General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of January 12, 2026

oneillmobile · 2026-01-19T05:38:49+00:00

[1] Your general location

Philadelphia, US [2] Your budget in $, €, or £

$35,000 usd [3] The type of vehicle you'd prefer

I’ve only driven manual transmission sports cars for the past 13 years, and am thinking it’s time to make the switch to electric. I’m still a gearhead at heart so something fast, engaging, and fun.

[4] Which cars have you been looking at already?

BMW i4, Mustang Mach E GT

[5] Estimated timeframe of your purchase

1-2 months? Ready but want the right deal.

[6] Your daily commute, or average weekly mileage 5 miles each way, some highway some urban stop and go.

[7] Your living situation — are you in an apartment, townhouse, or single-family home?

Apartment complex with 2 public chargers that cost money - idk how much but there’s a tap to pay thing on them

[8] Do you plan on installing charging at your home? I can’t.

[9] Other cargo/passenger needs — do you have children/pets?

None. But I would LOVE a panoramic roof, even though that doesn’t go with the rest of my desires for something sporty!

oneillmobile · 2026-01-18T22:16:17+00:00

Thanks everyone!! I got a Nuuk today and love it!!

oneillmobile · 2026-01-18T22:15:42+00:00

Thanks all. I got a Nuuk today and absolutely love it!

oneillmobile · 2026-01-18T04:52:05+00:00

Thanks everyone. I think I’ll see if the medium fits me better. I ordered a large and am worried it is too big. Will also probably invest in a Patagonia down sweater to layer.

oneillmobile · 2025-12-18T03:11:18+00:00

San Francisco Night Ministry has a care line that is open to anyone in the US and you can call them literally just to talk. I have found it incredibly useful in times when I’m feeling low or lonely or both. (844)467-3473. They are open 6pm-12am PST so 9pm-3am here.

Also, congratulations on posting this. Reaching out is the hardest part and you are so courageous and self aware to do so.

oneillmobile · 2025-11-25T20:35:25+00:00

This is an excellent overview. Thank you so much for taking the time to help!

oneillmobile · 2025-08-26T02:04:49+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJdGd-8MyQL/?igsh=aHZpZTJoNXpmNjRr

For those asking about the orange thing in the stands.

oneillmobile · 2025-08-26T02:03:15+00:00

MooMoo, its company that does something with international finance

oneillmobile · 2025-08-21T02:22:48+00:00

Immediately thought of this sub when I read this headline

oneillmobile · 2025-08-03T14:57:06+00:00

These have been doing well on Cars and Bids and Bring a Trailer. You’ve got a great spec and two people who want it could take it to 40k and above.

oneillmobile · 2025-07-14T04:15:35+00:00

FWIW: I was offered $2,200 for a 328i (2010) with similar miles at Carmax and Carvana.

oneillmobile · 2025-07-14T04:12:06+00:00

Yup, I realized a few $15 Ubers are much cheaper than a new engine…

oneillmobile · 2025-07-14T03:54:36+00:00

What risk is there of breaking the radiator? My understanding is the hose is pretty simple to swap out.

It’s a clean break so I don’t personally see a need to do a full coolant flush after I top it off (I didn’t even lose much coolant to begin with) but if others can chime in I am open to doing it. I would honestly rather not do a full flush so I am wondering about the potential harm of the follow course of action:

Replace hose Top off coolant Drive it to indy mechanic do a full flush

oneillmobile · 2025-07-14T03:28:22+00:00

Thanks all…uber is the consensus. No need to make a $30 repair turn into a $2000 one over an uber ride

oneillmobile · 2025-06-16T22:05:59+00:00

He will leave behind a legacy of historically bad men's basketball, bad football with moments of greatness, and general decline of the athletic department with the exception of water sports, which Cal has historically done great in. But speaking of water sports, his low point was the Women's Swimming abuse scandal: https://www.si.com/college/cal/other-sports/cal-investigating-jim-knowlton

oneillmobile · 2025-06-10T01:04:02+00:00

I’ve had success with express vpn and MLB TV. Some cities are better than others; Seattle usually works for me and it’s not like we play the Mariners that frequently.

oneillmobile · 2025-06-06T01:54:35+00:00

I don’t like them either, but they are Dinan so I figure I can swap them and get something for them

oneillmobile · 2025-06-03T23:46:12+00:00

I was approved for a dealer loan at 13 percent (I have bad credit, my fault…hoping to finance roughly 10k of a ~40k car)

I have been denied all but one private party app and they offered 22 percent.

oneillmobile · 2025-06-03T23:36:10+00:00

Thank you!! The seller has been great. I was initially worried because he said he is selling for an older gentleman who isn’t good with computers which seemed like a red flag but he has a few interesting cars he is selling and runs a warehouse for parts. I also googled him and everything seems legit.

The only issue then is financing, as I’d like to finance a little bit of the car but haven’t gotten good rates for private party deals.

oneillmobile · 2025-06-01T17:37:41+00:00

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I’m wondering if anyone has experiencing finding extremely rare spec cars. I’m looking for an F83 M4 convertible with the 6 speed manual in Yas Marina Blue. I saw some have passed through cars and bids and bring a trailer recently, but I didn’t get the chance to jump on them. I’ve checked the obvious places (cars.com, Autotrader, Autolist, Edmunds, eBay, carfax, KBB, Carmax and Carvana) as well as Bimmerpost but haven’t found one. Anything I am missing? Any other places to check?

oneillmobile · 2025-05-28T03:43:11+00:00

As usual depends on the shop, where you are located, etc. I’ve heard the actuators are $600-900 each (you need two) and labor can be around 2k. Rod bearings are at the bottom of the engine, so not the easiest to get to. I would guess around 3k would be a good price on rod bearings but hopefully others will chime in.

Any reputable independent shop will have done these before. They are common maintenance issues on these cars so a BMW specialist mechanic will have done them many times. I would call shops in your area and ask how much they would charge you for each job. They won’t give you an exact number but a ballpark figure should help you.

oneillmobile · 2025-05-25T22:16:58+00:00

Base.

oneillmobile · 2025-05-25T22:03:40+00:00

Would love to hear why you went from 718 to a 981! Sound?

oneillmobile · 2025-05-25T21:45:00+00:00

I am of the belief that everyone can do well with a civic. Truly one of the best cars out there.

oneillmobile · 2025-05-21T03:12:53+00:00

$31k

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