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wap wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:42 pm Since she seems to like a bigger car than a 'Rola, what about a Cammie?

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:48 pm

wap wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:42 pm Since she seems to like a bigger car than a 'Rola, what about a Cammie?

She actually likes the Rolla. In fact she rented one after the latest power steering pump fiasco. I just drove it. It is a solid appliance. If I was living alone in Thailand drinking all day and getting "massages"....this would be a car I could rock.

The problem with all Corollas and Camrys is that the used pricing is still Used 2021 Rola for $21.5K with 66K miles on it? When a new 2023 cost $1K more. What in the actual fuck? Same with Camrys. And Camrys are another $10K higher. I'm looking at a $22-$23K top end.

I have not looked at competing Korean products.

wap wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:52 pm

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:48 pm

She actually likes the Rolla. In fact she rented one after the latest power steering pump fiasco. I just drove it. It is a solid appliance. If I was living alone in Thailand drinking all day and getting "massages"....this would be a car I could rock.

The problem with all Corollas and Camrys is that the used pricing is still Used 2021 Rola for $21.5K with 66K miles on it? When a new 2023 cost $1K more. What in the actual fuck? Same with Camrys. And Camrys are another $10K higher. I'm looking at a $22-$23K top end.

I have not looked at competing Korean products.

Well, you know I've drunk the Korean Koolaid and still feel a Sonata is a fabulous for what you get. Of course, my experience is now 3 years old.

However, if she likes the 'Rola, and they're ~$25k new, then you have your answer, IMO.

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:54 pm Our paralegal is a nice lady, and as honest and competent and hardworking an employee as the day is long. But man she doesn't give a fuck about cars. Two car garage in the desert, all filled with shit, her and her mother park their shitboxes in the driveway. She has a black Buick Lucerne which I have monikered "The Black Stallion". The Stallion is the biggest piece of shit you have ever seen. It has a ZERO VALUE. I have tried to stay out of her business and let her keep repairing the Stallion/getting reemed by mechanics vs. acquire debt but I finally lost my shit this morning after a $700 power steering repair yesterday shot fluid all over the concrete and got towed back to the shop today. This is a woman who hates cars and hates maintaining cars. If Cale and his quarter million mile 150 mph twin turbo Audi is the Aragorn of vehicle care, this woman is Sauron. I can't fucking take it anymore. I offered to up her bonus a few grand if the bonus went to buy a new or almost new car and ran some math for her.

I'm thinking 2023 Corolla LE @ MSRP, but those are not exactly sitting in rows on the lots right now. Somebody got a specific vehicle or other model that is a better idea?

Come at me.

wap wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:42 pm Since she seems to like a bigger car than a 'Rola, what about a Cammie?

razr390 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:03 pm Get her an Elantra or whateva

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:54 pm Our paralegal is a nice lady, and as honest and competent and hardworking an employee as the day is long. But man she doesn't give a fuck about cars. Two car garage in the desert, all filled with shit, her and her mother park their shitboxes in the driveway. She has a black Buick Lucerne which I have monikered "The Black Stallion". The Stallion is the biggest piece of shit you have ever seen. It has a ZERO VALUE. I have tried to stay out of her business and let her keep repairing the Stallion/getting reemed by mechanics vs. acquire debt but I finally lost my shit this morning after a $700 power steering repair yesterday shot fluid all over the concrete and got towed back to the shop today. This is a woman who hates cars and hates maintaining cars. If Cale and his quarter million mile 150 mph twin turbo Audi is the Aragorn of vehicle care, this woman is Sauron. I can't fucking take it anymore. I offered to up her bonus a few grand if the bonus went to buy a new or almost new car and ran some math for her.

I'm thinking 2023 Corolla LE @ MSRP, but those are not exactly sitting in rows on the lots right now. Somebody got a specific vehicle or other model that is a better idea?

Come at me.

CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:01 pm The Civic is a nicer car than the Corolla, and depending on VWs current warranty the Jetta is another option that might be even cheaper than the Toyota.

With that said my friend bought his sister a Corolla Hybrid in the beginning of the year for around $25k and she's getting over 60mpg bopping around their small suburban Ohio town.

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:58 am

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:54 pm Our paralegal is a nice lady, and as honest and competent and hardworking an employee as the day is long. But man she doesn't give a fuck about cars. Two car garage in the desert, all filled with shit, her and her mother park their shitboxes in the driveway. She has a black Buick Lucerne which I have monikered "The Black Stallion". The Stallion is the biggest piece of shit you have ever seen. It has a ZERO VALUE. I have tried to stay out of her business and let her keep repairing the Stallion/getting reemed by mechanics vs. acquire debt but I finally lost my shit this morning after a $700 power steering repair yesterday shot fluid all over the concrete and got towed back to the shop today. This is a woman who hates cars and hates maintaining cars. If Cale and his quarter million mile 150 mph twin turbo Audi is the Aragorn of vehicle care, this woman is Sauron. I can't fucking take it anymore. I offered to up her bonus a few grand if the bonus went to buy a new or almost new car and ran some math for her.

I'm thinking 2023 Corolla LE @ MSRP, but those are not exactly sitting in rows on the lots right now. Somebody got a specific vehicle or other model that is a better idea?

Come at me.

https://smartpath.onetoyota.com/invento ... 1&type=new
These guys sell at sticker if you have so cal issues … let me know I can drive you there with the lady paralegal friend etc.
Corolla’s are on lots. Don’t believe the hype. Now anything hybrid Toyota is a short wait, unless it’s the sienna or anything with the prime moniker.

D Griff wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:32 am

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:58 am

https://smartpath.onetoyota.com/invento ... 1&type=new
These guys sell at sticker if you have so cal issues … let me know I can drive you there with the lady paralegal friend etc.
Corolla’s are on lots. Don’t believe the hype. Now anything hybrid Toyota is a short wait, unless it’s the sienna or anything with the prime moniker.

there are plenty of ‘yota who don’t charge markup, most just require you to be in state (wish I hadn’t gained expertise in this recently). A Corolla isn’t anything special, you could likely go to Toyota.com, search incoming inventory, find one relatively nearby marketed at MSRP and order that bitch through their website via their “Smart Path” service.

I agree that a Civic is nicer but also less reliable with turbo . If the NA is available at MSRP, I’d take that over the Corolla for her, otherwise… eh, not a car person.

Also, had to Google Buick Lucerne…

Inb4 Cale says they're hot very seriously.

D Griff wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:32 am

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:58 am

https://smartpath.onetoyota.com/invento ... 1&type=new
These guys sell at sticker if you have so cal issues … let me know I can drive you there with the lady paralegal friend etc.
Corolla’s are on lots. Don’t believe the hype. Now anything hybrid Toyota is a short wait, unless it’s the sienna or anything with the prime moniker.

there are plenty of ‘yota who don’t charge markup, most just require you to be in state (wish I hadn’t gained expertise in this recently). A Corolla isn’t anything special, you could likely go to Toyota.com, search incoming inventory, find one relatively nearby marketed at MSRP and order that bitch through their website via their “Smart Path” service.

I agree that a Civic is nicer but also less reliable with turbo . If the NA is available at MSRP, I’d take that over the Corolla for her, otherwise… eh, not a car person.

Also, had to Google Buick Lucerne…

Inb4 Cale says they're hot very seriously.

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:54 pm Our paralegal is a nice lady, and as honest and competent and hardworking an employee as the day is long. But man she doesn't give a fuck about cars. Two car garage in the desert, all filled with shit, her and her mother park their shitboxes in the driveway. She has a black Buick Lucerne which I have monikered "The Black Stallion". The Stallion is the biggest piece of shit you have ever seen. It has a ZERO VALUE. I have tried to stay out of her business and let her keep repairing the Stallion/getting reemed by mechanics vs. acquire debt but I finally lost my shit this morning after a $700 power steering repair yesterday shot fluid all over the concrete and got towed back to the shop today. This is a woman who hates cars and hates maintaining cars. If Cale and his quarter million mile 150 mph twin turbo Audi is the Aragorn of vehicle care, this woman is Sauron. I can't fucking take it anymore. I offered to up her bonus a few grand if the bonus went to buy a new or almost new car and ran some math for her.

I'm thinking 2023 Corolla LE @ MSRP, but those are not exactly sitting in rows on the lots right now. Somebody got a specific vehicle or other model that is a better idea?

Come at me.

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:42 amInfiniti q50

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:58 am

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:54 pm Our paralegal is a nice lady, and as honest and competent and hardworking an employee as the day is long. But man she doesn't give a fuck about cars. Two car garage in the desert, all filled with shit, her and her mother park their shitboxes in the driveway. She has a black Buick Lucerne which I have monikered "The Black Stallion". The Stallion is the biggest piece of shit you have ever seen. It has a ZERO VALUE. I have tried to stay out of her business and let her keep repairing the Stallion/getting reemed by mechanics vs. acquire debt but I finally lost my shit this morning after a $700 power steering repair yesterday shot fluid all over the concrete and got towed back to the shop today. This is a woman who hates cars and hates maintaining cars. If Cale and his quarter million mile 150 mph twin turbo Audi is the Aragorn of vehicle care, this woman is Sauron. I can't fucking take it anymore. I offered to up her bonus a few grand if the bonus went to buy a new or almost new car and ran some math for her.

I'm thinking 2023 Corolla LE @ MSRP, but those are not exactly sitting in rows on the lots right now. Somebody got a specific vehicle or other model that is a better idea?

Come at me.

https://smartpath.onetoyota.com/invento ... 1&type=new
These guys sell at sticker if you have so cal issues … let me know I can drive you there with the lady paralegal friend etc.
Corolla’s are on lots. Don’t believe the hype. Now anything hybrid Toyota is a short wait, unless it’s the sienna or anything with the prime moniker.

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:54 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:42 amInfiniti q50

Too much shit to go wrong.

CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:56 am

D Griff wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:32 am

there are plenty of ‘yota who don’t charge markup, most just require you to be in state (wish I hadn’t gained expertise in this recently). A Corolla isn’t anything special, you could likely go to Toyota.com, search incoming inventory, find one relatively nearby marketed at MSRP and order that bitch through their website via their “Smart Path” service.

I agree that a Civic is nicer but also less reliable with turbo . If the NA is available at MSRP, I’d take that over the Corolla for her, otherwise… eh, not a car person.

Also, had to Google Buick Lucerne…

Inb4 Cale says they're hot very seriously.

Tried to get my mom in a Lucerne Super back in the day. They can't hold a candle to the early 90's Park Avenue Ultra, black on black, with concert sound iii though.

golftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:57 am

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:54 am

Too much shit to go wrong.

yes, nothing with a CVT. NOTHING.