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Smart Shopper Selecting and Buying My First Car
764 messages, Last post on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM
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You would THINK with as many years as GM has building engines that they would be able to design their own? Seems like they would be embarassed. |
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People here only talk about one side of that deal. Didn't GM provide Honda with diesel engines in Europe? I bet in Europe people were saying "I can't believe Honda can't come up with their own diesel engine" back when the deal was first made. Now Honda builds their own diesel. But let's be fair, they leaned on GM, too. Well, Isuzu actually, which is owned by GM. -juice |
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Top 10 Cars Under $15,000 http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/104546/article.html |
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Kudos to Edmunds for giving affordable cars some attention. College kids rejoice! -juice |
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My wife's car was stolen last week, and I'm beginning to think about replacing it. I'm 25, live in Berkeley, and have driven an 89 Corolla wagon passed on to me when I got my license, and it's still going strong at 147k miles. I'll probably drive it until it dies. My wife was driving a 92 Accord (198k miles) passed on to her from her mother until it was stolen. Neither of us has purchased a car before. I've been reading through information and forums here, and I'm still unsure about what to narrow my focus on. I'm hoping to get some advice. I'm looking for a car with good long term value. For now the car would be used primarily for my wife commuting, and probably for occasional road trips for the two of us. Safety, reliability, mileage, and cost are important to me. Style, capacity, luxury, resale value, and brand name are not in themselves important to me. I'm not too worried about depreciation, since we're generally willing to keep driving our cars until it's no longer practical to do so. My wife only drives automatics right now, so I'd prefer to get one of those, though I'm trying to teach her manual (since my car is a stick and is currently our only vehicle). If a manual is a significantly better value, we might be willing to go for it. I'm willing to purchase a new or used car. We have money saved, so we could reasonably use cash to purchase a new car and drive it 10-15+ years. I'd really appreciate some advice, both general and specific. 1) Would you recommend getting a used or new car? 2) Are there specific models and years that you would recommend? (Even links would be cool) Thanks, latham
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Replying to: latham (Feb 14, 2005 10:40 am) So the obvious question would be, have you considered purchasing another Accord, or looking at the Camry? Neither of these cars are going to blow your hair back style-wise, but they meet your primary criteria. Do you have a budget in mind?
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Feb 14, 2005 10:51 am) As far as the Camry and Accord go, I'm not sure what benefits they offer over the Corolla and Civic that justify an increased $5k, or for that matter over an Echo, Elantra or Accent.
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Replying to: latham (Feb 14, 2005 10:59 am) Many members will steer you away from the Elantra & Accent because of reliability and quality issues. |
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Replying to: latham (Feb 14, 2005 10:59 am) Many people who post here are not believers in any Hyundai product, but they do give you great value. With the standard warranty, the covereage is the best available and if you plan on keeping the car forever, you can purchase a 10yr 100,000 bumper to bumper warranty as well. Dollar for dollar, you can't beat these cars. Alright everybody fire away. |
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