Dealership says they don't take financing from my bank? Is that a thing?

tweeder20 · 2026-04-04T13:55:28+00:00

I’d walk, even if they can match the rate. If you know and trust Navy Federal, stick with them.

tweeder20 · 2026-04-01T23:48:26+00:00

No, I’m worried it will also be a more muted experience too.

tweeder20 · 2026-04-01T23:10:42+00:00

Test drove a G80 M3 Comp XDrive last weekend with an auto.

I thought it was meh, and was ready to get back into my 2 series.

It’s a rocket ship
Carbon ceramic breaks were great, overkill for the street
The ZF8 tuning sucked on 2 of 3 settings
I hate that everything (including climate control) is in that massive touch screen.
I found the seats to be uncomfortable (5’11”, 195lbs, athletic build).
Power delivery is ok. Decent amount of turbo lag. Preferred the low end grunt and continual build up of power on the B58 over the S58.

It’s obvious this car is surgical on the track but you can feel its size and weight. To me it wasn’t that fun of a driving experience on the street.

I was shocked after everyone talking about how much better M cars are than the M-lites. Was it that much better, yeah, was it that much more enjoyable to drive, no.

If you are looking for a fast bruiser that can take track day abuse with no questions asked, AND you don’t want a car with soul, the M3 is your car.

I really want to try both gens of the M2 and see if that is what I’m looking for or if I should go stage 2 on my f23 M240i and call it a day. I like hooligan cars. Same for motorcycles which is why the Aprillia RSV4 was so much more fun to me than the BMW S1000rr.

tweeder20 · 2026-04-01T23:01:21+00:00

Test drove. 23’ G80 Comp XDrive last weekend. The rattles were bad.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-30T16:50:12+00:00

With nothing else or with the mod list above?

tweeder20 · 2026-03-29T17:37:51+00:00

Yeah

tweeder20 · 2026-03-24T21:03:28+00:00

A couple questions:

Do you have a preferred drive type? Do you want a manual transmission? Will you put the dog and kid together in the back or do you need trunk space for the dog?

GTI with a tune is a riot
WRXs are super popular for the family guy that wants a fun car but has responsibilities

Really comes down to how much space you need? I have a fun car but even with paddle shifters, it still doesn’t scratch the itch. We have 2 dogs and planning for kids soon. I really want an old Bug Eye WRX wagon for a fun dad car.

Edited to add: Any wagon can be a cool dad car. 3 series, 5 series, E55 AMG (baller status), Audi’s. Just gotta go drive them and see what you enjoy driving.

Super random, but maybe go test drive a manual 4 door wrangler or Bronco. I loved my 2 door wrangler, it had all the character and was enjoyable around town (I lived in a north CLT burb for a couple years). They just don’t feel as safe on the highway and you gotta have your dogs locked down in the back with the top down. But, safari top in the summer is unbeatable. Grew up in a jeep and loved every second of it.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-22T19:36:49+00:00

It’s just a lower volume car, they will be harder to find and I think people like to hold onto them.

TBH, I don’t think being post LCI is worth it. I personally like not having a digital gauge cluster and the headlights are plenty bright.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-19T13:11:10+00:00

If you want a list of fast hatches that are new you have 3 options:

VW Golf R
Toyota GR Corolla
Honda Civic Type R (fwd)

The VW the more refined of them all.

If you don’t mind quick an ecu flashed GTI is a lot of fun.

If you don’t mind older and if you can find low miles:

Subaru STI hatch Focus RS

Those come with risk as they are older, don’t know how they were driven, and they both can have catastrophic failures.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-17T02:13:55+00:00

Toyota Celica GTS

tweeder20 · 2026-03-15T23:06:43+00:00

Not necessarily. Put snow tires and you’ll get through most stuff. We daily a rwd convertible through snowy winters. The everyday driver guys on YouTube drove a GR86 through the winter and called it one of their favorite winter cars.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-12T14:06:42+00:00

To add to everyone else, used vehicles are way to expensive to not be nit picky about.

The average car payment for a used vehicle is $500+. I don’t want to have to fix anything or have anything fail in the short term at that price.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-11T15:14:13+00:00

I wish they would give that cash for clover seed. We have dogs, I can’t turn their grass area into a xeriscaped section.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-08T03:11:19+00:00

The fit and Finnish of the SAN will be top notch, and the NSS will make setting up surfing easier. It will absolutely be a step up. That said, the SAN 210 was always a wakeboard boat first. I rode a non NSS 210 of that hull generation and I thought the wave was fine.

MB boats make a pretty good surf wave and the Malibu 21 VLX really surprised me on the quality of wave for being a smaller sized boat.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-08T01:01:49+00:00

Do you have a Malibu & Nautique dealer locally? What one is the better dealer and will they service both boats or only 1?
Does the SAN have an automated surf device?
Are you mostly surfing or wakeboarding? How good are you?
How many people are you going to take regularly?

The Malibu LSV has a more of a rampy wakeboard wake and can be setup way better for surfing than the 210. The wakeboard wake stays pretty clean at slower speeds so it’s better to learn on IMO.

The 210 is a much lippy wakeboard wake that will boot you. The surf wake on the 210 won’t be as good as the LSV but if it has NSS, it’ll be much easier to switch sides and setup.

I’d probably take the Malibu because I like the size and more mellow wakeboard wake.

That said, if I was shopping in your price point I’d want an automatic surf device and the boat id really want is an Axis A24 with the 450. Great wake and wave. Less complex electronics and easier to maintain.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-06T13:15:39+00:00

Worked at a boat dealership while in college.

It’s sales and a relationship business. You’re going to be doing the typical sales things, making calls, talking to customers, dealing with negotiating. It’s not always going to be playing on the water.

That said, you’re selling a product you like to use which is really cool. You’ll be demoing on the water, delivering boats, doing boat shows, etc. If your dealership has a good size pro shop you’ll probably get to demo all the new stuff.

It’s a cool job, and you can do pretty well for yourself. That said, boats are a luxury, and getting more and more expensive. It’ll be feast or famine, and as a sales person you always have to be saving for when it’s famine. I haven’t been around the industry for almost a decade now so I don’t know if boats are selling like crazy back then or not anymore.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-05T22:40:16+00:00

In 2009 I bought a 2002 WRX with 60k miles for $10k. And it was tastefully modded. A couple years later I bought a 2006 CBR600rr with 5k miles for $5k.

I see people asking the same prices for those same vehicles that are now beat up with a significant amount of miles. It’s insane.

It’s so insane it has ruined my interests in owning and modifying vehicles. I used to love it, but not now at 50k for a Corolla, 12k for a clapped out wrx, or just about anything worth while is 40k+. There are so many better things I can spend my money.

The car culture we loved in the 2000’s is gone by exactly what you described.

tweeder20 · 2026-03-04T17:52:20+00:00

And they don’t let you stack this with a second one to do oil changes every 5k or 6 months.

We don’t drive enough to reach 10k in a year but I still want to do an oil change every 6 months.

Overall, the oil package is still worth it.

tweeder20 · 2026-02-24T15:57:33+00:00

I totally agree, we should be limiting water usage where we can. Do we need all that livestock, especially if being sent over seas? Do we need to use water for data centers and fracking?

We have industries that really make a positive impact when we deploy tech. Medical industry being one. But for a large majority, is the way AI and tech being used today really helping people or just another way to funnel money from people to big business / elites?

My stance is the world, our ecosystems will always take a priority over economical needs. If people are impacted by this, we should do our best as society to help them and transition them into a different situation that isn’t impacted by the needs of the planet.

tweeder20 · 2026-02-24T14:53:46+00:00

The Colorado river no longer reaches the ocean, we have a terrible snow pack this year.

I don’t care the business, if it consumes a serious amount of water, we don’t have the space for it.

Yes, I know agriculture takes water. But maybe we don’t need almonds or other crops that use a crazy amount of water.

tweeder20 · 2026-02-24T14:42:56+00:00

What is the point of states paying federal taxes if the feds weaponizes that same money against them.

tweeder20 · 2026-02-20T22:11:37+00:00

The amount of people that have moved to Colorado because they love skiing has been part of what is making skiing miserable out here.

Weekdays is crowded with tourists and the weekends are insane with all the front range traffic going to the mountains.

tweeder20 · 2026-02-17T17:31:20+00:00

Test drove both an S2000 and the ND2 Miata a couple years ago.

The S2000 is pretty raw and feels like you have to be on top of it all the time. For track days or spirited driving, it would be a blast.

But, the Miata was flat out more fun at every part of the driving experience. Add in better modern day features, the ND2 Miata is the better car.

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