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#25251 of 32321 Re: OK, folks, time to offer up an opinion (or twelve) [michaell] by corvette

May 15, 2012 (5:58 am)

Replying to: michaell (May 15, 2012 5:43 am)
The Prius C offers fake leather seats, and the Insight EX has combination cloth/fake leather seats.
 
Other than the hybrids, I think VW, BMW, and Mercedes are the main purveyors of vinyl seats in mainstream cars these days. Of course, I've seen real leather that looks and feels a lot worse than the vinyl in some of these cars.

#25252 of 32321 Re: OK, folks, time to offer up an opinion (or twelve) [corvette] by michaell

May 15, 2012 (9:59 am)

Replying to: corvette (May 15, 2012 5:58 am)
Other than the hybrids, I think VW, BMW, and Mercedes are the main purveyors of vinyl seats in mainstream cars these days. Of course, I've seen real leather that looks and feels a lot worse than the vinyl in some of these cars.
 
My daughter's MINI has the fake leather seats. Since she and my wife take turns driving to work, my wife has said that she likes them quite a bit.
 
Have been reviewing the long term test blog on the Mazda 3 that Edmunds is driving. Biggest complaints so far:
 
1) Lack of USB/iPod connectivity (it is a dealer option, however)
2) Crappy OEM tires that don't match the chassis calibration of the car

#25253 of 32321 Re: Deadly dull color combo mit der eyebrows but [qbrozen] by roadburner

May 15, 2012 (1:06 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (May 14, 2012 7:13 am)
The Carfax shows an accident but doesn't say anything about the severity. I'm kind of tempted; I'd feel better if it was inspected thoroughly...

#25254 of 32321 Re: Deadly dull color combo mit der eyebrows but [roadburner] by qbrozen

May 15, 2012 (1:51 pm)

Replying to: roadburner (May 15, 2012 1:06 pm)
OH, I didn't realize. I saw their little checklist about it having no issues and didn't click on the link.
That's bad news. A mark on the carfax is why I turned down a good deal on another 135i. Its just not worth it for someone like me who changes cars way too often. I would need a serious discount to make up for it.

#25255 of 32321 Fusion by qbrozen

May 15, 2012 (1:52 pm)

man... reserve met at just over $4k and 4 hours to go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280877756380
 
I'm really really tempted to throw out a bid and see what happens. My wife would kill me, though.

#25256 of 32321 Re: Fusion [qbrozen] by isellhondas

May 15, 2012 (2:31 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (May 15, 2012 1:52 pm)
It seems to me a 90K 4 cyl Fusion with a handshaker wold be a VERY tough car to sell.

#25257 of 32321 Re: Deadly dull color combo mit der eyebrows but [qbrozen] by roadburner

May 15, 2012 (2:36 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (May 15, 2012 1:51 pm)
Yes, it could be anything from a torn bumper cover to replacement of several body panels. The incident happened in NY so there's no easy way to get a look at the accident report.

#25258 of 32321 Re: Fusion [qbrozen] by stickguy

May 15, 2012 (5:41 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (May 15, 2012 1:52 pm)
up to $5,300 now. don't forget to budget for tires. Don't usually see 3 different brands on 1 car.

#25259 of 32321 Re: Fusion [stickguy] by stickguy

May 15, 2012 (6:33 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (May 15, 2012 5:41 pm)
finished at $5,627. not a bad price if it is clean overall.

#25260 of 32321 Re: Fusion [isellhondas] by qbrozen

May 16, 2012 (7:03 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (May 15, 2012 2:31 pm)
Yes it would ... and is/was in this case, too.
 
I'm glad to see the finishing price wasn't an incredible steal, so I don't feel I missed out on anything.
 
However, even at $5600, that's right near the wholesale number. Only three 5-speed SELs have gone through Manheim recently. The cheapest one was $5600 with 103k miles. Second was 87k miles for $7500(!) And the other was 77k for $6900.
 
I wonder if this one had a clean history report. I've noticed alot of dealers selling on Ebay lately where the history report is missing. What is up with that? I thought it was automatic when you listed on Ebay. They must offer an option now, at least for dealers.

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