait... Tesla Model S?