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Smart Shopper What's the best vehicle for my needs?
1145 messages, Last post on Sep 17, 2009 at 12:59 PM
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Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 18, 2008 11:35 am) re: storage, I mostly meant a sizable enough trunk for groceries, the occasionally large item, etc. Which is mostly why I'm leaning towards a hatchback over a sedan, and the Matrix is on my shortlist... but there's that performance issue, too, which you mention. The Matrix's "driver satisfaction" scores aren't the greatest -- look it up on a site like carfun footprint and you'll see what I mean...maybe because of the performance? I don't know how it translates into real world usage, if anyone is willing to explain it, but for example it seems like even the Yaris does better in those terms? Then there's the scion xb, which is just about the antithesis of "cool" (to me) Then there's sedans, but those don't have the trunk space. Hmmm.
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Replying to: marketkite (Sep 18, 2008 12:50 pm) Maybe a leftover or slightly used Forester XT or Legacy wagon turbo. But, again, mileage ain't that great. |
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Replying to: marketkite (Sep 18, 2008 11:18 am) Have you looked into a CPO-ed 5-Series? Or perhaps a 3-Series? the 328i actually gets pretty decent fuel economy numbers at 19/28. |
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Replying to: marketkite (Sep 18, 2008 12:50 pm) You've got 2 votes for the 328 so far.  And that can be had as a wagon. Saw another vehicle today that I think is kind sorta cool, and it reminded me I didn't mention it before. The Nissan Rogue. Supposedly gets real good mileage and is rather spirited for its class. However, it would cost just as much as a CPO 328.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 19, 2008 7:03 am) What about a "hybrid" SUV? Or is that just a oxymoron?
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Replying to: marketkite (Sep 19, 2008 7:57 am) OK. So I just took a quick look. First of all, BMW is offering 1.9% APR and they will pick up the tab on the first 2 payments for any '05 or '06 CPO X3s. Probably not the fuel economy you are thinking, but the financial help otherwise might be appealing and offset that fuel cost. (?) I don't know exactly where in Cali you live, but I did a search within 100 miles of 90210 and see several '05s for between $20k-$22k.
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LOL, the bottom of the cool scale, indeed...to be honest I haven't really looked into the hybrid SUV option, just kinda stumbled upon that suggestion this am. Thanks for all the help, guys. 90210 is making a comeback, I see
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Replying to: marketkite (Sep 19, 2008 8:20 am) Another one popped up when I was just out running errands. Again, don't know why I didn't think of this before, especially since I helped my sister buy one last year and she still loves it. The Dodge Caliber. It is a bit polarizing, though, so "cool" is absolutely subjective on this one. |
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Replying to: marketkite (Sep 18, 2008 11:18 am) I think it may be worth your while to take a look at the Mazda5. We recently got one due to our growing family and I love it. Even though it has sliding doors (which are very convenient, by the way), I still think of it as a cool car, as it drives like a car, not a minivan or SUV. It gets great gas mileage, and offers a manual transmission, if you like to shift. It is also a heck of a value, costing as much or even less than many comparably equipped compact cars. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 19, 2008 8:04 am) |
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