by "E90M3" (e90m3)
Published 12/22/2017 at 17:15
by "E90M3" (e90m3)
Published 12/22/2017 at 17:15
Tags: unnecessary car shopping with E90M3
STARS: 3
If you saw my last post , know probably guessed I went to some dealers to look at cars that I have almost no intention of buying. Well, I woke up this morning and was like, I should see if Carmax has anything interesting. They did, they had this 2013 Audi S5. So I made an appointment to go look at it.
Naturally, I took it for a drive. I didn’t like it. The steering was too light, then again it is an electric power steering unit. It also felt a little disjointed, like it didn’t feel sharp. I’m going to chalk that up to the fact that it was probably in comfort mode, or whatever Audi’s equivalent is. I was also spent 5-10 minutes behind the wheel. The infotainment was also completely alien to me. That’s not the car’s fault though. Give me more time with it and I could probably give you a better assessment. I’m going to have to just write this experience off. It was quick and the DCT shifted nicely, so maybe with a few more minutes and all the electronics turned to sport, I might like it.
While I was there, they offered to appraise the M3. I figured I might as well see what they would offer me. I had my 128i appraised there when I was trying to sell it and I was interested if it would me more inline with what I was expecting. I had taken it to BMW of Hilton Head back in August when I was looking at a 2016 M3 and they also made an offer on the M3. They offered 30k, so I was thinking Carmax would be less than that.
So was it less, yes but by only $1000. While I believe the car is worth more than that, at least private party/retail, it was more than I was expecting. It was actually a little surprising since they’ve got this 2011 for 33k.
So given that, I would consider it to be fair enough. If I was selling it, I probably wouldn’t take it, I would sell it private party.
While at Carmax, I saw this ridiculous thing.
My friend, who just got a Golf R
said I should go to VW and check out a Golf R. Since VW was on the way home, I stopped to see if they had any in stock, they didn’t.
That doesn’t look right.
I also stopped at Lexus to see if they had a used RC350, they didn’t but they did have an LFA.
"P5guy now GTIguy" (p5guy)
12/22/2017 at 18:33, STARS: 0
What’s your process for doing this? I love shopping around but I feel like I can only go to a dealership once before I can’t go there again if I’m not gonna buy something.
"arl" (arl1968)
12/22/2017 at 18:36, STARS: 0
Last time I was at the VW dealer they had an R on the floor. Roped off like it was a Bugatti. The dealer had already swirled the crap out of the paint. Why, oh why, don’t dealers learn how to take of paint on new cars?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/22/2017 at 18:37, STARS: 1
I usually try not to go back to places that often, usually it’s months between visits. Usually my luck is someone is like let me get the keys and then the test drive is almost a formality at that point.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/22/2017 at 18:38, STARS: 0
Last time I was at this VW dealer they had two Rs in the show room. I was actually looking for a second car, so I drove a regular Golf with a 5MT.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
12/22/2017 at 18:43, STARS: 0
I can’t window shop, I would be dumb and buy something. I’m needing a car in about 2 years, so I’m playing the long game. Probably a new Civic SI, or a Nissan Frontier (used), or an additional mazda, or a forester, oh I don’t really know....
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/22/2017 at 18:46, STARS: 0
See, I really like my current line up. For me to get something it would have to phenomenal and affordable. I think that makes it easy to not buy something else.I don’t want to get rid of the M3 and I can’t afford to have two cars like that. I can understand where you come from.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
12/22/2017 at 18:48, STARS: 0
My real life initials are JB.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/22/2017 at 18:49, STARS: 0
Irony at its finest.
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
12/22/2017 at 18:51, STARS: 1
That M3 has just the right amount of doors
"B_dol" (bdolan40)
12/22/2017 at 18:52, STARS: 1
Window shopping is fun - being the high bidder on a used Lotus Elise (time left in auction still) while you already own two sports cars is living dangerously! We shall see how this plays out
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/22/2017 at 18:54, STARS: 1
4 door M3 = best M3.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/22/2017 at 18:55, STARS: 1
