Heres Why Car Guys Dont Buy New Cars
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Date: 2019-09-08
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My Husband was a mechanic (Aviation, and he only bought with cash, from the dealer at lowered price because he had cash and was good at bargaining, so that he could have the warranty for 3-5 years. He would trade it in just before the warranty was over, and get another one with cash for much less including his 3 year old trade in. Always kept a full warranty. So at this rate, he never had to work on it because he was always working on planes he was tired and didn't want to come home and work on his or deal with other mechanics. So for a 15, 000 or less, one time payment in cash, he was able to stay in warranty always, and trade them in after three years for another new car. It is a convenience and you must have cash to make this economical as well. But we shouldn't be getting loans anyway. They are another rip off. So loans are just another way they take your money because you want something you can't afford. When you walk up to a salesman with cash, you have the advantage and can pay thousands less for a brand new car. Always get the least expensive, smallest piece of crap car you can get too. Because under warranty, it doesn't matter so much. His last new car was a Geo. Paid somewhere around 10, 000 or less, but with a 3 year trade in, paid half of the dealer's price, brand spankin new. Each year they put out at least one small, cheaply made vehicle that is possible to buy new for less than 12, 000 dollars. Mechanics would go out of business if everyone did it this way tho.
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My Husband was a mechanic (Aviation, and he only bought with cash, from the dealer at lowered price because he had cash and was good at bargaining, so that he could have the warranty for 3-5 years. He would trade it in just before the warranty was over, and get another one with cash for much less including his 3 year old trade in. Always kept a full warranty. So at this rate, he never had to work on it because he was always working on planes he was tired and didn't want to come home and work on his or deal with other mechanics. So for a 15, 000 or less, one time payment in cash, he was able to stay in warranty always, and trade them in after three years for another new car. It is a convenience and you must have cash to make this economical as well. But we shouldn't be getting loans anyway. They are another rip off. So loans are just another way they take your money because you want something you can't afford. When you walk up to a salesman with cash, you have the advantage and can pay thousands less for a brand new car. Always get the least expensive, smallest piece of crap car you can get too. Because under warranty, it doesn't matter so much. His last new car was a Geo. Paid somewhere around 10, 000 or less, but with a 3 year trade in, paid half of the dealer's price, brand spankin new. Each year they put out at least one small, cheaply made vehicle that is possible to buy new for less than 12, 000 dollars. Mechanics would go out of business if everyone did it this way tho.
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Larry Bentley
Bought a 4x4 S-10 from 91 with 131k miles on it. I anticipated some work but I work on cars for a living. I got parts at a huge discount and I did my own work. Paid 800 for the vehicle and 800 for the parts and fluids. Thing had been sitting under an oak tree for a long while. If you take care of those old 4. 3l v-6's they will go well beyond 200k. I've seen em go past 300k. The thing ran like it did off the showroom floor when I got finished with it. Yeah, I like older vehicles. Mainly because they are much easier to work on.
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Bought a 4x4 S-10 from 91 with 131k miles on it. I anticipated some work but I work on cars for a living. I got parts at a huge discount and I did my own work. Paid 800 for the vehicle and 800 for the parts and fluids. Thing had been sitting under an oak tree for a long while. If you take care of those old 4. 3l v-6's they will go well beyond 200k. I've seen em go past 300k. The thing ran like it did off the showroom floor when I got finished with it. Yeah, I like older vehicles. Mainly because they are much easier to work on.
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Brian James
I bought a used Jeep that someone else has redone the whole thing in their own way. Yes it is a pain fixing what they did really wired but, I don't have a payment every month so I can afford to fix the things that break, I know what I pay for is actually being done, and after I get done completely redoing it, It will still be cheaper then buying a new Jeep and upgrading it to the same abilities as my old box plus I can fix it with the tools in my tool bag no fancy expensive specialty tools needed.
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I bought a used Jeep that someone else has redone the whole thing in their own way. Yes it is a pain fixing what they did really wired but, I don't have a payment every month so I can afford to fix the things that break, I know what I pay for is actually being done, and after I get done completely redoing it, It will still be cheaper then buying a new Jeep and upgrading it to the same abilities as my old box plus I can fix it with the tools in my tool bag no fancy expensive specialty tools needed.
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Moeed Amjad
Hey, Scotty, we have a 2004 Lexus es 330 with 205, 000 miles and on the highway, we were going 60 mph and it just stop and when we start it won't go back to idle rpm and then just shuts off we are thinking its a fuel pump problem. Also, we are thinking about getting it fixed and selling it and getting a 2015 ford mustang or 2016 Camaro or a newer Lexus what is your take on this. Also the ignition coil one keeps going out we fixed it like two times one in 2016 and one in 2019.
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Hey, Scotty, we have a 2004 Lexus es 330 with 205, 000 miles and on the highway, we were going 60 mph and it just stop and when we start it won't go back to idle rpm and then just shuts off we are thinking its a fuel pump problem. Also, we are thinking about getting it fixed and selling it and getting a 2015 ford mustang or 2016 Camaro or a newer Lexus what is your take on this. Also the ignition coil one keeps going out we fixed it like two times one in 2016 and one in 2019.
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Kenneth Schaaf
Mechanics develop a bit of contempt for the games the manufacturers and stealerships play with the sucker customers, get to know where they can find really good deals. [We'd get abandoned cars that needed minor repairs to get em back on the road] So if you get a lot of satisfaction our of wrenching your own wheels it becomes a double win solution to focus on your favorite model, by a couple of the same for parts cars and you can be set for 20 years of payment free driving.
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Mechanics develop a bit of contempt for the games the manufacturers and stealerships play with the sucker customers, get to know where they can find really good deals. [We'd get abandoned cars that needed minor repairs to get em back on the road] So if you get a lot of satisfaction our of wrenching your own wheels it becomes a double win solution to focus on your favorite model, by a couple of the same for parts cars and you can be set for 20 years of payment free driving.
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Andrew Demorest
scotty there is all the talk on your thoughts on a Gen3 Tacoma. This year was the first time in a long time it did not make the Edmunds list. Because of the transmission and they fixed it with a computer update. I heard you say once that a problem similar happened on another car and saying that it still can not be totally fixed because there is something wrong with it. So whats your thoughts. This has been the one question I feel you have avoided.
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scotty there is all the talk on your thoughts on a Gen3 Tacoma. This year was the first time in a long time it did not make the Edmunds list. Because of the transmission and they fixed it with a computer update. I heard you say once that a problem similar happened on another car and saying that it still can not be totally fixed because there is something wrong with it. So whats your thoughts. This has been the one question I feel you have avoided.
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Gary McAleer
My '96 GMC van tranny crapped out 95, 000. Still under warranty they swapped it for a rebuild. Didn't last 35, 000. Dealer said 2800 for another rebuild. Brother Scotty, I went online and discovered one of the shifting solenoids was bad. 25. I fixed it. There is a GOD who sees all the shenanigans taking place. And I've proven these words to be true: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the LORD.
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My '96 GMC van tranny crapped out 95, 000. Still under warranty they swapped it for a rebuild. Didn't last 35, 000. Dealer said 2800 for another rebuild. Brother Scotty, I went online and discovered one of the shifting solenoids was bad. 25. I fixed it. There is a GOD who sees all the shenanigans taking place. And I've proven these words to be true: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the LORD.
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John Sullivan
I'm looking to buy a used car because I my S2000 only has 2 seats and I need something larger for my larger friends. I've been looking at the Santa Fe. The 1st gen seems to go for about 1. 5 k with 130k miles. Problem is I can't tell what the service history is. Buying used for the S2000 worked out fine (I didn't have any choice anyway) but I can see why people would buy new.
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I'm looking to buy a used car because I my S2000 only has 2 seats and I need something larger for my larger friends. I've been looking at the Santa Fe. The 1st gen seems to go for about 1. 5 k with 130k miles. Problem is I can't tell what the service history is. Buying used for the S2000 worked out fine (I didn't have any choice anyway) but I can see why people would buy new.
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Hey Scotty I have a 2007 Toyota 4 runner with 150, 000 miles on it and the instrument cluster is going haywire ( gas gauge buried, tach not reading correctly, speedo not registering, etc) Any thoughts and do I have to take it to the Dealer? I found a place on line that sells replacements and reprograms for 250. do you think that's the route to go? Thanks for the videos
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Hey Scotty I have a 2007 Toyota 4 runner with 150, 000 miles on it and the instrument cluster is going haywire ( gas gauge buried, tach not reading correctly, speedo not registering, etc) Any thoughts and do I have to take it to the Dealer? I found a place on line that sells replacements and reprograms for 250. do you think that's the route to go? Thanks for the videos
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