Home and Auto For sale (sniffle). Apricot BMW.

**Rain Man** · 08-13-2014, 08:21 PM

I've had the apricot BMW for 12 years now, and it's an awesome car. But it's been our only car for about five years, and the wife has some hobbies where she needs to carry around bigger things (art canvases? art canvassi? art canvi?). We also got a taste of the new technology with a loaner a while back and were both intrigued. I love my little roadster and it look like it's straight off the showroom floor, but it makes no sense to own two cars. So anyone want a good deal on an awesome roadster convertible?

Anyway, it's kind of my wife's turn to pick the new car, and ... my god, who can afford to buy a new car these days? She was initially hoping to buy a brand new car, which we've never done, and she liked those Lexus SUVs. However, we sat down and started pricing out what she wanted and the price came to $61,157. That's not even fully tricked out. Admittedly, it was probably 80 percent of the way to fully tricked out, but come on. $61,000 for something that's going to depreciate? If I'm going to pay that kind of coinage, I'm buying a DeLorean or something. Fortunately, my wife also shook her head and said that we're not doing that.

I think we're going back to our standard approach of buying a two-year old car with relatively high mileage of 20,000 to 40,000 miles. We're low-mileage drivers, so we tend to convert high-mileage cars to low-mileage cars over time, and the mileage will pull the price down.

I'm pretty sure we're going to go with a 2014 BMW X1. We drove one for a couple of days this summer as a loaner, and it was really nice. It'll be big enough to satisfy my wife's hobbies, and you can buy a tricked-out one in the low $30s. If I can't sell my beloved apricot Z3 outright, we'll trade it in and can probably get the cost below $30k, which seems reasonable. Anyone got a good deal on a BMW X1 for me?

But seriously, how do these companies sell $60,000 vehicles? Many of the BMWs run in that range, the Lexus SUVs run that, and don't even get me started on the Porsches. I was kind of interested in that new SUV of theirs, but I'm not going to put off retirement to buy one.

In58men · 08-13-2014, 08:21 PM

No thanks

**ptlyon** · 08-13-2014, 08:23 PM

No F'n way RM... Wow

**Rain Man** · 08-13-2014, 08:26 PM

It's killing me. I've seriously considered keeping it, but a second car is going to cost $1,000 to $2,000 a year for taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc., and it'll get driven maybe 4 or 5 times a year. It makes no sense to keep it.

**ptlyon** · 08-13-2014, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's killing me. I've seriously considered keeping it, but a second car is going to cost $1,000 to $2,000 a year for taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc., and it'll get driven maybe 4 or 5 times a year. It makes no sense to keep it.

You're dead to me

mikey23545 · 08-13-2014, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's killing me. I've seriously considered keeping it, but a second car is going to cost $1,000 to $2,000 a year for taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc., and it'll get driven maybe 4 or 5 times a year. It makes no sense to keep it.

Oh, you cheap ****...You're probably a millionaire.

Quit whining and keep it.

Besides, who's going to take an apricot Beamer off your hands?

**HemiEd** · 08-14-2014, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mikey23545

Oh, you cheap ****...You're probably a millionaire.

Quit whining and keep it.

Besides, who's going to take an apricot Beamer off your hands?

This. How does anyone get by with one car?

It is time to turn in the man card RM. We have four for the two of us and that is just right.

Strongside · 08-13-2014, 08:26 PM

I bought a Z4 brand new in 2010. Chunk of change, man. I lived in AZ at the time, but sold it when I moved back to KC. I do miss it, especially during a mild summer like we've had.

**Rain Man** · 08-13-2014, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Strongside

I bought a Z4 brand new in 2010. Chunk of change, man. I lived in AZ at the time, but sold it when I moved back to KC. I do miss it, especially during a mild summer like we've had.

I like the Z4's. My main car has been a two-seater for the past 24 years. It's going to be hard on my self-image to drive around a back seat going forward.

KCrockaholic · 08-13-2014, 08:27 PM

Anybody in JoCo selling their vehicle? I need one. $3,500 or under though.

Simply Red · 08-13-2014, 08:29 PM

Go with BMW - The Audi is my beater.

BTW - have you seen the X6?

-King- · 08-13-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

Go with BMW - The Audi is my beater.

BTW - have you seen the X6?

You have a BMW and use a Audi as a beater car?

TambaBerry · 08-13-2014, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

Go with BMW - The Audi is my beater.

BTW - have you seen the X6?

Teach me your ways, so maybe one day I can have an Audi beater.

**Rain Man** · 08-13-2014, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

Go with BMW - The Audi is my beater.

BTW - have you seen the X6?

I kind of like the X6, but I like my money a whole lot more. I haven't seen an X4 in person, but they seem pretty cool, too. However, a new one's pushing $60K.

Hoover · 08-13-2014, 08:30 PM

I'm into practical.

Wife's current car is a 2012 Subaru Outback. My next vehicle will be a four door pickup of some sort.

I do agree with buying used. I got my wife's car with only 14k miles on it. It was basically brand new. I plan to do the same with my truck.

My business partner drives around in a Lexus LX that runs around 90k. I just can't justify that.

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08-13-2014, 08:21 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3328491 VARSITY	For sale (sniffle). Apricot BMW. I've had the apricot BMW for 12 years now, and it's an awesome car. But it's been our only car for about five years, and the wife has some hobbies where she needs to carry around bigger things (art canvases? art canvassi? art canvi?). We also got a taste of the new technology with a loaner a while back and were both intrigued. I love my little roadster and it look like it's straight off the showroom floor, but it makes no sense to own two cars. So anyone want a good deal on an awesome roadster convertible? Anyway, it's kind of my wife's turn to pick the new car, and ... my god, who can afford to buy a new car these days? She was initially hoping to buy a brand new car, which we've never done, and she liked those Lexus SUVs. However, we sat down and started pricing out what she wanted and the price came to $61,157. That's not even fully tricked out. Admittedly, it was probably 80 percent of the way to fully tricked out, but come on. $61,000 for something that's going to depreciate? If I'm going to pay that kind of coinage, I'm buying a DeLorean or something. Fortunately, my wife also shook her head and said that we're not doing that. I think we're going back to our standard approach of buying a two-year old car with relatively high mileage of 20,000 to 40,000 miles. We're low-mileage drivers, so we tend to convert high-mileage cars to low-mileage cars over time, and the mileage will pull the price down. I'm pretty sure we're going to go with a 2014 BMW X1. We drove one for a couple of days this summer as a loaner, and it was really nice. It'll be big enough to satisfy my wife's hobbies, and you can buy a tricked-out one in the low $30s. If I can't sell my beloved apricot Z3 outright, we'll trade it in and can probably get the cost below $30k, which seems reasonable. Anyone got a good deal on a BMW X1 for me? But seriously, how do these companies sell $60,000 vehicles? Many of the BMWs run in that range, the Lexus SUVs run that, and don't even get me started on the Porsches. I was kind of interested in that new SUV of theirs, but I'm not going to put off retirement to buy one.
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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3328491 VARSITY	It's killing me. I've seriously considered keeping it, but a second car is going to cost $1,000 to $2,000 a year for taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc., and it'll get driven maybe 4 or 5 times a year. It makes no sense to keep it. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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08-13-2014, 08:26 PM	#8
Strongside Mahomes or GTFO Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: KC Casino cash: $6124282	I bought a Z4 brand new in 2010. Chunk of change, man. I lived in AZ at the time, but sold it when I moved back to KC. I do miss it, especially during a mild summer like we've had. __________________
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08-13-2014, 08:29 PM	#11
Simply Red You Sweetie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2021206219 VARSITY	Go with BMW - The Audi is my beater. BTW - have you seen the X6?
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08-13-2014, 08:30 PM	#15
Hoover Rufus Dawes Jr. Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1668179	I'm into practical. Wife's current car is a 2012 Subaru Outback. My next vehicle will be a four door pickup of some sort. I do agree with buying used. I got my wife's car with only 14k miles on it. It was basically brand new. I plan to do the same with my truck. My business partner drives around in a Lexus LX that runs around 90k. I just can't justify that.
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