wife needs a newer car
We want to replace her aging taurus which has been good except it seems to drink a bit too much fuel. So I wanted to see what others thought would be a good choice. I haven't kept up on newer family style vehicle choices much lately.
Here are some parameters; it should be less than a few years old, it can't be a manual trans (she refuses to drive them :mad: ), have 4 doors (for grocery get'n and kid haul'n), cost less than $15k, and be good on gas under normal driving conditions. |
used prius
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New Yaris.
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I have a nightmare that goes along the lines of me buying a Tarus. Its kind of like a falling dream.
Dump the Tarus if its getting long on the tooth. Once they start complaining. They need to be put down. My buddy next door has been rehabing his Tarus. Was waisted money. Thought it was good to go for another two years. Then it had a engine conpartment fire. He bought a new Yaris to replace it last week. There are tons of used Camry, Accord everywhere. You could also score a heck of a year end deal on a Accord right now with the 08's due out in a week or so. |
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Plus the trannies aren't known for long life. |
This is a reply to theclencher's post that is now missing from above.
I'm not saying it hasn't been a good car, the duratech motor (which will probably run forever) is just a big problem for me to work around. The 94' has a pushrod engine (unless it's a SHO) so there is more room to work. The 24v motor is naturally more thirsty than your mom's 12v engine too. |
a focus? 4 door, saw one brand new in the dealer lot for 16K sure u could find a used one for 10K even.
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I'll just be a homer (not the Simpson kind) and suggest a Saturn Ion. I just priced a base Ion sedan automatic with these options (AC and safety) : NOTE : Go to the saturnfans.com website for complaints on this car, ;) . Quote:
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