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#51 of 764 So by jchan2 Jan 02, 2004 (9:22 am)
I didn't really come out bad on the car if I sell now and buy a newer car.
#52 of 764 yeah but by ghulet Jan 02, 2004 (2:19 pm)
You left the 'plus trade' part out of your math, jchan2. The car didn't actually cost only $9000 'real money', it cost whatever the dealer put on the first line of the contract.
#53 of 764 good point. by jchan2 Jan 02, 2004 (2:53 pm)
so the sticker price I don't remember exactly, but was close to $11,000, which comes out to 8 cents a mile if I sell right now.
#54 of 764 Ummm...are you by prodigalsun Jan 02, 2004 (7:22 pm)
factoring in maintenance, and gas?
#55 of 764 by ateixeira Jan 03, 2004 (6:07 am)
Those 2 are lower than for most other cars, at least.   -juice
#56 of 764 gas by jchan2 Jan 03, 2004 (6:54 am)
averaging around 27 MPG pure city driving and maintenance has gone no further than oil changes at Jiffy Lube, a new set of GoodYear Allegra economy tires, a new set of spark plugs at 60K miles, and CDs for the CD player.
#57 of 764 Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Non-Hybrid Cars for 2004 by Car_man HOST May 19, 2004 (9:20 am)
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#58 of 764 want to buy a car like the old one by 2new2know Nov 06, 2004 (4:29 pm)
i am starting to look for my 1st new car. my current car is a 1995 chevy beretta 3.1 liter-6 cylinder automatic. she'a my baby; but her time is alost up at 165,000 miles. i'd like to buy a similar car, but i don't know what to look at. suggestions would be great. thank-you Replies to this message: jlawrence01 (Nov 06, 2004 5:20 pm) jchan2 (Nov 07, 2004 8:10 am) kcram (Nov 07, 2004 4:54 pm) bdn (Feb 23, 2005 3:53 pm)
#59 of 764 Re: want to buy a car like the old one [2new2know] by jlawrence01 Nov 06, 2004 (5:20 pm)
Replying to: 2new2know (Nov 06, 2004 4:29 pm) Since you have had good luck with the Baretta, I would consider a new Chevy Impala. You get more car for the money than the new Malibu, pretty good gas mileage (we are getting 28 mpg), and you get a lot of interior space.   I am seeing a lot of new Impalas in the $14-15k range.
#60 of 764 Re: want to buy a car like the old one [2new2know] by jchan2 Nov 07, 2004 (8:10 am)
Replying to: 2new2know (Nov 06, 2004 4:29 pm) you might want to try the Pontiac G6. Or the Chevrolet Impala. Lots of room at a low price.

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