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Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:13 am
by Round Six
I just got done watching a UAW strike update and got to thinking. The price of a new car or truck is going to be awfully doggone high when this is over. If people started setting up Auto Renew shops, would you consider using them instead of buying a new car?
A place that would go through your car, inside and out, and make it brand new again. Mechanical, interior, body work, whatever it takes. Even if it cost a few thousand and the place offered financing, would that be something any of you would consider instead of buying new?
I'm not looking to start a business, or anything like that. Like I said, just a thought that crossed my mind this morning.
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:47 am
by Rate This
Round Six wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:13 am
I just got done watching a UAW strike update and got to thinking. The price of a new car or truck is going to be awfully doggone high when this is over. If people started setting up Auto Renew shops, would you consider using them instead of buying a new car?
A place that would go through your car, inside and out, and make it brand new again. Mechanical, interior, body work, whatever it takes. Even if it cost a few thousand and the place offered financing, would that be something any of you would consider instead of buying new?
I'm not looking to start a business, or anything like that. Like I said, just a thought that crossed my mind this morning.
If it was cheap enough it might be worth it... cheap being relative to the cost of a new car obviously. Additionally lots of folks would like their tech upgraded probably..
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:33 pm
by km1125
It's certainly an interesting concept, and I'd bet somebody could pull it off. Similar to a "resto-mod" but for contemporary vehicles. It's pretty amazing what they can do just detailing an older car to look good, but imagine if it was a "mechanical detail" that thoroughly went through the drivetrain. It could be even more attractive if you end up having to blow in a tube before you start your car (new cars starting in 2026 have to incorporate some kind of DUI tech).
OH, and BTW that Shawn Feign is a moron. He's going to destroy the industry single-handedly.
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:35 pm
by Turkeytop
Yes. I like a car I can start by hand cranking. None of the new vehicles offer that feature.
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:16 pm
by Art Van Damme
Seems like a paint job and detailing would be close and not cost an arm and a leg.
Sorry to burst your anti-union masturbation session, but vehicle prices will rise regardless of the UAW or Fain.
Pleasuring stockholders is the sole focus of the auto industry.
Oh, I forgot paying CEO’s and executives obscene salaries. They like that, too.
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:52 pm
by Turkeytop
Art Van Damme wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:16 pm
Sorry to burst your anti-union masturbation session, but vehicle prices will rise regardless of the UAW or Fain.
Pleasuring stockholders is the sole focus of the auto industry.
Oh, I forgot paying CEO’s and executives obscene salaries. They like that, too.
In the past three years prices have almost doubled. That has nothing to do with labour costs. It's all due to the greed of the auto Companies. They've decided that, from now on, they want to build only trucks and luxury SUVs.
Vehicles that, in the past, were pretty basic, they've loaded up with luxury features to boost the price.
I don't need all wheel drive. I don't need 22" aluminum wheels. I don't need leather seats. I don't need blue teeth (whatever that means). But that's what they want to sell me.
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:00 pm
by TC Talks
I have been doing this for years... I just retired my pickup with 340,000 miles from 2001. But I also have 7 collector vehicles, so I am a bit unusual.
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:02 pm
by Matt
TC Talks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:00 pm
I have been doing this for years... I just retired my pickup with 340,000 miles from 2001. But I also have 7 collector vehicles, so I am a bit unusual.
Wow, you and Audiophile keep cars forever - what other beliefs do you share?
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:10 pm
by Mega Hertz
Matt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:02 pm
TC Talks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:00 pm
I have been doing this for years... I just retired my pickup with 340,000 miles from 2001. But I also have 7 collector vehicles, so I am a bit unusual.
Wow, you and Audiophile keep cars forever - what other beliefs do you share?
Audiophile gives them to his daughters after a while...
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:37 pm
by Matt
Mega Hertz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:10 pm
Matt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:02 pm
TC Talks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:00 pm
I have been doing this for years... I just retired my pickup with 340,000 miles from 2001. But I also have 7 collector vehicles, so I am a bit unusual.
Wow, you and Audiophile keep cars forever - what other beliefs do you share?
Audiophile gives them to his daughters after a while...
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:42 pm
by Deleted User 9015
Mega Hertz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:10 pm
Matt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:02 pm
TC Talks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:00 pm
I have been doing this for years... I just retired my pickup with 340,000 miles from 2001. But I also have 7 collector vehicles, so I am a bit unusual.
Wow, you and Audiophile keep cars forever - what other beliefs do you share?
Audiophile gives them to his daughters after a while...
That's only if they pass the hymen test
Re: Paying to have your old car showroom new
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:55 am
by TC Talks
Matt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:02 pm
TC Talks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:00 pm
I have been doing this for years... I just retired my pickup with 340,000 miles from 2001. But I also have 7 collector vehicles, so I am a bit unusual.
Wow, you and Audiophile keep cars forever - what other beliefs do you share?
Not many. I don't pile them up in my front yard like he does. I buy quality cars that last a long time. I bet I have more in common with others here than Audiophile. At least we both support abortion rights and same sex marriage.