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[user not found] wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:09 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:10 am

I saw an identical in appearance one like yours listed for 15k. It's tempting for sure. I'd like one like yours but with the upgraded stereo. Your car + engine from my :truk:


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You can fix the stereo part: https://www.bavsound.com/
For $2-3k ? :math:
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THe factory stereo is not all that great to be sure, but that is expensive... I'd rather just get more exhaust note.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:49 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:10 am

I saw an identical in appearance one like yours listed for 15k. It's tempting for sure. I'd like one like yours but with the upgraded stereo. Your car + engine from my :truk:


:burnout:
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I'm hoping the low mileage and :manuel: make mine worth a bit more than that if I sell. Paid $21K about 1.5 years ago.
The other issue is Rona ... it will seriously impact the car biz. Paycheck to paycheck which apparently 1/2 the country will start to crumble and flood the market with cars ... good time to be a repo man
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max225 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:56 am
D Griff wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:49 am

:sad:

I'm hoping the low mileage and :manuel: make mine worth a bit more than that if I sell. Paid $21K about 1.5 years ago.
The other issue is Rona ... it will seriously impact the car biz. Paycheck to paycheck which apparently 1/2 the country will start to crumble and flood the market with cars ... good time to be a repo man
:notwrong:

I think that will hit the used market pretty hard... BUT I'm OK with losing more on my relatively low value stuff to drop pricing across the board, it's been :fullretard:

Maybe I can get into something more interesting if used prices drop, like a 981 Cayman or 997... hell if I'm doing aight and everything really goes, I could even go for an Evora possibly.
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D Griff wrote:
max225 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:56 am The other issue is Rona ... it will seriously impact the car biz. Paycheck to paycheck which apparently 1/2 the country will start to crumble and flood the market with cars ... good time to be a repo man
:notwrong:

I think that will hit the used market pretty hard... BUT I'm OK with losing more on my relatively low value stuff to drop pricing across the board, it's been :fullretard:

Maybe I can get into something more interesting if used prices drop, like a 981 Cayman or 997... hell if I'm doing aight and everything really goes, I could even go for an Evora possibly.
I thought about dumping the 86 at carmax a month ago to lock in my depreciation.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:10 am
max225 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:56 am

The other issue is Rona ... it will seriously impact the car biz. Paycheck to paycheck which apparently 1/2 the country will start to crumble and flood the market with cars ... good time to be a repo man
:notwrong:

I think that will hit the used market pretty hard... BUT I'm OK with losing more on my relatively low value stuff to drop pricing across the board, it's been :fullretard:

Maybe I can get into something more interesting if used prices drop, like a 981 Cayman or 997... hell if I'm doing aight and everything really goes, I could even go for an Evora possibly.
interesting idea.
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:17 am
D Griff wrote:
:notwrong:

I think that will hit the used market pretty hard... BUT I'm OK with losing more on my relatively low value stuff to drop pricing across the board, it's been :fullretard:

Maybe I can get into something more interesting if used prices drop, like a 981 Cayman or 997... hell if I'm doing aight and everything really goes, I could even go for an Evora possibly.
I thought about dumping the 86 at carmax a month ago to lock in my depreciation.
:notsure: if serious
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D Griff wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:10 am
max225 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:56 am

The other issue is Rona ... it will seriously impact the car biz. Paycheck to paycheck which apparently 1/2 the country will start to crumble and flood the market with cars ... good time to be a repo man
:notwrong:

I think that will hit the used market pretty hard... BUT I'm OK with losing more on my relatively low value stuff to drop pricing across the board, it's been :fullretard:

Maybe I can get into something more interesting if used prices drop, like a 981 Cayman or 997... hell if I'm doing aight and everything really goes, I could even go for an Evora possibly.
Are you not impacted at all? I don’t know a single person that isn’t in some way.
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max225 wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:17 am I thought about dumping the 86 at carmax a month ago to lock in my depreciation.
:notsure: if serious
Sell for $20k before it drops to $10k in 3 months. :plac: profit

Too late :doe:
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:12 pm
max225 wrote:
:notsure: if serious
Sell for $20k before it drops to $10k in 3 months. :plac: profit

Too late :doe:
And just sit at home with a thumb up your ass until the zombies eat you ? At least you have a fun car to take to the grave
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max225 wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:12 pm Sell for $20k before it drops to $10k in 3 months. :plac: profit

Too late :doe:
And just sit at home with a thumb up your ass until the zombies eat you ? At least you have a fun car to take to the grave
Could've bought another one for $10k after the apocalypse and come out ahead vs being underwater for 6 years.
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:20 pm
max225 wrote:
And just sit at home with a thumb up your ass until the zombies eat you ? At least you have a fun car to take to the grave
Could've bought another one for $10k after the apocalypse and come out ahead vs being underwater for 6 years.
You don't know how bad it'll get. The :wrong: way of looking at it is assuming that your current assets will not get repurposed for other things, and you will be able to spend it on disposable shit like cars, that's the first thing people cut. Restaurants/bars/cars/travel...

At least this way you already got a car and it is economical enough to enjoy, during the inevitable downturn.
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:11 pm Didn't the Elantra JUST get redesigned?

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Polygonal is the new black?
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I don't think I like the faux low hood line. It doesn't work with the high belt line and ass end.
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:11 pm Didn't the Elantra JUST get redesigned?

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Is that a photoshopped grille ? :notsure:
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:11 pm Didn't the Elantra JUST get redesigned?

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those wheels and the grill are :poop:
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:48 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:22 pm

Is that a photoshopped grille ? :notsure:
It's real, fam.
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max225 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:27 am
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Probably could now.

Local DJCR diller offering 6 months deferred payments. :dillerman:
Deferred means I can afford it. It’s not money if I’m not paying
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So....2 months from now, when the :dillerman: really starts sweatin it out, is it going to turn into a :plac: ocalypse?
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MrH42 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:25 pm So....2 months from now, when the :dillerman: really starts sweatin it out, is it going to turn into a :plac: ocalypse?
If you have the money...
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If the feds start sending out $1000 checks, there's going to be some bad decisions made
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MrH42 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:47 pm If the feds start sending out $1000 checks, there's going to be some bad decisions made
Like what car is 1k... people can’t pay rent they are not that stupid... some will be most wont
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MrH42 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:25 pm So....2 months from now, when the :dillerman: really starts sweatin it out, is it going to turn into a :plac: ocalypse?
Nobody will want to take a trade in though :sad:
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max225 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:31 am
D Griff wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:10 am

:notwrong:

I think that will hit the used market pretty hard... BUT I'm OK with losing more on my relatively low value stuff to drop pricing across the board, it's been :fullretard:

Maybe I can get into something more interesting if used prices drop, like a 981 Cayman or 997... hell if I'm doing aight and everything really goes, I could even go for an Evora possibly.
Are you not impacted at all? I don’t know a single person that isn’t in some way.
Definitely impacted... weirdly I'm having a pretty good sales month but I assume that will go out the window soon.

BUT times like these I think it's really hard to stay positive, it helps just a little to think about some fun possibilities. If used cars drop by 40%... well I'm going to lose like $10K in value but still have :plac: profit on the table and something like a 997 may be more attainable.
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True. Not sure how S2000 prices look lately. $10k off a 2019 ND2 Miata and a decent amount for the S2k private party would be enough for me to make a move.
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