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Anyone here have some good car know-how? I got my job back and with that backpay coming + making more moolah, im thinking about purchasing a car. Specifically:
Ive looked at it and for the price that it started out as when new, vs now.. with how low of miles it has I think its a good deal. Im going for a test drive in a week, and hope that its still available for purchase in a couple months... Im also open to other car suggestions. Thanks for any info!
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Iowa, huh? I lived in Ames for a few years as a kid.
Get a used toyota yaris, it handles ok, has really good mileage, and you don't need a big car.
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(April 16th, 2020, 18:43)GeneralKilCavalry Wrote: Iowa, huh? I lived in Ames for a few years as a kid.
Get a used toyota yaris, it handles ok, has really good mileage, and you don't need a big car.
i live about 12min from Ames now.
Toyota isnt a bad brand. That yaris though.. 1. Hatchback, yuck. 2. 106hp? Double yuck. Hoping for something fun to drive. Im currently driving my grandma's extra car which is a 2004? or something buick. Its in rough shape but its doing the job of daily driver for a 6min drive to work.
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I think only some models are hatchback. Fair about the HP, if you are looking for something fun this is NOT it.
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Six minute commute??? Get a bike, save a tree! Or, wait, I think trees like carbon... save yourself, from heart disease!!!
In all seriousness, I would not buy a car without functional airbags, regardless of how badass it looked. Also, aren't Iowans required by statute to exclusively purchase pickup trucks for purposes of haulin' hogs, cornbread, gun racks, denim, etc.?
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I think from the description that the airbags are still functional (didn't deploy in the previous accident and therefore still available for a future accident). That being said, beware of vehicles with salvage/rebuilt titles! It may look great on the outside, but you don't know how much damage was sustained in the previous accident on the inside. Also your resale value may be severely limited in the future. Personally I would choose a functional car for now and save up for a clean title car later.
The first car I bought was an (at the time) 13 year old lower-mileage well maintained Toyota Camry which served me well for 5 years. I then upgraded to a 7 year old lower-mileage vehicle. That being said I'm no car enthusiast so you might get a lot more happiness out of a car than I do. I don't care that I drive an older car while my friends have newer more sporty cars. I prefer to spend my hard-earned cash on other things which I do enjoy (home improvement projects, vacations, etc.).
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(April 17th, 2020, 08:13)Cornflakes Wrote: I think from the description that the airbags are still functional (didn't deploy in the previous accident and therefore still available for a future accident). That being said, beware of vehicles with salvage/rebuilt titles! It may look great on the outside, but you don't know how much damage was sustained in the previous accident on the inside. Also your resale value may be severely limited in the future. Personally I would choose a functional car for now and save up for a clean title car later.
The first car I bought was an (at the time) 13 year old lower-mileage well maintained Toyota Camry which served me well for 5 years. I then upgraded to a 7 year old lower-mileage vehicle. That being said I'm no car enthusiast so you might get a lot more happiness out of a car than I do. I don't care that I drive an older car while my friends have newer more sporty cars. I prefer to spend my hard-earned cash on other things which I do enjoy (home improvement projects, vacations, etc.).
Me and a close buddy are going to look at it this upcoming thursday and ill certainly be looking close at it for any noises/ect. Im not terribly worried about resale value, as this car looks amazing from top to bottom. I dont see anything id change about it.
See, i dont care too much about home improvements. So long as everything works, great. I dont go on vacations because im not someone that likes to spend 500$ on a hotel just to be somewhere different. Feels like wasted money to me. But a car... that i can drive around and not have to worry about it falling apart.. not have to worry about not being able to pass someone if i need to, Being able to slap my other buddys mustang in a race... Those are the things ( along with steak dinners ) that i like to spend money on. I was once asked if id rather have a 200k home and a 5k car, or a 50k home and a 60k car. Id rather have the car tbh. Bad financial decision? Well yeah.. But im not looking to ever resell the car unless it literally is falling apart.
Im hopeful that this car doesn't actually have any damage anymore since it was fixed. 
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Ah, to live in a town where a 200k house is (presumably) considered higher-end, and 50k isn't the amount you have to drop on a down payment for the cheapest townhouse on the market.
Also, build equity. Much better investment than a vehicle which will only depreciate the moment you turn on the gas. Although in this case the one you're looking at is fairly cheap anyway, and it is rather attractive.
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Id say, about 310k is roughly the "high end" here. Any higher than that and you are living in the very richest part of town. My house cost me about 83k.
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I’m a car guy. If you care about style/nameplate and power AND ARE GOING TO KEEP THE CAR LONG ENOUGH WHERE RESALE OF ALMOST ANY OPTION WOULD BE LOW this is an interesting and sensible choice. I’d have an independent mechanic check it out given the salvage history. In this general space (powerful, non-racy, heavily depreciating luxury sedans) I’d cross shop Hyundai Genesis V8 models and Acura RL(X)s. Both should be more reliable, though this Caddy will be cheaper to maintain and repair than the Germans you could similarly cross-shop. If you’re not married to the size of the XTS but like the style, non-salvage ATSs (the smallest Cadillac, think undersized 3 Series or C Class) with the turbo 2.0 motor come in under that price and provide a vastly sportier driving experience courtesy of one of the finest chassis available at any price.
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