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Replying to: collins3 (Jan 04, 2009 10:42 am) 2009 Civic Featured Special Lease $189.00 per month for 36 months. $1,999.00 total due at signing. Includes down payment with no security deposit. Excludes taxes, titles and fees. For well-qualified buyers. You can also lease 2008 Infiniti G35 Journey for $349 a mo with $2653 down. However, IMHO, the most economical way is to buy, don't lease, yourself a Civic LX for about $17K or Accord LX for $19.5, or Hyundai Sonata GLS for $15K and keep it for 10 years. |
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Replying to: collins3 (Jan 04, 2009 10:42 am) |
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Replying to: collins3 (Jan 04, 2009 10:42 am) If you like Civics, as noted above, you should easily come in under $300/mo. |
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I'm looking for a used winter awd or 4wd. My criteria are: cheap - what depreciates a lot? reasonably reliable - I will get it checked out by a mechanic, of course. good awd or 4wd system Any suggestions of makes or models?? Gas mileage is not a factor, though I don't want anything as big as a Suburban or even a Tahoe.. I like Subarus, but they don't seem to depreciate very much.
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Replying to: stewardrobbins (Jan 05, 2009 4:08 pm) I would also consider an Isuzu- since the brand has died, the products it left behind will have depreciated significantly. While the Rodeo and Trooper weren't exactly the greatest of cars, they fit your criteria as a winter beater. Other Isuzu vehicles, such as the Axiom and Amigo (Rodeo Sport, in later years) are also fine choices, although the Rodeo/Trooper will be an easier pair to locate. Another decent choice would be a Ford Explorer, although it may not be as good of a deal as you expect as the Explorer doesn't depreciate as much as you'd expect from a Ford product. |
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Replying to: stewardrobbins (Jan 05, 2009 4:08 pm) Extremely straightforward and stable in bad weather. High resale value. Nearly impossible to kill reliability. And, it's not insanely huge like a 4Runner or Suburban. |
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Replying to: stewardrobbins (Jan 05, 2009 4:08 pm) We just picked up a '99 Subaru Legacy L wagon with 95k miles for $4k for my brother. Very clean. If you are looking to spend more, I've seen Volvo S60 2.5T AWDs for very cheap, relatively speaking. |
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I am really having a hard time even deciding what cars I should look at, and I need some help from some savvy car shoppers. I am turning in a '05 Pacifica, which I really liked except for horrible gas mileage and big rear end. I have a budget of $12,000 for the car itself (plus WI taxes/fees). Here are my requirements: comfortable for my frame (6'2", 350), sedan, automatic trans, not a base model - but no need for premium features (leather, etc.). Cars I have driven to date include: 2008 Chevy Malibu (too small), 2007 Chevy Impala (was okay, but didn't get me excited), 2008 Ford Taurus (I like, but probably out of price range). I would like to test drive: 2008 Mitsu Galant, 2008 Chrysler Sebring. Anything else I should consider? |
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Replying to: TWoP_Fan (Dec 28, 2008 6:31 pm)  It's got a 3rd row as well for add'l passengers. I've got 3 kids w/ one still in a carseat. Peeter
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Replying to: jnorman76 (Jan 06, 2009 10:31 am) I'm surprised there are so many mid-sized '08s in your pricerange. I would never have guessed. How about a Grand Marquis? Brand new those can be discounted almost to your price limit, if you go easy on features. although you didn't say what kind of mileage you actually want out of your vehicle. We got 17-18 mpg in our Pacifica, so we were quite happy to now be getting 21 in our XC90. |
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