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from old Chrysler products. Unless you like to constantly replace head gaskets, steering racks, transmissions, idle speed motors, window regulators, etc. There's a reason why they sell cheap used! I've had enough of them to know! |
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Replying to: jasmith52 (Dec 06, 2004 1:25 pm) |
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a Saturn. The original one. They should be quite cheap.
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jan 22, 2005 1:12 pm) Saturns are nice first cars, and you will pay less insurance. But gosh, no matter what your price range, if you are a young male, your insurance will be pretty high. A tip: dress like a geek when you go to sign the insurance policy. (Big ugly sweater, find some big glasses...) I think that may have been why mine was cheaper, or maybe because a Riviera is a big old tub. Big old 2 door tub. I have an '04 Corolla now, but don't bother looking for an 03+ Corolla because their resale is actually higher than I thought. Insurance is low, even though I slipped in a supercharger and xenon headlights.... or maybe because I'm 31.... Don't let your car payments ruin your life. If it's too pricy, don't buy it. If you do, your friends might be going on a vacation while you sit at home. Good luck! |
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If you get a used GM stick with the 3.8l engine, it's a lot more reliable than some other V6s they sold. -juice |
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| an older Infiniti I30 or G20. Don't know the insurance on them, but hopefully they shouldn't be terribly high. | |
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Reading the local Saturn dealer's ad in the paper.. Every '99 and older Saturn on his lot was $3995 or less.... Now, you couldn't give me a Saturn.. but, I thought that was reasonably cheap transportation.. and, I'm assuming that you could negotiate a further discount from these asking prices... Probably half the cost of a comparable Civic.. regards, kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jan 24, 2005 2:29 pm) The Saturn dealer near me has fixed prices on all of their cars (The Saturn Way). So maybe there wouldn't be any negotiation for the cars you saw in the paper. Prices tend to be around 1000-1500 over wholesale book. Cars are clean and probably run well. I'd purchase one if I were in the market for a economy car. |
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That for people on a tight budget a Saturn isn't a bad way to go. Pretty ho-hum cars that have lousy resale and seem to hold up pretty well. And whoever suggested the 3800 GM engine, I'll chime in and agree it's one of the best engines ever produced by anyone. Which begs the question...WHY would GM feel compelled to buy V-6 engines from Honda?
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Replying to: isellhondas (Jan 30, 2005 4:54 pm) |
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