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Originally posted by rams78110
Christ almighty buying a used car is a pain. Also rams78110 severely underestimated how much tax, title, D&H, and other fees added up to. Was looking at a $13,900 car that ended up $17,100 when we sat down, so I accidentally wasted some of their time. Then again they did a hard credit check when they told me they were doing a soft check so I don't actually feel bad at all about wasting their time.

Yeah, they really hit you hard. The taxes on my food truck were like a sucker punch to the testicles.

Originally posted by rams78110
Christ almighty buying a used car is a pain. Also rams78110 severely underestimated how much tax, title, D&H, and other fees added up to. Was looking at a $13,900 car that ended up $17,100 when we sat down, so I accidentally wasted some of their time. Then again they did a hard credit check when they told me they were doing a soft check so I don't actually feel bad at all about wasting their time.

they cant do a "hard check" without your permission. if they told you they were soft checking, and now you have a hit on your credit, id be pissed.

I can do a soft check without your SSN, if they ask for your social, they're "running your credit"

Originally posted by seths99
oh, and our counter to their counter was accepted!
and then some celebration sex with the fiance!
a pretty good evening.

congrats dude

Originally posted by rams78110
Christ almighty buying a used car is a pain. Also rams78110 severely underestimated how much tax, title, D&H, and other fees added up to. Was looking at a $13,900 car that ended up $17,100 when we sat down, so I accidentally wasted some of their time. Then again they did a hard credit check when they told me they were doing a soft check so I don't actually feel bad at all about wasting their time.

Yeah, I figured this out a couple months ago when I was getting my first car. Except I ended up with the car haha.

Originally posted by foofighter24
Yeah, they really hit you hard. The taxes on my food truck were like a sucker punch to the testicles.

Some states are better than others and with taxes and fees. Sometimes it can be worth it to purchase things out of state and transfer it over. The dealerships will even help you with that. Happens a lot where I grew up in New Jersey. People would buy their cars at Pennsylvania dealerships near the border.

Originally posted by rams78110
Congrats mate! Big house or first starter house?

kind of in between. it's our first home together. I still own a house that I bought before we started dating, and am currently renting that one out. this one is big enough for us, especially as we we plan on finishing off about half the basement, which will be my office/man cave. the house is plenty big enough for us, a couple cats, a dog, and one kid. if we decide to have 2 rugrats we would need something bigger, but that's unlikely, as we are in our mid (her) to late (me) 30's, and so I think i've convinced her that one is probably the best move.

Originally posted by Larry Roadgrader

Congrats!

Have you decided what company will do your home inspection? Also, I'd ask for updated "Estimated Cost to the Buyer" and "Good Faith Estimate" from your Realtor and lender, respectively.

yup, we're sifting through all of that type of stuff now

Hey car peeps:

Im trying to rationalize my need for a 4x4 or AWD, and Im having a hard time finding a good one under 80K miles that I like. I would literally only be getting it for snow/ice handling which is a ~15-20 day per year deal. Even then, a little over half of my commute is on a highway which is usually in okay shape. If I get a FWD SUV (do those exist?) with a lot of weight over the tires that pull the car, would that offer good handling in the snow? Or are pretty much all 2WD SUVs rear-powered?

Originally posted by rams78110
Hey car peeps:

Im trying to rationalize my need for a 4x4 or AWD, and Im having a hard time finding a good one under 80K miles that I like. I would literally only be getting it for snow/ice handling which is a ~15-20 day per year deal. Even then, a little over half of my commute is on a highway which is usually in okay shape. If I get a FWD SUV (do those exist?) with a lot of weight over the tires that pull the car, would that offer good handling in the snow? Or are pretty much all 2WD SUVs rear-powered?

I already answered that. A Nissan Rogue or a Hyundai Tucson (or a Toyota RAV) are all front wheel drive and will do just fine on most snow days. If its Armageddon out there you're not supposed to be on the road anyway.

Originally posted by Larry Roadgrader
I already answered that. A Nissan Rogue or a Hyundai Tucson (or a Toyota RAV) are all front wheel drive and will do just fine on most snow days. If its Armageddon out there you're not supposed to be on the road anyway.

I did forget about that, my b. I'll definitely be looking into both of those. Probably more the Rogue for better mileage and slightly better rear visibility

Originally posted by InRomoWeTrust
Some states are better than others and with taxes and fees. Sometimes it can be worth it to purchase things out of state and transfer it over. The dealerships will even help you with that. Happens a lot where I grew up in New Jersey. People would buy their cars at Pennsylvania dealerships near the border.

In my state, you pay when you go to register the vehicle, regardless of where you bought it.

Originally posted by rams78110
I did forget about that, my b. I'll definitely be looking into both of those. Probably more the Rogue for better mileage and slightly better rear visibility

If they offer you one with a CVT transmission do not get it, they cost a lot to service, and they have more issues than your traditional tranny's in my opinion. The Nissan Route may have one equipped if you get it used, ask the dealership about that.

Hyundai's are a lot better than they use to be but in my opinion they are still very cheaply made cars, that have a host of problems.

Really every car has pattern wear, before I buy a car I would figure out what is known for wearing out on that particular year and model of vehicle. For example, there is a Mercedes that rides on a very high tech air suspension, can't remember the model at the moment. It's controlled by computers, and when the parts on that suspension break it could cost over 900 dollars per wheel just in parts. This piece if I remember correctly was known for wearing out at some point during the life of the car. Every vehicle has pattern wear.

Chrysler cars are known for suspension that wares out quickly, and transmission issues. Ford is known for their ecoboost engines falling apart at low mileages, and ECU's that are prone to failure, albeit usually fix for the ECU is very easy, it usually just involves reflashing it, doesn't cost TOO much.

Originally posted by rams78110
Hey car peeps:

Im trying to rationalize my need for a 4x4 or AWD, and Im having a hard time finding a good one under 80K miles that I like. I would literally only be getting it for snow/ice handling which is a ~15-20 day per year deal. Even then, a little over half of my commute is on a highway which is usually in okay shape. If I get a FWD SUV (do those exist?) with a lot of weight over the tires that pull the car, would that offer good handling in the snow? Or are pretty much all 2WD SUVs rear-powered?

Lol there are a ton of front wheel drive SUVs/crossovers. You can get the Honda CRV in FWD, the Toyota Rav 4 in FWD, The Nissan Rouge, The Ford escape, Mazda CX-5 and I think there is much more.

Now what area do you live, is ice a problem, and are there a lot of hills that you may need to drive over?

Originally posted by Pithy Radish
Lol there are a ton of front wheel drive SUVs/crossovers. You can get the Honda CRV in FWD, the Toyota Rav 4 in FWD, The Nissan Rouge, The Ford escape, Mazda CX-5 and I think there is much more.

Now what area do you live, is ice a problem, and are there a lot of hills that you may need to drive over?

Wasn't privy to that info before I started really looking into it.

Colorado foothills. When we do get ice, we get ICE. And there are quite a few hills between my house and my 15 mile drive to school, only 2 real hills between my house and work.

Basically to strip personal preference out of it, I need a car with at least decent (20+ combined) mpg, good handling in ice/snow, non-ridiculous repair costs (sorry audi/bmw) and good crash test ratings. Anything else is just meh. I dont even really need power windows/locks. Never understood all the extra crap in a car besides the radio. I figure I don't really spend free time in my car, I'm paying attention to the road when Im driving.

Basically, car salesmen hate me. Their pitches are all dialed up on bells and wheels and 'lets go right now' where I don't give a dick as long as it runs well and I have time to think it over.