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On 3/8/2023, he believed he had struck gold when he found the gray 2006 Mazda MazdaSpeed6 being sold for only $3750.00. Dylan was able to haggle the price from the seller down to $3000.00. | On 3/8/2023, he believed he had struck gold when he found the gray 2006 Mazda MazdaSpeed6 being sold for only $3750.00. Dylan was able to haggle the price from the seller down to $3000.00. | ||
Travis agreed to loan Dylan $ | Travis agreed to loan Dylan $2000.00 of the $3000.00 sum. The remaining $1000.00 was covered by Juli. On March 30 2023, Travis and Dylan drove to Connecticut to inspect and purchase the car. Upon arrival, Travis immediately noted that it seemed like the car had been sitting for a while. Dylan requested the seller take he and Travis on a test drive to insure it's operation. Dylan was under the impression that the car did not need much work as the seller claimed to have repaired a multitude of issues. The car struggled to start and drove even worse, with the clutch clunkily engaging and engine seeming like it was down on power. | ||
When returning from the test drive, Dylan approached Travis and asked if the purchase was a good idea. Travis told Dylan that he didn't think the car was worth it, due to it's rust rotting the rear quarter panel and test drive going roughly. Dylan proceeded to buy the car anyway, signing the title and handing the money to the seller. | |||
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The car drove fine at first, driving to eat lunch and the gas station without any issues. Issues began to immerge when Travis and Dylan began the drive home. The only request Travis made for going on the trip was to do a 60 mile per hour roll race in Dylan's [[#2011 Honda Civic Si|Civic Si]] against Dylan's new purchase. Dylan happily obliged, eager to stretch the legs of his new car. Travis and Dylan lined it up on the highway, and Dylan's MazdaSpeed6 was gapped by Travis in the Civic Si. After this occurred they both began their journey home until suddenly Dylan turned his emergency hazard lights on and pulled over. Dylan quickly ran up to Travis and told him that the car was making a strange noise. Travis replied by telling Dylan to get off at the next exit so they could inspect the car off the highway. | |||
== 20XX BMW X3 == | == 20XX BMW X3 == | ||
Revision as of 06:28, 11 May 2025
2005 Toyota Solara
Shortly after Dylan acquired his license on or around Jan 30th 2021, Dylan was gifted the 2005 Toyota Solara as a hand-me-down car from his mom's side of the family. The car was not in the best condition, being a salvage title and not looking great it still ran very well and even had Apple CarPlay. It is worth noting that the Solara had a very loud exhaust leak and was not well maintained while in Dylan's possession. Regardless, it was always reliable.
Dylan took an interest in cars after he and Travis reconnected after not seeing each other due to living apart. Travis was eager to share the hobby and Dylan took interest. When he moved to Everett on or around June 6th 2021 was when the seed was planted in his mind that he needed to get a sports car because Travis had a Subaru STI.
There are not many notable events with the Toyota Solara. Dylan drove the car until he acquired his MazdaSpeed6. The car was then given to Travis's parents. The car was passed around afterward, swapping hands to Travis's sister, and ultimately sold to Travis's friend's niece who then totaled the car. The car was scrapped shortly after.
2006 Mazda MazdaSpeed 6 (Red)
Before purchasing the MazdaSpeed6, Dylan had been contemplating purchasing a sports car after being influenced by Travis both directly and indirectly. After toying with the idea of a Subaru WRX, Honda Civic Si, and Scion FR-S, He ultimately settled on the MazdaSpeed6 because of its AWD, turbo engine, and most importantly pricing. The car was located in Pennsylvania and Dylan was attempting to coordinate plans with Travis and Lucas after all the paperwork for the loan was settled. This plan was scrapped in the end, as Dylan coordinated with the dealership he was purchasing the car from to have it delivered.
On Dec 18th, 2021, Dylan initiated the purchase of the vehicle by putting a deposit of $500 on the car. He then confirmed the purchase after the loan paperwork was settled. On Jan 4th, the vehicle was delivered from a local dealership. On Oct 9th 2022, the car was totaled after rear ending a stopped vehicle.
2011 Honda Civic Si
2006 Mazda MazdaSpeed 6 (Gray)
Initial interest and Dylan's plan
In the months following the crash of his initial Mazda, Dylan sought to reconnect with the car by means of acquiring another one. Devastated by the loss of his initial car and being underwhelmed by his Si, he began scouring Facebook Marketplace in attempts to find another.
Spurred by his high insurance costs due to his crash and boredom with his Civic Si he started the process of purchasing another. This would be difficult however due to a multitude of reasons such as his likely bad credit, inability to get another loan due to having a current one on his previously crashed MazdaSpeed6, and low capital. His only chance at acquiring another one would be to taking a cash loan from either Juli or Travis.
Dylan's plan was that he would be able to return the Civic Si to the dealership to nullify his current car loan, purchase a new MazdaSpeed6 outright to avoid a car payment, and have a lower insurance payment due to the MazdaSpeed6 being an older car.
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Purchasing of vehicle
On 3/8/2023, he believed he had struck gold when he found the gray 2006 Mazda MazdaSpeed6 being sold for only $3750.00. Dylan was able to haggle the price from the seller down to $3000.00.
Travis agreed to loan Dylan $2000.00 of the $3000.00 sum. The remaining $1000.00 was covered by Juli. On March 30 2023, Travis and Dylan drove to Connecticut to inspect and purchase the car. Upon arrival, Travis immediately noted that it seemed like the car had been sitting for a while. Dylan requested the seller take he and Travis on a test drive to insure it's operation. Dylan was under the impression that the car did not need much work as the seller claimed to have repaired a multitude of issues. The car struggled to start and drove even worse, with the clutch clunkily engaging and engine seeming like it was down on power.
When returning from the test drive, Dylan approached Travis and asked if the purchase was a good idea. Travis told Dylan that he didn't think the car was worth it, due to it's rust rotting the rear quarter panel and test drive going roughly. Dylan proceeded to buy the car anyway, signing the title and handing the money to the seller.
Disaster
The car drove fine at first, driving to eat lunch and the gas station without any issues. Issues began to immerge when Travis and Dylan began the drive home. The only request Travis made for going on the trip was to do a 60 mile per hour roll race in Dylan's Civic Si against Dylan's new purchase. Dylan happily obliged, eager to stretch the legs of his new car. Travis and Dylan lined it up on the highway, and Dylan's MazdaSpeed6 was gapped by Travis in the Civic Si. After this occurred they both began their journey home until suddenly Dylan turned his emergency hazard lights on and pulled over. Dylan quickly ran up to Travis and told him that the car was making a strange noise. Travis replied by telling Dylan to get off at the next exit so they could inspect the car off the highway.