Quote:
Originally Posted by Sfeihc
Can't wait to hear your impressions of the Challenger SXT. It seems right up your alley.
I have no experience with the German models but I've always heard you don't want to buy a used one due to high repair costs. Maybe SR or others with more German car experience could address that.
|
I worked for Volkswagen/Audi dealer ... this can be spot on. Be careful how old you go. If you're a guy that buys a car every 2 to 3 years and you're buying a year old car, fine.
Seems like any time a car gets to be about 8 years old or so, you start seeing people dropping at least a few thousand into it. Friend of mine dropped $4800 into her Passat at about that same point. It would have cost her about 1/3 of that in a domestic.
Just the timing belt replacement on the AG cars required dropping half the front clip. Costs about $750-$1000 every 60,000 miles depending on the car. Usually people change the water pump at the same time. You start adding in other items and the bills can add up quick.
But hey, my feeling is if you can afford to drop $40-50k on a BMW or a Mercedes and can afford the insurance and all that, then you can likely afford the extra few thousand in repairs later on. That or you dump the car every few years.