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Honda Civic
Or, if you want two different words:
Hyundai Elantra
Can get either of these for under $200/mo.
Any compact sedan should comfortably fit in your budget today - and the deals should only get better later this summer, though availability may be down at that time.
Time for some summer test drives!
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'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
if she was going to school 50 miles from home up back highways, i would think differently.
Michael, I actually priced out Civics, and they were not too bad. An EX IIRC was MSRP ~22k, and that has everything she really needs. We looked at the Elantra and she was not that comfortable with it (I think it was visibility, but pretty sure she just drove a Sonata and got confused which one it was!) But they are both on the list. Kia Forte and Corolla too. Maybe a Jetta. Certainly a Mazda 3, but from my experience, leasing one of those is going to be much higher (even at a comparable MSRP)
Depending on the #s, might look to step up to a midsize. Camry, something like that. A bit more substantial on the highway, with longer range.
Ideally around the time I need it (say, beginning of August) some company/dealer will have a glut, and put out a well below $200/mo S&D offer on something we can live with. So I think we will take some time in June to do the looking, then I can start hunting the right deal. Would be happy to go back to my Hyundai dealer, if she happens to like the elantra (or move up to another Sonata! Just a more basic one).
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'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
Now about half the time, it's "sweetie, would you mind driving?" I get on the wifi and check in here or play pinball on the iPad.
The hands-free system in my car works fairly well, not perfect, but generally works on the first try.
You mean, like turn signals?
Oh, wait...
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(Yes, I've looked at the 2014 F-150 as a replacement for the GLI... Don't hate me!) That said, I don't think a full-size pickup will fit in the garage at the new house. I think a Grand Cherokee/Durango or a Traverse/Acadia/Enclave would, though.
Weird thing on those GMs, 90% of them seem to be FWD. The higher end models seem to be more likely to have AWD, but even then, the take rate seems to be under 50%. It's almost an open acknowledgment they are GM's entry in the minivan segment.
Guess it's too soon for the coupon to arrive in your mailbox, but no matter - you'll be buying plenty of other stuff for the house.
I do like to online shop, that is for sure!
should probably avoid the models that tend to not be lease dumps. So the 3 is likely out. Elantra, Forte, Corolla, Civic, Sentra could all be in the running!
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the other problem is, my lease runs out in the 1st term of her senior year. Not good timing. another reason a car now is perfect. lease ends right after she graduates!
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Imprezza wagon stick with a moonroof. What's not to love?
http://www.royaleasing.com/detail-2012-subaru-impreza_wagon-5dr_manual_2_0i_premium_pzev-used-13290956.html
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I really like the built-in blind spot mirrors Ford includes on most of their vehicles. GM started doing something similar on the Terrain/Equinox and the Traverse, but in typical GM fashion, they messed it up. Their newer pickups have a tiny little dot on the mirror which is too small to be effective--I think Edmunds has complained about it.
And, then, started trimming with my hand-me-down gifted Troy-Bilt trimmer, and, everything in the undercarriage was just ready ta go. Everything just came apart at the seams and started spinning apart and flying everywhere. So, at the Ephrata, WA, Walmart, I spotted a $48 Worx 15" electric trimmer and snapped it right up. Two cords spinning at once straight across from each other! What a stealthy design. And the thing holds up, too. I highly recommend each product purchased here, for sure.
Yardwork can just plain be so...cool and fun! And outdoorsy.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
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Wish we could convince my stepdaughter to consider accounting - we keep talking up how good it's been to us, but just doesn't catch her interest. Understood it's not a sexy major/career, but stability goes a long way. But, of course, that's boring grown-up talk.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
Step son is a handyman, but is real good at it and makes a decent living from it.
Son in CA works almost full time at a bagel shop, and helps his mom with Pampered Chef parties and such.
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Makes you count your blessings.
http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/i-have-a-2015-gti-with-performance-package-for-the-next-1696093295
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
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'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
2021 Genesis G90
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Interstate on-ramps are addicting, though.. Who would have guessed that I'd drive over 100 MPH more often in my '50s than in my '20s?
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Probably drives nice. certainly quick. good size (not too big). Crappy MPG, but that is the hallmark of the VQ.
if cheap, why not?
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I saw a used one not long ago at the local place I monitor, and would have grabbed it if I hadn't already gotten "married". it was a 2004 G35 premium, with about 104K on it, super clean, for $4,400. didn't last long.
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Truly intoxicating...but I'd be "assuming the position" over the hood of the car far too much were I to own such a beast...