Anyone see the critter living under the bridge? And the aroma of baloney?
Yes, but if so it is well crafted. The numbers for the XC60 are close to spot-on, as are the questions about Sensus.
@hebegebe @jym626 Well since everyone is doubting me, I did intend on actually buying it but I am deciding against it. The reason why I made the account is that I always lurked around picking up pieces of information. So I hoped yall would give me some advice and not be verbally assaulted like how my friends did when I asked for their opinion.
@ucbalumnus I doubt they can tow the XC90 once it’s in the access mode. It practically slams itself into the ground and our campus security only tickets but doesn’t tow.
The advice is, Do NOT buy a new car.
@MrThatcher Do you think they will tear it up trying to tow it? I agree that as a financial decision, it is better to keep a paid for car until the repairs costs or down time make it no longer feasible.
Also, it is a skill to learn not to humble brag in front of people who likely have much less that you have, such as your fellow sophomore students. One of my favorite ex-co-workers bought a really nice luxury car beyond our general pay-grade. The other co-workers teased him about it when they found out. I never cared because he was such a cool kind person. (I was the only one he invited to ride in it when we had work assignments.) He explained to me how he lived a Spartan life and viewed the car as nice daily joy - tiny garage apartment, just enough clothes for work, just a handful a after work clothes, not a party guy.
Exchanging a paid-off car for a new car is never a good financial transaction, not matter how much of a “deal” a car salesman tells you you’re getting.
If you think you are going to "get the money back " and that being covered by maintenance is worth getting a new car, I suggest several economics courses next semester.
I also suspect this may be a joke…
Buy the car. You clearly have the $62k just burning a hole in your pocket.
Of course, I drive an 18 year old car so you may not want to take my advice. It gets to where I need to go.
Hmm, well I decided I’ll wait until Christmas to see if any nice offers appear from the dealerships. I’m grateful to everyone’s input on the matter. I’ll admit, if I test drove them again I might just pull the trigger because who knew 4-Corner Air Suspension would make such a huge difference on road feel.
Who is paying for your college? Whose money is paying for these cars?
Doesn’t make a difference who’s paying what. He (or parents) can afford it.
Note to OP : Humility is an art. While your real world problems are what luxury car to buy /drive as a sophomore in college, there are college students and families that can’t afford or barely able to pay for tuition. There are many students on campus that are food insecure.
Maybe that’s why students and others are seeing you for what you are when your bragging about your car and the ability to park wherever.
I went to school with you over 30 years ago and I didn’t care for you then either.
Good luck with your real world decision-making.
If you’re a 19-year-old college sophomore you aren’t being offered anything. Your cosigner’s are. If your parents can afford to pay $76k for a car, and the insurance that comes with it for a boy your age, I hardly think occasional maintenance over the next 3 years is going to be a hardship for them.
If your post is serious, and I sincerely hope it’s not, you should spend some time seriously thinking about why you got that type of response.
Agree with @austinmshauri . This sounds like someone is yanking our chain, but in the small chance its not, @Knowsstuff, the OP started by saying they didn’t want to pay for maintenance after the warranty expired. Agree that not only is the idea of buying a new car “because I want to” is not only financially unwise, its insensitive (as you note) and self focused.
Well alright, again, I thank everyone for their input (both positive and negative). I came to the conclusion that I’m better off in the XC90 because I contacted the dealership and they were offering to throw in the 5-year prepaid maintenance included in the deal for a discounted price. I guess they just need to get rid of more inventory but nonetheless, thank you to everyone again. However, I was curious how is it insensitive and self-focused to purchase a new vehicle? I only chimed in to my friends because they were talking about problems they were having and I felt my heat seater issue was a genuine one.
If your family can truly afford to buy a car for you that costs almost as much as a 4-year education at some state schools (and more than some of your professors probably earn in an entire year) then the issue with uneven seat heating is inconsequential compared to your friends’ cars not starting. It’s like complaining that your steak was slightly overcooked to someone who gets their meals at a soup kitchen. A seat heating issue is an inconvenience. A car that won’t start is a serious issue, especially if your friends depend on their cars to get to work or school.
You don’t seem to recognize that you have privileges that most people don’t because of your parents’ wealth. The median US income is ~$65k/year. Most people can’t afford $76k cars. You can’t afford to buy a $76k car at 19 either, your parents can. It’s a distinction you may want to think about. There was really no reason to mention the cost of the cars in this thread. You could have easily said one car costs $14k more than the other without pointing out how very much your parents are willing to spend on a car for a college sophomore.
It’s tone deaf to say your parents will buy you a car that costs more than many people earn in an entire year so you can get a better parking spot. You seem to think it’s amusing that they can buy you a car that could be mistaken for that of the college president. Think about that for a second. How many 19-year-olds do you imagine have cars that could be mistaken for that of an adult who’s been in the professional world for 20 or 30 years? There are families on this website turning down schools because they can’t cover a gap that’s less than the difference between the costs of the 2 cars you mentioned and families who put off $300 car repairs because that is a lot of money to them. If your post is serious, you may want to start volunteering in your community to see how the other 95% live.
Great post, @austinmshauri. With each response from the OP, I hope more and more that this is a complete joke. The alternative is distressing.
@jym626, I sincerely hope so too. But there’s a thread right now where adults are accusing a kid whose family lives below the poverty line of exaggerating for saying he has to work 50 hours/week during the school year to cover expenses. People can be very clueless sometimes.
First off, regardless of how much $ you have, you need to learn to negotiate. $76K is too much for that model. But, go ahead. You’ll make the salesperson’s day.
And “5 year prepaid maintenance at a discounted price” is a salesman’s dream. Maybe he/she is earning their income to be able to put a child through college.
What trade in are they offering on your 2 year old car with only 19K miles on it? Was it brand new when you got that one (In HS, presumably)?