Okay all you Station Wagon owners - what do you drive and how do you like it?
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just curious. Have you tried Craigslist? I took a quick peek and, at least around here, they're are some subies in your price range from '99 up.
Cause nobody wants em!
Volvos are good cars and they're still well made...they're just massively boring and they really don't do anything well.
If you don't buy that Subaru, check out some audis on Audifans.com and CL, etc. You can pick up an A6 avant for not too much, or an A4 for cheaper. If you want to get nuts, you can get an older 20vtA. I used to own a 200tqA and it was rad. Lots of space and it drove like a car. It had 190k mi on it though, and that's a lot.
Miles are miles, btw, so unless the car is new, you can expect a car with a lot of miles to have a lot of problems. Things wear out over time. Would you buy a bike that the PO hadn't cleaned and lubed the bearings or drivetrain every 25 or 50hr of riding? A lot of people beat on their cars, and I would never buy a car with that high miles without a good record or if I was poor. The Audi I bought satisfied both conditions.
Also note, Subarus are NOT big inside. You really don't gain much room when compared to a Civic hatch or Golf when you go with a sub wagon. I am constantly disappointed when I ride in them.
http://hartford.craigslist.org/car/256213858.html
http://hartford.craigslist.org/car/255097738.html
You might be able to talk the audi guy down...just some suggestions
http://hartford.craigslist.org/car/255097738.html
You might be able to talk the audi guy down...just some suggestions
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/256233328.html
There's a couple more in the boston area. remember that everyone is negotiable when you have cash in hand
There's a couple more in the boston area. remember that everyone is negotiable when you have cash in hand
cash in hand does not equal 33% reduction in price. mark's budget is 6Kish.
Mark - I've said it before and I'll say it again..... find the car you want and the dealer that has it and walk in (with a preapproved loan from somewhere, if you need one) and the highest price you'd pay in your head.
Then you tell the dealer what you want and what you want to pay for it. There's no better feeling walking out of a dealership KNOWING they are going to call you and BEG you the next morning to buy their car.
If you aren't financing it through them, they don't care if you are paying cash or getting a loan. Money is money to them. Are you an AAA member? Get a preapproved loan from them.
THEN, after the deal is done, tell the dealer you'll finance with them if they can beat the rate you've gotten from AAA. For rates, you'll do the best with a credit union - but I'm not sure if you are a member of any. They'd love to loan you the money too - but it sure is easier to negotiate if you have the money in hand.
Find the car and the dealer and let's go shopping!!
ps - SUBIE SUBIE SUBIE
Then you tell the dealer what you want and what you want to pay for it. There's no better feeling walking out of a dealership KNOWING they are going to call you and BEG you the next morning to buy their car.
If you aren't financing it through them, they don't care if you are paying cash or getting a loan. Money is money to them. Are you an AAA member? Get a preapproved loan from them.
THEN, after the deal is done, tell the dealer you'll finance with them if they can beat the rate you've gotten from AAA. For rates, you'll do the best with a credit union - but I'm not sure if you are a member of any. They'd love to loan you the money too - but it sure is easier to negotiate if you have the money in hand.
Find the car and the dealer and let's go shopping!!
ps - SUBIE SUBIE SUBIE
I picked up a Civic priced at $4000 for $2000. That's a %50 reduction in price. If a seller is having a hard time moving his product, he'll be willing to deal just to get rid of it. There's no harm in trying. Many people have retardedly high offering prices, and are just stupid. Some people have high asking prices so they get the price they actually want. Yeah, 9-6 isn't going to be easy, but if the car is right maybe he could swing an extra $500. Then it's 9-7, which is closer to 20%. If you show up as the only interested party with MONEY, ready to go, he won't let you walk.
It was just a suggestion, I know plenty of stupid people who pay asking prices without trying to negotiate even a little.
I for one would rather try a little and get a good car, then not try and get junk.
edit: You are correct though, when I first started looking, I thought his budget was 7, which is why I posted the 9k cars. It can be done, but not always.
Back OT: I like Audis, they ride nice and have great driving dynamics. My roomate has one too, and he loves it.
Audis are definitely nice - but repairs compared to a Subaru at a given mileage are more likely to be not only more numerous, but more expensive.
I would not recommend an Audi - even though I really like them.
I would not recommend an Audi - even though I really like them.
I can attest to the bullet-proofness of the Caprice...they run them at our training facility, and despite my best attempts, I've yet to destroy one...the instructors have told me that my treatment of the car would have left several other non-Caprice transmissions on the pavement.
P5's are still holding their value pretty well. I picked mine up new for a hair over $12k new while the bluebook listing is around $9k w/ 84,000ish miles. So they may be on the tall end of your requirments.
However, its a great little car. No problems whatsoever, and its actually fun to drive....living 25 minutes from deals gap proves that! My only gripes are its a little down on power w/ lots of people + cargo and the oem tires blow goats in the snow. But, 30mpg w/ 2 bikes on the roof and room to spare is damn nice.
the SPORTS wagon - this isn't even the right model?!
Vacation References correct?
Tell 'im what he won Carl!!!!!!!!!!!
Those newer outbacks are really sharp looking!
Is this your idea of a good restaurant? Dog killer!
There's plenty of "go-fast" bits for those on the market too.They are...
My buddy has one of the XT wagons. It hauls a$$.
Anybody making a wagon anymore with the third seat? You know the "way back seat?"
I know the Taurus/Sable wagon had it.
The Taurus/Sable is not too high on the good looks quotient though. But beggars can't be choosers now can they?
A minivan keeps looking like a wise choice the more I think on this. hrmmmmmm.
I think Volvo still did that up until fairly recently...
Yes. Another minivan for teh win.The Taurus/Sable is not too high on the good looks quotient though. But beggars can't be choosers now can they?
A minivan keeps looking like a wise choice the more I think on this. hrmmmmmm.
Yes. Another minivan for teh win.
If I do - it won't be a Windstar though!
Perhaps an Odyssey.
I'd recommend an Odyssey - but they hold their value apparently rediculously well... I found a '99 with 145K miles for $8750.
I had a Mazda Mini Van for a rental once and it was actually fun to drive. Zoom zoom.
Forget about 'good looks quotient', just find something that will be reliable and cheap to run. Then you can buy more bikes.
The Taurus (once described by a mag editor as the car that 'announces you've finally given up on your dreams') is a solid car. Same goes for the Oldsmobuick caprice. A clapped out volvo or subaru won't score you points anyway.
The Taurus (once described by a mag editor as the car that 'announces you've finally given up on your dreams') is a solid car. Same goes for the Oldsmobuick caprice. A clapped out volvo or subaru won't score you points anyway.
It will here.
I'd recommend an Odyssey - but they hold their value apparently rediculously well... I found a '99 with 145K miles for $8750.
Yep the Odyssey's, Sienna's and Quests seem to hold their value really really well, which = not so great for me.
Yeah - we looked at the Siennas & Odysseys and happened on an '01 Odyssey with 30K miles for $14.5K. All it had were a few... ummm.. cosmetic blemishes on the bodywork.
http://printscharming.smugmug.com/gallery/2308648/1/120683443
I might buy that, it's in such good shape. $4500....
$40 says at least two of the automatic windows don't work.
http://printscharming.smugmug.com/gallery/2308648/1/120683443
I might buy that, it's in such good shape. $4500....
thinking about living out of your car again?I'm almost up to 90k miles on my WRX Wagon and also going on 3 years...
I've been thinking of getting something else this year...dunno what tho. call me stupid, but I've been thinking of a 2006 Dodge Sprinter:
but that wouldn't be as fun to drive as my Suby...
think I'd be nuts to look at a 95 Nissan Quest with only 68k on it owned by an elderly couple who reside in Bristol who traded it in to get a Chevy from a local dealership?
$40 says at least two of the automatic windows don't work.
Do you have paypal?
irate2:
ask them why they want to trade a quest for a POS Chevy!
and yeah, probably. A 95? Really? that's like 12 model years old - even if it sat in a driveway, it was still subjected to the New England seasons......