What are your top 3?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
09/22/2016 at 14:47 • Filed to: None

I have three considerations when buying a car: 1. Looks 2. Sound 3. Cost In that order. What are your top three considerations for car purchases?

DISCUSSION (42)

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:49

Track Rat

1 - Driving dynamics (how I ended up with an AW11)

2 - Engine character (also how I ended up with an AW11)

3 - Amount of rust (probably shouldn’t have bought an AW11)

Tripper > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:49

1. Chassis dynamics/handling

2. Aesthetics

3. Weight (no fat cars)

OPPOsaurus WRX > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:49

when I was looking for a replacement for my Sport Trac it was

Price (cuz if u cant afford it why look)

speed

when I was looking for a WRX replacement it was

Price (cuz I was broke)

manual

unique

Takuro Spirit > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:50

1. Enough seats for the butts

2. Drives/handles good

3. Stands out from the crowd

Cost encompasses all three

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
09/22/2016 at 14:50

2/3 ain’t bad!

CalzoneGolem > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:51

Comfort

Utility

Price

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:52

1) Budget
2) Performance/Fun Factor
3) Looks

Which led me to the FR-Slow.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:53

Currently it’s:

Drive wheels. (RWD master race)

Cost.

# of cylinders. (V8 master race)

#1&2 may switch places eventually though as I end up having to adult harder.

Quadradeuce > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:53

DD:

Looks, quality, comfort

Toy:

Looks, performance, cost

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:54

The rust is why it’s living with my brother in Florida at the moment. I don’t want a New York winter to finish it off, so planning on taking a couple of weeks once it’s nice down there just to grind out rust and seal it.

RallyWrench > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:56

Love the picture.

My considerations, once past the “does it interest me somehow” hurdle, which casts a wide net:

1. Does it run.

2. Is it rusty.

3. Cost

I have ignored all of these, sometimes all at once.

AkursedX > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:57

1. Useability- I like having a car that I can use for a bunch of things. My current RX8 and STI can both serve as daily-drivers, family-haulers and track/autox/drag duties

2. Uniqueness- I have never like owning a car I see all over the place. I am the kind of person that expresses myself through the cars I own

3. Ease of working on and modding- I hardly ever leave anything stock so having good aftermarket support and solid, knowledgeable communites have always been very important to me.

My bird IS the word > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:59

too broad of a question, but probably style, acceleration, longevity (how long I plan on owning it)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 14:59

1. Is it fun (i dont care what purpose it’s being used for, it must be fun)

2. Is it going to be possible to maintain myself (easy/cheap preferred but definitely secondary)

3. Is it manual

Looks, purchase price, mileage, sound, practicality, and depreciation/resale are all relatively unimportant in comparison.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:02

Looks, cost, reliability.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > OPPOsaurus WRX
09/22/2016 at 15:02

The word unique would be terrible to use as a search keyword on craigslist.

Die-Trying > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:04

1. paper........ can i actually OWN the car in my name, and drive it on the street.

2. will it fast?........... what does it weigh/can i fit a v8 and a 4 speed in it?

3. pride............ how proud of it is the owner,

4. belly button.......... does everyone else have one too?

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > My bird IS the word
09/22/2016 at 15:05

How long you plan on owning it is probably really important and I didnt really consider that. My requirements would drastically change if I wanted to keep a car short term. Then the resale value is going to be quite important whereas I completely ignore that otherwise.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:06

1) Aesthetic condition is utmost- any mechanical issues are fixable but bodywork is expensive to fix correctly.

2) price

3) coolness/uniqueness

LongbowMkII > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:07

I need to get rid of/finish cars before actually buying another toy.

So...

Reliability

Practicality

Fuel efficiency/manual

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:14

Lack of (fixed) roof

Lack of weight

Lack of exorbitant cost

Future ND Owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:18

1. practicality (i’m going to cheat and include cost in here)

2. performance (with a emphasis on real world enjoyability, not paper stats).

3. Looks

I ended up with a Focus ST. No Regerts.

Kinja'd!!!

Nothing > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:19

1. Do I like it?

2. Will my wife like it?

3. If the answer to #2 is no, will my wife divorce me if I buy it?

Those are my basic considerations. Depending on the day, it depends on what I’m looking at getting. My real main criteria is have 1 reliable vehicle, 1 of whatever project.

The Dummy Gummy > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:26

Now?

1. Cost / Cost of Ownership
2. Reliability
3. Practicality/Efficiency (this would have been manual?, but unfortunately they are few and far to come by)

My gearhead days are gone for a bit until I pay off college and house.

jjhats > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:27

1. reliability

2. performance

3. cost

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/22/2016 at 15:29

too many letters for the average CL’er, just stick with rare for a keyword

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/22/2016 at 15:29

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/579349…

lol

Saracen > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:37

Cost

Driving dynamics

Usability

sony1492 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 15:42

Cost,

Amount invested by previous owner ie # of modifications/repairs,

Body damage/rust.

My bird IS the word > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/22/2016 at 15:49

For me, its more of a stupid thing that I prevent myself from buying anything I don’t either really want or need. I buy cars with the honest intention of keeping them until the wheels fall off. I would rather suffer until I can get what I want than deal with something I am not happy with. That sucks all the fun out of the hobby for me.

DynamicWeight > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 16:07

I have a feeling I’m going to be the odd man out here:

1. Comfort.

2. Utility

3. Cost

(4.) Safety

I ended up with a Tacoma.

interstate366, now In The Industry > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 16:14

Ease of maintenance, performance, manual.

CaptDale - is secretly British > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 17:31

Same order

The Compromiser > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 20:51

Is it a Dodge?

Does Dodge make something similar / comparable?

Why would I buy something that isn’t a Dodge?

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 22:15

Function- I got a family, need to haul the little one and all her stuff

Driving dynamics- power is cool, but handling is better. I have to be 100% confident in my car.

Looks- I’m not a fan of chrome, blacked out features or needless boy racer features. I do have a soft spot for fancy headlights and odd colors though

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/22/2016 at 23:41

Daily:

Highway cruiser

Resonably safe

Cost effective

weekend

Fun

makes me giddy

Looks: Do you look back at your car when you walk away? I do anyway, and then again to make sure I didn’t leave the lights on.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/23/2016 at 05:42

1 - Cost (usually, is it less than £500)

2- The List (is it on the list of cars I really really want to own)

3- Funk (is it odd/boxy/old/cool)

If it ticks two of the above I’m golden :)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
09/26/2016 at 11:35

1. Is it going to be fun? Which starts with is it a manual. Then there’s how does it handle, and how tough is is. I like a car I can beat on a bit, if k have to baby it all the time then what’s the point?

2. Is it different? I hate driving something I see every day. Which is why my 01 Civic coupe, arguably my nicest car, wasn’t in my possession very long.

3. How much crap can I fit in it . Which is why I’m drawn more to hatchbacks, and wagons than coupes, and convertibles. I like to be able to easily fit thins like tools, and skateboards, and a weeks worth of cloths in my car. For a while I was basically living out of my car so I had to have half my wardrobe and anything else I might need in my car. I never really got out of that habit so I still keep a bunch of “just in case” stuff in my car. Hell even in my wife’s car I have a bin faith a change of cloths, a jacket, some deodorant, a pair of shoes, and basic tools in it.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
09/26/2016 at 11:38

Also “custom” and “show car”

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > OPPOsaurus WRX
09/26/2016 at 11:39

At first I was like “How is grey a rare color?” Then I saw the seats. Sometimes I just love Nissan. This would be a good Dad car for me.

OPPOsaurus WRX > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/26/2016 at 12:27

O wow I didn’t look at the other photos.

Spridget > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
10/02/2016 at 20:22

1.) Interesting

2.) Price

3.) Reliability