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#3521 of 6844 Re: Initial Price and Resale [jaymagic] by captain2 Oct 29, 2007 (7:42 am)
Replying to: jaymagic (Oct 29, 2007 7:32 am) or FTM the Sonata, if he wants to compare cost differences because there sure as heck is no a whole lot of size difference.
#3522 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [djm2] by thegraduate Oct 29, 2007 (7:56 am)
Replying to: djm2 (Oct 29, 2007 4:44 am) The purchase price of the vehicle is not my concern, but the resale value is very important to me. My vehicle is serviced every 2,500 miles   Its your money, but personally, my opinion is that you're wasting it by getting it serviced TOO often. That's about once every 4 weeks on a 25k mile/yr routine, right?   Why not go by what TOYOTA says to do? Their engineers probably have a decent idea of the service interval. At bare minimum I'd go in at 5,000 miles or 6 months; my guess is the owner's manual says somewhere between 7,500 miles and 10,000 miles. Replies to this message: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:02 am) thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 8:08 am)
#3523 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [thegraduate] by captain2 Oct 29, 2007 (8:02 am)
Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 7:56 am) agree - think that is what his dealer would tell him too - if the dealer is honest. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 8:08 am)
#3524 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [captain2] by thegraduate Oct 29, 2007 (8:08 am)
Replying to: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:02 am) Ha, you kidding? I doubt a dealer's gonna tell him to quit coming and paying them money!   Even after Honda starting implementing the maintenance minder into all its vehicles, my dealership (which is Honda-only) still puts the 3,000 mile sticker on the windshield. I've started asking that they not put one in. After all, I go about 7,000 miles before my maintenance minder reaches 15%.
#3525 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [djm2] by allmet33 Oct 29, 2007 (8:12 am)
Replying to: djm2 (Oct 29, 2007 4:44 am) Money must be no object for you if you're servicing your vehicle unnecessarily every 2500 miles. Replies to this message: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:39 am) thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 8:44 am) pat (Oct 29, 2007 9:43 am)
#3526 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [allmet33] by captain2 Oct 29, 2007 (8:39 am)
Replying to: allmet33 (Oct 29, 2007 8:12 am) well, we don't know the man be a cab driver in NYC. 25k/year there would be some hard miles! Replies to this message: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 8:44 am)
#3527 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [captain2] by thegraduate Oct 29, 2007 (8:44 am)
Replying to: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:39 am) 25k/year seems like would be more highway miles (as was my grandmother's case). She drove the beltway to work everyday (70MPH, 34 miles one way). 120k miles in less than 6 years. In fact, the original front disc brakes lasted until I replaced them at 131,000 miles. The original rear shoes are still on there at 175k.
#3528 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [allmet33] by pat HOST Oct 29, 2007 (9:43 am)
Replying to: allmet33 (Oct 29, 2007 8:12 am) Money must be no object for you if you're servicing your vehicle unnecessarily every 2500 miles.   Well, djm2 has been having this same conversation over in the discussions about the Camry - and that's where it belongs.
#3529 of 6844 2008 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable MPG by thegraduate Oct 29, 2007 (12:46 pm)
Anybody in here actually driving the cars regularly? If so, report your mileage here!   Taurus/Sable MPG Forum   I'm helping someone consider this vehicle for purchase and would like some feedback on it. Thanks folks!   --TheGrad Replies to this message: pat (Oct 29, 2007 3:26 pm) thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 4:58 pm) captain2 (Oct 30, 2007 9:25 am)
#3530 of 6844 Re: 2008 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable MPG [thegraduate] by pat HOST Oct 29, 2007 (3:26 pm)
Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 12:46 pm) Good job on the link! Replies to this message: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 4:58 pm)

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