Buying a car

p90fool

celentium said:

You need to come to terms with the fact that you are the core demographic for a Ford Focus.

It took me years to realise I was the core demographic for a Fender HRD.

Sometimes you try something and realise there's a reason it's what everyone else uses. 

TTony

boogieman said:

Ray, Ray.......your first mistake is thinking Emp thinks 

boogie, boogie .... your mistake is thinking that there is "an" Emp.

There are many voices fighting for control within the EmpHead.    One day Mr Diesel wins.  Another day Mr Petrol is in control.  Then Mrs V8 edges ahead of Miss Tax so the next day Miss Tax gets up a bit earlier and takes control of his typing fingers.

You think that sounds ridiculous? 

Does anyone else have a better explanation for the last 34 pages, that stays within the rules of the forum??

boogieman

TTony said:

boogieman said:

Ray, Ray.......your first mistake is thinking Emp thinks 

boogie, boogie .... your mistake is thinking that there is "an" Emp.

There are many voices fighting for control within the EmpHead.    One day Mr Diesel wins.  Another day Mr Petrol is in control.  Then Mrs V8 edges ahead of Miss Tax so the next day Miss Tax gets up a bit earlier and takes control of his typing fingers.

You think that sounds ridiculous? 

Does anyone else have a better explanation for the last 34 pages, that stays within the rules of the forum??

Lol or wis? 

Kilgore

I've lost track a bit now Emp.

Are you looking for the runaround whilst thinking about the long term car or are you looking for the long term car now or looking for a pre runaround runaround while planning for the actual runaround, while planning for the long term car or are you giving us the runaround, because you don't know what runaround to get before the long term car or whether to get a car at all, or maybe a bike or just carry on getting the bus.

It's getting difficult to follow your train of thought. Are you still getting the train? Or just the bus? Maybe you could get a car, not a proper car, just a runaround, green, get a green car or catch a green bus. Or get a yellow train?

thumpingrug

Have you thought about a motorbike?

Emp_Fab

I'm getting a car this weekend.  No.... really I am !!


Probably.

Hang on.... Mrs Fab has just read this and has said "You'd better get a ****ing car this weekend".

OK.... here's the plan....  Unless a yellow Veloster Sport automatic sppears in the next 24h, or a green one (I'm moving back towards yellow), or a white CR-Z GT with the optional Glow pack, I will be getting an automatic car.  It won't be black, it won't be a Vauxhall or a Renault, or a Jag, it won't be over 2.2L, it won't be an estate & it won't have a DSG box 

Apart from that, it could be anything.

It's unlikely to be my long term car though.

TTony

20-1.

RaymondLin

If it's not a long term car I'd pick the nearest Fiesta on AT and be done with it.

It's what people with sense do.  Why spent some more energy on a car that you are not going to keep.  With a silly colour combination that will be hard to sell, or an autobox when these days (you might not like it but its true), cars in this segment, people look for a manual.  Small car, first car, young drivers…they want a manual.

You would be shooting yourself in the foot getting a small auto in a bogey green in a brand and model that 9/10 people have never heard of.  

If you want to keep it long term, go nuts, but it's not, is it?

hywelg

Emp_Fab said:

I'm getting a car this weekend.  No.... really I am !!


Probably.

Hang on.... Mrs Fab has just read this and has said "You'd better get a ****ing car this weekend".

OK.... here's the plan....  Unless a yellow Veloster Sport automatic sppears in the next 24h, or a green one (I'm moving back towards yellow), or a white CR-Z GT with the optional Glow pack, I will be getting an automatic car.  It won't be black, it won't be a Vauxhall or a Renault, or a Jag, it won't be over 2.2L, it won't be an estate & it won't have a DSG box 

Apart from that, it could be anything.

It's unlikely to be my long term car though.

No you're not. You've already set yourself up to fail.

Electro_Ham

Does anyone actually have their autoboxes serviced? Like fluid and filter changes? I've no idea how old a car you are getting Emp, but, it might be something to consider.
Servicing a manual transmission is easy. Servicing an auto isn't so easy. 

celentium

Who cares about services and maintenance? The important thing is the colour damn it

Emp_Fab

No it isn't !  It's a complex mesh of intertwined criteria designed to provide me with a high degree of satisfaction in my automotive purchase.

digitalscream

Emp_Fab said:

No it isn't !  It's a complex mesh of intertwined criteria designed to provide me with a high degree of satisfaction in my automotive purchase.

You realise that you're approximately 25% of the way through the weekend, right? If you haven't bought a car yet, time's a-wastin'...

Emp_Fab

I'm laying down in bed at the mo.  Not feeling too grand.  My BP is a bit low. 105/65 and I'm a bit dizzy.

Besides, I haven't got any means to get anywhere right now.  Maybe tomorrow.

digitalscream

Emp_Fab said:

I'm laying down in bed at the mo.  Not feeling too grand.  My BP is a bit low. 105/65 and I'm a bit dizzy.

Fair enough, that's a decent excuse.

Emp_Fab said:

Besides, I haven't got any means to get anywhere right now.  Maybe tomorrow.

You know what'd fix that?

celentium

Please don't try and buy a car from a small independent dealer on a Sunday again. Or at least don't moan when they can't help you.

RaymondLin

I thought we’ve already covered that Sunday isn’t a good day buying a car, being Sunday and all.

celentium

RaymondLin said:

I thought we’ve already covered that Sunday isn’t a good day buying a car, being Sunday and all.

We have but we've covered diesel a few times now and it still hasn't sunk in. 

TTony

RaymondLin said:

I thought we’ve already covered that Sunday isn’t a good day buying a car, 

Perfect!  Emp will be out, failing to buy a car again.

Though, if he’s gone dizzy at the thought of it, what would happen if he ever got to sign on the dotted ...

RaymondLin

He constantly proves us right that he hasn’t learned a single thing we said for 3 months.  It’s the same mistakes from the beginning.  

The best thing he can do is buy a nail, waste a bit of money (on the grand scheme of things) and learn the lesson the hard way.

but then again he already experienced that Sunday is a bad day to look for cars...yet he still expect different results this time round.

i know he’s not well and all which sucks but Sunday is not a day to buy cars.

i don’t know!