esquire show shows a show called car matchmaker.
one guy picked, out of 3 cars chosen for him; a 2005 Bentley gt continental with less than 50k miles. I'd do that easily, Bentleys don't change that much and those are bad ass.
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esquire show shows a show called car matchmaker.
one guy picked, out of 3 cars chosen for him; a 2005 Bentley gt continental with less than 50k miles. I'd do that easily, Bentleys don't change that much and those are bad ass.
What were the other 2 cars?
Hyundai Sonata and Ferrari 456.
fuck. coin flip.
I'd have to go with the Sonata for the low maintenance costs.
How's the timing chain and head gaskets on that Sonata though?
I knew I've been doing it wrong. :(
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Although no Porsche on that list, so it must be free to own!
Pontiac? Wait, how old is this shit?
You mean like me? Weighing a preowned jaguar f type v8s?Quote:
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It's total BS, it's only based on oil change costs: https://www.yourmechanic.com/article...y-maddy-martinQuote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
"In order to estimate annual maintenance costs, we found the amount spent on every two oil changes (as oil changes are generally done every six months)."
Nothing to do with reliability at all.
Actually No, I read the whole thing when it came out and it turns out they added up all REPAIRS and maintence. But because they are illiterate fucktards, they tended to use the word 'maintenance' only in their write up.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Then the so-called journalists on sites like Jalopnik just repeated the error.
Ok I'll cop to not reading the whole thing, I saw what I quoted and quit.
Yeah you're not alone im sure.
I figured it was weird that an average car would cost nearly a grand a year in oil changes and air filters and other routine maintenance. Sure enough, the actual article also referred to replacing alternators and other types of repairs.
Fascinating to me that there are people paid to write and/or edit articles who fuck up the basic point so completely. Imagine a headline article about a cure for colon cancer that actually was a study about hemorrhoid treatment.
For example.
If oil changes are going for $275 a piece (2 a year and the lowest 10 year maintenance figure is $5500 or $550 per year and your 6 months), then I need to start looking into the many Oil Change Franchise offerings out there.Quote:
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I just went by the part I quoted, no actual math was involved.
My CPA tells me the same thing. Should I be worried?Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
I do Audi oil changes for $519.99, a hundo less than average. Includes free wash and vac.Quote:
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Originally Posted by iceman
My Camry (yeah great ride for a newly divorced guy) takes synthetic. $80 for oil change with filter, do it 2 times a year and I drive a shitload of miles. Change air filter once a year and car is doing great. Change tires when needed and rotate that is it for costs. At 80K and don't need to do much else besides brake pads in 20-40K. Knock on wood!
I've always wanted to get an 02ish S6 avant and put some nice exhaust and tune it... just because it looks like a grocery getter.
Just blind Audi loyalty.Quote:
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Rebuilt BMW V8 6spd 540i (2001) with quite a few updates. $8.2k with only a few hours remaining.
Price seems low but maybe reflects the uncertainty around the rebuild? Looks as though $8k or more has been spent on recent updates.
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-bmw-540i/
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I love that car. Dad a couple of those e39 540s but not in the sport package. Thought long and hard about one for fun earlier this year then read a horrific account of just all that can go wrong by a guy who bought one and tried to fix it on jalopnik.
um no.Quote:
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It's got cop shocks, cop brakes, cop engine...Quote:
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Leather up front, vinyl in the back.Quote:
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That 5 series might be worth 3-4k.
Any love for the Honda del Sol?
Ever since my commute got nuts, I have been looking for a low mileage, unmolested 1993 del Sol with the d15 1.5L SOHC motor. They get 40 mpg.
Solid runner without breaking the bank.
My current del Sol (second one) has 276,000 miles and is officially retired. Cost me 2 grand and lasted 3 year with nothing needed but regular oil changes.
I found this last week; 129,000 miles, bare bone stock, even down to the radio/cassette deck (which has to go immediately). Super clean, drives like new. At 500 miles/week, I figure I can get another five years of worry free commuting.
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Why wouldn't you get a Miata, which is better in every way?Quote:
Originally Posted by skajah
Does it have a lift on it?
^^ Miatas don't get 40 mpg. Mind you when I bought my first one, gas was well over 4$/gallon. I was hemorrhaging $ at every fill up. I fell to like them.
This one got close to 42 one the first bill.
Yeah I did the opposite. I watched gas prices go down and bought this in January for $5200 with 148k on it.
I've done a little work. You might have seen it in another thread. I post the same shit over and over.
^Nice buy, hard to lose at that price.
A 13yo 996 Carrera 2 with x50 twin turbos on either side. Too many to list but an Aston Martin DB series has a valve that opens at 4k or so rpms. Best sound I hear all day. That silver metallic and the basalt? black on a 997T were the most impressive paint colors I saw. A brand new, baby blue twin turbo 6cyl M3 back to a clean, original M5 or 3,
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Jaguar f type v8 or new R or RS all shit over Aston Martin exhaust notes. And I LOVE am.. But I'd take the jag over v8 vantage any day.. Dbs.. Still sounds better than vantage but the jag still wins there too. Can't go wrong any which way I supposeQuote:
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Originally Posted by Bromontana
Let me get this straight...Quote:
Originally Posted by delco714
You would take a F Type over a Vantage?
I find the F Type V8 exhaust to be obnoxious. Interior is cheap and plastic. Not nearly as pretty.
The DBS turned into the Vanquish, which is a better car on all fronts, including exhaust. The Vanquish Volante might be the best looking modern car on the road...
Let me give you one big reason to buy a Vantage over a F Type.
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That's an omelet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bromontana
Look. My first car love was a 99 red with silver striped viper. My second love was the DBS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Now my third and most realistic love is the f type R. Yes it is SUBSTANTIALLY less money. It sounds better than a vantage, the upholstery is not as fancy, it looks arguably better than the vantage.
Don't get me wrong, I love the vantage..but the f type wins. There's less maintenance, cheaper to do so, and way more reliable, statistically.
But that's the beauty of opinions and cars.. We all have our own and favorites!
I look at that pic, and think "Chrysler Crossfire."Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra
Ain't nothing wrong with that.