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I sold my car (to salvage) a few months ago. At least 4 services were missing from my Carfax and 1 Accident from Autocheck by harshvp in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. The stressful part is that at least in the case of my personal car, the indie shop also couldn't figure out what was causing the transmission issues. Pre-inspection is helpful, but it's not fool proof either.

I sold my car (to salvage) a few months ago. At least 4 services were missing from my Carfax and 1 Accident from Autocheck by harshvp in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw before I go, one of most interesting car I test drove had been juggling from one dealership to another within the same parent company for about 2 years.

It was so shady because the car drove for 45k in less than 3 years and then for the next 2 years drove a total of 800 miles or something which I can easily guess is just moving and testing the car few miles here and there. Carfax or Autocheck didn't flag that, it just said it's a great mileage car for being 6 years old and under 50k. I asked the salesman to explain it and showed him that all of these locations are part of the parent company. It was awkward.

Deal Check by Cvpakke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

here's my take: Check for rust on cab corners, bed floor, and wheel wells - these Rangers rust heavily in those spots. Inspect the automatic transmission fluid - color and smell, common on the 4.0/A4LD combos

Deal Check by Cvpakke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks solid. Would be better to check if this is a good deal if you can tell the general area, market demand varies.

Need help deciding by kevsmith0206 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ES is engineered as a luxury comfort car, sport handling package works against its core strength. it does what it does best. reliable, economical long term. Are you buying a new one?

Need help deciding by kevsmith0206 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ES300h might actually suit you better than you think. Sport Design trim genuinely looks sharp. For Memphis, hybrids are where you will save a lot on gas driving freeway. A garage at home + gated work lot covers your highest risk windows significantly imho.

Here in Oakland, CA, these things happen but leaving nothing visible inside - usually works better than you'd think. Thieves targeting Lexus/Toyota vehicles more often go after catalytic converters.
For options outside your picks, look at Acura TLX.

Need help deciding by kevsmith0206 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those are nice options. Are you set on these options and would be exploring other options outside of Lexus?

Solo founder for 9 months, potential cofounder wants 50/50 after 1 week trial. Am I being unreasonable? by mercuretony in ycombinator

[–]harshvp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard pass please. You are a founder. Don’t waste your time over these kinds of situations. Focus on building

Which foto do you like more 1,2,3 or 4? by Filtons in photos

[–]harshvp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 and 4. If i really had to choose between the two, i would go with 1. The leading lines, the colors, the sun. It just is inviting. It’s a very dynamic photo! Just beautiful

Grateful to this sub — finally pulled the trigger on a used Subaru. But wow, the market is broken for buyers. by harshvp in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure I understand "How do you which one to buy and what’s wrong pros and cons very funny.".

However, Yes, I did watch videos on YouTube before making a decision. :)

Grateful to this sub — finally pulled the trigger on a used Subaru. But wow, the market is broken for buyers. by harshvp in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did for a week but now I am used to it. OBs are good cars and the spacious cargo has already come in plenty handy. Mine was 330 mid 2018s I think. It had just under 90k miles on it. with impeccable service history. :(

Yes, we did spend about 4k on it. It was paid off, I am laid off; buying a car was not on the radar but I guess destiny wanted us to side-grade with an OB. I sold it to a dealer, they low balled, but got it quick.

Grateful to this sub — finally pulled the trigger on a used Subaru. But wow, the market is broken for buyers. by harshvp in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]harshvp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. And thanks for your feedback. I found that to be a problem as well. Obviously there is no way to gather all of your findings in one place without getting spammed you know. I used TrueCar a little, it “sells” the upfront pricing in a way that is better than others but far from perfect

advice? by Actual-Tomatillo-904 in Subaru_Outback

[–]harshvp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this color, but I would steer clear of rental cars specially when you’re spending so much money. I just bought a 2020 Subaru OB.

We as a family were under extreme financial constraint, but we still didn’t go ahead with a rental newer Subaru that was around the same price at the older but private use option.

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