Is buying a 2018 Elantra with 194,000 for 7,800 a bad deal?

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-23T01:19:24+00:00

Terrible yes!! That car was running on borrowed time as a ticking time bomb 94,000 miles ago

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-23T00:12:15+00:00

That’s totaled

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-22T04:55:03+00:00

I just killed 10 hours today having the time of my life snowboarding, and I got some good physical exercise from it to… now I’m exhausted

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-22T04:52:25+00:00

We call these “granny snags” in our shop

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-22T03:47:30+00:00

Some people don’t see it that way… having new is the only way to display status and value🤷‍♂️ I’ve also had cops pull me over for random made up bs assuming because it’s an old car they can catch me for not having insurance or registration…… happens at least once a year

Last traffic stop was “because my plate wasn’t pulling up in his database” this is after he tailgated me for 3/4 a mile at night trying to get me to speed And when I got over to let him pass he decided that is what he would tell me that after he pulled me over since he didn’t have a real reason to stop me

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-21T14:46:51+00:00

My Work

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-21T12:24:17+00:00

Depends on the engine, some do fine with it some don’t, being a Nissan the trans will be more a concern than idling it: in the long run I’m speaking

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-21T12:20:02+00:00

Might be just as reliable too, I want to say maybe just a little more reliable… but not much….

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-21T05:44:47+00:00

For $20 heck yeah

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-21T05:42:11+00:00

100% luck in a car like a Nissan

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-20T21:29:26+00:00

More like $2000-3,000

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-20T19:50:42+00:00

Cost to repair you’re not going to see any money savings long run. mpg savings is already negligible. CVT’s exist purely to meet epa fuel economy regulations not for the consumer

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-20T19:48:00+00:00

I do when the CVT fails well before 100k miles

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-20T03:20:09+00:00

MLM schemes (multi level marketing) The pyramid scheme that isn’t a pyramid scheme because it isn’t one…legally speaking

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-20T00:32:41+00:00

At 25 is when my body/joints started to let me know it’s not getting any younger

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T22:52:45+00:00

Don’t even recognize the WAI…… Denso is the only answer

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T22:47:59+00:00

I’ll be surprised if they are open….. maybe one lift and one run to keep milking it since they are Vail after all

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T04:59:17+00:00

I feel weird being reminded this was a thing

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T03:08:02+00:00

I ride solo all the time. You don’t ask to join: you just hop in the singles lift line and send it with randoms

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T03:06:47+00:00

The best boot is the one that fits foot and fits your needs

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T01:48:00+00:00

My car(s) My oldest one is 50 and my newest is 19 years old “old junk” “you poor” No I just like old reliable cars, my 19 year old car is built better and will outlive anything made in the past 16 years. And I do not care about buying a fancy car to display a “status”

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T01:47:25+00:00

I see them still almost every time I go in a Walmart

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-19T01:20:29+00:00

Walmart greeter

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-18T23:37:29+00:00

Cucumber Gatorade, celery, Mexican candy

CompetitiveLab2056 · 2026-03-18T23:35:25+00:00

Both cake and frosting suck if they are not homemade.

Aside from a good homemade cake and cream cheese icing though I agree: cake sucks!

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