Comments | graheim: A new old car.

graheim

A new old car.

Jul 22, 2006 17:44

We've bought a new old car which we will take delivery of on Wednesday. It's good to be done with the Sentra. All in all it was a disappointment. Nissan is supposed to be decent quality but it didn't hold true for us. Nipponese cars seem to be having a run of bad luck in our social circle ( Read more... )

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jhimm July 22 2006, 23:38:52 UTC

mini vans are the automotive dirty little secret.

everyone loves to rag on SUV's
but most grocery boxes
barely get better mpg,
and some are just as bad or worse.

cyb3rj July 23 2006, 01:09:16 UTC

Another pro to the used car: muuuuuch lower excise tax.

Debt-drive lifestyle: so... are you being -completely- honest in your assessment there? ;*)

Congrats on the new wheels. May your pseudo-hovercraft treat you better than the soda-can.

technoblue July 24 2006, 13:26:38 UTC

I liked every one of my Japanese cars. Each one lived longer than the last. So, from that point of view, I've been doing well. I just want to be able to claim that I had a car that stood up to the test of time. My Dad's Honda lived forever, even after a nasty accident.

I'm also anxious to see what Toyota will do when they get my letter.

Here's hoping you and ell see some American quality with those imported parts. At least you won't have a German maintenance bill.