I like a low cost of living situation

 

 

I keep explaining that to my fiance...
she's like but we can cash in and get xxx amount of dollars to put into the next house.
I'm like, yes sweetheart but by the same token...that next house will also be artificially
inflated so you're robbing peter to pay paul and we will now owe DOUBLE what we
owe now

 

Yes. And right now the market is artificially high because of supply/demand imbalance, it will come back to earth soon and a lot of people will be left upside down yet again.

 

ha, fool me once...
either way.
I don't have a full garage for a car in the house we live in.
You would think I would be most inclined to want another place.
but I don't. I make do with what I have and enjoy our low mortgage
for this area.

 

I'm just glad we got in when we did ... CA housing prices were inflated in 2015 but nothing compared to what it is now .

 

We got lucky when we sold/bought in 2017. Our selling neighborhood was a nice increase over when we bought & the neighborhood we bought into didn't get inflated nearly as much, despite being 2 miles door-to-door.

 

We were looking for a new house earlier this year to get more space for baby before deciding to just table it until the market comes back down to earth. The market is absolutely insane right now. We put in an offer on a house for $40k over asking and still didn't get it. One house we put an offer on was asking $580k, sold for $650k with no inspection. Many houses are going for buyer guaranteed above appraised value and waived inspection which is roflwaffles to me. My parents signed on to build a new house last summer (they lucked out) and sold their house a few weeks ago. On the market Friday, sold Saturday for $25k above appraised value and no inspection lol.

I'm glad we bought in 2012...

 

Houses are crazy .. car market is dumb too

 

Is it 2005 again? Because I remember how this went from 2005-2008.

 

 

The private party price for my Golf is more than I paid for it 3 years ago. I'm going to list it on FBook and see what I can get before the new car arrives. If it doesn't sell, I'll trade it.

 

yet people continue to pay these bubble prices like there will be no tomorrow. If one doesn't NEED a car right now, stop buying cars.

 

I bought 1 out from a wholesaler at wholesale price.
Other than that situation, I totally agree.
I probably should sell off a couple of mine right now, actually.

 

If you have extra cars around, you should sell them. You'll make a killing.

 

About the only way I'd buy a car right now would be private party with family that wouldn't rake me over the coals on price.

 

Okay, call me.

 

Which one is being sold?

 

LOL...the only one I have actively listed is the S4.
And honestly, I don't really "want" to sell it...but I definitely
SHOULD sell it.

 

The Burban would bring some real $$$

 

Carmax, Carvana and KBB are offering decent money with no muss no fuss.

 

I ordered my car with about 12% off with incentives included .... They are trying VERY VERY hard for me to switch cars since the beginning of May... u know one of those cars that dont sell (X4, X6, M850i)
So they can sell MY CAR at close to MSRP when it arrives..

I told them to give me X6M50i or a M850i for the same payment, i will take it... They laughed together with me...

These bitches...

 

The Suburban is the one I really can't sell.
I need to move the S4 or S5. Problem is, every time I drive either, I love it.
S2000 is off the table too...and the newest beater is my fun project that won't bring much cash.

 

S4 should go.

Manual is always more fun.

 

I know you're right.
I need to renew that ad actually.

 

I've been giving some thought in getting rid of the S2000, but I know I'd regret it.

I don't see myself going back into the office anytime soon so most of the time it just sits ... along with the S4 .

 

I'm all about that 4 door sports car life, so the S5 would get the axe, were I in that situation

 

sell the S4

Also, sell the S4.

 

The S4 is a car I will do everything in my power to never sell ...

It's a car I've had so many lows, so many highs, so much work and satisfaction it's always given me a grin on my face driving around town & laying the hammer down regardless of it's shortcomings.

This particular S2000 is a car that was given to me and I have no real attachment to ... plus, I've already owned one for 4 1/2 years prior.

 

Plus, no better feeling than gapping newer M3s / M4s / Tesla Model 3 Performance / Scatpacks / 5.0s in an old 4 door Audi.

 

Yeah but the S2k is still cooler because it has painted mirrors


I see the S2k continuing to increase in value. S4 prices may increase more, but I think they're artificially high due to used prices being up across the board. Plus, you already have a more modern Audi 4 door. If I were in your shoes I'd sell it for a nice profit while I could still get it.

But I'm probably not the right person to give advice on this stuff since I haven't been emotionally attached to any car in years - they're all assigned a dollar amount and my decisions are made based on that.

 

Even before the chip shortage, B5 market has been appreciating ... clean examples don't pop up often and cars of my condition are going for 14+k right now pretty easily - It really is a niche market.

I've done a lot of thinking on what the 'perfect' car is for me ... and I've come to the conclusion that I cannot look at them 100% objectively. Otherwise, I'd be sitting there nitpicking every little thing and never be truly satisfied with my purchase.

Sounds kind of cliché but - In the S4s case, something that has some shortcomings / character / rarity / something I have built myself kind of tops anything out there that's just pre-baked & ready to go .. I'll never build that kind of connection to a car ever again.

Maybe I'm just stuck in a perpetual merry-go-round of chasing nostalgia.

 

Yeah probably.

 

I'll wait while you dance around your next car purchase ....

 

With 3-4 month wait times, who's to say I haven't ordered something already

Hint - the mirror caps are painted

 

Buy the S4

From the guy who hasn't sold his car yet

Remember last year, when you were like, "I'ma sell my Golf" and then you didn't sell your Golf?

Pepperidge Farm remembers

 

I'd have a twin here. There's a @rockstar143 spec S4 nearby that I see pretty often.
No, all extra $$ is going into the Rotus for the foreseeable future.

 

Yeah...I didn't list the car cuz I didn't pull out

The good thing is that the car is now worth $5k more than it was this time last year.

 

No attachment to an S2K you got from Mom?
The guy I bought the monoblocks from told me that your S4 should be well North of 15K.
Not that he had any particular qualifications or anything.

 

I'll make sure to get some better photos once the car is washed and I have some decent daylight, but these will do for now.

TLDR: I love the look of these ... I wish they came in 18s so I'd add them to the S4

Originally ordered Toyo Proxes all seasons, they were back ordered so I went with Nitto NT555 G2s all seasons.

I haven't even driven the car yet, but I'll make an excuse to head into the office this week and report how they ride.






I love how big 265/35/20 is vs 235/40/18









Thanks for reading.