I started to wonder... - Page 2

*ayn* · 07-30-2004, 04:09 PM

You should try the Evo and STi.

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Originally Posted by jpgurl

If I was the only waffler freak... going through the following mayhem:

1999 BMW 328i (on a three year lease)
1999 Suburban (also on a three year lease)
2000 E430 (on a 4 year lease which we finally freaking sold last week)
buying a 2002 A4 (and selling it after 11 months)
buying a 2003 G35 Coupe (and trading that after 10 months)
buying a CPOed 2002 Volvo S60 (going on 4 months)
buying a used 2003 MCS (going on 6 months)

all the while visit Auto Trader on a weekly basis to consider the following cars: used Miata, used Toyota Land Cruiser, another used A4 (just like what we sold above), a new S40 wagon, an R32, Z3's, Z4's, TT's, used Ford pickups, etc... AND visiting dealers to drive a Toureg, Land Rover, Cayenne, various E46's, 4-runners, Passat, and a GTI.

My point is all of this is... we are all wafflers, we are all freaks. And I am damn proud of it.

If www.carmudgeons.com doesn't work out we can always be www.waffles-r-us.com.

ARCHER · 07-30-2004, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lemming

i'm done waffling.

finally settling in for the duration. takes a long time.

15 years of driving and 21 or so cars.

finally.

I ain't buyin' it, "Serial Auto Trader." You will fall off the wagon sooner or later...

Well, that's a funny way to put it...

ARCHER · 07-30-2004, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lemming

bets?

bets?

we putting down money on this?

6 months? 8 months? 12 months?

this is going to be good because HACK is already going to owe me $25.

No way. Too much incentive for you to buck the trend. That, or you may keep the car just to spite us.

lemming · 07-30-2004, 04:24 PM

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bets?

bets?

we putting down money on this?

6 months? 8 months? 12 months?

this is going to be good because HACK is already going to owe me $25.

No way. Too much incentive for you to buck the trend. That, or you may keep the car just to spite us.

nah. that's not true. a bet like this wouldn't keep me, if i really wanted to try a different car.

e.g. c6 z06

it'd be an interesting bet, though. it would make me laugh for sure when i caught myself ogling another car. it has been quite the long amount of time since that has happened, though. well, okay. that has not happened. i have seen the red 360 scream through my town on sundays and i appreciate the car for what it is, but realize i am not envious. maybe if i saw a ford GT on the road.

the c6 z51 is enough to catch my attention, but not enough to think that i'm missing out on something just yet. hard to say if that will be true for the c6 z06. the new 997 looks neat, in an overpriced why don't they put in 8 cylinders sort of way.

FC · 07-30-2004, 04:25 PM

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Call me what you want... but I don't waffle.

waffler in training... you're showing all the classic signs. denial only makes it worse.

I always waffle whilst the decision is being made. But ultimately, once it is made, I stick to it.

I think the main issue is that I am too fiscally responsible (cheap?

) to bear the huge depriciation hit of a swapping cars often. Particularly now that "I'm broke." I'm sure as years go by and hopefully we are more financially settled I wont be as willing to put up with a car I don't like just because I want to squeeze the most money out of it. Not that I am currently putting up with either of my cars (well maybe the Benz), but I would if I had to.

lemming · 07-30-2004, 04:50 PM

fiscally responsible.

ouch.

the fact is, i've never been. why start now?

the fact of the matter is that we are all going to corrupt TD and mbr and they will have an itch that becomes an insanely wicked rash and they will have to get different cars sooner than later.

TD · 07-30-2004, 04:52 PM

But I'm with mbr where financial constraints keep me from doing all that I'd like to. I can't complain about my car line-up, but I'm also not currently in a position where I can afford to act especially irresponsible.

Roadstergal · 07-30-2004, 04:55 PM

These waffler threads actually help me. The more I hear people talk about their cars, the more I realise that the Miata is the right car for me. I used to want other cars, to have and to hold; now I just want to maybe drive other cars for the fun of it.

It's fun to thought-experiment what I might get if I ever need a 'practical' car, but if I never do, that's fine.

FC · 07-30-2004, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadstergal

These waffler threads actually help me. The more I hear people talk about their cars, the more I realise that the Miata is the right car for me. I used to want other cars, to have and to hold; now I just want to maybe drive other cars for the fun of it.

It's fun to thought-experiment what I might get if I ever need a 'practical' car, but if I never do, that's fine.

I'll be honest. I got my 330i a year before I originally planned. And the 'fest is guilty for that. I was supposed to pick up my car in Germany as part of my honeymoon. So I WAS influenced by "you poeple" collectively. Oh well.

blee · 07-30-2004, 05:46 PM

Hi. My name is blee. (Hi, blee) And I'm a waffler too.

The first car I bought for myself was in December of '99. I saw myself driving that car up to school to propose to my girlfriend, driving it to our wedding, driving it to the hospital to deliver our first baby, etc. etc. etc.

I traded it in July of '02. Including that first car, I've owned five cars in less than two years. Now that I have no money, this car is gonna stay for while. i think.

My money is now gone, so

07-30-2004, 04:50 PM	#16
lemming Western Anomaly Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: White Orca Posts: 16,594	fiscally responsible. ouch. the fact is, i've never been. why start now? the fact of the matter is that we are all going to corrupt TD and mbr and they will have an itch that becomes an insanely wicked rash and they will have to get different cars sooner than later. __________________

07-30-2004, 04:55 PM	#18
Roadstergal Butting in. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 4,553	These waffler threads actually help me. The more I hear people talk about their cars, the more I realise that the Miata is the right car for me. I used to want other cars, to have and to hold; now I just want to maybe drive other cars for the fun of it. It's fun to thought-experiment what I might get if I ever need a 'practical' car, but if I never do, that's fine. __________________ The question is not whether I've treated you rudely, but whether you've ever heard me treat anyone else better. -H. Higgins

07-30-2004, 04:52 PM	#17
TD Founder emeritus Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 21,007	But I'm with mbr where financial constraints keep me from doing all that I'd like to. I can't complain about my car line-up, but I'm also not currently in a position where I can afford to act especially irresponsible.

07-30-2004, 05:46 PM	#20
blee Doctor Mudgeon Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6,433	Hi. My name is blee. (Hi, blee) And I'm a waffler too. The first car I bought for myself was in December of '99. I saw myself driving that car up to school to propose to my girlfriend, driving it to our wedding, driving it to the hospital to deliver our first baby, etc. etc. etc. I traded it in July of '02. Including that first car, I've owned five cars in less than two years. Now that I have no money, this car is gonna stay for while. i think. My money is now gone, so