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#200 of 764 Re: nissan [latham] by kirstie_h HOST Feb 18, 2005 (6:19 am)
Replying to: latham (Feb 17, 2005 10:17 pm) Cigarette smell can't be removed. It also sounds like there's either a problem with the Prism, or the dealer just doesn't know anything about it at all. Plus, the different price? Hm...   Again, through personal experience, I'm a fan of the Sentra. The News & Views host, pf_flyer, drove one of those some 200K miles before buying another Nissan, so they can certainly live a long and happy life. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Feb 18, 2005 7:59 am) nsiriann (Mar 10, 2005 9:25 am) qbrozen (Mar 10, 2005 9:38 am) danf1 (Mar 10, 2005 9:41 am) asafonov (Mar 10, 2005 10:29 am) and 4 more...
#201 of 764 Re: nissan [kirstie_h] by kyfdx HOST Feb 18, 2005 (7:59 am)
Replying to: kirstie_h (Feb 18, 2005 6:19 am) I agree with Kirstie.. if the cigarette smell bothered your wife, just write that one off the list.. you'll never get it all of the way out..   But, I like Prizms and Proteges much better than the Sentra..   Nissans last a long time.. and that isn't a good thing, if you are the one that has to drive it...   The Impalas and Tauri are a good deal.. but, you've been driving small cars before this.. If they meet your needs, no reason to spend more on fuel with a bigger car..   Keep looking.. lots of cars out there..   regards, kyfdx
#202 of 764 Re: We drove the Prizm [latham] by qbrozen Feb 18, 2005 (8:02 am)
Replying to: latham (Feb 17, 2005 9:51 pm) the noise you heard sounds like just the tires rubbing. First thing I would do is check the sticker on the door jamb to see what size tires SHOULD be on there and compare it with what IS on there. If the tires on there are wider than they should be, that is probably your problem. Not really a big deal at all. Just don't turn the wheel all the way (sounds sort of like that doctor joke, doesn't it?)   The price difference isn't surprising. Happens all the time. If someone shows the ad and they honor it, no big deal, right? But if someone comes in off the street, never saw the ad, they might wind up paying more based on the sticker. Not the nicest way to do business, but its a used car lot, after all, so you can't expect much.   I differ on the cigarette smell. I believe enough Febreeze can get rid of anything over time. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Feb 18, 2005 8:06 am)
#203 of 764 Re: We drove the Prizm [qbrozen] by kyfdx HOST Feb 18, 2005 (8:06 am)
Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 18, 2005 8:02 am) Yeah.. but...   It is his wife that has the cigarette smell problem...   You know what I am getting at?
#204 of 764 Cheap Escort? by latham Feb 18, 2005 (8:25 am)
How does this one sound?   $2950 - 2001 Ford Escort 66k miles automatic link Replies to this message: qbrozen (Feb 18, 2005 8:54 am)
#205 of 764 Re: Cheap Escort? [latham] by qbrozen Feb 18, 2005 (8:54 am)
Replying to: latham (Feb 18, 2005 8:25 am) I'm not a fan of Escorts, but if everything checks out ok, it certainly sounds like you should be able to get your money's worth out of it. I think its about a $2K car on the wholesale side, so the price isn't bad, but you can probably get it a little lower. I'm sure nobody is banging down the seller's door for this gem.
#206 of 764 Finding good deals by latham Feb 18, 2005 (10:50 am)
After hearing many speak about good prices on Tauruses, Impalas, Prizms, Proteges, etc. I'm curious about how you find them. I've been searching online (through edmunds, sfgate, craigslist) and posting the best that I find, but have a very difficult time finding the deals that I hear about. Am I looking in the wrong places? Any tips for finding these good deals? Replies to this message: kyfdx (Feb 18, 2005 12:05 pm) qbrozen (Feb 18, 2005 12:56 pm)
#207 of 764 Re: Finding good deals [latham] by kyfdx HOST Feb 18, 2005 (12:05 pm)
Replying to: latham (Feb 18, 2005 10:50 am) autotrader.com   cars.com   Your local paper
#208 of 764 Re: Finding good deals [latham] by qbrozen Feb 18, 2005 (12:56 pm)
Replying to: latham (Feb 18, 2005 10:50 am) one of my favorites is getauto.com
#209 of 764 Good Deals by jchan2 Feb 18, 2005 (2:40 pm)
Try eBay. Sure, it might be a little risky, but you can lower the risk factor by buying from someone with a high feedback rating and by looking for ones that are CarFax certified, whatever that means.   I agree that the Impala is a better car than the Taurus. But both are screaming deals, in my opinion. Too bad they dropped the Duratec V6 from the 2005 Taurus Sedan. On the Wagon I think you can still get the Duratec. But for the sedan, its back to the old Vulcan 3.0L 155 horsepower V6.   If you really don't mind shelling out more for gas and accepting a mildly higher risk factor, I think bidding on eBay on an Impala or Taurus might be the way to go.

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