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Originally Posted by Om1kron
You also know how to turn a wrench where steve doesn't really do all of that stuff like us Johnny. He can rip a car apart and sell me some awesome parts at great prices. But that's the extent of it, I'm currently in the market for a new car myself for the girlfriend. Mazda 3, she wants the older one I want the newer one. it's only like 5k more for a base model and we'd probably get better financing on a new car than old.
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Definitely true. I tend to do most things myself since I have a hard time trusting others/shops.
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Originally Posted by Om1kron
Coupes reliability has gone out of the window, in the last 6 months he's had a transmission die on him, lost his back up accord, and the coupe blew it's headgasket twice in 2 weeks motor is gone.
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Oh damn. I didn't even know about this. Yeah, I'd definitely upgrade to something newer. I know I sound like a tape recorder, but holy shit do I love my G20. It's not exactly "new", but it definitely beats having a 20 year old car.
Considered an '07 350z at one point. Hell, I had the cash to pay it off on the spot, but decided against it because: 1. I'd be broke. 2. Insurance would suck. 3. I'd be broke.
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Originally Posted by Om1kron
I totally understand where Steve is coming from, used cars are a lot of work and they are a NOW investment, you'll be spending paycheck after paycheck fixing them until you feel they're 100 percent reliable and something like this happens. Sometimes it's nice to have a warranty and I can just tow it to a dealer, let them deal with it while i'm driving a rental.
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Yeah. I know I've spent a lot of time working on my G20. Replacing a ton of shit so that the car will last me another 100k+ miles. I guess I'm comfortable with it at the moment (seeing as to how I have the time to do it). More focused in on buying/owning a house. I can definitely see myself buying a brand new car off the lot once I have my own house though.