Official Car/Vehicle thread.. Car mods, new purchases, general convo

Welp, turns out I was wrong about the problem with my ride; it's the bank 2 O2 sensor. Naturally, because it's me, it's the harder of the two to replace being on the rear cylinder bank.

Might have to finally invest in a pair of larger jack stands for this shit.
 
L.L.R.J. said:
Nice cars


Current renting a Q5

It can cost a lot to repair though
Click to expand...


Smh

My dad has a 2014 Audi and told me a few days ago that the check engine light came on and he took it to his mechanic and the mechanic told him the price where the repairs would start is $2500

He then took it to the Audi dealer and they told if he wanted everything fixed it would cost almost 10k

😳
 
L.L.R.J. said:
Smh

My dad has a 2014 Audi and told me a few days ago that the check engine light came on and he took it to his mechanic and the mechanic told him the price where the repairs would start is $2500

He then took it to the Audi dealer and they told if he wanted everything fixed it would cost almost 10k

😳
Click to expand...
That was pretty much the same thing for my 2015 4 series bmw with about 130k miles. Said it would be about $8k to get everything fixed. My daughter was driving it at the time.

I said fuck that. Got her a Mazda for $16k with 50k miles. Traded the BMW for $6k so ended up paying $10k. So for $2k more than what it would have been to fix the BMW got a low mileage Mazda that is cheaper to maintain and fix and will run for a much longer time.
 
L.L.R.J. said:
Smh

My dad has a 2014 Audi and told me a few days ago that the check engine light came on and he took it to his mechanic and the mechanic told him the price where the repairs would start is $2500

He then took it to the Audi dealer and they told if he wanted everything fixed it would cost almost 10k

😳
Click to expand...

We let our Benz truck go back in 2015 and despite the fact that there are plenty of older Mercedes models I would love to own, I don't love the cost of ownership and will probably never own another one ever again.

All them German cars cost too damned much to fix.
 
konceptjones said:
We let our Benz truck go back in 2015 and despite the fact that there are plenty of older Mercedes models I would love to own, I don't love the cost of ownership and will probably never own another one ever again.

All them German cars cost too damned much to fix.
Click to expand...
Shit imagine owning a fucking Saab right now?!

Nobody knows how to work on them shits anymore except people you really don’t want working on it… cause their hands shake like a mfer
 
Black_Samson said:
Shit imagine owning a fucking Saab right now?!

Nobody knows how to work on them shits anymore except people you really don’t want working on it… cause their hands shake like a mfer
Click to expand...

I was really considering buying a 9-5 turbo about 5-6 years ago. There's a good number of 'em out in Vegas that are super clean. Came to my senses tho.
 
TheNightKing said:
That was pretty much the same thing for my 2015 4 series bmw with about 130k miles. Said it would be about $8k to get everything fixed. My daughter was driving it at the time.

I said fuck that. Got her a Mazda for $16k with 50k miles. Traded the BMW for $6k so ended up paying $10k. So for $2k more than what it would have been to fix the BMW got a low mileage Mazda that is cheaper to maintain and fix and will run for a much longer time.
Click to expand...


Smart

My dad originally wanted to sell that Audi and his 2006 Benz but he claims that aren’t giving him fair value for his cars lol

The 2006 Benz he bought in 2009 and only as 75k miles on it

He could only get about 4k for the Audi


He’s gonna keep both for now
 
konceptjones said:
We let our Benz truck go back in 2015 and despite the fact that there are plenty of older Mercedes models I would love to own, I don't love the cost of ownership and will probably never own another one ever again.

All them German cars cost too damned much to fix.
Click to expand...
The only way to have a German car is to lease it. And as soon as the lease is up turn it in for something else. The cost of ownership just doesn’t justify owning one.
 
TheNightKing said:
The only way to have a German car is to lease it. And as soon as the lease is up turn it in for something else. The cost of ownership just doesn’t justify owning one.
Click to expand...

If I had the dough to maintain it, I'd definitely have one of these in my driveway, 'cause I really fucks with older Benzes.

d9e1b8773fbb6190474d7dfe4f044d22.jpg


1624117877d69c09cIMG_9698-1-scaled-e1626955543647.jpg


S600coupe1.jpg


2005-mercedes-benz-cl-class-2dr-cpe-cl-600-rwd


2006_mercedes-benz_s65-amg_1-04000.jpeg
 
scust_diouf_02.jpg


Last time I looked at a VW favorably was the old school Jetta from the late 80's, the 88 Scirocco, and the Corrado.
 
TheNightKing said:
The only way to have a German car is to lease it. And as soon as the lease is up turn it in for something else. The cost of ownership just doesn’t justify owning one.
Click to expand...
this.......or u got to love turning wrenches urself


I currently still got my old 750li and my 550i...........these cars are automotive perfection IMO

but u got to be willing to put in the work urself not to get fleeced by the dealer or other mechanics SMH
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top