What's new
By:

George needs car recommendations

Is this a stereotype I'm unaware of regarding middle-easterners? Are they known to buy their vehicles from auctions?
 
PKM said:
Is this a stereotype I'm unaware of regarding middle-easterners? Are they known to buy their vehicles from auctions?
Click to expand...

AD20121005464964-1-LONDON._4th_Oct.jpg
 
I drive a 93 BMW in good shape. Still goes 170 km on the Autobahn.
It has a rebuilt engine, only 110,000 Ks on it.

Point is there are a lot of these over here in the 2000-2500 dollar range, over in your area I'm nore sure.
 
honz said:
Why no Jetta? I was looking at the Jetta TDI's for my next car. VWs are a blast to drive. If money were no issue I'd go buy a GTI today.
Click to expand...

Its just always seemed like a girl car to me...... and it seems that i only see females driving jettas. I like GTI's too though
 
I would recommend staying away from VW's. Just my personal experience as a mechanic. My old man has worked for the VW dealer for 10 years, and i spend a lot of time working on them with him. With such a tight budget i would also recommend staying away from the imports; BMW, mecedes, audi, saab. Not that they're bad cars, but with your budget your gonna be getting a high mileage one, which will inevitably need repairs, and they are significantly more expense to repair. You did get very lucky by not having to put any money in your mercedes. With your price range i would recommend a kia amanti. Has the old mercedes/bmw look to it, and its a solid car. Cheap to maintain and repair.


this one is super clean and fully loaded v6 for 3500.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LOA...4689027?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item337fa28383
 
Chris-L said:
I would recommend staying away from VW's. Just my personal experience as a mechanic. My old man has worked for the VW dealer for 10 years, and i spend a lot of time working on them with him. With such a tight budget i would also recommend staying away from the imports; BMW, mecedes, audi, saab. Not that they're bad cars, but with your budget your gonna be getting a high mileage one, which will inevitably need repairs, and they are significantly more expense to repair. You did get very lucky by not having to put any money in your mercedes. With your price range i would recommend a kia amanti. Has the old mercedes/bmw look to it, and its a solid car. Cheap to maintain and repair.


this one is super clean and fully loaded v6 for 3500.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LOA...4689027?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item337fa28383
Click to expand...

$3,795 with five days of bidding left. That **** will go for much more than $3,500.

One car I've heard no one mention which are known, to my knowledge, to be great cars as far as longevity goes are Volvos. I would strongly consider them.
 
Gyp Rosetti said:
$3,795 with five days of bidding left. That **** will go for much more than $3,500.

One car I've heard no one mention which are known, to my knowledge, to be great cars as far as longevity goes are Volvos. I would strongly consider them.
Click to expand...

$3,795 is the buy it now price dummy face.
 
Mazda. My husband has a 1998 626 he's been commuting in for 13 years. The most expensive thing we've done on this car is a tuneup. And the interior looks amazing....every button still works. No tranny, engine, or other system problems. Tuneup, regular maintenance, spark plugs, and I think a catalytic converter is all we've done in 13 years. When he was commuting from Sandy to Provo he got nearly 40mpg too. When we replace his car we'd buy another Mazda in a heartbeat. We had a Mazda minivan that was great too but swapped it for an SUV after a few years.
 
I have bought about 15 cars on eBay. What I do is narrow down the cars I want, then I email them all offering a ridiculously low price, stating it's all the money I have, but I can wire the money within minutes. Someone always needs the money badly enough (and NOW) to take the bait. I've made money on every car I've bought that way..
 
PKM said:
I have bought about 15 cars on eBay. What I do is narrow down the cars I want, then I email them all offering a ridiculously low price, stating it's all the money I have, but I can wire the money within minutes. Someone always needs the money badly enough (and NOW) to take the bait. I've made money on every car I've bought that way..
Click to expand...

Good idea
 
Chris-L said:
I would recommend staying away from VW's. Just my personal experience as a mechanic. My old man has worked for the VW dealer for 10 years, and i spend a lot of time working on them with him. With such a tight budget i would also recommend staying away from the imports; BMW, mecedes, audi, saab. Not that they're bad cars, but with your budget your gonna be getting a high mileage one, which will inevitably need repairs, and they are significantly more expense to repair. You did get very lucky by not having to put any money in your mercedes. With your price range i would recommend a kia amanti. Has the old mercedes/bmw look to it, and its a solid car. Cheap to maintain and repair.


this one is super clean and fully loaded v6 for 3500.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LOA...4689027?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item337fa28383
Click to expand...

I think this one should be the winner.... good info from chris and a very nice find.
 
Chris-L said:
I would recommend staying away from VW's. Just my personal experience as a mechanic. My old man has worked for the VW dealer for 10 years, and i spend a lot of time working on them with him. With such a tight budget i would also recommend staying away from the imports; BMW, mecedes, audi, saab. Not that they're bad cars, but with your budget your gonna be getting a high mileage one, which will inevitably need repairs, and they are significantly more expense to repair. You did get very lucky by not having to put any money in your mercedes. With your price range i would recommend a kia amanti. Has the old mercedes/bmw look to it, and its a solid car. Cheap to maintain and repair.


this one is super clean and fully loaded v6 for 3500.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LOA...4689027?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item337fa28383
Click to expand...



Exactly what I didn't want, but expected, to hear.

My old man is unbelievably car-saavy. He sometime hypothesizes that cars in the 90s don't break down these days as much as they do now. In other words, finding an ol' Merc 190E with 80K miles will be indestructible in the long-run, in comparison to finding a 2001 C240 selling for $5000, with 110K. I am not sure to what extent this is true.



My family has gone through plenty of cars. We have awful history with older Audis. Fords are easy to repair, and cheap. There was a Volvo 240 somewhere in the mix that never broke. My brother's Prelude was a lemon. We have a Subaru forester with 300K on it. My brother drives a BMW 330CI.


My baby, up until now, has been the most problem-free car I think anyone in our family has ever had. The dealer always ranted and raved about how well the mid-90s C-classes were made. Not sure if you've heard the same, Mr. Eric.


So I wanna say that the Benz's are badass, but as you said, I probably just got lucky. Do you have any horror stories with Mercdes-Benz? I'd love to hear them, if possible.


I'll check out the Amanti. I'll be honest, I'm kind of a prick, and picky with things like brands and stuff. Kia is not usually my cup of tea, but I will swallow my pride and search some up. My wallet >> my pride, I know.

-George
 
I've had 7 Mercedes and no problems with any of them. Not saying that means anything though..
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page
Back
Top