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Thinking about a new car...
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Site Supporter   Location: Mason County Hillbilly Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2013 Posts: 105 Real Name: Weird Wolf 
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The Chevy has over 155K on it and it's time to think about another cage. Looking for small, cheap ( at least by todays prices ), and GOOD mpg. So far I haven't test driven any of them. Also looked at the Ford Focus but they apparently think them little cars are made outta gold...approaching 30 grand for a "small car".
I commute 150 miles a day so good mileage is essential. Any thoughts, opinions or just plain BS from the forum? |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:01 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 12990
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Make sure the car has a nine inch cock warmer as standard equipment.
Look at an older turbo diesel. Great fuel economy, long lived cars. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:12 pm |
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 Site Supporter  Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 19471 Real Name: Rick
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Please set up your parameters.
$ ~ $$$$$ age stick/manual sedan/wagon etc. _________________ ‘What’s the point of being a citizen if an illegal gets all the benefits’ |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:17 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: The Dry Side *Grand Coulee Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2012 Posts: 610 Real Name: Mike
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We looked at everything under the sun and decided on a Kia Forte SX which is the higher end model. It has space, I'm 6'1" and can sit comfortably on a long trip in the back seat with the front seat moved all the way to the rear. It is also considered a mid-size, not a "small car".
And it can move if you want it to with 173 hp in the little 4 popper. We got a deal because the original purchaser was not able to come up with the down so it saved us $6500 and only had 1900 miles on it. We still got the 10 yrs/ 100k warranty and all the extra stuff they toss in. So we paid $12k but they start at just about $18K. http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/overv ... mid=113977 _________________ Thanks for your two cents, I'll give you a whole quarter to shut the f*ck up..... |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:27 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Mason County Hillbilly Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2013 Posts: 105 Real Name: Weird Wolf
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Age...older than dirt. I'm 61, she's 43.
Stick/auto...don't care either way. 2, 3 or 4 door. |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:29 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Mason County Hillbilly Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2013 Posts: 105 Real Name: Weird Wolf
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Thanks Mike. Yeah, also wanna check out the Kias and some other stuff. This time I'm really gonna do the homework first instead of just buying the first thing I test drive.
But right now I need to go out to the utility room and put a new rubber band on the damn dryer. |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:35 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: The Dry Side *Grand Coulee Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2012 Posts: 610 Real Name: Mike
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 I did the same thing a week ago....Good Luck with your search, ours has been a great car and we have a little over 30k on it without a hiccup. _________________ Thanks for your two cents, I'll give you a whole quarter to shut the f*ck up..... |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:38 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: The hicks and the sticks Joined: Mon Jan 14, 2013 Posts: 322 Real Name: St. Cyr
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AR15L wrote: Please set up your parameters. $ ~ $$$$$ age stick/manual sedan/wagon etc. It must cost less than twenty grand. The cheaper the better. Age, I don't care. Really, I don't. As long as it doesn't have umpty-teen-thousand miles on it. Older car, low odo? Great. Stick: this is mainly for Wolf, but I would at long last be able to learn to drive stick. Again, don't care. Sedan/wagon/HUGE GINORMOUS GAS SUCKER: I don't care, BUT it must get good gas mileage. Which eliminates most of the larger stuff out there. We're probably talking a fourbanger of some stripe or another. _________________ Renaissance Woman: I do everything, just not very well. I can shoot (modern/blackpowder), sew, ride (motor/horse), cook, make fire (flint & steel), spin, weld (oxy/acetylene), knit, weave, brew (beer/wine), and bake. I've ground my own grain, made my own cheese, and sewed my own moccasins. Good enuf? |
| Sun May 12, 2013 2:58 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: A tinfoil tent Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 Posts: 1338
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| Sun May 12, 2013 3:28 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Kansas City Joined: Tue Oct 16, 2012 Posts: 2790 Real Name: Brad
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I say Toyota of some kind. A lot of Toyotas are more American than some of the Mexican cars like Ford and Chevy.
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| Sun May 12, 2013 3:36 pm |
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 Location: Graham Joined: Sun Mar 4, 2012 Posts: 412
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DSynger wrote: I say Toyota of some kind. A lot of Toyotas are more American than some of the Mexican cars like Ford and Chevy. Ya, but my mexican ford was cheaper and works harder than your union made 'murica toyota. |
| Sun May 12, 2013 4:02 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Chesco, PA Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 Posts: 5937 Real Name: Herbert the Pervert
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ford fusion or a kia optima hybrid are pretty solid choices. if you don't want a hybrid, go with one of their regular vehicles. they both get great fuel mileage and are pretty solid choices. i plan on getting an optima near the end of the year.
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| Sun May 12, 2013 4:04 pm |
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Location: Graham Joined: Sun Mar 4, 2012 Posts: 412
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You can get a brand new mazda 3, 4 dr with a 6speed manual that gets 39mpg on the highway for 19k.
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/selectC ... de=BFD1NAP |
| Sun May 12, 2013 4:11 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: The Dry Side *Grand Coulee Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2012 Posts: 610 Real Name: Mike
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Nw-outlaw, we checked those out also, very nice cars but kind of "tight" getting in and out.
_________________ Thanks for your two cents, I'll give you a whole quarter to shut the f*ck up..... |
| Sun May 12, 2013 4:23 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: killa Cali Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 Posts: 1671 Real Name: jay
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you can not go wrong with a bare bones honda civic. The civic Si uses some up some gas...
TDI jetta's look to be a good Gas sipper also rates around high 30's low 40's _________________ better to ask the wife for forgiveness than ask for permission! rule 1 for a good husband lol rule 2 just pisses them off wife blah blah blah husband yes dear what ever you say dear! |
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