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Replying to: qbrozen (May 11, 2006 6:03 am)
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Replying to: larryallen707 (May 11, 2006 6:24 am) Not to get to personal but she sounds like a bad MIL. |
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Replying to: larryallen707 (May 11, 2006 6:24 am) |
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Replying to: larryallen707 (May 10, 2006 1:46 pm) If she can get an extension on her Highlander lease and wait, Lexus will be holding their "Blowout The Old Junkers" annual sale in August. It'll be a good time to pickup something like a LS430. |
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Replying to: larryallen707 (May 11, 2006 6:24 am) My in-laws drive a 1973 Chrysler New Yorker and think that my wife's employer is frivilous because she gets a new company car every three years. |
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Replying to: larryallen707 (May 10, 2006 1:46 pm) Good luck |
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My mom 16 yr old nissa 240sx died last month. I have been driving her to test drive vehicles, like the mazda3, which we both like. The Matrix which she likes, but I just think it feels like a box, and it's gutless. The jetta which is nice. Her credit score is around 650 so we cant get her the best deal. Im running out of patience, because my sundays are spent trying to get her into a vehicle. I offered her my Ford Explorer which only has 42000 miles on it, but she doesnt want it.. I need a car like the jetta, mazda3, that doesnt consume lots of gas. I will be putting up most of the down payment for her, which is only about 1200, what I can afford. She can only afford about $200.00 a month. What do you guys suggest. I need help to get her into a car, she is currently taking the bus to work and back and I cant have that here in LA.. Im tired of talking to carsales people internet managers etc.. thanks..
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Replying to: matcar (Jun 20, 2006 3:24 pm) A base Corolla is all that I can think of that you MIGHT be able to get for $200/mo with only $1200 down. I'd bet pretty good money you CAN'T get a Mazda3 for that. You might want to look into the new subcompacts like the Yaris, but without subsidized lease deals available on those yet, I'm guessing it will be out of your pricerange, but its worth a shot. Maybe check out Scion, too. I'm pretty sure the Honda Fit will be out of your range. You really should be looking at used cars.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jun 21, 2006 5:52 am) See if you can find some of those Hertz/Avis rentals that they offer for sale. Hertz, at least, has some 20K mile Corollas that they used as rentals and then turn around and resell. I don't think you'll be doing your mother any favors with the Explorer, either. Not bad vehicles, but as you've found out, MPG is dismal and they aren't very popular vehicles with gas hovering around $3/gal. I doube any dealer is going to give much in trade for it since they've already got SUVs on their used (and new) lot gathering dust. |
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Replying to: matcar (Jun 20, 2006 3:24 pm) Ford Focus has $2000 rebate. With $1200 down plus $10,000 loan plus the rebate...you could buy one with invoice of about $13,000. There is similar rebate on the outgoing Nissan Sentra ($2250). Not sure what you can get in either car for $13,000, though. It's possible incentives will increase after July 4...so maybe she could drive the explorer for a couple weeks and see what happens then.
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