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Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Jörgen Andersson2-Dec-15 10:38

Jörgen Andersson

2-Dec-15 10:38

Road visibility is a serious problem nowadays since all cars needs to be crash proof.
But atleast you're less likely to die in that crash you caused from not seeing that other car.

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Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Sander Rossel2-Dec-15 10:12

Sander Rossel

2-Dec-15 10:12

Price... Yeah, that's pretty much my main concern when buying a car.
Currently I drive less than 10000 km a year, which is close to nothing, but I do really need that car Sigh | :sigh:

Luckily my work pays for it (mostly).

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Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Indivara2-Dec-15 12:58

Indivara

2-Dec-15 12:58

Sad fact of the day - a 660 cc engine is sufficient to avoid being a roadblock on *any* road or highway in Tokyo

(Sad for me anyway)

The speed limit on a lot of roads is 30. Kilometers per hour, not miles. Totally insane! Lucky it isn't enforced too strictly.

For me,
Automatic gearbox (same reason, her license is limited to automatic)
7 seater or bigger
Red
Reasonably fuel efficient
NOT a Toyota (either ugly or ridiculously expensive or occasionally both)
Locally manufactured (maintenance too costly otherwise)
Hybrid if possible (because of lower taxes)
Quiet enough to hear radio

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

BillWoodruff2-Dec-15 16:56

BillWoodruff

2-Dec-15 16:56

I look in the rear-view mirrors and recite this: [^] to see if I am really closer than I appear.

«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

HobbyProggy2-Dec-15 20:57

HobbyProggy

2-Dec-15 20:57

1.Price
2.Shifter (I hate automatic)
3.Age
4.KM
5.German
6.Fuel Consumption (Diesel)
7.Wagon, because we need space to carry the wifes house with us
8.Not French
9.HP to tow stuff (120HP+ diesel are mostly sufficient)
10. Does the lady like it?

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Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Govindaraj Rangaraj2-Dec-15 21:04

Govindaraj Rangaraj

2-Dec-15 21:04

I need a pamaromic view window at the top..... A must.

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

den2k882-Dec-15 21:36

den2k88

2-Dec-15 21:36

1. Comfortable but not too big - parkings are what they are and narrow roads are the norm.
2. Hardiness. A car that breaks down every 10.000 kms or has problems from the scratch is a no-go
3. GPL or very low fuel consumption. With petrol at 1.5€/liter even short trips cost. A lot.
4. Average engine - powerful enough to be at ease at cruising speed, but less than 1800cc possibly because insurance price grows linearly with engine power. A 900 cc costs me 500€/year and I have the lowest possible merit class, it can't go further down.
5. SAFETY. No more cares without ABS if I can help it.
6. PRICE. No debts for a car please. That's a problem in Italy as even small city cars costs no less than 15.000€.
7. Average luggage compartment with collapsible rear seats.

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Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Orjan Westin2-Dec-15 22:20

Orjan Westin

2-Dec-15 22:20

Automatic[1]
Large enough to fit a couple of 7'6" spears

Everything else is negotiable.

[1] Because the wife can't shift manually lefthanded. We used to have manual cars, but since we moved to England, we've had automatics.

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Jörgen Andersson3-Dec-15 0:21

Jörgen Andersson

3-Dec-15 0:21

That's an interesting demand.
Historic reenactments?

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Orjan Westin3-Dec-15 5:52

Orjan Westin

3-Dec-15 5:52

Yup. Saxon, Viking, and Norman.

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Bajaja2-Dec-15 22:41

Bajaja

2-Dec-15 22:41

Until your point no. 8 it looks like a Renault Megane Estate kind of a stuff Smile | :)

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Jörgen Andersson3-Dec-15 0:31

Jörgen Andersson

3-Dec-15 0:31

Every person I know that has owned a Renault has had an engine breakdown. So they're on my no go list.
One notable exception though, my father owned a 4L and was very happy with it, but he had an accident and bought a 5 afterwards. Which was a piece of sh*t car.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Bajaja2-Dec-15 22:48

Bajaja

2-Dec-15 22:48

Here is my checklist, not necessary in this order:
Price
Mileage
Engine type (Diesel)
Horse power
Look (!)
Equipment (Decent A/C, decent stereo set, additional funky stuff, etc.)
Internal space/leg room/ seats width to accommodate relatives

For used car:
Years in circulation
Number and type of previous owners (m/f, private/corporate, smoker/non-smoker)

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

MKJCP3-Dec-15 1:46

MKJCP

3-Dec-15 1:46

Must haves:
1. Pickup truck
2. Big engine (pull camper)
3. Great stereo (long commute)
4. Heated seats
5. 4 wheel drive
(cold and snowy around here, last year 90 inches and down to -20 degrees)

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Martin Plamondon3-Dec-15 2:10

Martin Plamondon

3-Dec-15 2:10

-Price,
-Reliability, because I really don't like to spend time at the repair shop.
-Fuel consumption,
-CD Player (too often these days CD is gone and only USB is available, I like having both)
-Rare model. I like to be almost the only one with a model. Here I've got a Scion xD in Canada, very few on the road and not really expensive.

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

snorkie3-Dec-15 2:47

snorkie

3-Dec-15 2:47

It needs to be able to carry at least a few of my boats...

Hogan

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Jörgen Andersson3-Dec-15 3:23

Jörgen Andersson

3-Dec-15 3:23

How much does one such boat weigh?

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

snorkie3-Dec-15 5:42

snorkie

3-Dec-15 5:42

white boat is a Kruger Cruiser 85 pounds 38.5 kg
Blue boat is a Hobie Adventure 80 pounds 36.5 kg
Camo boat is Old Town 50 pounds 22.6 kg

Approximate Weight Total 215 pounds 97.5 kg

This is over the weight limit of 150 pounds for the roof rack, but necessary for a long adventure!

Hogan

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Kirk 103898213-Dec-15 3:43

Kirk 10389821

3-Dec-15 3:43

So, when you wife buys a car:
- It's Cute
- It's Something my husband wont drive
- Powder blue or Pink (so my husband wont drive it)
- And my husband gets to do his favorite part. Beat the guy up on the price.
He is REALLY GOOD at acting like he doesn't want the car (that's the secret he tells me).

Smile | :)

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Rally2xs3-Dec-15 4:05

Rally2xs

3-Dec-15 4:05

1) As much acceleration as I can afford
2) All Wheel Drive
3) Record of kicking a** all over the world in the World Rally Championship

So I can only buy a few cars, Subaru and Audi, and can only afford Subaru, so I have a 2015 Subaru WRX. I road rally with the Sports Car Club of America. Acceleration and nimble handling are quite important, even when they don't appear to need to be. I've been buying WRX's since 2005, and sold the last one in May, after owning it for 3 years, with 124,000 miles on the odometer. I drove it most of the way across the USA multiple times getting to road rallies far away, and mostly burned it to the ground with the excessive use. But it _was_ quick and we won a lot of rallies.

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

onemorechance3-Dec-15 9:56

onemorechance

3-Dec-15 9:56

Jörgen Andersson wrote:

3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family.

Are they that annoying?

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

StatementTerminator3-Dec-15 10:13

StatementTerminator

3-Dec-15 10:13

0. RWD
1. Manual gearbox
2. Light weight
3. Actual roof, no ragtop
4. Balanced weight distribution
5. Low center of gravity
5. Excellent brakes
6. I can actually afford it (Japanese)

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

Jörgen Andersson3-Dec-15 10:37

Jörgen Andersson

3-Dec-15 10:37

GT86?

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Re: What do you look at when you buy a car?

StatementTerminator3-Dec-15 10:42

StatementTerminator

3-Dec-15 10:42