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Apr 18, 2006 13:31

so, i'm now in the market for a car... any suggestions?

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morgaine April 18 2006, 18:38:36 UTC
New? Used? Financed? Cash?

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baslug April 18 2006, 22:18:03 UTC
new or used... doesnt matter really, whatever gets the best price per pound. probably gonna be looking at 2-3 year old cars to cut out that first year depreciation. financing through Eglin FCU.

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morgaine April 19 2006, 13:56:47 UTC
I've been pretty happy with my Mazda. It's a Mazda 6, but they also have the smaller 3 which gets better gas mileage. I feel they both have a good combo of reasonable and sporty. I got the bigger car cuz it had more safety features and I plan on having the car 10 years, which means the need for being able to fit car seats in through the back door :) full size sedans are good for that.

I'd also highly recommend looking into hybrids. They're more expensive, though.

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tyler_uf April 18 2006, 19:48:47 UTC
Honda Civic ... can't go wrong.

Pros:
Great Gas Mileage - 28-35 mgp
Holds Value - Will resale for more than all in its class
Very reliable - will run forever
Easy and inexpensive to repair - if it happens to have problems
Lowest 'actual' cost of ownership of any car on the market ... ever

Cons:
Pricey - because they hold value
Boring - everyone drives one
Underpowered - you aren't going to win any races with one of these bad boys

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baslug April 18 2006, 22:22:07 UTC
yeah, my first thought was honda too, purely b/c i know you can run them into the ground... and they'll *still* keep going. i was looking at civics earlier today, then started feeling an itch for the accord... hmm...

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