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Replying to: tifighter (Nov 07, 2009 10:07 am) 
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 07, 2009 9:39 am)  I remember a friend buying his kid a brand new car for $7500 maybe five years ago. They were looking at used cars since he was taking this off to school with him and was probably going to treat it badly but they couldn't believe they could get a whole new car with warranty for that kind of money. |
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while paging thru the Autoshopper. In the 7500 price range I would probably get a Mazda Protege5. A good value and reliability along with usefulness. A front wheel drive Escape would also be a good buy. There were so many made a cheap one with under 100k miles should be easy to find. I like boomer's Axiom idea, they were neat when they came out, the only problem I had with them was that they were gas pigs.
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Replying to: guss (Nov 08, 2009 5:09 pm) As for Andre's post, the midsize sedan at this price is a tough one. First thought was Mazda6, since Mazdas don't usually hold value like the Toy-Hon-ssan group, but after a quick look, these seem to be holding their value well and not really falling to under $7500. No luck on a Malibu Maxx, either. I found a Ford Five Hundred with 74k miles  7995, but would be leery of that CVT, We all know Andre isn't a Ford guy anyhow  (Also while looking, I saw a 08 Kia Rondo V6 for $9500 with 40k miles. That could be a sweet deal for someone looking for a practical used car.)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 07, 2009 11:02 am) I'll also confess that I like the 2001-2006 Stratus/Sebring sedans, but I don't like the 4-cyl they use in them... For $7500, you can almost get a current-generation Avenger/Sebring.  I'm not sure they're more desirable than the previous-gen, and probably have the same 4-cylinder that you don't like.
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Replying to: tifighter (Nov 08, 2009 5:30 pm)
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Replying to: guss (Nov 08, 2009 6:43 pm) |
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Replying to: tifighter (Nov 08, 2009 6:50 pm) |
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Replying to: roadburner (Nov 09, 2009 4:42 am)
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Replying to: roadburner (Nov 09, 2009 4:42 am) So you despise your MS3?
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