Car Talk 5: The Juice is Loose!

[Johnny_P]

Audi Q5's (current gen) are like mid 30s for a 2.0t decent spec one. Dang. Shoulda bought that.

The current Q5s are really nice, and that 2.0T & 7 speed combo is as good as it gets. approved.

I’d love to plac this land boat. At least it’s comfortable and rides very well.

[D Griff]

The current Q5s are really nice, and that 2.0T & 7 speed combo is as good as it gets. approved.

I’d love to plac this land boat. At least it’s comfortable and rides very well.

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

[ChrisoftheNorth]

I’d love to plac this land boat. At least it’s comfortable and rides very well.

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

Seriously. This is the once in a lifetime automotive mulligan opportunity.

Challenge is finding something to replace it with.

[max225]

I’d love to plac this land boat. At least it’s comfortable and rides very well.

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

this is something to think about and get into a toyota since you prefer that powertrain

[CaleDeRoo]

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

Seriously. This is the once in a lifetime automotive mulligan opportunity.

Challenge is finding something to replace it with.

W211 E350 hwagon

[Johnny_P]

I’d love to plac this land boat. At least it’s comfortable and rides very well.

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

Yeah 10 grand less than we paid for it. There’s no shortage of CRVs.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

Yeah 10 grand less than we paid for it. There’s no shortage of CRVs.

[coogles]

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

Yeah 10 grand less than we paid for it. There’s no shortage of CRVs.

Oh. Ouch.

[max225]

Have you checked Carvana? Might be able to get back whatever you paid for it right now

Yeah 10 grand less than we paid for it. There’s no shortage of CRVs.

Did you check all 3 services now ? Carvana vroom
And carmax. ? Prices kind of crept up in November

[max225]

https://www.vroom.com/inventory/honda-c ... 87ME011911

Yea I guess not much you can do here if they are retailing them sub 40 and you were 40+ all in

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Yeah 10 grand less than we paid for it. There’s no shortage of CRVs.

Did you check all 3 services now ? Carvana vroom
And carmax. ? Prices kind of crept up in November

Yea, but I've heard they've come back down recently. I'll be getting another offer from Carvana before accepting the $34k one on the 8th. I suspect it'll be quite a bit lower.

[max225]

Did you check all 3 services now ? Carvana vroom
And carmax. ? Prices kind of crept up in November

Yea, but I've heard they've come back down recently. I'll be getting another offer from Carvana before accepting the $34k one on the 8th. I suspect it'll be quite a bit lower.

There is no way they will lose anything less than 5k on your ordeal, pickup fees, reconditioning, and holding it for 1-3 months

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2094050

Them trying to retail something for 34k

[D Griff]

Yea, but I've heard they've come back down recently. I'll be getting another offer from Carvana before accepting the $34k one on the 8th. I suspect it'll be quite a bit lower.

There is no way they will lose anything less than 5k on your ordeal, pickup fees, reconditioning, and holding it for 1-3 months

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2094050

Them trying to retail something for 34k

This is literally Chris's car down to color, mileage, and trim... https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2058449

They are asking $33K

[Johnny_P]

I mean, it's doing exactly what we need/want it to. So I just don't like it. Lisa is happy with it so whatever. I think we will dump it in 2-3 years because the infotainment system is completely illogical and massively frustrating to use. It also doesn't get its advertised MPG nor make its advertised horsepower.

It drives alright enough, rides comfy, lots of space, hauls the family around like a champ. So its fine. It's just slow, stupid looking, and annoying to use.

[Johnny_P]

Yeah 10 grand less than we paid for it. There’s no shortage of CRVs.

Did you check all 3 services now ? Carvana vroom
And carmax. ? Prices kind of crept up in November

I checked carvana and vroom, I think it was like a month after we got the car.
Whatever. Doesn't matter, it's staying for a bit.

[max225]

There is no way they will lose anything less than 5k on your ordeal, pickup fees, reconditioning, and holding it for 1-3 months

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2094050

Them trying to retail something for 34k

This is literally Chris's car down to color, mileage, and trim... https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2058449

They are asking $33K

Yea just dumb… they seem to mark up the sport trim the most … glitch in the matrix.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Yea, but I've heard they've come back down recently. I'll be getting another offer from Carvana before accepting the $34k one on the 8th. I suspect it'll be quite a bit lower.

There is no way they will lose anything less than 5k on your ordeal, pickup fees, reconditioning, and holding it for 1-3 months

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2094050

Them trying to retail something for 34k

Exactly. I expect the offer to be closer to $30k, making the $34k deal an aberration. They will absolutely lose money on my car.

Though, my car has 9k miles less than this one. Still...

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2118614

That's $700 more than my offer expiring on the 8th. NFW they can pick up my car, take it to wherever, do whatever they do, then sell it at this price for a profit.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

There is no way they will lose anything less than 5k on your ordeal, pickup fees, reconditioning, and holding it for 1-3 months

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2094050

Them trying to retail something for 34k

This is literally Chris's car down to color, mileage, and trim... https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2058449

They are asking $33K

Oh wow, this is pretty much exactly the same. They're already losing money with my offer.

[max225]

This is literally Chris's car down to color, mileage, and trim... https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2058449

They are asking $33K

Oh wow, this is pretty much exactly the same. They're already losing money with my offer.

And let’s not forget they won’t be able to retail your car until 2022 or so… as you will drag out the trade in

[ChrisoftheNorth]

I mean, it's doing exactly what we need/want it to. So I just don't like it. Lisa is happy with it so whatever. I think we will dump it in 2-3 years because the infotainment system is completely illogical and massively frustrating to use. It also doesn't get its advertised MPG nor make its advertised horsepower.

It drives alright enough, rides comfy, lots of space, hauls the family around like a champ. So its fine. It's just slow, stupid looking, and annoying to use.

This is all that matters for a vehicle like this IMO.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Oh wow, this is pretty much exactly the same. They're already losing money with my offer.

And let’s not forget they won’t be able to retail your car until 2022 or so… as you will drag out the trade in

Yea, I'm really curious what they offer next week. Though, it seems like the Sport trim is a glitch, so

[D Griff]

We are headed to St. Petersburg for a few days at the end of this month for our anniversary. I thought it might be cool to have a car to do some exploring. A basic rental is like $400 for three days. I looked at Turo, cheapest ones are $300 which isn't terrible but not great either.

I see a bunch of BMW 3 series for $150-300/day. I'm kind of tempted to throw the CuckWagon up there and see if I can get $150 a day. That is but if it's worth ruining the car for it either.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

We are headed to St. Petersburg for a few days at the end of this month for our anniversary. I thought it might be cool to have a car to do some exploring. A basic rental is like $400 for three days. I looked at Turo, cheapest ones are $300 which isn't terrible but not great either.

I see a bunch of BMW 3 series for $150-300/day. I'm kind of tempted to throw the CuckWagon up there and see if I can get $150 a day. That is but if it's worth ruining the car for it either.

0/7 would offer my car up on Turo.

Not only does it run a high risk of being destroyed, the liability aspect makes me more than anything. Could not be grayer.

[max225]

We are headed to St. Petersburg for a few days at the end of this month for our anniversary. I thought it might be cool to have a car to do some exploring. A basic rental is like $400 for three days. I looked at Turo, cheapest ones are $300 which isn't terrible but not great either.

I see a bunch of BMW 3 series for $150-300/day. I'm kind of tempted to throw the CuckWagon up there and see if I can get $150 a day. That is but if it's worth ruining the car for it either.

The main issue is accidents... They happen quite a bit. Also that's how most turo "superhosts" make money on the thing. If you're willing to throw the car away this is the way to go.

You also likely have to deal with getting to><from airports. It greatly increases your rental chances.

[D Griff]

We are headed to St. Petersburg for a few days at the end of this month for our anniversary. I thought it might be cool to have a car to do some exploring. A basic rental is like $400 for three days. I looked at Turo, cheapest ones are $300 which isn't terrible but not great either.

I see a bunch of BMW 3 series for $150-300/day. I'm kind of tempted to throw the CuckWagon up there and see if I can get $150 a day. That is but if it's worth ruining the car for it either.

The main issue is accidents... They happen quite a bit. Also that's how most turo "superhosts" make money on the thing. If you're willing to throw the car away this is the way to go.

You also likely have to deal with getting to><from airports. It greatly increases your rental chances.

CLT is like 10 minutes from my house... I could easily drop the car and catch a cab back for $20... that sounds like a big waste of time

Maybe when I start traveling for work, I'll offer it up on days it would be sitting at the airport anyway.

Man, Beep Beeps are like $400+/day.