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Offline Chris_

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Re: New Car
« Reply #25 on: February 23, 2012, 07:57:23 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on February 21, 2012, 08:21:43 AM
My point exactly. When the truck is paid off, I plan on getting an American car made in Mississippi, a Nissan Altima. A full-gas vehicle that gets about 35 MPG.
Go for the SR "sports" package.

I wish I could have found an SE instead of the basic Camry I have.  I hear it's a little more fun to drive.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #26 on: February 23, 2012, 08:32:28 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on February 23, 2012, 07:57:23 PM
Go for the SR "sports" package.

I wish I could have found an SE instead of the basic Camry I have.  I hear it's a little more fun to drive.

I have the LE Camry (2007), not too exciting to drive. As I said my neighbor owns the local toyota store and his son got a 2012 Camry SE, black on black, for a college grad present. Real nice ride, beautiful interior with the white stitching on the black leather. 
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Re: New Car
« Reply #27 on: February 23, 2012, 08:34:18 PM »
The LE is plush inside.  I borrowed a V6 LE for a while... it was nice.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #28 on: February 23, 2012, 08:41:11 PM »
I priced a new BMW M3 (no options).  It was still $45,000.  It was $38,000 without the Motorsports package.  I think I'll buy used from now on.  :rofl:

As far as looks go, BMW should have stopped in 1988.  The shark nose was the prettiest car they ever made.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #29 on: February 23, 2012, 08:49:19 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on February 23, 2012, 08:34:18 PM
The LE is plush inside.  I borrowed a V6 LE for a while... it was nice.

<----  2.4 liter,  :lame:
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Re: New Car
« Reply #30 on: February 23, 2012, 08:50:58 PM »
:rofl:  Yeah, the engine was pathetic.  The basic car only comes with a 2.2 (and a rubber floor and a 5-speed). :-)
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Re: New Car
« Reply #31 on: February 23, 2012, 08:52:44 PM »
I must say the '06 Kia Amanti had the plushest rear seat I've put my ass on in years.  Eat your heart out, Cadillac.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #32 on: February 23, 2012, 09:33:39 PM »
Gotta say, Chris, my Tahoe Z-71 had those soft leather seats, I think I had that when you came to my house before we went to Savannah, and they cracked, one main area was on the side next to the door where I got in and out. My Silverado Z-71 has the hard leather seat and the damn things are durable as hell. I'll take that hard leather over the soft that'll wind up cracking and splitting at any given time. BMW's were/are notorious for their hard leather, but ever BMW Kim had, cracking leather was never the problem.

...but as far as Kia and Hyundai, both the same company, they've made LEAPS and bounds. That, IIRC, Hyundai Elantra in the early 90's was a POS, not Yugo POS, but POS nonetheless. The first Kia's were as well, until Hyundai took over.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #33 on: February 24, 2012, 12:23:48 AM »
Some day, I'll have a vehicle that isn't old enough to buy it's own dang booze.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #34 on: February 24, 2012, 04:32:31 AM »
Our two vehicles--a 2001 Toyota Corolla and a 2002 Saturn SL--both have north of 130,000 miles on them, but the Corolla gets around 30 mpg, and it's the thirstier of the two.  Seeing that gas prices are approaching TTDO (Throw The Dems Out) levels, we'll hang onto them for a while.  I wanted to trade in the Saturn and get a used RAV4 to put my wife in, seeing that my brother is the comptroller for a decent-sized auto group based north of me, but I think I'll wait for a while.  Average 33 mpg is tough for me to let go of.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #35 on: February 24, 2012, 04:47:51 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on February 24, 2012, 04:32:31 AM
Our two vehicles--a 2001 Toyota Corolla and a 2002 Saturn SL--both have north of 130,000 miles on them, but the Corolla gets around 30 mpg, and it's the thirstier of the two.  Seeing that gas prices are approaching TTDO (Throw The Dems Out) levels, we'll hang onto them for a while.  I wanted to trade in the Saturn and get a used RAV4 to put my wife in, seeing that my brother is the comptroller for a decent-sized auto group based north of me, but I think I'll wait for a while.  Average 33 mpg is tough for me to let go of.

We have a 2002 Saturn SL2 with only 48,xxx miles on it, and don't see getting a new car in the near future.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #36 on: February 24, 2012, 07:57:38 AM »
I'm just blown away by the durability of Mrs E's 2000 Honda Accord LX. She's got 190,000+ miles on it. About 10,000 miles ago I had the timing belt, seals, water pump, serpentine belt, etc. replaced for the second time and that, apart from normal wear and tear items, is all I've ever done to the car. It gets 29 mpg (it's the 4-cylinder with a 5-speed) and while it's getting a little beat up due to parking lot idiots, it'll run for at least the next couple of years before I start getting nervous.

Correction - I had to replace the trunk lock mechanism, which took a $2 part. BFD.

I drive a Toyota Sienna, vintage 2004, and it's got 171,000 on the clock. Same sort of story with this vehicle. It just runs and runs and runs. I get about 22 mpg in the city and 29 on the highway. All I have to do is deal with the timing belt and related stuff (getting to the rear bank of cylinders is an absolute BITCH for spark plug and coil changeout), and the normal wear and tear stuff.

I figure I've got at least 4 more years on the minivan before I start getting nervous.
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Re: New Car
« Reply #37 on: February 24, 2012, 08:06:35 AM »
Quote from: Skul on February 24, 2012, 12:23:48 AM
Some day, I'll have a vehicle that isn't old enough to buy it's own dang booze.

:rofl:  Yeah, but those antique plates are great.  $36 and you're set forever.
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