WWYR?: Stuck at the beach house browsing used cars ed. 

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 01/19/2015 at 16:48 • Filed to: None

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A brand new Golf GTI or a 2006 BMW M5 with around 1ok miles, assume they cost exactly the same, because they do.

On related news, the Captiva (Vue) has been restyled (new wheels and front lights) for this year, they want $40k for one, that is pure insanity. The only engine available here is the 2.4 now, what on earth is Brazilian Chevrolet thinking, who is going to pay that absurd price for a Captiva?!

Alex B > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 16:52

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M5 because glorious V10 sound.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 16:55

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duurtlang > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 16:55

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toy: m5. DD: GTI.

me: neither.

Arben72 > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 16:57

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Fire breathing v10 sedan capable of 200mph, or econobox with a bigger snail. Need I remind you how cheap gas is currently?

My citroen won't start > duurtlang 01/19/2015 at 16:59

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Fine, I'll add another option just for you: M5, GTI or for half the price you could have an ex-French Embassy armored Citroen C6.

My citroen won't start > Alex B 01/19/2015 at 16:59

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Fully Agree

My citroen won't start > Arben72 01/19/2015 at 17:00

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Here it's just getting more and more expensive.

Arben72 > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:02

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That's why you should burn more while it's cheap. Imagine in 10 years how much fuel prices will be, you'll look back to now and be like "I should've experienced a car that actively wants to kill me."

My citroen won't start > Arben72 01/19/2015 at 17:04

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But it's not cheap, I pay $4,6 per gallon, and I get 12 mpg.

duurtlang > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:04

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I'll take the C6. If I leave out the unneeded armor (I live in the Netherlands...), could I keep the 205 GTi I already own?

My citroen won't start > duurtlang 01/19/2015 at 17:06

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Yes. I assumed this WWYR thing was a "gun to your head, make a decision" kinda situation. I would also just keep my C5.

Arben72 > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:08

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But with the m5 you can pay 4.6 a gallon and get 10 mpg but 500 hp and rwd. Also you get 10 cylinders of c02 to noise generation. I have a Honda pilot as my European car, $9 a gallon and 15 mpgs. No regrets as I love showing my massive American imperialist ideals over the Europeans in their tiny hatches.

Milky > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:09

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Wildcard.

Cheaper (probably), made to order, full warranty.

BATC42 > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:10

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Buy C6, buy wrecked M5, drop V10 into C6, enjoy !

My citroen won't start > Milky 01/19/2015 at 17:13

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Those aren't available here :(

We get no Mazdas

bob and john > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:13

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GTi.

because all cars are boring. Might as well have a winter beater that can carry parts

at least when compared to my normal mode of getting around.

Jonathan Harper > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:17

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Beach house? Go to the beach man!

My citroen won't start > Jonathan Harper 01/19/2015 at 17:21

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Haha spent the whole day there, it's dark and cloudy now, might go out for some sushi.

Jonathan Harper > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:27

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I was at the beach last week. I wish I was back at the beach. Enjoy it!

GTI MkVII > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 17:35

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I love me a good V10, trust me. But I wouldn't want to own a 10 year old German V10 beast. Too much of a gamble in terms of reliability and repairs. GTI all day. Though I may be a bit biased ;)

nermal > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 18:04

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Remember, even if you're buying a car that used to cost $80k for significantly less, you'll still have the maintenance and repair costs of an $80k car.

Plus, it was driven 10k miles in 8 years, which breaks down (ha!) to 1,250 / yr or a bit over 100 / month. I would be extremely skeptical of something driven that little.

My vote is new GTI.

stuttgartobsessed > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 18:41

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M5!

V10.

Manual.

Duh!

F10M5 > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 18:54

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Those are 2 cars that I absolutely love.

I would only buy the M5 if I had twice as much money... the maintenance should be crazy expansive over here.

Vicente Esteve > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 20:12

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this is hard. To me at least.

I'd go responsible with the GTI, since the M5 is just too much of a gamble. I don't know about how things are in Brazil, but in Mexico shops that specialize on BMW's or European cars are basically non-existant. I wouldn't trust ANY mechanic with that engine, and it would bankrupt me.

My citroen won't start > Vicente Esteve 01/19/2015 at 20:26

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I'm stupidly trust worthy about low mileage cars, in my mind there is nothing to go wrong about a car that has not been used a lot. We have specialized shops here, most of them were opened by BMW (Merc, Alfa, Landy, Jag) mechanics that were fired when dictatorship striked on imports.

Vicente Esteve > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 21:37

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Well, M5 it is!

Have you seen the video of the imbecile driving his M5 in Brazil through traffic racing Ferraris?

My citroen won't start > Vicente Esteve 01/19/2015 at 21:46

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No, show me!

Vicente Esteve > My citroen won't start 01/19/2015 at 21:53

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Look at all his videos. I hate him too much to watch them again.

My citroen won't start > nermal 01/19/2015 at 23:31

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That happens quite a lot here, people buy these as weekend cars and never drive them, but I agree on that, maintenance won't be cheap, but with only 10k miles I can't really imagine anything major going wrong.

My citroen won't start > F10M5 01/19/2015 at 23:32

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But with only 10k miles I must imagine there isn't a lot to go wrong