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| I thoght some CCBA members could help me with this- One of our friends has a kid who needs a car for work and college. They don't want to spend over $8K and would prefer to spend closer to $5K. They'd also like decent fuel economy and reliability. I'm thinking and older Accord or Civic. They looked at a 2004 Mitsu Lancer but I've heard evil things about Mitsu reliability. Any other suggestions? Thanks! | |
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| a nice Accord or Civic. A Camry or ES300 would fit the bill but you have to be careful and check for sludge. Other than that they are bulletproof. Honda CR-V's seem to be indestructable and would offer a little but more space, | |
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 18, 2009 2:06 pm) I suggest a Protege, Sentra, or even Impreza/Legacy.
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 18, 2009 2:06 pm) Where would they get a Mitsu serviced, & get parts? To me, Mitsu is like a "fringe" brand. $5--to $8K-- If it was my kid--I'd think Safety First, used Volvo 850 or V70 possibly. Probably a lot more car than with a used Honda for that money. Personally, I'd almost spend the high $teens or $20-ish to buy the kid a new base Subie or Civic, with side airbags & new shocks, tires, brakes, etc......no worries....no break-down phone calls at 1 am......
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Personally, I'd almost spend the high $teens or $20-ish to buy the kid a new base Subie or Civic, with side airbags & new shocks, tires, brakes, etc......no worries....no break-down phone calls at 1 am...... Which is why we got our daughter the '06 ION for her 100 mile weekend commute to college. We wanted the safety features (ABS, TC, airbags) and the reliability of a new car. 2.5 years and 23K later, there have been no mechanical issues to speak of. Cosmetically, it's a different story. Twice the car has been damaged while parked - the front bumper cover was backed into, leaving a scrape and a gash in the plastic, and the passenger side mirror was broken off (maliciously, we think). The daughter has repaired that with copious amounts of duct tape - the power functions still work. Both issues will be resolved once she graduates; it doesn't make sense to fix everything while she still has a year and a half of school left. |
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Replying to: woodyww (Jan 19, 2009 12:19 pm) |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 18, 2009 5:16 pm) I suggest a Protege, Sentra, or even Impreza/Legacy Good advice. Here in the NW, used Subies aren't that great of a deal as they suffer from the same 'used Honda' problem. But Mazdas are usually a great used deal... |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 18, 2009 5:16 pm) Also a Focus is a pretty good used deal and have been pretty reliable . They also come in 2 door,4 door, hatchback and wagon.
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Replying to: guss (Jan 20, 2009 4:14 am)  4 years.
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listed it on a certain free posting site and it was gone in 2 days. Ad hit at 4 PM Sunday and we had two committed buyers by last night. Sold it to the higher offer who had the cash faster. So I will definitely be buying the G35. Can't wait. We've been driving it around the last couple of days and it is great having 300HP available. Gas mileage will probably be mediocre but I'm hoping for a little better than the RX returned which is 20 MPG in mixed driving.
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