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#29592 of 32358 Re: 2012 punches [michaell] by corvette

Jan 26, 2013 (12:10 pm)

Replying to: michaell (Jan 25, 2013 10:37 am)
"I see a number of purchases from people who probably won't punch again this year (andre, jayrider, corvette)."
 
Challenge accepted!

#29593 of 32358 Prius new vs. used by nyccarguy

Jan 26, 2013 (12:27 pm)

There's a guy on the midsized sedans 2.0 board that has a Prius with over 200K on it.
 
There's a 2011 Prius Two w/ 11K miles for sale a local Toyota dealer. Asking price is $18,995. Jayrider, you got the fancy Prius, right?
 
A different dealer has a new (leftover) 2012 Prius Two. 5 to choose from. MSRP: $25,020. $199 per month with $2,399 down. 36 months/12K per year. Comes out to $265 + tax. And I'm sure you can do better than the advertised lease:)

#29594 of 32358 Re: '13 Punch? [jayrider] by ateixeira

Jan 26, 2013 (12:31 pm)

Replying to: jayrider (Jan 26, 2013 9:28 am)
The trick is to wait and sell it during the next gas price spike.
 
That 11k mile used one will jump to $20,999.

#29595 of 32358 Re: Prius new vs. used [nyccarguy] by jayrider

Jan 26, 2013 (1:04 pm)

Replying to: nyccarguy (Jan 26, 2013 12:27 pm)
My prius is the IV which has leather and a JBL radio. I bought in Aug. of 2010 when gas was dropping and inventories were high. They have sold a lot of Prius's so even if gas goes higher, there is too much supply to have a shortage --- except when talking to dealers or sales reps. I didn't buy it for the mpg -- I wanted a roomy hatchback with great seats. Mission accomplished and 50 mpg is attractive as an extra.

#29596 of 32358 Re: 2012 punches [corvette] by andre1969

Jan 26, 2013 (3:58 pm)

Replying to: corvette (Jan 26, 2013 12:10 pm)
Challenge accepted!
 
I'll second that! Remember, I'm starting to get a bit bored with my 2000 Park Ave. And, on the old car front, the local dealer up the street has a nice looking blue '81-83 Imperial that catches my eye every time I drive by. I just haven't had the courage to stop and give it a close look yet!

#29597 of 32358 Re: Since you guys like wagons... [stickguy] by oldfarmer50

Jan 26, 2013 (6:06 pm)

Replying to: stickguy (Jan 26, 2013 10:35 am)
"...if you want one, get it..."
 
No sir, even I have to draw the line somewhere. That wagon looks like a pregnant whale. Strictly for yucks and giggles.

#29598 of 32358 Re: Since you guys like wagons... [oldfarmer50] by steine13

Jan 26, 2013 (6:43 pm)

Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 26, 2013 6:06 pm)
A Roadmaster of that vintage is probably better in the abstract than having to live with it...
 
That particular example has dirty seats.
Pfui.
 
Cheers -Mathias

#29599 of 32358 A little test driving today by breld

Jan 26, 2013 (9:49 pm)

Wife and I did just a bit of test driving today, in the vain of the high MPG second car I'd like.
 
Drove a Prius first - no offense to jay and other owners, but I wasn't all that thrilled with it, though it is indeed worlds better than the Insight we previously owned. I may still be interested if I could find a nice used buy - the one 3rd gen model they had used was a 2010 model "II" with 57k miles and they wanted $20k!
 
Then went next door to the Lexus dealer and drove the CT200h - enjoyed that quite a bit. Same drivetrain as the Prius, but certainly has a sporting flair to it. CVT seemed to be less intrusive from an audible standpoint. Definitely tight on space though. Wouldn't buy a new one, but with it being out a couple of years now, they'll start being more plentiful on the used market.
 
The wife suggested a more traditional high MPG car may be a better choice - Mazda3, Focus, etc. She may be right.

#29600 of 32358 I Shouldn't by akangl

Jan 27, 2013 (2:24 am)

Stay away so long......you guys have been busy it seems. I haven't had time to go back and catch up, heck I barely have time to think about what my name is or which class is what day!
 
Funny how I started out with great plans with one college major and 2 weeks of the first required class for it I realized it was not for me. Changed that in a hurry!
 
No new cars around here, did visit the GMC dealer yesterday afternoon to make an appt for Chippy, for an oil change and to see if they could figure out why the old girl was running rough. Diesel tech happened to be standing right there and they took the truck right in. One oil change, one air filter, one mass air flow sensor, and 2 quarts of transmission fluid to fix the harsh transmission shifting and ole Chippy is like a new truck. They also ordered a new instrument cluster to fix some gremlins in the trip computer and a new seatbelt buckle for the pass side front seat that seems to have an issue staying latched.
 
I love that service dept, they are always so pleasant to work with. All told it cost me $200 between the oil change, air filter change, and my ESC deductible. Better than the repair bill......the mass air flow sensor alone was $400.

#29601 of 32358 Re: A little test driving today [breld] by jayrider

Jan 27, 2013 (7:02 am)

Replying to: breld (Jan 26, 2013 9:49 pm)
Not at all surprised you didn't care for the prius. It certainly isn't a "drivers" car. The price on the used one is way out of line. Go to cargurus and search -- you'll see the light on real world prices for anything you might fancy.

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