The reason I bought new was financing. Used was going to be minimum of
6.9% and if I got a 2-4 year old car it would save me roughly $6000. I
got a brand new one at 2.9% in the long run it is cheaper. Now next
time I go to get a car, now that I have one that will be worth
something on trade in,
Anyone have one of those SUVs that holds 7 people?
-Patrick
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From: Kevin Graeme
The deck turned out great though.
Hyundai Santa Fe
20mpg
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Adam wrote:
The reason I bought new was financing. Used was going to be minimum of
6.9%
Same here - we're looking at closing a deal with 0.9% financing at the
end of December. Overall, we buy new for a few reasons:
1.) we don't consider a car an investment and don't keep them more
than 50K
Ben Braver does. He's got a Toyota Highlander which is apparently
considered a compact, or at least small, SUV. I looked at them but
they were too expensive.
-Kevin
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:43:27 -0500, Harkins, Patrick
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone have one of those SUVs that holds 7 people?
Wouldn't this really depend on how many miles you drove in 2-4 years?
For us that would be a range of usually 80k-160k miles.
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On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:16:03 -0600, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you're going to keep the car for 10 years, buy.
To: CF-Community
Subject: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)
Ben wrote:
If you can't fit a king-size bed inside, your SUV is too small.
1.) So who has the biggest SUV? It's not me, I drive a wagon. It
holds lots of stuff, but not a king-size except on the roof
Cool. BTW, do you have his email address?
-Pat
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From: Kevin Graeme
Ben Braver does. He's got a Toyota Highlander which is apparently
considered a compact, or at least small, SUV. I looked at them but
they were too expensive.
-Kevin
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Nope. At least nothing more than would be in the archives.
-Kevin
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:25:51 -0500, Harkins, Patrick
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Cool. BTW, do you have his email address?
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ah well. thanks.
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Nope. At least nothing more than would be in the archives.
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Aaron wrote:
Wouldn't this really depend on how many miles you drove in 2-4 years?
For us that would be a range of usually 80k-160k miles.
The key is that at the end of that 2-4 year period, if you want to
dump the car, someone is going to have to buy it. Most buyers are
going to subtract a
We also had a white geo metro. 160,000 miles on it and it was still
getting about 55 mpg. Then in 2000 it was totalled by the guy who
delivers our paper - he fell asleep while driving in our parking lot
and he ran straight into the geo. Insurance gave us just under 3000
for it.
Now I drive a
Uhmmm Larry, I hate to break it to ya, but you were driving a
nerdcar before too.
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:34:54 -0500, Larry C. Lyons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We also had a white geo metro. 160,000 miles on it and it was still
getting about 55 mpg. Then in 2000 it was totalled by the guy who
Yes I know. But the Saturn is a real nerdcar. No reason for anyone to
steal this one.
larry
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:21:31 -0600, Marlon Moyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Uhmmm Larry, I hate to break it to ya, but you were driving a
nerdcar before too.
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:34:54 -0500,
Marlon wrote:
Uhmmm Larry, I hate to break it to ya, but you were driving a
nerdcar before too.
ROTFL!
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huh, that makes sense I guess
Dana
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 07:07:06 -0500, Adam Haskell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The reason I bought new was financing. Used was going to be minimum of
6.9% and if I got a 2-4 year old car it would save me roughly $6000. I
got a brand new one at 2.9% in the
I have a full size GMC truck - about 15MPG - guzzles $50- $60 per fillup.
Ahhh...gotta love it!
Ray
At 03:41 PM 12/1/2004, you wrote:
Ben wrote:
If you can't fit a king-size bed inside, your SUV is too small.
1.) So who has the biggest SUV? It's not me, I drive a wagon. It
holds lots
i gots me a xterra, and i drop about $25 every 9 days
and i love to take it to the top of a mesa and sigh, wow, i love nature.
:) tw
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 15:42:28 -0500, Ray Champagne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a full size GMC truck - about 15MPG - guzzles $50- $60 per fillup.
oh, and i have a king size bed too! eats up about 1/2 gallon a week ;)
sorry i had to!
tw
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:47:31 -0500, Tony Weeg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i gots me a xterra, and i drop about $25 every 9 days
and i love to take it to the top of a mesa and sigh, wow, i love nature.
To: CF-Community
Subject: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)
Ben wrote:
If you can't fit a king-size bed inside, your SUV is too small.
1.) So who has the biggest SUV? It's not me, I drive a wagon. It
holds lots of stuff, but not a king-size except on the roof
From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1.) So who has the biggest SUV? It's not me, I drive a
wagon. It holds lots of stuff, but not a king-size except on
the roof and then the wagon flies!
I drive a Mazda6 Sport. The THULE roof rack can carry anything you lay on
it... Who needs
I spend $0.25 a week topping off the air in my tires and greasing my
chain (ahem!), on my Gary Fisher. Tough to haul a bed on a bike, but
I've managed to strap some big stuff to my back and get it across town
(inspired by the downtown bike messengers).
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:47:31 -0500, Tony
From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
oh, and i have a king size bed too! eats up about 1/2 gallon
a week ;)
Dutch ovens do cost a lot to keep running. :-)
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Jeep Wrangler. 18 MPH no matter what I do. Motorcycle/utility trailer for
anything big.
But I only drive on the weekends. All else is foot, bike or public
transportation.
Jerry
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it would be AWESOME if we had public transpo. areound here.
tw
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:01:14 -0500, Jerry Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jeep Wrangler. 18 MPH no matter what I do. Motorcycle/utility trailer for
anything big.
But I only drive on the weekends. All else is foot, bike or
I commute 100 miles each day, I have to drop about $50.00 every 6 days or
so.
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From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:48 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I want a new bed)
i gots me a xterra
It doesn't sound like you have much public to transport.
Jerry
Jerry Johnson
Web Developer
Dolan Media Company
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/01/04 04:12PM
it would be AWESOME if we had public transpo. areound here.
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;) man, your quick...
jk. no we dont. not at all. but there is actually a short bus
system that takes all of the degenerates from the chicken plants to
the downtown, and back.
hell, we have like 3 cab companies, and maybe 20 cabs throughout the whole area?
tw
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:09:28
We do not have much of a useful public transportation system down
here. If I worked downtown I could take advatage of one but as it
stands I have to drive to work. Currently I am driving my truck
to/from work, about 90 miles per day and it is a Ford F250
Powerstroke. I get anywhere from 14.5mpg
Ford Explorer
18/22mpg
But we rarely drive anywhere.
Fill it up maybe once a month.
And now that we are 2 miles to our campground and boat ramps, next
summer we'll be spending more money on boat gas than truck gas.
Cheers,
Erika
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I have hauled matresses with my Toyota Corolla, so needing an SUV to
do that isn't that impressive.
2.) Also who gets the best and worst gas mileage? I get about 18 mpg
in the winter and 20 in the summer.
'93 Corolla, ~201,800 miles, commute of ~330 miles per week, eats 10
gallons of gas
McPatrick wrote:
I spend $0.25 a week topping off the air in my tires and greasing my
chain (ahem!), on my Gary Fisher. Tough to haul a bed on a bike
I've got a Cannondale touring bike - I bet I could haul a bed on it!
It would be a tough ride though. Unfortunately I can't try because
I've
Aaron wrote:
I get anywhere from 14.5mpg to 20mpg
Aaron is the biggest petrol hog! Can anyone beat 15 mpg??
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amazing how many of us have trucks of some sort
tw
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:25:07 -0600, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
McPatrick wrote:
I spend $0.25 a week topping off the air in my tires and greasing my
chain (ahem!), on my Gary Fisher. Tough to haul a bed on a bike
I've got
Erika, I rented an Explorer when I went to Winnipeg this summer. It was heaven
to drive. I can see why you love it. I was instantly converted into an SUV nut.
:-)
-Patrick
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Ford Explorer
18/22mpg
But we rarely drive anywhere.
Fill it up maybe once a month.
And now
I got mine because the intention was to write it off tax wise, though
not too sure that is going to happen any more. It sure is handy to
have at times, sucks dealing with people always not wanting to be
behind a truck, but of course Houston is known for our great
drivers.
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004
i got it for snowboarding, and moving shite around... and ive used it
extensively for those purposes, so i can justify it, i guess
tw
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:46:30 -0600, Aaron Rouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I got mine because the intention was to write it off tax wise, though
not too sure
I suppose I win the un-gashog prize, since I take the bus. I did have
a Jeep Cherokee (maybe 22 or 25 mpg) but it got stolen. We have a lot
of DWIs around here and insurance is really expensive, so I had
liability only, bla
I am looking into something on the order of a fifteen-year-old Toyota
I drive Celica '03 its rated at 36 MPG on the highway really probably
get closer to 30, city driving is about 26 MPG. Commute to work is
about 40 miles round trip use about half-3/4 tank per week. No rack on
roof so I can't do much with hauling :)
Adam H
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:46:30 -0600,
wow.
setting your sights REALLY high!
why not get an old vw bus or something like that, something with some
REAL character!
:) tw
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:57:26 -0700, dana tierney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I suppose I win the un-gashog prize, since I take the bus. I did have
a Jeep Cherokee
I might be able to write off some of it this year but as it is looking
if I continue to get such a large percentage of my income from one
company then the IRS will not consider me self-employed or something
along those lines. I forget all the details that the tax guy was
spewing out. I was
One of my favorite cars was a 1978 Toyota Corolla station wagon I bought in
1987. 190,000 miles. Primer grey.
$1 got me the car. I had to give the guy an extra $20 to keep the battery,
though. It ran for 5 more years to 250,000 miles before it failed inspection
(rusty firewall).
It was named
i had a white geo metro
went 102k 48 mpg befor i gave it to a friend 7 then gave it to an
inlaw who rolled it.
i now drive a 98 bug i paid 5,4k for it
has 97k miles had it over 12k plan to keep it till it dies
get 28mpg
will never buy new again unless the us market builds metro like cars again.
g Actually older toyotas are pretty much bulletproof when it comes
to reliability. Gas mileage is good too, and I like the handling. Only
thing is, the Camry I had got stolen too, back when I was in Portland,
and the cops there said it was popular with thieves. Thus the body
damage. Maybe they are
I not-so-fondly remember putting my bike into hibernation every year
in NY, usually right after the first snow... now I can ride
year-round :)
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:25:07 -0600, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
McPatrick wrote:
I spend $0.25 a week topping off the air in my tires and
I've got a 20 pound Trek Hybrid. I got about 30 miles this week on just
under a gallon of Turkey soup. I've got the trailer hitch, but I, of
course, get less mileage when I'm hauling something.
Jim Davis
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imho it's a bit foolish to buy new unless you just want to throw some
money away... the things lose several thousand dollars in value
immediately.
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 17:04:54 -0500, Paul Ihrig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i had a white geo metro
went 102k 48 mpg befor i gave it to a friend 7 then
I'd like to get a TDI VW, I know a few guys with those and they all
get 48-55mpg with them regardless of body style. New vehicles in
general cost an arm and a leg, I remember when brand new full sized
trucks were just under $9k and that was I would guess 7 years ago.
When I needed a new car
I used to have an awesome beater car in college. '85 VW Golf Diesel. Got
around 55MPG, great for a broke-ass student with only enough money for beer
and tuna fish sandwiches. Of course, it was not the most environmentally
sound car, every fill up it needed a gallon (yes, gallon) of oil. I
Not always, when I got my truck I bought it new and I was looking for
used options. I could have gotten a used one for about the same price
as mine but the used one has 60k more miles, less options and older
motor/transmission design. The reason was that 2005 models were
coming soon and I found
Back when I was in school I knew of two people who had the old VW
Rabbit diessels and they were pretty much like the Golf you described.
They both ended up getting in bad wrecks because at different times
they were pulling out of parking lots and the people did not realize
the Rabbits accelerated
rather spend money on upgrading our boat. :D
Cheers,
Erika
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| From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
| Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 5:10 PM
| To: CF-Community
| Subject: Re: Who Has The Biggest? (Was Re: I
Yea, it was funny, I used to have to plan for the slow
acceleration. Highway on-ramps were the worst. I used to have to drive in
the breakdown lane to get up to speed. Forget driving in Boston, that was
a lost cause. I'm not sure it would have made it back. Boston drivers are
friggin'
Aaron wrote:
As unleaded fuels pretty much stayed, I can get premium for my saleen
Saleen? What does that have under the hood? Stock or mods?
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slow? must have been a feature of the diesel engine. I had a gas
model and it accelerated plenty fast. It was great basic
transportation. I used to drive from Maryland to Ottawa Ontario on
about $50. The car did have a flaw though; the doors tended to open at
random moments. Had this happen more
It is a 1992 Saleen has a set of Dart Sr heads with larger valves and
fully ported, a original Saleen large plenum intake(just got this for
it), a S-trim Vortech supercharger, then some misc other items. Also
has a late model Cobra IRS in the back of it. Currently has around
31k miles on it, I
Diesel vehicles generally are not known for their power, especially
the non-turbo older ones. I think those Rabbits were the only cars
slower than my old 4x4 S10 Blazer. That Blazer would have trouble
merging onto the freeways around here, it was the only vehicle I ever
owned where you could
Yes, you are VERY correct. The gas models of those cars were quite
quick. In fact, they were used a lot on the local racetrack (yes I am a
car racing fiend) in the 4 cylinder class. They cleaned house every
Saturday night. GTI's were pretty solid, could take a real beating, and
were fast
Ray wrote:
that thing would be on auto pilot in the way home. Got us home safely every
time.
Beer taxi!!
Hey, how'd we get home last night? I dunno. Must have been the beer taxi.
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hehe. I was working as a waitress and offered the cook a ride home
once, and the door flew open as we were going down some country road.
I didn't really consider it an issue -- there was no-one else around
-- so I just reached over and shut the door, but for some reason she
declined any further
LOL!
At 05:46 PM 12/1/2004, you wrote:
Ray wrote:
that thing would be on auto pilot in the way home. Got us home safely
every time.
Beer taxi!!
Hey, how'd we get home last night? I dunno. Must have been the beer taxi.
Aaron wrote:
It is a 1992 Saleen has a set of Dart Sr heads with larger valves and
fully ported, a original Saleen large plenum intake(just got this for
it), a S-trim Vortech supercharger, then some misc other items.
Have you ever dyno'd it? Any idea of what kind of wheel horsepower
you get?
Aaron wrote:
Diesel vehicles generally are not known for their power, especially
the non-turbo older ones.
The new Mercedes and VW diesels have gobs of horsepower! I was really
surprised to the see that that Mercedes E diesel has more HP than the
standard engine.
It made 370rwhp/380rwtq with the old intake on it, has not been back
with the new intake. Might add it made those same numbers with the
old heads on it as well, so finally putting a real intake on there
should wake those numbers up a lot. They could have also been higher
but had him tune it to
Trick is to find out how long they lease your model
for and sell it when that time comes. That's when
you'll get the max($ return) on it.
-sm
--- dana tierney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
imho it's a bit foolish to buy new unless you just
want to throw some
money away... the things lose several
I have driven the new VW TDI, it does run good. I drove a Bug with it
and been told the Passat TDI has a bit more power and that their SUV
with the TDI makes gobs of power. This diesel truck of mine will
really get up and go if you want it too. Amazing what a little
technology will do for
Aaron wrote:
It made 370rwhp/380rwtq
Holy crap! That'll pretty much wax anything stock costing 6 figures;
if you can control the wheel spin. Any track slips lately?
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I'm a little ashamed that I get to participate in this thread. But
when building a deck this summer I found out that our subaru wagon
that could do everything couldn't pull a trailer. And the wagon is
turning to swiss cheese the rust is so bad, and a cv is making a
strange thunking sound when
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