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MisterMuscaria



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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Zelse]
#14011789 - 02/23/11 02:34 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Id rather spend more on a car. You get what you pay for and it's good to have something that will stand the test of time. Something you wont be paying a fortune to repair in the next year.
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: nuentoter]
#14011790 - 02/23/11 02:35 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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vw are just so damn spendy to fix
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Zelse
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MisterMuscaria said: Id rather spend more on a car. You get what you pay for and it's good to have something that will stand the test of time. Something you wont be paying a fortune to repair in the next year.
It's not impossible to find a reliable car that is older/some minor paint/body damage for really cheap. Best time to look is around the holidays.
I'm also a firm believer that if you take care of your machine and you buy quality (Jeep, dodge, toyota, honda etc.) You should almost never have problems unrelated to normal wear and tear.
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Zelse]
#14011858 - 02/23/11 03:07 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Normal wear and tear can include spun bearings, cracked heads, preignition -> warped rods, etc. Such serious issues happen quite often on higher mileage cars. How bullet proof your engine is should be considered; say straight 6 4.0 jeep compared to 318 5.2 jeep. Do a little research and you should be set. Take it one step past the general brand of a car. Search a bit around on the engine. good luck
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: erikksonb]
#14011884 - 02/23/11 03:22 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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RX5/RX7/RX8
RX8 is the best really if you can find one and it can be very sporty.
RX7 is more of a crash waiting to happen, lots of power if you want it, its like an rx8 unleashed also some flaws with it since its older.
RX5 is like be dead in a crash but it handles good and gets pretty good gasmilage.
Just sayin, thats what I would do with 15k
If you want safe reliable fwd. Mazda 6 is very cool, my dad has one I think. Think he got it to pass down to me . And he get his corvette or whatever.
Sorry don't know if thats in your price range, Just find a good used car dealer and don't let em rip you off! If ur going to spend that much money, mine aswell get something stylish,
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: tospace]
#14011913 - 02/23/11 03:50 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Man, Toyota Camries never did me any wrong... same with Honda Accords, those are pretty nice... I wouldn't ever get a civic or a corolla though... Old or new.
Or you could go the more convenient route, and get a small V6 truck. They're lightweight, not terrible on gas and a hell of a lot more convenient than a car. (I used to drive a camry, now I drive a pathfinder. A lot more convenient, I can actually tow shit.)
I mean, you did say Daily Use, so I'm figuring, these rock crawlers and sports cars aren't what you're looking for. ;P
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Maverick]
#14011932 - 02/23/11 04:09 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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My girlfriend drives a camry. Damn good car.
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Pilz]
#14011939 - 02/23/11 04:15 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I just leased a new car, and in the process test drove several models.
For new, the 2011 Hyundai elantra is pretty nice. 40 mpg highway too. I've driven a 2008 Honda civic for years, and that was also great.
The 2011 tc scion is OK, if you like the "fast and the furious"/mod type of look. I find it annoying though so I passed completely.
I ended up with a 2011 Accord coupe EX. Holy crap it's nice. I've never driven a really nice car before and it's awesome. At this point, I'm definitely a Honda guy so I'd say a civic or used Accord.
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Moronicus]
#14012118 - 02/23/11 06:31 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Moronicus said: A hatchback or of course...a Honda.
at one point I'd have advised people to buy honda, no more, I purchased a 2003 accord and with less than 60k miles the transmission is bad, it's a recall service that honda claims was done but the problem has recurred, honda america says if it wasnt done correctly it needs to be redone properly by a honda dealer, to date, none will touch it
I'm not the only one with this exact same complaint, there's thousands of others having this issue and not getting the resolution from honda, I advise staying as far away from honda until they get their heads out of their asses and start back to customer service
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I always buy American.
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Dobie]
#14012135 - 02/23/11 06:37 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Pilz said: if you had 15k to spend on a vehicle (to be driven daily) what would you get?
I would totally get this
http://portland.craigslist.org/nco/cto/2218933345.html
he said daily driver, not work on it 4 hours just to drive to the store each day
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MisterMuscaria said: I always buy American. 
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Pilz]
#14012156 - 02/23/11 06:48 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Pilz said: if you had 15k to spend on a vehicle (to be driven daily) what would you get?
You should take your driving style/habits into consideration, do you do a lot of city driving or mostly highway? Also what's your preference as far as drivetrain goes?
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MisterMuscaria said: I got a Cadillac CTS. It's a fun car to drive. With that kinda money I think you could get a used CTS-V though which would be a funner car to drive.
if you can find a cts-v for 16k, i'd be shocked.
I'd personally get a low mileage wrx if you want super duper reliable. Evo if you want slightly more NVH
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: bbl337]
#14012974 - 02/23/11 11:14 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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A Subaru Forrester or Outback will do you pretty well if you're looking for something roomy without moving up to a truck or SUV. RS 2.5 engines aren't bad by any means.
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Just because your honda is a piece of shit doesn't mean all of em are lol
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Dobie]
#14014770 - 02/23/11 04:17 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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start looking at the number of recalls on honda, honda and toyota are dropping in quality fast, I wouldnt buy a honda newer than 2000 if I decide to buy another
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: tospace]
#14014803 - 02/23/11 04:24 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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tospace said: RX5/RX7/RX8
RX8 is the best really if you can find one and it can be very sporty.
RX7 is more of a crash waiting to happen, lots of power if you want it, its like an rx8 unleashed also some flaws with it since its older.
RX5 is like be dead in a crash but it handles good and gets pretty good gasmilage.
Those cars might be cool but the rotary motors blow seals all the fucking time. Terrible investment, IMO.
The Cadillac Eldorado I used to own was the last American car I will ever own. I advise you to buy an 8th gen Civic (2006-present), I got 42mpg driving to Kansas last year, if I don't watch my tach at all, I average 26 in the city. It also has an AUX plug to hook up you Ipod/mp3. You can find one for $15k w/ 30k miles that is under warranty and will barely depreciate in comparison to most cars.
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: Dobie]
#14014815 - 02/23/11 04:27 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Dobie said:
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Moronicus said:
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Dobie said:
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Pilz said: if you had 15k to spend on a vehicle (to be driven daily) what would you get?
I would totally get this
http://portland.craigslist.org/nco/cto/2218933345.html
do some serious muddin' in that 
LOL that is set up for rock crawlin ain't much muddin around here
Ahhhh.
I love my Jeep. it's my DD.

I vote for the Jeep too.
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Re: vehicle decision [Re: uber_aj]
#14015989 - 02/23/11 07:49 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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uber_aj said:
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tospace said: RX5/RX7/RX8
RX8 is the best really if you can find one and it can be very sporty.
RX7 is more of a crash waiting to happen, lots of power if you want it, its like an rx8 unleashed also some flaws with it since its older.
RX5 is like be dead in a crash but it handles good and gets pretty good gasmilage.
Those cars might be cool but the rotary motors blow seals all the fucking time. Terrible investment, IMO.
The Cadillac Eldorado I used to own was the last American car I will ever own. I advise you to buy an 8th gen Civic (2006-present), I got 42mpg driving to Kansas last year, if I don't watch my tach at all, I average 26 in the city. It also has an AUX plug to hook up you Ipod/mp3. You can find one for $15k w/ 30k miles that is under warranty and will barely depreciate in comparison to most cars.
Yes, The RX7 and RX8 are known to have shorter life due to their engines, I think they still last a decent amount of time, just google how long will RX8 last and it'll show you some good averages. I don't know know, theres some plus sides to the moter and some down sides, also MX5 has a strait 4 and a mazda 6 has a strait 4 or a V6 I think. The V6 in a mazda 6 is very close to the V6 in a 350z, I think its the same or it has almost the same every thing. You might even be able to find a RX7 with a rebuilt V8 put into it, Or the japan V8 racing edition. Now that would be a sick powerful car.
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