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1950 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 6:58 PM
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My son is looking to buy a new car. Something safe, not too expensive etc. What would be some of the best options? Thanks, BMW
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Replying to: BMW540 (Jun 20, 2009 7:10 am) |
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Replying to: BMW540 (Jun 20, 2009 7:10 am) |
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Replying to: BMW540 (Jun 20, 2009 7:10 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jun 20, 2009 12:17 pm) BMW
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Replying to: BMW540 (Jun 22, 2009 7:43 pm) While I'm not saying something this old is necessary, I will say that there was some relief on both the part of my parents as well as on my part, because I didn't have to worry about dings, dents, and keeping a new car in new condition. I'm pretty nit-picky about my cars so having something that is worn (not worn out though) was kind-of nice when going to HS football games, local trips to the lake, and simply in the hazards of the parking deck at the mall. I'd skip the "new" route; if you can afford a new Corolla, perhaps look at a 2 year old midsize car (Altima, Fusion, Accord, Sonata - Toyotas are too dull for even my grandmother, so I'm thinking your son won't care for it either) . Generally safer than compacts, they don't use much more fuel (my dad's 07 Civic got 37 MPG while following me up the interstate on a 300 mile trip; my '06 2.4L Accord got 35 MPG; we both had cruise control set). Just a few thoughts from someone who was in that position not-too-long ago. By the way; I still have my old '96 Accord. It now has 195k miles on it, and gets used in my job as a courier where fender-benders and parallel parking follies occur... I plan to take it to grad school with me along with my 2006 this fall. 
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 22, 2009 8:37 pm) |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 22, 2009 8:37 pm) I still need more info to make a suggestion, personally.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jun 23, 2009 7:34 am) BMW
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Replying to: BMW540 (Jun 23, 2009 5:26 pm) |
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