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[StaticCling]

I'm sticking by my Toyota Highlander recommendation, they are good reliable vehicles, and you should be able to find a basic one for a reasonable price.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

I applaud you're sensibility.
Thank you for the compliment.
Another pro tip.
If you see a better car than the Sebring come up for a reasonable price, buy it and sell the Sebring.Keep trying to trade up for the least cost possible until your son has a reliable car that won't nickel & dime him.
Did you ever think of swallowing some Rector Seal for that pin hole ?
Bad joke. Get well man !!!

That’s a pretty good idea except that would take a huge amount of time that I could be billing at $250 an hour. I cannot imagine constantly looking for vehicles, checking them out, running carfaxes, talking to morons, people not showing up, etc.

Sebring will need a timing belt change in another 10k miles. Everything works fine right now. Sloppy ride but I’m used to a C5.

We will do the brakes when I heal enough. Probably end links too. Doesn’t really need anything else.

I’ve offered to pay for all that. With the exception of timing belt, we will do the rest DYI. This way he will learn.

What he doesn’t know is that I’ll be replacing the money for the car in his account without his knowledge as soon as things pick up at work.

Tomorrow he will wash the car, check tire pressure, go get new brake bulbs and change those out, check all the fluids, etc.

Oddly the car has a chrome #2 on the hood. m guessing there was some emblem there that got cooched (slight damage there on hood) and some dipshit (or clever bastard) stuck a two in the hole.

[Datawiz]

Originally Posted by SnikPlosskin

That’s a pretty good idea except that would take a huge amount of time that I could be billing at $250 an hour. I cannot imagine constantly looking for vehicles, checking them out, running carfaxes, talking to morons, people not showing up, etc.

Sebring will need a timing belt change in another 10k miles. Everything works fine right now. Sloppy ride but I’m used to a C5.

We will do the brakes when I heal enough. Probably end links too. Doesn’t really need anything else.

I’ve offered to pay for all that. With the exception of timing belt, we will do the rest DYI. This way he will learn.

What he doesn’t know is that I’ll be replacing the money for the car in his account without his knowledge as soon as things pick up at work.

Tomorrow he will wash the car, check tire pressure, go get new brake bulbs and change those out, check all the fluids, etc.

Oddly the car has a chrome #2 on the hood. m guessing there was some emblem there that got cooched (slight damage there on hood) and some dipshit (or clever bastard) stuck a two in the hole.

I still vote Toyota. I hope this works out. Enzo looks happy.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by datawiz

I still vote Toyota. I hope this works out. Enzo looks happy.

Me too. Toyota or Honda.

[BADRACR1]

I only paid $4k cash for the Vette I bought last month. 1985 with 78k miles. Traded it Saturday for a one owner 2008 F150 STX with 150k.

I have $2800 in my 2000 I30t with 101k miles.


And our 2001 QX4 so far has only cost me $2300


Yeah, they are all old, but I have less than $10k in all three. All low miles, rock solid dependable, and paid for. You boys don't know how to shop.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by BADRACR1

I only paid $4k cash for the Vette I bought last month. 1985 with 78k miles. Traded it Saturday for a one owner 2008 F150 STX with 150k.

I have $2800 in my 2000 I30t with 101k miles.


And our 2001 QX4 so far has only cost me $2300


Yeah, they are all old, but I have less than $10k in all three. All low miles, rock solid dependable, and paid for. You boys don't know how to shop.

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Now that's exactly what I'm talking about.
Snake doesn't have time to shop though.
I will stalk the net, sometimes months, before I find "the right one".

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

Now that's exactly what I'm talking about.
Snake doesn't have time to shop though.
I will stalk the net, sometimes months, before I find "the right one".

Dude you are one of the most clueless people on here. I literally don’t have time to shop for cars. You have ZERO idea what it means to be self employed.

There are 2080 hours work hours in a year.
About 50% of a self employed persons time is on unbillable activities.
That leaves 1040 hours per year that can be billed
Most small service businesses run at about 70% capacity
That leaves 624 billable hours in a year.


This would be for someone who doesn’t have serious illness that requires many doctors visits, labs, 5 hour chemo every six weeks, untold hours with insurance companies and unplanned hospitalizations. Add to that severe fatigue and you might get a clue about the size of the challenge.

My business costs about $195 an hour just to keep the lights on. (Doesn’t include profit)

Every single hour I spend looking for cars costs me a min. Of $195.

I have no personal time, no hobbies, no time for family or friends. I perform once a month. (Don’t forget I do all the promotion for that).

Right now I’m down to one client (the last round of death and surgery cost me dearly). Every hour I spend looking for a car is time I should be looking for another client or two or providing services to existing clients.

I’m desperately trying to get client load stabilized to the point where I can hire 2 people to take care of some of the work so I can focus on high end billable work and business development.

If I can’t make enough to buy insurance I will die.

You are giving advice that might be sound for someone else. But you could not be more off base in my case.

So, STFU. And thank God you are healthy and have means.

[SnikPlosskin]

Originally Posted by PortDawg

Dead at the age of 76.

Damn that was fast.

Maybe Jeff could have givin her some singing advice.