The resident Turk vehicular thread
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:43 am
Sup fellas,
I've thought about making a thread for a log for car, bike ownership coming along as this thread goes on, along with my car history.
I will reserve a second post or 2 so I can just post up my previous vehicles, plans and whatnot.
Here is a brief history: (*will provide pics for most of these afterwards)
1) 1999 Mercedes C230 - was never really my car (hell it was the first car we bought in the US from carmax), but I had driven it solo for pretty much good 2 months post-learners permit. Only drove to basketball practice, school games, few parties, chipotle runs, etc. My cousins were considering to sell their 1990 corolla and my dad didn't like the idea of having a premium brand as my first car.
2) 1990 Corolla DX (I think), black tar bumpers and door handles, no tach, about 195k miles when I got it, had about 9-10 months. Learned manual and started liking it better than the merc. other than being slow as balls. Out of nowhere the car stops running at one morning on the way to school, no crank, don't exactly remember but other than what I'm assuming cylinder/piston lock from what I can recall?
3) Got my moms old 2004 Acura TSX and she leased an e60 528i att. Had it for about 3-4 years where I traded in for a
4) 2012 with Autobahn. This is where I have met all you fine gentlemen, and ladies. She got totaled by a catholic school girl who didn't pay attention and pulled out
5) now my mk7 GTI, for little over 6 years and 95k miles later, longest car I have ever owned. Sunroof has never once been broken, replaced HPFP, replaced intake manifold right before 50k and replaced engine partially due to my ery Still feels like a newer car with a few exceptions, mostly cosmetics. I am selling the car on the 6th of December and won't have a car here for a while as I will be out of the country for the majority of 2021. Since it is paid off, I will be keeping most of the money I'll get for the car so I can use it as a downpayment for the next move. (*not the one below)
6) 2020 Renault Clio 1.3t (130 hp) with their dual clutch trans - My family and I will share that in Turkey (will also take roadtrips to Greece and Bulgaria on occasion), therefore it is considered my car as well as I will be driving it a lot for my long term bound there.
- We ordered it due to corona and factories are at decreased working capacity (we cross shopped VW Polo, Seat Leon/Ibiza, Mini cooper 1.5 diesel ($45k so )etc. but in the end I might as well get something that doesn't exist in the US, so no VAG).
- My grandpa wanted to offer a downpayment for the car a gift (as he did for my uncle and my mom for their first car), my dad and I each paid $4,000 for the remainder of dp (financing cars works differently there), due to the country's taxes (which goes to the government, so you're essentially paying for the governments car), it costs, wait for it......$26,000 (top of the line Clio aka with the RS line package is $37k there). With 0% interest (yes that is the norm there) with 60 months (also a new thing in Turkey), it is $133 per month, I will pay half of that.
I've thought about making a thread for a log for car, bike ownership coming along as this thread goes on, along with my car history.
I will reserve a second post or 2 so I can just post up my previous vehicles, plans and whatnot.
Here is a brief history: (*will provide pics for most of these afterwards)
1) 1999 Mercedes C230 - was never really my car (hell it was the first car we bought in the US from carmax), but I had driven it solo for pretty much good 2 months post-learners permit. Only drove to basketball practice, school games, few parties, chipotle runs, etc. My cousins were considering to sell their 1990 corolla and my dad didn't like the idea of having a premium brand as my first car.
2) 1990 Corolla DX (I think), black tar bumpers and door handles, no tach, about 195k miles when I got it, had about 9-10 months. Learned manual and started liking it better than the merc. other than being slow as balls. Out of nowhere the car stops running at one morning on the way to school, no crank, don't exactly remember but other than what I'm assuming cylinder/piston lock from what I can recall?
3) Got my moms old 2004 Acura TSX and she leased an e60 528i att. Had it for about 3-4 years where I traded in for a
4) 2012 with Autobahn. This is where I have met all you fine gentlemen, and ladies. She got totaled by a catholic school girl who didn't pay attention and pulled out
5) now my mk7 GTI, for little over 6 years and 95k miles later, longest car I have ever owned. Sunroof has never once been broken, replaced HPFP, replaced intake manifold right before 50k and replaced engine partially due to my ery Still feels like a newer car with a few exceptions, mostly cosmetics. I am selling the car on the 6th of December and won't have a car here for a while as I will be out of the country for the majority of 2021. Since it is paid off, I will be keeping most of the money I'll get for the car so I can use it as a downpayment for the next move. (*not the one below)
6) 2020 Renault Clio 1.3t (130 hp) with their dual clutch trans - My family and I will share that in Turkey (will also take roadtrips to Greece and Bulgaria on occasion), therefore it is considered my car as well as I will be driving it a lot for my long term bound there.
- We ordered it due to corona and factories are at decreased working capacity (we cross shopped VW Polo, Seat Leon/Ibiza, Mini cooper 1.5 diesel ($45k so )etc. but in the end I might as well get something that doesn't exist in the US, so no VAG).
- My grandpa wanted to offer a downpayment for the car a gift (as he did for my uncle and my mom for their first car), my dad and I each paid $4,000 for the remainder of dp (financing cars works differently there), due to the country's taxes (which goes to the government, so you're essentially paying for the governments car), it costs, wait for it......$26,000 (top of the line Clio aka with the RS line package is $37k there). With 0% interest (yes that is the norm there) with 60 months (also a new thing in Turkey), it is $133 per month, I will pay half of that.