Buying a New Car - Page 7

monster · 10-01-2012, 10:10 PM

ha! ...no

ZenGum · 10-01-2012, 11:28 PM

Rodney.

I just think it looks like a Rodney.

monster · 10-02-2012, 08:37 AM

no.

It now has two names

infinite monkey · 10-02-2012, 09:29 AM

Dodgy?

monster · 10-02-2012, 01:23 PM

Would have been if Hector had named it

(not very imaginative in the pet and stuffed toy naming department, that one)

infinite monkey · 10-02-2012, 02:14 PM

Chitty chitty bang bang?

Big Ben?

Carrie Van Nozzlestroff?

The Red Menace?

Strawberry Fields?

Marcus Welby, MD?

monster · 10-02-2012, 07:11 PM

The middle one is warm.

ZenGum · 10-02-2012, 09:52 PM

Red Rover?

infinite monkey · 10-02-2012, 09:55 PM

Or the phantom menace.

monster · 10-02-2012, 11:24 PM

Roger the Dodger (From the Brit kids Comic The Beano, home of the British Dennis the Menace)

or

Jammie Dodger (yummy Brit biscuit with red jammy bit)

And I'm also very tempted to add black stripes to make it a menace car -still called roger the dodger (Dennis the Menace in the Beano wears red and black stripes -not sure if your blonde Dennis does....)

glatt · 05-26-2015, 10:17 AM

Another car buying question.

We bought our Camry about 3 years ago, as detailed in this thread, and it's had an extremely intermittent rough idle/stalling problem for the last two years or so. I've tried different things to fix it, but haven't been able to figure out the problem. So while I love the car in many ways, I also fucking hate the thing. Bottom line is I don't trust it and every road trip is stressful, even when I get to my destination just fine.

So that brings me to my question. Our next door neighbor is literally a little old lady who drives very seldom. She recently made the transition to a nursing home, and her children said they will be selling her car soon.

It's a 2009 Honda Accord (VIN 1HGCP26829AU12666)
With only 8k miles on it! Looks like leather seats, but I'm not sure. Needs new tires (admitted to us offhand by her adult child who backed into a curb and had to replace one of them and was told by the shop that it needed all new tires.)

She's probably never taken it on the highway. So it's had a ton of local, short trips at very slow speed. (not ideal) It looks like it's in great condition, except it has half a dozen small scuffs all around the perimeter (consistent with a little old lady having trouble in a parking lot.) I don't know if she's changed the oil in those 5 years. She has slowed down physically in the last 2 years or so, so it's very possible that the oil hasn't been changed in around 2 years/2,000 miles.

I haven't expressed interest in it yet to the potential sellers, but we have a good relationship with them, and I'm sure they would sell it to us if we showed interest.

We haven't even test driven it, so I don't even know if we like it. And of course we would ask for any maintenance records and have a mechanic take a look at it. Actually, the mechanic we would use is also her mechanic, so they would have a record of it.

So the question is, should we buy this car, and if so, what should we offer? We want to offer a fair price.

2009 Hondas like this go for about $10K on cars.com, but they have 90K miles.

On NADA, they give this information:
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lumberjim · 05-27-2015, 10:16 AM

Car values are opinions. That's a rare age/mileage combo, so it will be difficult to find comparable vehicles that have sold at auction. The mileage add on NADA is WAY too high. Can you get the VIN?

glatt · 05-27-2015, 10:35 AM

VIN is 1HGCP26829AU12666

lumberjim · 05-27-2015, 10:52 AM

check that. usually the last 6 will be numeric ( except ford for some reason)

comes back invalid VIN

glatt · 05-27-2015, 11:00 AM

it seems to work here?

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10-01-2012, 10:10 PM	#91
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ha! ...no __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-01-2012, 11:28 PM	#92
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Rodney. I just think it looks like a Rodney. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-02-2012, 08:37 AM	#93
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	no. It now has two names __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-02-2012, 01:23 PM	#95
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Would have been if Hector had named it (not very imaginative in the pet and stuffed toy naming department, that one) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-02-2012, 07:11 PM	#97
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	The middle one is warm. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-02-2012, 09:29 AM	#94
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Dodgy?

10-02-2012, 02:14 PM	#96
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Chitty chitty bang bang? Big Ben? Carrie Van Nozzlestroff? The Red Menace? Strawberry Fields? Marcus Welby, MD?

10-02-2012, 09:52 PM	#98
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Red Rover? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-02-2012, 09:55 PM	#99
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Or the phantom menace.

10-02-2012, 11:24 PM	#100
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Roger the Dodger (From the Brit kids Comic The Beano, home of the British Dennis the Menace) or Jammie Dodger (yummy Brit biscuit with red jammy bit) And I'm also very tempted to add black stripes to make it a menace car -still called roger the dodger (Dennis the Menace in the Beano wears red and black stripes -not sure if your blonde Dennis does....) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-26-2015, 10:17 AM	#101
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Another car buying question. We bought our Camry about 3 years ago, as detailed in this thread, and it's had an extremely intermittent rough idle/stalling problem for the last two years or so. I've tried different things to fix it, but haven't been able to figure out the problem. So while I love the car in many ways, I also fucking hate the thing. Bottom line is I don't trust it and every road trip is stressful, even when I get to my destination just fine. So that brings me to my question. Our next door neighbor is literally a little old lady who drives very seldom. She recently made the transition to a nursing home, and her children said they will be selling her car soon. It's a 2009 Honda Accord (VIN 1HGCP26829AU12666) With only 8k miles on it! Looks like leather seats, but I'm not sure. Needs new tires (admitted to us offhand by her adult child who backed into a curb and had to replace one of them and was told by the shop that it needed all new tires.) She's probably never taken it on the highway. So it's had a ton of local, short trips at very slow speed. (not ideal) It looks like it's in great condition, except it has half a dozen small scuffs all around the perimeter (consistent with a little old lady having trouble in a parking lot.) I don't know if she's changed the oil in those 5 years. She has slowed down physically in the last 2 years or so, so it's very possible that the oil hasn't been changed in around 2 years/2,000 miles. I haven't expressed interest in it yet to the potential sellers, but we have a good relationship with them, and I'm sure they would sell it to us if we showed interest. We haven't even test driven it, so I don't even know if we like it. And of course we would ask for any maintenance records and have a mechanic take a look at it. Actually, the mechanic we would use is also her mechanic, so they would have a record of it. So the question is, should we buy this car, and if so, what should we offer? We want to offer a fair price. 2009 Hondas like this go for about $10K on cars.com, but they have 90K miles. On NADA, they give this information:

05-27-2015, 10:16 AM	#102
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Car values are opinions. That's a rare age/mileage combo, so it will be difficult to find comparable vehicles that have sold at auction. The mileage add on NADA is WAY too high. Can you get the VIN? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-27-2015, 10:35 AM	#103
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	VIN is 1HGCP26829AU12666

05-27-2015, 10:52 AM	#104
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	check that. usually the last 6 will be numeric ( except ford for some reason) comes back invalid VIN __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-27-2015, 11:00 AM	#105
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	it seems to work here? Not the greatest picture, I'll admit, but the glare on my phone screen made it hard to see what I was doing.

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