HarryWeezer Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 7653 Content Per Day: 1.98 Reputation: 7228 Achievement Points: 53668 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 For the last 25 years or so I've driven nothing by Chrysler Town & Countries so I don't pay a lot of attention to cars and haven't kept up with them. The wife totalled her car yesterday. She'll have about $5,000 to put down on a new one and wants payments of around $250-$270, so I figure she can spend $18,000-$19,000. What the best small four-door for that money? She's looking at Toyota Corolla and Honda Fit but I haven't a clue what else might be in that price range that's a good, sound car with pretty much power everything, good sound, Bluetooth, etc. Any advice???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Shamu Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 Coming from a retired UAW this may sound odd but I would not rule out Hyundai. I have done business with them at their plant in Alabama and was very impressed by their in-plant quality control procedures. http://www.hmmausa.com/ Of course regardless of car much will depend on your access to a dealer and their reputation for service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katana Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 2898 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 180 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 62 Achievement Points: 1272 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 23, 2014 Birthday: 09/02/1954 Share Posted December 4, 2012 KIA RIO, starts at $13,000.00 and you can doll them up really cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katana Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 2898 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 180 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 62 Achievement Points: 1272 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 23, 2014 Birthday: 09/02/1954 Share Posted December 4, 2012 here is a link: http://www.kia.com/#/rio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katana Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 2898 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 180 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 62 Achievement Points: 1272 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 23, 2014 Birthday: 09/02/1954 Share Posted December 4, 2012 i like kia's . really big bang for the buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingLo Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 1103 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 64 Topic Count: 119 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1977 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1122 Achievement Points: 15642 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 02/08/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 16, 2013 Birthday: 01/01/2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Without question it's this: http://www.dodge.com/en/2013/dart/ Dark Asylumn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DramaLlama Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 1443 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2299 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 3788 Achievement Points: 17866 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 05/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 8, 2023 Birthday: 02/19/1987 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 ford focus mikepaz666 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bogleg Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 907 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 96 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2731 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 3928 Achievement Points: 26177 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 19 Birthday: 02/10/1969 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 http://www.caranddriver.com/features/most-fun-for-under-20000-feature-2008-jeep-wrangler-page-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
The Flush Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 1106 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 33 Topic Count: 125 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 538 Achievement Points: 6778 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/08/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 15, 2015 Birthday: 06/24/1975 Share Posted December 4, 2012 http://www.automedia.com/Blog/post/Top-10-Best-New-Cars-for-2012-Under-$20000-Over-30-MPG.aspx There ya go! My wife has a 2005 Civic and the damn thing still runs like it's new. I can personally vouch for those but I also had a Mazda 6 previously which was a great car. I'd recommend going and test driving a few and see what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCaliber Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 142 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 30 Topic Count: 277 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 1986 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 288 Achievement Points: 13866 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 25, 2014 Birthday: 05/01/1985 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla ... Or Base model for Honda Accord or Toyota Camry with great bargaining at dealer... ..I would also look into preowned car with less than 10k miles for these cars ..way cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Toes Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted December 4, 2012 toyota i dont know work for a parts mfg for toyota if they make there cars like they make the parts i would not buy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Shamu Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 Pre-Owned are often the most financially sound option. More bang for your buck. Many times previously leased vehicles are available from the dealer which affords you a real good maintenance track record. Also keep in mind dealers tend to keep only the best of the pre-owned vehicles for resale. Others are sent to a wholesaler or auction for sale. Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Asylumn Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 251 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2835 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 1016 Achievement Points: 20374 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 5 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 i speced a dart online built it will all the options. fully loaded its 22000 i would buy one in a heartbeat. but the focus anf fusion are worth a look PingLo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Shamu Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 Bottom line, shop around. Let her pick it or you will never hear the end of it if it's not perfect. In reality buy what you like and can afford. Make or model will not make much difference, you have to satisfy yourselves with your purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapaDean Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1199 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6528 Content Per Day: 1.25 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63435 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted December 4, 2012 Harry take a look at this before you settle on anything! http://www.caranddriver.com/features/penny-pinchers-the-ten-least-expensive-cars-sold-in-the-us-2008-chevy-aveo-page-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
HarryWeezer Posted December 4, 2012 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 7653 Content Per Day: 1.98 Reputation: 7228 Achievement Points: 53668 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thanks all. I am collecting information on these vehicles and the wifey will spec out the ones she likes this weekend. Then, we'll settle on three acceptable models and I'll do online research to see which dealers have what she wants in terms of features/colors, etc. My plan then is to e-mail/call and tell them what I'll pay - call me back if it's a deal. I HATE negotiating face-to-face on the lot and won't do it. I'm not like a friend of mine who went with me when I bought a car around 1970 or so. We looked around the lot and found a Ford Pinto (nope, didn't blow up on me and I got a few years out of it) I liked and then went inside. He looked around at the salesmen and said, "All right, who's the asshole who's trying to fuck us over on that piece of shit Pinto out there?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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