Car advice please

timmgirvan · #1 07-20-2006, 07:50 AM

Gander; if you're going the used car route, check the cars at CARMAX...All have been thoroughly inspected. I helped my daughter get a VW Passat(vry good safety rating) and got it a year old and she's still thrilled with the car after 2 yrs!

2 Dollar Bill · #2 07-20-2006, 09:15 AM

Just remember with gas $$$$$$ keep moving up.. find something thats good on the petro..! I get about 60 miles to a gallon.. Harley Davidson. !!

#3 07-20-2006, 09:44 AM

My uneducated opinion.

My Toyota and Honda were by far the two most reliable cars I have owned. Past purchases included Ford and Chevy trucks. Jeep Cherokee, Mercury Cougar. Currently also have a gas guzzling Tahoe. And a number of others in the past. I would go used Honda or Toyota. I had such little go wrong with these cars. I still have my Honda. 11 years old and going great.

paisjpq · #4 07-20-2006, 10:34 AM

gander I don't know where you love bbut around here you can't beat a subaru in the winter. the AWD inflates the sticker price though so if you don't need it then forget ignore the above...

Seattleallstar · #5 07-20-2006, 11:58 AM

cant go wrong with a BMW or a Mercedes.

Buffymommy · #6 07-20-2006, 12:22 PM

Gander,

I have a "mini" suv. Bought it about eight years ago when money was much tighter than it is now. Chevy Tracker. But Suzuki has the Viatras which are basically the same thing. Mine has the Suzuki motor in it.

KNOCK ON WOOD. My car has about 85,000 miles on it and with the exception of having to replace tires, belts, and have my transmission serviced about 3,000 miles ago, the thing runs like a champ. Great on gas mileage too. Like 27-29 mpg.

With $5,000 down, you should be able to get your payment to where you want it.

Really depends on what kind of car you are looking for.

P.S. My husband bought a used 1992 Chevy Pickup when it was a year old. He gave it to his dad a few years back. Still on the road to this day. Has about 200,000 miles on it now and they did replace the transmission on it once, but you would never know it was as old as it is.

Gander · #7 07-20-2006, 02:27 PM

I have decided at this time to go real cheap and buy something just to have for 2 years max. Its an old Ford with 107K miles. My friend is selling it to me and I trust him because he is a car maniac when it comes to upkeep, he told me all the thing he has replaced in the last year and the fact that it runs great. His daughter used it to run back and forth to college, so I know it has been kept up. I dont care what kind of car I drive, I walk to work and just about everywhere else for that matter.

Funny, my mountain bike is worth more than this car. LOL!

2MinsToPost · #8 07-20-2006, 02:55 PM

there ya go, good call. parts should be relatively cheap if it does have an issue or two.

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Originally Posted by Gander

I have decided at this time to go real cheap and buy something just to have for 2 years max. Its an old Ford with 107K miles. My friend is selling it to me and I trust him because he is a car maniac when it comes to upkeep, he told me all the thing he has replaced in the last year and the fact that it runs great. His daughter used it to run back and forth to college, so I know it has been kept up. I dont care what kind of car I drive, I walk to work and just about everywhere else for that matter.

Funny, my mountain bike is worth more than this car. LOL!