Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous

Those X-Types are interesting. Just as a point of reference, my Uncle who lives in Southern, NH had 2 of them. The first was a 2.5 & then when the lease was up, he got a 3.0. He LOVED both cars. The 2.5 was Honda reliable. No trips to the shop other than scheduled maintenance. The 3.0 was basically problem free. Except for one day in a nasty, New England snow storm, when the transfer case just s%$t the bed out of nowhere while he was driving on I-93.

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oldbearcat (Jan 24, 2013 10:21 pm)

#29552 of 32362 Re: interesting listings [nyccarguy] by oldbearcat

Jan 24, 2013 (10:21 pm)

Replying to: nyccarguy (Jan 24, 2013 9:38 pm)

The X-Types are very interesting. I owned two of them - a 2003 2.5 and a 2006 3.0 model. They're reasonably quick, great in snow/rain, and handle very well. The 2.5 Model was my favorite of the two - the engine was smooth like a gas turbine, and, pulled strongly all the way to redline. The 3.0 model had more low end grunt, but, the drivetrain wasn't as smooth and quiet as the 2.5 model's. While I owned them, both had to visit the dealer a few times to get gremlins sorted out, but, neither ever stranded me anywhere. They were both great long trip cars.

Regards:
Oldbearcat

#29553 of 32362 Re: 'Lectric [michaell] by steine13

Jan 25, 2013 (3:46 am)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 24, 2013 2:01 pm)

I'll slot in after stickguy in '12:

08/31/12 stickguy 2013 Acura RDX AWD
09/14/12 steine13 1995 Toyota Camry 123k

I also move used-car buyers add the mileage to their sled...

And put me down for an Outback in '13.

I'm sitting on $3k in "Subaru bucks" that need spending... Plus, the girls just managed to buy a leaky milk container and spilled a half a glass of 2% milk on the passenger seat of the '07 Vibe... I think they're trying to tell me something...

Cheers -Mathias

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xwesx (Jan 26, 2013 12:26 am)

#29554 of 32362 Re: 2012 punches [anonymousposts] by michaell

Jan 25, 2013 (7:31 am)

Replying to: anonymousposts (Jan 24, 2013 8:50 pm)

anon - do you have the approximate purchase dates for the first three? I'd like to keep the list in chronological order....

Also, I don't see a 2013 guess from you.

steine - if folks provide me with the mileage of their used car purchases I'll be happy to include them on the line item.

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breld (Jan 25, 2013 9:56 am)
anonymousposts (Jan 25, 2013 10:09 am)
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#29555 of 32362 Re: interesting listings [stickguy] by fintail

Jan 25, 2013 (8:00 am)

Replying to: stickguy (Jan 24, 2013 8:22 pm)

The first 928 is cool, with that op-art "Pasha" interior. Too bad maintenance on those is insane.

#29556 of 32362 Re: interesting listings [stickguy] by ateixeira

Jan 25, 2013 (9:08 am)

Replying to: stickguy (Jan 24, 2013 8:22 pm)

The "Espaider" looks to have an ill-fitting replacement top, probably not OEM. Check out the finish on the driver's side, compare to the passenger side.

I put a top on my NA Miata myself and I did a better job than that. First time I had used a rivet gun, too.

Wonder where else they cut corners?

#29557 of 32362 Re: 2012 punches [michaell] by breld

Jan 25, 2013 (9:56 am)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 25, 2013 7:31 am)

Let's see, 3 of our 4 purchases in 2012 were used:

2009 Odyssey had 45k miles
2011 A5 had 17k miles
2007 Beetle had 56k miles

Both our 2013 punches were used:

2011 335xi had 27k miles
2010 328xiT had 21k miles

Thanks Michael!

#29558 of 32362 Re: 2012 punches [michaell] by anonymousposts

Jan 25, 2013 (10:09 am)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 25, 2013 7:31 am)

01/29/2012 - Toyota RAV4 - 72k
05/2/2012 - Toyota Prius - new
9/25/2012 - 08 Odyssey - 57k
12/23/2012 - 2013 Accord - new

2013 guess - 31

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