Comments | crowhen: Shite. I need a new car. Any suggestions?

crowhen

Shite. I need a new car. Any suggestions?

Jul 01, 2009 22:55

Ruby, my mom's 1995 Ford Escort Stationwagon, is a goner. She was choppy this morning, so I tried to replace her spark plugs with the help of some people from work (some very awesome people, I might add, who got sweat and hot on my account). But I couldn't get one of her plugs out. So I took her to Sears, and they couldn't either. It would involve ( Read more... )

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count_01 July 2 2009, 03:12:13 UTC

My ex isn't overtall, but has freakishly long arms and legs, and drove a Toyota Corolla until it died alongside the road outside Reno in '98. I'm not tall, but the new(er) Corollas still have an awkwardly-long legroom for me; I always had to move the seat up when she drove. Headroom is pretty tolerable, too. Might want to give one of those a test-drive.

kadymae July 2 2009, 03:21:19 UTC

Honda Civic
Toyota Corolla
Scion xA
Hyundai Elantra

IIRC, all of these are on Consumer Reports' list of good new and used vehicles. (My friend Michelle's husband John is 6'1" and fit behind the wheel of the Corolla.)

If you need to go larger, the Chevy Malibu is also a good, reliable car, not a sipper, but not a guzzler, either.

jasonfranks July 2 2009, 03:24:09 UTC

I drive a Mazda 3 sedan and it's great. Plenty of legroom, excellent gas mileage, super-reliable, and it's got more zip (bigger engine) than any of the similar cars from other (Japanese) manufacturers. I tried them all out before I bought it and it's a much smoother ride all around.

-- JF

crowhen July 2 2009, 03:40:08 UTC

I keep hearing good things about this one. I really want to try one out.

chrysee July 2 2009, 03:26:39 UTC

I like my Toyota Yaris. I am shorter, but it is roomier than the 2000 Hyundai Accent I had before. But most importantly, it is very inexpensive and gets 40mpg. My lease is $200 a month but they have had increasingly better deals since I got mine in February.

taslasness July 2 2009, 08:19:15 UTC

Something similar happened to me 2 months ago. I purchased a new (2009) Hyundai Accent Hatchback. I love it, I get around 30 MPG and it has enough room for my, em.. non petite.. frame. Also the hatchback lets me carry all my tools/equipment around easier.