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15521 messages, Last post on Dec 09, 2009 at 10:24 AM
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well, if you want something not too big, but that can handle cargo, try a Mazda 6 wagon. I think those were all V6? But you could get a stick I am pretty sure. They also had the hatch version with the 4, but the 6 is quite a bit quicker IIIRC. good enough reliability, and should be quite a bit cheaper than a lot of the other options. Can come with all the goodies too.
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Replying to: stickguy (Nov 05, 2009 9:16 pm) Who cares about reliability?.. this is CCBA... the car will be gone before it needs a fill-up, let alone a repair.. 
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are amazingly inexpensive, given that they went for what, $30-40K new? Plus IMO they looked better than the current model. I have been poking around just a bit, am playing with the idea of picking one of those up. The only problem with that model is sales were low and finding a nice used one that's nearby isn't that easy. Plus, I won't buy black, which seems to be about 50% of all the used GS300s I find.
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Replying to: british_rover (Nov 05, 2009 10:12 am) Yeah, I had these 2 crusty Scottish mechanics about 10 years ago who worked on my M6 & my (pre-GM) Saab. I asked them about buying a used audi, one said: "Beautiful cars, but God help Ye when the warranty runs out". But I'm looking at the repair charts in CR right now for diff. years of saabs & audis. Their repair charts for 9-3's are just horrendous, 9-5's not much better. I guess my thinking is, Audi's are beautifully finished, many models have great performance, recent saabs are not in the same class IMO....but then I'm not rushing out to buy a used audi right now either...... |
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but happy 10 year anniversary, dear Intrepid! It was 10 years ago, November 6, 1999, that I bought it. 150,000 miles and still moving under its own power!
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Replying to: nippononly (Nov 06, 2009 7:33 am) I could write a book about "won't buy black". Usually with me it's a black interior; that's the kiss of death even in New England during an 80-90 degree summer day. After my previous 3 black cars, I also added black paint to what I didn't want. Of course when I was shopping, the only cars that were really nice, & good prices, were black int. or ext. So I've been the proud owner of a black/tan bmw (that I got a great deal on) for about 8 years......my 4th black car.....(???)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 06, 2009 11:06 am) So, when are you going to replace it?
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Replying to: roadburner (Nov 05, 2009 12:01 pm) You need to learn how to approach a dealership so that they don't ignore you. You can't blame that on the manufacturers or the dealers. This is a great environment to be a buyer for everything except the Prius. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 06, 2009 11:06 am) And BTW, don't share the cure with me, I don't want to be cured! 
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Replying to: pp2009pp (Nov 06, 2009 12:45 pm) Thanks for all of your knowledgeable "help"(although I wonder if we are reading the same thread). Try reading my post again; I didn't WANT any help from the Jeep dealer; that car was not what I wanted. Maybe you enjoy being pestered by some guy who asks twenty times "What can I do to put you in a car today?", but not me. When I am seriously looking for a car I have had no trouble finding an accommodating salesperson(Jake Weenie, er, Sweeney, excluded).
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