First time purchasing a car

[Quixon]

That fee actually isn't bullshit unless they jack it up on you. $500-$750 is usually the fair cost. If they lowered the price significantly below that, they were making money on you elsewhere lol.


Edit: Truecar.com is a good resource. If they say you are getting a deal, you usually are.

[Tsakiki]

This book has been around for decades, but was refreshed recently - gives some good insights into the games car dealers play: http://www.dontgettakeneverytime.com/

[Dantrag]

If I were in the market for a compact SUV, my choice would be Ford Escape Turbo 2L w/ 4wd.

At that point why not just get a Crosstrek/Forester? Unless features are you thing then avoid subaru, they're 10 years behind on their tech.

Link - What is the price point you're trying to be at?

[Quixon]

That 2.0 AWD Turbo Escape is also a $28,000 vehicle. You are getting cloth seats, standard stereo, ford sync, and satellite radio ready at that 28K price.

I paid roughly 25k for the Rogue Fully Loaded. Full leather, sunroof, upgraded stereo/trim, heated seats, backup/birds eye camera, nav, etc. For 28K you can get a Murano with the same basic features as the above Escape and get 3.5 Liter V6.


I just don't see a point in paying for a slighter faster version of a car that's made to commute and haul groceries. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[FNH]

That 2.0 AWD Turbo Escape is also a $28,000 vehicle. You are getting cloth seats, standard stereo, ford sync, and satellite radio ready at that 28K price.

I paid roughly 25k for the Rogue Fully Loaded. Full leather, sunroof, upgraded stereo/trim, heated seats, backup/birds eye camera, nav, etc. For 28K you can get a Murano with the same basic features as the above Escape and get 3.5 Liter V6.


I just don't see a point in paying for a slighter faster version of a car that's made to commute and haul groceries. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

I felt more comfortable in the Escape for what it was. Once you get into the Murano size it's apples and oranges. As for that last bit, I am single and childless. I get groceries infrequently, so those kind of things don't factor much into my hypothetical car purchases.

On the topic of new v. used: I am an advocate for getting the current year/last years model "used". Most people don't really understand how much you can save finding a vehicle someone put a thousand or so miles on a car and decided they didn't want it.

[Quixon]

Single and no kids? Shit I wouldn't be looking at Compact SUV's at all.

Turbo Hot Hatch (Golf-R, Speed3, Focus ST, WRX/STI Hatch) Hell maybe a 370Z lol.

The only reason we own a compact SUV is my wife. I would have prefered she picked up a WRX or Outback myself. The FocusST wasn't out yet when we were shopping. She wanted something "big", and I wouldn't go for anything bigger than the Compact SUV Class as it would be complete overkill and not needed.

[FNH]

Single and no kids? Shit I wouldn't be looking at Compact SUV's at all.

Turbo Hot Hatch (Golf-R, Speed3, Focus ST, WRX/STI Hatch) Hell maybe a 370Z lol.

The only reason we own a compact SUV is my wife. I would have prefered she picked up a WRX or Outback myself. The FocusST wasn't out yet when we were shopping. She wanted something "big", and I wouldn't go for anything bigger than the Compact SUV Class as it would be complete overkill and not needed.

I'm not in the market for one, my statement was If I was in the market for a compact SUV.

[Mojo]

I'd love to own a Golf R MK 7, it's $52,000 though. A bit too pricey for me currently.

[Abandon]

Quixon, will Zeus be driving a sport car as well? this is important to my future endeavors as his un-official "your dad is retarded, dont do that" liaison

[Headspace]

Wait for the Model 3

[Quixon]

No he'll earn his way up to that category like I had to lol.

I started with a 89' Powder Blue New Yorker w/ Landau Roof lol. Me and my friend, who's wife is due in January, are going to be building some sick ass Go Karts for these kids though.

[Coren]

Not sure which car thread to use, so I'll start here...

Do any of you have any aftermarket headrest-mounted dvd/bluray players for your cars? Driving to the beach this year with our kids wasn't so pleasant, and I think being able to stick in a disney movie on repeat may make it more tolerable for everybody involved.

I'd like a self-contained unit (just plug it into a 12v) but I'm open to other options (like running off a laptop or a bluray player stashed under a seat). I'm not seeing many good options on google/amazon/etc. Thoughts or advice?

[Obiron]

Not sure which car thread to use, so I'll start here...

Do any of you have any aftermarket headrest-mounted dvd/bluray players for your cars? Driving to the beach this year with our kids wasn't so pleasant, and I think being able to stick in a disney movie on repeat may make it more tolerable for everybody involved.

I'd like a self-contained unit (just plug it into a 12v) but I'm open to other options (like running off a laptop or a bluray player stashed under a seat). I'm not seeing many good options on google/amazon/etc. Thoughts or advice?

Do you have an iPad or any other tablet? My sister-in-law has one of these. I don't actually know what brand she bought, I just googled "ipad headrest" and linked one that came up.

[BaneTheBrawler]

my parents used to have a big conversion van, and they put a little TV in the center console that i'd watch movies on, and later plug my N64 into. was fuckin bitchin.

anyway that thing obiron posted looks like a solid bet. or if you're handy with a craft you could make one yourself.

[Coren]

Do you have an iPad or any other tablet? My sister-in-law has one of these. I don't actually know what brand she bought, I just googled "ipad headrest" and linked one that came up.

Interesting idea. I have a kindle, which isn't as useful as an ipad/android for media playback, but it could work.

Thanks.

[Quixon]

I think you'd be paying less for an ipad than you would for headrest monitors and a dvd system.