Just F*$King Buy One

"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
10/03/2015 at 12:26 • Filed to: None

I have said a version of this here before. So many car enthusiasts bitch about why doesn’t X manufacturer make Y car with rear-wheel-drive and a V8 and a manual transmission and a blankety blank blank ______.

And then they don’t buy one when the manufacturer makes it.

I have more-or-less done this when I’ve had the ability. My last two cars before moving to NYC (both purchased new) were a ‘91 CRX and a ‘97 SHO.

Your experience? Thoughts?

DISCUSSION (41)

LongbowMkII > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 12:28

Give me $45,000 and no expectation of repayment and I’m in.

jkm7680 > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 12:30

Totally agree.

Everybody bitches that so and so doesn’t make so and so with manual transmission, yet cannot afford it regardless with or without manual transmission.

I just stalk my prey and then buy used several years later. I’m eyeing a B8/B8.5 S4 as my next car.

JR1 > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 12:33

For 45k I am looking elsewhere. It needs to be 40 or less.

But lets be real here the best pick for a four door sedan at 45k is the Charger Scat Pack

Kinja'd!!!

911e46z06 > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 12:36

I was so very close. It’s better now, but when I was looking, the color choices were garbage. Plus I was feeling spendy, so I opted for the V-sport. I kind of regret not choosing the SS, but I have a Corvette, and it would have been somewhat redundant.

Jayhawk Jake > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 12:40

Yes, enthusiasts need to buy the cars they want.

Problem is, enthusiasts think EVERY car should be made for them. But they forget that they aren’t the market, so I’m tired of hearing the bitching.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 12:48

Amen. I never bitch about “why don’t they make x” because as a general rule my family buys CPO off-lease.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 12:56

I would buy it, if it was under ten grand an I could afford to maintain and insure it.

The real problem is that most enthusiasts enjoy, or at least aren’t affaid of buying used cars, or even 25 year old piles. We even sit back and look down on Joe Shmow for buying his new Mustang GT because “you could built up a beast Foxbodies for the same price.”

Steve in Manhattan > JR1
10/03/2015 at 12:58

I’m not saying the SS is the answer to anything - it’s just an example. And as for the price, I’m guessing they’re sitting on dealer lots and you could get a great deal.

mazda616 > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:04

Most armchair auto enthusiasts that bitch and moan about today’s lack of manual transmission offerings or whatever don’t have the funds to keep their used cars going, much less buy a new one. The people with the cash or ability to buy a new car don’t gravitate towards manuals, by and large. Can’t blame companies for making what sells and ignoring what doesn’t. They’re a business, after all.

Steve in Manhattan > jkm7680
10/03/2015 at 13:05

If I were buying new, I wonder if I’d have the cojones to get an SS.

As for the S4 - friend went to look at a used one. ‘07 I think. I gave my usual advice - have your mechanic look at it. It needed an engine.

Steve in Manhattan > 911e46z06
10/03/2015 at 13:07

No issue with that - as long as you get what you want.

911e46z06 > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:17

Yeah. Instead of the 400+ hp NA V8 sedan market, I’m supporting the 400+ hp Turbo 6 sedan market.

Mthew_M > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
10/03/2015 at 13:23

Well, at least you’re close to supporting the new car market. Dealers and manufacturers pay a lot of attention to how easy it is to sell an off-lease car.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:27

I’m poor

BeaterGT > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:31

Well I did just sell my Camaro...

zeontestpilot > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:37

For the record, I would if I could afford it.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:39

Would be nice if they made it in the USA. Although I love Australia so I’m willing to overlook it.

Steve in Manhattan > Jayhawk Jake
10/03/2015 at 13:39

Yeah - not every wants (and even fewer need) 445 hp and a sports suspension.

AfromanGTO > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:43

I like my SS. I like it even more with all the Chevy crap off of it.

Kinja'd!!!

Steve in Manhattan > mazda616
10/03/2015 at 13:46

Well put. If I had the need for a car, I’d probably go CPO on (or perhaps order) a 6M Boxster. But as there would be another driver, I’d have to take that into consideration, so who knows?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:46

Because the people who complain can’t afford the car when the manufacture listens

Steve in Manhattan > AfromanGTO
10/03/2015 at 13:47

Nice looking car!

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 13:49

When I was buying my explorer I was talking with the sales guy about the SS they had and he said they are absolutely shit in the snow even with winter tires. So I wouldn’t get one unless I lived in a warmer state

Steve in Manhattan > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
10/03/2015 at 13:53

I’ve known guys with money who put it where their mouth was when, say, the GTO or something similar came out. I tend not to bitch about it because: 1) the offerings now are pretty comprehensive - you can buy a RWD car with 500BHP and a 6 speed, and 2) I don’t need a car given where I live so why bitch? As I said - I’d like to think that, if we moved out of the city, I’d put my money where my mouth is and get an SS.

Sam > AfromanGTO
10/03/2015 at 13:56

I’m guessing your GTO is a Holden or a Vauxhall as well?

ly2v8-Brian > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 14:18

Lack of funds really.

jjhats > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 14:46

But automakers make gazillions in profits off crossovers and boring cars....I don't think it's too much to ask to make a few crazy unprofitable models to boost brand image and stay relevant. What hurts more is that a lot of time the manufacturers already have cool cars for other markets like gms Australian utes and wagons or their crazy euro hot hatches. Just bring us those and I'll be happy. As for manuals again it bothers me everything is about profits just offer it who cares if it loses money it looks good and establishes a good image in the eyes of enthusiasts

Steve in Manhattan > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
10/03/2015 at 14:47

Or have a winter beater.

jjhats > mazda616
10/03/2015 at 14:49

Yes I can blame them because there is plenty of profits in the shitty crossovers they sell by the truck load. It will not bankrupt chevy to bring us the ss. Same goes to bmw it would bankrupt them to bring back manual rwd wagons. They have tons of profit machines and poser mobiles already just make me a few enthusiast cars

AfromanGTO > Sam
10/03/2015 at 15:19

Actually no. I don’t like the Holden/Vauxhall front or rear bumpers. My GTO is always going to a Pontiac.

Kinja'd!!!

AfromanGTO > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 15:20

Thank you!

bryan40oop > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 17:10

For it’s price, i’d rather buy a used e92 m3 from carmax.

Steve in Manhattan > bryan40oop
10/03/2015 at 22:15

Can’t argue with that, although the SS interior is probably nicer.

bryan40oop > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 22:35

“ although the SS interior is probably nicer.”

I doubt that

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Steve in Manhattan
10/03/2015 at 22:51

If I could afford the SS, I probably would have bought one. I do have an Aussie car already, and I really like them.

Instead, I bought a manual transmission Colorado. I don’t feel that I’ve made a bad decision.

Steve in Manhattan > bryan40oop
10/03/2015 at 23:48

OK - doubt it.

Steve in Manhattan > jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
10/03/2015 at 23:49

Like I said - if you own it and love it, you’re fine by me. Who knows what I would be satisfied with at this point in my life.

dadavildy > AfromanGTO
10/04/2015 at 11:18

Wow, what a change that makes. I really like the look of that with the Holden badges. Is that all you did was change the badges?

AfromanGTO > dadavildy
10/04/2015 at 11:42

Yes, except for the front grill but it didn’t take long. The wheel caps are easy to swap. The back badges took maybe an hour, because I was being ocd and wanted them to look perfect. The front grille has to be swapped from the Chevy grille to the Holden one. One of my good friends helped, and it took maybe half an hour. All of the parts are for sale at the Chevy dealer too.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Steve in Manhattan
10/05/2015 at 00:39

Oh, I’m totally agreeing with your sentiment. I want an SS, and I’m thrilled that they’re making them available again. I kind of went the same way and bought a truck that people claim they want and then they’re impossible to find on the lot.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AfromanGTO
10/06/2015 at 22:32

Holden just a second, young man!