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15272 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2009 at 8:38 PM
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Replying to: michaell (Nov 06, 2009 11:22 am) Probably not anytime soon. It's nice not having a car payment. Plus, at this point, I guess the Trep is worthless as a trade in, so even if I did buy a new car, I'd probably hang onto it as a spare. Not that I don't already have enough of those. 
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Replying to: kyfdx (Nov 05, 2009 3:59 am) OK, I found out a bit more about the 2003 M3 at Porsche of the Village. It is an SMG car, but it only has 22,360 miles on it.Other options are CWP, H-K, Premium Package(bleah), and Xenons. No nav, which I consider to be a plus. Now to find some time to go look at it...
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A few posts back someone mentioned the CR-V (ours... 2007, AWD, Nav, sunroof, currently 30,700 miles). I did have the differential fluid replaced (under warranty) as it made a noise when pulling into parking places (when I noticed it). The battery was replaced under warranty (everything seemed fine to me). Both front pull-down arm rests were replaced under warranty because of peeling. Front calipers vibrate over bumps (mechanic told me the Odyssey's were worse). Dealer replaced but didn't make a bit of difference. Sounds like a box of wooden marbles while going over bumps. The sound goes away when applying the brakes. The CR-V has been a great little car otherwise. Perfect to pull behind the motorhome.  Mark156
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Replying to: woodyww (Nov 06, 2009 11:16 am) Haha. Tell me about it. I swore off black a number of times. Then wound up with a black interior in the Infiniti. Now have a black Mazda5 with black interior and a black Benz in the driveway. When buying used, you take what you can get.
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Replying to: roadburner (Nov 06, 2009 1:31 pm) 
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Replying to: roadburner (Nov 06, 2009 2:25 pm) That was the one thing I checked.... could have sworn it was a six-speed.. But.. I was there to peruse the Porsches, so maybe I missed it... Sure enough.. here is the car... '03 M3 Yup... a big picture of the shifter with SMG in big letters.. duh. Asking $25K on the web.... Not a bad price for a low-mile '03... M3s scare me, though... New engine might be a year of college... lol.
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Replying to: pp2009pp (Nov 06, 2009 11:46 pm) "When I am seriously looking for a car I have had no trouble finding an accommodating salesperson" To which you replied: "Some of us have no trouble finding accommodating dealers these days." You go on to opine: "Not calling them idiots does help." Good advice, except that I think that a dealer who lists a car as "Mystic Blue Metallic" and then later posts pictures of an obviously black car(without correcting the color) IS an idiot.
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Replying to: roadburner (Nov 07, 2009 8:25 am) My advice is to not call them idiots and then you will have a better buying (or in your case not buying) experience. You may think they are idiots but if you take that angry attitude to the lot then I do not blame them for not taking you seriously. I wouldn't want to take someone with that attitude for a ride with me either especially if they were at the wheel. That is just self preservation.
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Why don't you two go off and find a sandbox somewhere and the rest of the us will talk about the lastest Craigslist find or whatever. You know, the topic.  Thanks!
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