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In any case I strongly recomend a Carfax report before buying.
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Second/Last Ford one was Ford Escort.
I had a 1978 Ford Pinto... Green on Green.
What a POS! lol
I have the choice of a 07' Lexus GS 350 AWD fully loaded and a 07' Mercedes E350 4 matic with a nice package (not premium package 1 and sports package that is free). The lexus is 50k (out the door) and the Mercedes is 52k (out the door). All things considered, which vehicle would you suggest to purchase. Thank you.
If you can swing more $, I'd look at a used Civic or Accord (if you like Hondas), or a used Corolla or Camry (although as a younger person myself, I'd pick a Honda over a Toyota anyday as the more fun car).
1. Great with high mileage .. I'll drive it past 150k.
2. Decent gas mileage.
Suggestions??
Thanks.
I have currently Civic 2007 and Altima 1997, and I tell you the Altima was and is a bulletproof car for me.
I love the new Civic 2007, too. It is fast, quite and very economical in terms of gas mileage.
I expect the Civic to be very reliable as well.
I've driven Camry and Accord. They are nice cars, too. But head and sholders above ... hm ...
I am eyeing the Altima and won't be long before I get to the dealer for a spin.
I already tried the new Camry, it is not bad but I have the feeling that it lacks something. And I do not know what, yet.
Also, the newest Jeta 2.5 L is good and loaded with features, but reliability is an issue there.
I will more than likely be trading the Durango in for something more economical due to gas prices and the longer commute. The problem is I still want to be able to haul 2 adult dirt bikes and occasionally my daughters little 50cc dirt bike.
Over all I dont think I will be pulling more than 1200lbs once a month on average. Any suggestions as to which car might best suit my needs.
Here is kind of what I'm looking for:
25-30mpg avg
Front-wheel Drive or all wheel drive
Around $12K used with under 40k miles
Manual trans. preffered but automatic is ok
maybe something kinda sporty
I vote for Space Gray.. not a lot of them, and it's a nice color.. Sparkling Graphite really changes depending on the light, and not always in a good way... IMHO
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honda civic
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i don't think this will satisfy your taste but it is an attempt.
I'd go with the Saturn (although neither of these would be on my list, the Saturn would be the lesser of two evils in my eyes).
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What year was your previous Accord?
Where 4-cylinder's used to be 130 horsepower or so 10-15 years ago, now they have closer to 200 hp. I have a 4-cylinder Accord (166 hp) and it is dang quick. The V6 is just excessively fast to me.
It totally depends on your style of driving and what you prefer.
I'll say this though...
We had the car for 7 years and put 190,000 miles on it, and it never skipped a beat, and never gave us a problem of any kind.
Honda can show you scheduled maintenance costs ahead of time so you can compare these costs if you wish, but both are very dependable and I wouldn't worry much about out-of-warranty repairs.
P.S. dont include oil changes and normal maintence. Thanks
If so, that's 150 horsepower (about 145 if you go by the new SAE testing procedures for hp). The new Accord EX has 45 more horses (for a total of 190), an extra gear in the transmission, and i-Vtec (more flexible than the basic Vtec motor in the V6 cars). As for racket, well, that's not the 4-cyl talking, that's a lack of sound deadening on Accords in general. The V6 would've made noise too, just a different noise.
The absolute best thing for you to do is to drive a new Accord yourself.The new V6 Accord already gets nearly identical mileage to the Gen VI 4-cyl (which gets 23/30 - the new Accord would get 22/32 under the old standard that your car is rated on).
Personally, I'm a 20 year old male car enthusiast, and the 166 hp coupled with the five speed Auto is plenty quick (puts a grin on my face when I punch it at 45 on the on-ramp).
I'm very happy for him and I'm glad he likes it, but it does absolutely nothing for me at all.
Here they are:
- 2008 Honda Accord LX (4 door)
- 2008 Toyota Camry (4 door)
- 2008 Honda Civic EX (4 door)
- 2008 Nissa Altima (4 door)
- 2008 Mazda3 (4 door)
- 2008 Scion tC
- 2008 Honda Accord LX (4 door)
- 2008 Honda Civic EX (4 door)
- 2008 Toyota Camry (4 door)
And the 2008 Scion tC can take a close forth.
Reading the most recent reliability reports, you may even want to move the Scion to the number 3 slot, behind the two Hondas with the Camry taking forth place.
From there, you have to ask yourself what you want from the car.
What kind of driving do you do.
Do you want something edgy (ain't saying sporty with this lineup) or are you looking for a basic a-b car?
Do you want a full size car, or a compact?
Reliability, start with the Hondas... they'll never do you wrong.
The wife's 00 Accord had 190,000 miles when we traded it in, and that thing still looked and drove like a fairly new car. Never needed anything but oil changes and the timing belt/water pump preventative maintenance.
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- 2008 Honda Civic EX (4 door)
- 2008 Honda Accord LX (4 door)
- 2008 Mazda3 (4 door)
- 2008 Scion tC
- 2008 Toyota Camry (4 door)
- 2008 Nissa Altima (4 door)
I put the Civic first because as gas soars higher and higher, I think it will have an edge over larger cars in resale value. Also it's been out 2 years while the Accord is a new design. And the EX is pretty loaded while the Accord LX is relatively stripped. The Mazda3 is holding its value very well, and like the Civic has an advantage in fuel economy (if you go with the 3i anyway). The tC is an aging model but seems to be high quality and a popular car. I put the Camry fairly low on this list because its quality, especially the interior and the V6's transmission, seems to be slipping. But it historically has held its value pretty well. The Altima is a fine car, IMO better than the Camry if not the Accord, but Nissan doesn't have quite the resale value history as Honda or Toyota.
These cars really are much different from each other. You have 3 mid-sized sedans, two compact sedans, and a 2-door. I am surprised that all of these cars meet your needs equally well and now it's just down to quality, reliability, and resale value.
Oh, and be carefull... the Accord is no longer "Mid-sized"
It's now a "Full Size" sedan.
Definitely a wide spectrum in the list of candidates.
I would appreciate any suggestions, things to consider, and general advice.
They could stick in the 2.4 from the new Sonata and that is reportedly cranking out 179 horsepower.
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************UPDATE************ I went to Pine Belt Subaru in Lakeood and the salesman was really nice. Gave me numbers I wanted to hear, but the 2.5i is NOTHING compared to a TSX for performance. I took out the 2.5 GT Limited and was amazed. I got them down to $2,500 down and $339 (thats including ALL fee's and taxes) for a fully loaded 5-speed GT Limited. I don't know if I should consider this or now go back to Acura with these numbers for a TL. Problem is that this car is the same length etc. as the TSX. Just the engine is amazing compared. The Acura TSX would be $1499 and 320 a month. I want to make a decision soon.
Any info would be great!!!
no offense, but this is the altima forum. you should probably ask in the accura forums.
But there is an 2008 Acura TSX discussion that the poster may find helpful.