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Author Topic: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)  (Read 158892 times)

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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #80 on: June 17, 2012, 07:28:06 PM »
Who cares about blemishes.  That's probably the least important aspect of a car.  Take that 27k and do something awesome with it that will change your life.  Go to fucking Europe or something.  And ignore the blemishes, especially if you already like how it drives and it's functional for you.  That's all that matters. 
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #81 on: June 17, 2012, 08:44:30 PM »
Quote from: Maxvla on June 15, 2012, 03:11:45 PM
Can't take the front fascia seriously.

You could go for a used first generation MS3. There's nothing wrong with the looks of that one. I've driven one a few years back, and wow is it fast, and handles pretty well (once you get past the torque steer).
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #82 on: June 17, 2012, 08:49:14 PM »
Well the blemishes are fairly large so they are an eye sore to me every time I see them. Got a dent about 8 inches long on my driver's rear door, the right rear part of the bumper has been hit enough to probably warrant another bumper, but it doesn't look too bad, no paint missing, just hairline cracks everywhere, and on the right rear door and body near wheel well someone scraped the side there leaving a 8-10 inch swath of scratches and dents, again hardly visible until you walk up to the car.

All of these were done within a month of my purchasing the car from people hitting it while I was parked somewhere, likely at my apartment complex I used to live in. I now live in a house and it's garaged all the time so I'm thinking I would have better success at keeping a blemish free car now that I'm not at an apartment. Starting over with a new car would give me that chance, and I have grown tired of how big and heavy it is, but I still like the car.

Having tested the VW cars, which are designed for Europe, it makes me realize just how big American car seats are to accommodate our very large average body size. Now that I've lost a lot of weight, my Grand Prix's seat isn't quite as comfortable as it once was, and the VW seats are great, very supportive and firm, but not uncomfortable.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #83 on: June 17, 2012, 08:52:44 PM »
Quote from: cn11 on June 17, 2012, 08:44:30 PM
Quote from: Maxvla on June 15, 2012, 03:11:45 PM
Can't take the front fascia seriously.

You could go for a used first generation MS3. There's nothing wrong with the looks of that one. I've driven one a few years back, and wow is it fast, and handles pretty well (once you get past the torque steer).
MS3 is still a pretty large car at 177in long, a full foot longer than the Golf at 165in. I'd have to see the interior, but I'm guessing it's not all that great being a Ford product.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #84 on: June 17, 2012, 08:57:46 PM »
Been some time since Mazda was Ford.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #85 on: June 17, 2012, 09:02:39 PM »
Oh really? I've been out of the car game for a while, heh.

edit: I see they sold their stock in late 2008.
« Last Edit: June 17, 2012, 09:08:12 PM by Maxvla »
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #86 on: June 20, 2012, 04:24:54 AM »
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #87 on: June 20, 2012, 07:59:07 AM »
Not bad. Twincharger is pretty sexy setup, imo. No lag, but great top end.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #88 on: June 22, 2012, 10:35:06 PM »
Car is on hold while I deal with some unexpected medical crap. Hopefully it won't be too expensive and I can continue with my plans.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #89 on: June 25, 2012, 08:09:19 PM »
Instead of relying on the computer I manually checked my mileage on my trip too and from Dallas yesterday. The computer reported 20mpg which is what it usually had, but when I filled up I calculated 27.7mpg which is really not bad for a 3600lb car with a v6 doing mostly 75-85.

On vwvortex forums a guy posted a log of an 82 diesel jetta with 500k miles and only regular maintenance. Kinda makes me want to get the TDI golf and keep it for a long time.
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