Buying a 10+ year old car what could go wrong?

**SkiCougar** · 05-22-2016, 08:51 PM

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.

**iceman** · 05-22-2016, 09:09 PM

What were the other 2 cars?

**stfu&gbtw** · 05-22-2016, 09:54 PM

Hyundai Sonata and Ferrari 456.

**shroom** · 05-22-2016, 09:59 PM

fuck. coin flip.

**iceman** · 05-23-2016, 08:35 AM

I'd have to go with the Sonata for the low maintenance costs.

**BmillsSkier** · 05-23-2016, 10:36 AM

How's the timing chain and head gaskets on that Sonata though?

**Bromontana** · 05-24-2016, 08:54 PM

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-triumph-tr6-3/

**BmillsSkier** · 06-13-2016, 08:35 AM

I knew I've been doing it wrong.

http://twocents.lifehacker.com/the-c...ver-1781639773

Although no Porsche on that list, so it must be free to own!

Pontiac? Wait, how old is this shit?

**delco714** · 06-13-2016, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by commonlaw

Not sure why I haven't checked in here yet. My kind of delusional bastards wandering around in this thread.

You mean like me? Weighing a preowned jaguar f type v8s?

**iceman** · 06-13-2016, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

I knew I've been doing it wrong.

http://twocents.lifehacker.com/the-c...ver-1781639773

Although no Porsche on that list, so it must be free to own!

Pontiac? Wait, how old is this shit?

It's total BS, it's only based on oil change costs: https://www.yourmechanic.com/article...y-maddy-martin

"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.

**frorider** · 06-13-2016, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by iceman

It's total BS, it's only based on oil change costs: https://www.yourmechanic.com/article...y-maddy-martin

"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.

Then the so-called journalists on sites like Jalopnik just repeated the error.

**iceman** · 06-13-2016, 09:43 AM

Ok I'll cop to not reading the whole thing, I saw what I quoted and quit.

**frorider** · 06-13-2016, 09:49 AM

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.

**RShea** · 06-13-2016, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

It's total BS, it's only based on oil change costs: https://www.yourmechanic.com/article...y-maddy-martin

"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.

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.

**iceman** · 06-13-2016, 05:50 PM

I just went by the part I quoted, no actual math was involved.

**frorider** · 06-13-2016, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

I just went by the part I quoted, no actual math was involved.

My CPA tells me the same thing. Should I be worried?

**Vt-Freeheel** · 06-13-2016, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

Ok I'll cop to not reading the whole thing, I saw what I quoted and quit.

I do Audi oil changes for $519.99, a hundo less than average. Includes free wash and vac.

**Buster Highmen** · 06-13-2016, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

I just went by the part I quoted, no actual math was injured or abused in making his post.

\fify

**Trashcan** · 06-13-2016, 08:05 PM

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!

**grskier** · 06-13-2016, 09:01 PM

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.

**Bobby Stainless** · 06-14-2016, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by iceman

I just went by the part I quoted, no actual math was involved.

Just blind Audi loyalty.

**Bromontana** · 06-14-2016, 11:15 AM

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/

**BmillsSkier** · 06-14-2016, 02:09 PM

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.