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Replying to: farmingrocks (May 14, 2007 5:46 pm) In the end, I think we all go with our best guess! Precisely....get what is very important to you. This car was my once in a lifetime get everything I want car so I went for it...lol...hence the satellite and the nav (whichis almost a necessity because I get lost finding my own bathroom...  ). I also agree with whomever said you can't see the outside color of your car when you drive it. But I think it does provide a nice accessory to show me off 
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I'm new to this forum & want your opinions. We're looking in Raleigh, NC area for a used car for our teenage daughter. The usual criteria: safety, handling, fuel economy, reliability. I can find things to like about the CR-V, Forester, & RAV4. To keep purchase price low, we probably need to look at '03 or older. Which one would you pick? Why? How old can we go and still find the desired safety features? How many miles is too many? (Recently had to rebuild tranny on the Mom-mobile--'02 MPV w/100K--not happy.) Or would you go the sedan route--Civic, Corolla, Camry, etc.--although teenagers may find them uncool? Must be automatic & 4-door. AWD or 4WD is a plus. Most driving will be rural/suburbs, w/some interstate. This mom needs advice.
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Replying to: ajstewart (May 15, 2007 7:49 am) Consider potential fuel and insurance costs. A civic may return higher mileage but can be more to insure. A used Corolla may be a decent car to consider. along with the Camcord. Domestic sedans are usually cheaper than the equivalent year Japanese sedans. If its a temporary car, reliability issues that domestics may have should be minimal. If you're looking long term, newer may be better as well as Japanese. Price budget can also play a large factor.Its a lot to take in so take a deep breath and peruse these boards, they hold a mountain of information. Kyle
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Replying to: tazereli (May 15, 2007 8:24 am) |
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Replying to: bodble2 (May 15, 2007 7:28 am) For a teen - call your insurance agent for a quote before you do anything. Ask what the 10 cheapest cars to insure are, and pick from those. Insurance can be prohibitively expensive for a teen. My neighbor across the street used to pay $3000/year to insure a Mustang Cobra, it was just insane. I would start there, given it might be your biggest expensive since you're shopping for used models. FYI - Kate from the Subaru Crew is selling an 01 Forester, well kept and much loved. Check the Subaru Crew - Meet the Members II threads. |
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Thanks to several of you for pointing out the insurance costs associated with a teen driver. Meant to include that in my criteria list. Is there a website somewhere that would give me some general guidelines? What makes a car expensive to insure--current value? body style? cost of replacement parts? lack of safety equipment? The process of getting insurance info seems unnecessarily obscure and circular: My agent will tell me that he needs a specific model in order to quote me rates. Well, I don't know which models to consider until I find out some rate information!
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Replying to: stevecar (May 15, 2007 6:42 am) Don't remember seeing the Outlander. According the specs on Edmonds, the base model starts higher than the CRV, and has lower gas mileage, probably because of the V6. Also, looks the hip room is lower than the CRV and the RAV4, and the smallness of the RAV4 seats has me leaning toward the CRV. But it was a good suggestion!! Thanks. |
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Replying to: cbmorton (May 15, 2007 5:44 am) Very very good point!! |
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Replying to: farmingrocks (May 15, 2007 1:59 pm) But I do want to say how much I appreciate all of the input everyone is providing for me!
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