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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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would have all of these - power windows - power locks - remote entry - power moonroof - ABS (I live in the northeast) and I'd guess you'd pay about $17K for one with automatic. a bit more if you wanted side air bags too.
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Replying to: millspd (Mar 10, 2005 8:01 pm) I like used Civics, too... but, the prices are outrageous..
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good point about the monthly payment -- forgot that part.  We bought a 2004 for my wife and she is very happy with it. I don't quite fit comfortably in it, but that's ok since I rarely drive it. |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Mar 10, 2005 8:27 pm)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 11, 2005 6:36 am) When someone tells me they have $2K to put down on a car, I tend to want them to keep that money in the bank for other things... If you have $10K, different story.. I'd lease, if I were getting a new Civic, though.. Probably $220/mo. including tax.. with nothing down. regards, kyfdx |
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Replying to: cti (Mar 10, 2005 1:51 pm) |
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P5s are nice, and should be very affordable used. Mazda also had a longer warranty, 4/50 IIRC, so a 2 year old Mazda will have twice the remaining warranty of a Civic, and it'll cost less. -juice |
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I guess you could try the Chevrolet Cobalt. It's safe (it passed the IIHS's side impact test a few days ago) and it seems to be reasonably priced. You could also try a Corolla, or a used Protege. The Elantra sounds good... You get a long warranty, a decent car and all the features you want. If you're willing to go up a notch in size you could try a Ford Taurus.. Reliable and fairly inexpensive, although it is highly boring and finding one with a sunroof might be tough. |
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If I was interested in a compact sedan, I would have seriously considered a Cobalt (oddly not available IN cobalt blue). I figured I should give GM a shot now that they finally have made a (apparently) high quality compact. The recent top scores in side crash test scores makes me hope even more that the Cobalt succeeds. Of course, the Cobalt isn't available used - but (checking...) an LS with auto and side air bags as options has an MSRP of 16730. The fact that it is even worth CONSIDERING alongside any other compact car is amazing and worthy of attention. Jason |
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| I sat in one at the Nashville Auto Show a few weeks back and the fit and finish seemed to be pretty good for a GM car. Although today's review of the Cobalt in the Wall Street Journal said that it was an average sedan at best- not the best car but not necessarily the worst. I haven't driven a Cobalt yet and probably won't (I bought a new car recently) but it seems like a safe and dependable ride that has a price that isn't outrageously high. Not to mention its a GM car, which means GM may start piling on the incentives and make the Cobalt a real bargain... | |
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