"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
10/25/2014 at 23:21 • Filed to: None
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"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
10/25/2014 at 23:21 • Filed to: None | 0
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I still go through this in my mind. Got out of law school in '97, got a decent job. Lived in DC at the time, wanted a car. Had driven a former girlfriend's SVX all over the place, so it was top of the list. I think the car I picked was a '96 (maybe a '97) brand new, 36K sticker, and the car looked like this:
LSi model, same color, every option, including the optional rear spoiler. I went to $27,500, dealer maybe came down to $33K off the 36 grand sticker. I reminded the dealer that the car had been discontinued in the U.S., and the 10 SVXs on their lot would not be flying out of there anytime soon.
Should I have tried harder? Or should I be satisfied that I got a demonstrator '97 SHO for about 25 grand that stickered at $33K (had maybe 1600 miles on it). And cloth interior.
ZiptieMcBumper
> Steve in Manhattan
10/25/2014 at 23:25 |
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You could always go hunting for another one...
Jack Does Cars
> Steve in Manhattan
10/25/2014 at 23:26 |
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In my opinion, you won and lost. You got one of the best sleepers ever, BUT SVX. I would also take the SHO, but that thought of owning the SVX would forever haunt me. Okay, now I want an SHO and an SVX.
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Steve in Manhattan
> Steve in Manhattan
10/25/2014 at 23:27 |
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I should add - I could have spent up to 40K, which opened up the wonderful world of a new BMW among other things, and I didn't look at one.
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Steve in Manhattan
> Jack Does Cars
10/25/2014 at 23:29 |
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And both cars automatic only. Before I went to law school my car was a Honda CRX Si - five on the floor. Why did I limit myself? Ugh.
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Steve in Manhattan
> ZiptieMcBumper
10/25/2014 at 23:34 |
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I live in Manhattan. To keep that car would cost $450 a month inside, $300+ in an outside lot. And I need a car once a month, if that. And what's left of the car guy in me would insist on restoring it and maintaining it. Oy. I am probably stuck with rental CR-Xs and Altimas for the rest of my life.
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Steve in Manhattan
> ZiptieMcBumper
10/25/2014 at 23:36 |
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And thanks for looking up that car ... it brings back fond memories.
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ZiptieMcBumper
> Steve in Manhattan
10/25/2014 at 23:43 |
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Sorry, I glossed over that part of your name!
Not having access to a garage is pretty much a deal breaker, and "Steve in Elmont" just doesn't have to same ring to it.
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Steve in Manhattan
> Jack Does Cars
10/25/2014 at 23:49 |
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And we love these 2 cars - so let's do a mashup. 2-door body, SVX but curvier, like the SHO. Flat 8 with Yamaha heads, because both cars should contribute. Take the 5-speed gearbox out of the Mustang (that I couldn't buy, because I could not get far enough from the clutch pedal with their fucking seat). Oval radio console because - it worked! AM/FM cassette and 6 CD player in the trunk (just like my SHO). Spacious back seat with armrest, sunroof, brakes big enough to stop from a stupid speed (probably from the SVX). Done. Someone needs to draw this for us.
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Steve in Manhattan
> ZiptieMcBumper
10/25/2014 at 23:54 |
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Not a problem - there are elevator garages outside, and inside garages. Even if you don't have a car payment, you have NYC insurance costs. My dream garage? Just an Audi R8 (8 cylinder, manual) hardtop, in an indoor garage 3 blocks from my building. No V-10. No droptop. That's all I want.
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ZiptieMcBumper
> Steve in Manhattan
10/26/2014 at 00:01 |
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Best of luck. Though I know certain professions/lifestyles demand it, those reasons are basically why I could never handle living in a large city.
Boxer_4
> Steve in Manhattan
10/26/2014 at 00:16 |
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This is the closest I've come to owning an SVX, so far. At least finding a place to park it isn't an issue .
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Steve in Manhattan
> ZiptieMcBumper
10/26/2014 at 00:18 |
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I can only handle living here - mild agoraphobia, plus a need for no confrontations. This works. At least for now. Realistically, if we move out of the city, I buy this: http://www.volvocars.com/us/all-cars/vo…
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ZiptieMcBumper
> Steve in Manhattan
10/26/2014 at 00:20 |
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You could certainly do worse. That's always been on my list of "I really like those, just not for me" cars.
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Steve in Manhattan
> ZiptieMcBumper
10/26/2014 at 00:31 |
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The GF can't drive stick and won't let me teach her, so I think a C30 automatic is close to optimal for us both. Love the looks.
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Jack Does Cars
> Steve in Manhattan
10/26/2014 at 11:53 |
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PAGING DENVER
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Steve in Manhattan
10/26/2014 at 20:35 |
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I suck at photoshop
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Steve in Manhattan
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/26/2014 at 20:37 |
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Are you kidding me? That's great! I could have had exactly what I wanted. If only Subaru had photoshopped in a 5 speed ....