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So due to the large number of "you got ripped off" posts, I did some research and indeed it was a bad choice.
So I backed out of the deal which cost me 200 bucks and I decided to buy something else.
+ Show Spoiler +FULLY LOADED AWD 7 Passenger SUV with ALL options!!!
Heres just a few: Leather, Sunroof, TV/DVD player, Factory REMOTE start, HEATED Seats, PARKING Sensors and Assist, Active AWD system, FULL information Center for fluid levels, fuel tracking, system analysis, Keyless Entry, Touch pad Entry, Power seats, STOW AND GO rear seats fold down and out of the way, EVERY option you could even THINK OF!!!
so many more toooo much to list!
ALL highway miles driven back and forth from calgary to edmonton weekly!!!!
Car Specs
I talked this guy down about a grand with no tax.
$5750
And this is what I'm buying.
+ Show Spoiler +Just want some feedback on a purchase. I just bought a 2001 Pontiac Aztek for 3,600 Carfax report had nothing bad in it, regular maintenance etc etc The SUV has 280,000 km's The body is in excellent shape, the gas meter is broken and the windshield has a crack in it. ![[image loading]](http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/kj/110421/146r4/2471gdl_19.jpeg) ![[image loading]](http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/kj/110421/146r1/429868h_19.jpeg) ![[image loading]](http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/kj/110421/146r3/3781fb_19.jpeg)
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Soooo.....what?
You want advice, but you already bought the car?
I say you should post earlier next time :|
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Also the bluebook price lists it at $3825
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I mean, do you guys think it was a good deal?
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On April 24 2011 06:29 TadH wrote:
I mean, do you guys think it was a good deal?
Are you serious?....
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I'm surprised the condition of the car looks good for 280k km on it haha
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On April 24 2011 06:32 Mickey wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 06:29 TadH wrote:
I mean, do you guys think it was a good deal? Are you serious?....
Yes, I'm just wondering, I don't have a lot of experience buying cars.
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Well, it is an Aztek. Considered one of Pontiac's failures. Supposively their worst selling vehicle or whatever....I always liked them though, lol.
Good job?
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On April 24 2011 06:34 TadH wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 06:32 Mickey wrote:On April 24 2011 06:29 TadH wrote:
I mean, do you guys think it was a good deal? Are you serious?.... Yes, I'm just wondering, I don't have a lot of experience buying cars.
too late...
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3,600 what? Dollars? Way too expensive for your SUV, especially in that condition. 280,000 km is like... 220,000 miles? Not sure what the exact ratio is, but that's quite a lot of traveling your car has done. And I'm guessing you're going to drive by how many km you've driven before you need to put in gas since your gas meter is broken, right? And I don't know about Canada, but gas prices are getting pretty steep down here in the U.S. I feel a lot of pity for all the trucks, suvs, and vans that I share the road with my 28 mpg Ford.
In my opinion, if I had $3,600 to spend, I'd put a very good down-payment on a better car that's around the $10,000 range, and start paying it off monthly. It may be more expensive, but the car would be in a much better condition in... say 10 or more years.
And exactly how long did you search for a car?
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you got RIPPED OFF hardcore..3.6k for THAT? id take a bat to the guy who fucked you over.
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On April 24 2011 06:47 Headlines wrote:
3,600 what? Dollars? Way too expensive for your SUV, especially in that condition. 280,000 km is like... 220,000 miles?
It's like 174k, little less.
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do I think it was worth it? hell no. for 3600 there are so many other sicker cars you could get, but thats just my opinion.
also, asking after youve bought the car only sets you up for disapointment. i really have no clue what youre trying to accomplish now, sounds to me like you have quite a bit of buyers remorse- and for that i am sorry.
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why didnt you just get like a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord/Civic. Those cars are beasts, even older ones. They will never stop working
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What if he wanted / needed an SUV? At the very least don't bash him for what TYPE of car he bought.
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Could have gotten a nicer, younger or more reliable SUV if he really needed one.
At leas the color's unique I guess.
Sorry man :x
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On April 24 2011 07:03 Torenhire wrote:
What if he wanted / needed an SUV? At the very least don't bash him for what TYPE of car he bought.
i dont mean to bash him at all. but even for 3600, i dont think the aztec is a good buy- which is essentially what his question was. In my opinion, there are quite a few different makes/models i would choose with the constraints he has.
this is part of the problem with asking for criticism AFTER buying the car, anything that is not positive will only disappoint.
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Well the thing is, I'm in a bind and needed a car asap. Some unfortunate circumstances happened with my 2009 focus, so I don't have a choice in being picky. It's more of a necessity right now.
I don't think I was "ripped off" The bluebook listing for that model with the same km's is like 200 dollars more.
But thanks for the input, maybe next time I'll be a little more diligent.
And I really did need something larger, got a kid and all, so I thought maybe it was on the high end, but reasonable.
edit: also, I wanted to put a down payment on a new car, but my credit is shot, so the interest on financing would have been like 20-30% which is retarded, so that wasn't an option.
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Why didn't you rent until you found something?
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On April 24 2011 07:21 Torte de Lini wrote:
Why didn't you rent until you found something?
Rentals here in alberta are rather expensive with the insurance and everything. And I feel like if I'm paying money for something I should own it in the end, otherwise it seems like a waste? I don't know if that makes sense. All in all I'm happy with my decision, and I can actually get to work now, so it's all good.
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i thought blue book only showed new price. Anyway, 3.6k is way too much for 200k+ km. you really should have waited and found something better. hate to say it but that azteks engine is probly on the way out. wouldnt be surprised to see a post about engine trouble from you soon xD
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On April 24 2011 07:10 SpooN) wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 07:03 Torenhire wrote:
What if he wanted / needed an SUV? At the very least don't bash him for what TYPE of car he bought. i dont mean to bash him at all. but even for 3600, i dont think the aztec is a good buy- which is essentially what his question was. In my opinion, there are quite a few different makes/models i would choose with the constraints he has. this is part of the problem with asking for criticism AFTER buying the car, anything that is not positive will only disappoint.
didn't mean you, meant the people telling him to get smaller cars for this or that reason 
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Damn, kinda expensive dont you think? Honestly, I think you could of low-balled him some more. With your budget you can pretty much get any reliable car quick if you tell them you pay upfront cash.
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so, you like the looks of the aztek?
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On April 24 2011 07:26 TadH wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 07:21 Torte de Lini wrote:
Why didn't you rent until you found something? Rentals here in alberta are rather expensive with the insurance and everything. And I feel like if I'm paying money for something I should own it in the end, otherwise it seems like a waste? I don't know if that makes sense. All in all I'm happy with my decision, and I can actually get to work now, so it's all good.
A car doesn't hold value anyways. In your situation leasing a car for 2-3 years would be a far better option in my opinion. "Having something" to show for your investment is nice and all, but cars are not that something you want to show off. Whenever you're driving it around showing it off it's becoming less valuable.
You almost certainly got ripped off. I'm not familiar with blue book values, but any car with over 100k miles on it isn't worth more than the scrap metal it's made of in my opinion. You're playing with fire on when it is going to die or need a large investment into repairs.
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Does it run well? Do you like the looks? Happy with the size/space it provides?
Honestly, people so often judge vehicles on how many miles the vehicle has, but more often than not miles have little to do with it. (take it to get it checked out by a mechanic, or at the very least a friend that knows his shit. Theres a few exceptions, aka in theory if 50% of 1998 dodge trucks transmissions went bad between 100-110k miles, then you probably don't want to buy a truck that has 95k on it.
I'd say you can't go that wrong on 3,600. Hell, we just sold a 1994 ford F-150 with 202k miles on it for 2,000 after only having it for sale for a week.
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Wtf is that? Never seen that model, what a weird looking car lol.
Sorry to hear about your credit, hope things get better.
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You almost certainly got ripped off. I'm not familiar with blue book values, but any car with over 100k miles on it isn't worth more than the scrap metal it's made of in my opinion. You're playing with fire on when it is going to die or need a large investment into repairs.[/QUOTE]
this is an unfair generalization. there are a TON of makes and motors that will easily easily pull 300-400k miles within their lifetime (albeit pontiac/GM aren't notorious for these). most of the D and B series honda motors arent really even broken in until 100k miles, i would be genuinely surprised to see someone concerned about the life of the car on a honda when buying it even with high 100k-low 200k miles.
yes, for this car and a GM v6, i would be quite afraid to buy it with 200k miles. but saying "any car with 100k is worth scrap metal value" is not really true. to the contrary, there are probably more older, reliable cars with 100k miles that you can expect fewer issues from than some of the brand new stuff that is on the market today.
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you got ripped off big time. Never ever buy an american suv with that many miles, much less a pontiac
no one buys those things. if time wasnt an issue, you could have come back in a few months and that dude would have probably still have been selling it
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you're first mistake was buying an SUV. You're 2nd was buying an SUV w/ that many kms on it. You definitely could've found something better for less.
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Don't take the crap from people saying you got ripped off without at least providing facts/proper argument as to why you got ripped off.
You said it yourself you got it below Blue Book value, so it seems decent.
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I actually agree with you about liking the car. It looks really nice. As I have no idea about general car prices in your area I won't comment on that besides that if the blue book price was 200 dollars more as what you paid you should have gotten a bigger discount because you have to fix your windscreen and gas meter asap (assuming those things aren't already included in the blue book price).
The mileage should normally not be a problem.
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On April 24 2011 23:42 Mickey wrote:
Don't take the crap from people saying you got ripped off without at least providing facts/proper argument as to why you got ripped off.
You said it yourself you got it below Blue Book value, so it seems decent.
He very clearly didn't put in mileage in the blue book.
http://www.edmunds.com/pontiac/aztek/2001/tmv-appraise-results.html
and even if he didn't, paying that much for a 10 year old car that was among the all time worst made by a manufacturer so shitty that it's out of business now is not a good choice. Any car at 175k miles/280km is going to have problems. A pontiac at that mileage is a miracle it still runs
live and learn and stuff, but please dont think this was a good deal by any means. For that kind of money, you could have found a much better car or suv
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UPDATE read OP
Thanks for all the feedback and saving me a shit ton of money.
Read OP for update plz
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How did you back out when you said you already got it?
Either way, nice move. I don't know much about cars, but glad you're asking for advice before purchasing!
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On April 26 2011 05:00 Torte de Lini wrote:
How did you back out when you said you already got it?
Either way, nice move. I don't know much about cars, but glad you're asking for advice before purchasing!
Some smooth talking!
No but I was fucking lucky, trust me.
And I think I was a little "desperate" having just lost my car and was kind of in a rushed state of mind.
But yeah, I'm happy with the comments and the advice you guys gave me
edit: Every time I read your post count it goes up by like 500. haha
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good move getting outta that aztek deal. What did you pay for this and what is the mileage??
lesson learned: dont buy under duress!!! much better to suck it up and just bus everywhere for a week or whatever.
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On April 26 2011 06:08 Hawk wrote:
good move getting outta that aztek deal. What did you pay for this and what is the mileage??
lesson learned: dont buy under duress!!! much better to suck it up and just bus everywhere for a week or whatever.
it has 204k km's, paid 5750
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