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  • What do car dealers go for when they buy a car?

    Hello dear forum, I hope that I am here in the right forum. I always ask myself like car dealers around the corner actually make money?! We have here e.g. a car dealer who always sells cheap used cars, whereby I wonder how much he probably paid for it and whether he earns anything at all on the car. I would like to know 2 things ….. maybe someone knows an answer. 1. Where do the car dealers get the cars from? 2. If I e.g. to a car dealer hi ngehe … he offers me a sum X for my car. Which factors play in his evaluation for a role? Is there a faus formula, where you pay e.g. 20% or 10% under Schwackelist?? Would I be very pleased about an answer :-), since I have always wondered how the car dealers (I don’t mean the car dealerships) earn their money. Gruss Tancok

  • Cars up to 12,000 for motorways, as new as possible

    Hello together, I just had to register as I turn around in my car search and look for a new idea. Hope I find it here. My problem: I’ve only driven used cars my whole life. That wasn’t a problem for me either. But now I’m done studying, have my work, earn money – and want to stop with the used cars. I just don’t have time to screw around myself, or, I was never really good at screwing. I just want to have a car And my 2001 Punto with 260,000km shows signs that it can’t be kept alive for long. Now I want to have a new or annual car. What I have to do with it is unfortunately only 12.00€. Drive 60km to work, most of it motorway. In the price class I find unfortunately only compact cars with which I don’t necessarily want to push around between the trucks. Price class only found the Dacia (imo price attractive because of gas) and EU import cars from the category Seat Ibiza. From other manufacturers only small cars. All these alternatives do not completely inspire me. Have already thought about buying an old cucumber again – but that doesn’t bring me any further. Search for a more long-term solution. Maybe one of you can give me a thought start as I invest the most meaningful money.

  • Holograms by Sonax wax

    Hello, I recently polished my car (Jazzblue pearl effect) and waxed. Polished with the 3m high gloss hand polish (previously kneaded of course). After the polish the car saw really well also, from holograms no trace (at hand polish anyway rather rare or?). But after I applied the wax which, please stone me not :-D, was from Sonax (Sonax car hard wax, the cheap in the red bottle) and then polished off (have the wax dried about 10 min. The whole car was full of light holograms! What did I do wrong? So shit can’t be the Sonax wax at all, right? (But after the experience I decided to buy a reasonable wax here before the Sonax is used up) My feeling tells me that I may have applied a little bit, which I didn’t completely polish up. Can the holos get away from it? In the same way, I can’t get away with it. Brigen have the holos strangely never disappeared again… but nevertheless the wax has ruined my great polishing result a bit

  • Frequently asked question of an N00bs – What should be considered?

    Aloha I would like to seal my almost two months young polo (see also signature), but I have absolutely no plan what I have to buy for it (I don’t want to give it to the specialist). So now to the actual problem: What do I have to buy everything? In principle I shot myself on the care product of Meguiars, because I have read good about it now. There are shampoos, polishing agents, waxes ect. pp and I have absolutely no plan of what you really need. To me this is as follows: Drive into the washing machine of my trust, do normal laundry, go home, take the sealing stuff and rub it into the paint and finish.

  • Problems with starters

    Hello together, have a 2006 Fat Boy with Twin Cam 88 engine. I installed the charged battery and wanted to start the engine. The engine didn’t start or the starter didn’t spin. I then connected the car battery with starter cable. The starter now went very slowly, but the engine didn’t start anyway. Shortly afterwards I saw some smoke rising from below. I then stopped immediately. The cables on the battery were quite warm. I suspect that the smoke from the battery Does anyone know this problem or does anyone know what’s broken?? Greetings Charly

  • Iron 883 in the snow!!

    Hi guys, after weeks of bright sunshine, it snows here again! Fu***!!! My brand new Iron 883 is now standing unprotected outside in the snow and will be completely white I am just a little worried, as I always try to protect it from rain… What are your experiences, it is a big problem when she is exposed to the cold for two days? Thanks for a short answer..

  • Which print media do you read?

    Hello @Harley-Gemeinde, mal ́ne Fragen für die Zeit, die man nicht auf dem Mopped oder in der Garage verstellt: What do you read about the topic “Zweirad”? Since I am often on the road with the DB (“Die Bahn kommt!” ), I always scan the kiosks for reading material to the pastime. While there is actually a quite large and wide selection to my hobby Porsche and Oldtimer, I have not yet really found it in the motorcycle magazines. I don’t know about motorcycle trips, about “Extreme-Pimp-My-Ride”, or the cross-section of the topic is so wide that the interesting contributions make up only a fraction…. I remember a sheet that I found 15 years ago quite entertaining (though not always quite at the height of the subject): “Mopped” was called this, but it has probably disappeared in the meantime. What would you think a good magazine with a focus on technology? Thank you already in advance and many greetings. Karsten

  • search big combi/van

    Hi, since I get new generation again and my A1 Sportback is too small I am looking for the following: 1. Kombi or Van with min 1400l boot volume 2. Strong engine 3. From year of construction 2009 4. Up to c.a 15000-16000 Euro with up to 80000km What would there possibly be? Thanks LoggerPro

  • Used car, purchase advice, 500€

    Hi people since my beautiful car said goodbye this morning with a loud bang and I absolutely need a car because of my way to work, must be replaced in the next weeks. From the financial point of view (just learned out, and in a year again school) I have to limit my budget first in the purchase price (500€) and also pay attention to the costs in the maintenance. I think a diesel will not pay off in the long term (<15,000km/year) since I will end up next year. So far I have driven my first car, small car, Nissan Almera 1.4l / 75ps, year 1999 My future should be a station wagon and also a limousine as possible. In consumption I do not want a 2.0l machine which pulls me 12l/100km out of the tank. But 90 to 110ps it should be already, so far I had to make a start when overtaking. I also do not need expensive electronics or equipment, which I did not have so far. I drive as cheaply as possible, i.e. BMW, Audi, does not come into question, since the spare parts list is much more expensive than with my Nissan would be really cool if someone with an idea of used cars can give me a tip to a good model

  • Mommy needs a new car 😉

    Hi guys, my mom just drove a drunk idiot into the car.. -> irreperable total damage At least nobody happened anything & the opposing insurance takes over the damage. But now she needs a new car very soon. Requirements would be: – Family suitability (3 children + 2 adults) – A large trunk for purchases etc. – Good seats (she washes herself a seat heater, because she always has back problems in winter and heat helps her apparently quite well) – before In recent years, she would have liked Japanese manufacturers, since she has never had problems with it (Toyota & Mazda) – From the basic structure, a station wagon or van would be the best solution – It should become a beziner (yearly around the 20t km driving performance with a lot of short distance) – No new car, should become a used up to 18,000 Euro, which lasts long I have come across the Subaru Legacy now. She would like it very much and an all-wheel drive is certainly not bad, in the snow-rich winters This is where the what is good? Which engine would be recommended? Don’t have a lot of experience with boxers, but you can hear a lot of good things about Subaru. And thanks to the exotic status the boxes are quite cheap to have… Look forward to your answers and suggestions! Thanks and greetings After_Dark