Car Shopping... - Page 2

Johnj · 04-02-2005, 07:35 PM

Buy the best car you can without getting a loan.

Jonsey_ · 04-02-2005, 07:53 PM

for Canada cheapest lease car is any model Kia whether you like the look of them is a different story but great fuel economy and very cheap.

Unknown_Sniper · 04-02-2005, 10:10 PM

[quote="Jin-Roh":59dcd]Mitsubishi[/quote:59dcd]
I love mitsus. Some of the best goddamn cars in teh whole world. OF course mitsu is goign through a ver yvery bad time right now and have taken away a lot of things such as help for older cars but they have a new guy running their finance and he is expected to turn the company right around. Hell mitsubishi even took the chance and came strait to the consumer via a forum I frequent. They came and asked us Montero owneres how muc hwe liked they and a whole bunch of questions. They even got a couple of the guys together and did a little 4x4 run with them and video interviewed a couple. Then they got together a mitsubishi owner awareness weekend at their Cali HQ and had hundreds of people express their oppinions. Not to mention mitsubishi are strong, capable, reliable, and well taken care of vehicles. Ive also seen some of their older engings hit 300k miles with only basic maintainence.
look at the lancer, mirage, and such
Also check out Hyundai. Very inexpensive but extremely good cars. Most have a decent amount of power and great fuel economy.

04-02-2005, 10:12 PM

Chevy Geo Metro, fuel efficient, small, good enough.

Himmler · 04-02-2005, 10:27 PM

[quote="Unknown_Sniper":cc6bd][quote="Jin-Roh":cc6bd]Mitsubishi[/quote:cc6bd]
I love mitsus. Some of the best goddamn cars in teh whole world. OF course mitsu is goign through a ver yvery bad time right now and have taken away a lot of things such as help for older cars but they have a new guy running their finance and he is expected to turn the company right around. Hell mitsubishi even took the chance and came strait to the consumer via a forum I frequent. They came and asked us Montero owneres how muc hwe liked they and a whole bunch of questions. They even got a couple of the guys together and did a little 4x4 run with them and video interviewed a couple. Then they got together a mitsubishi owner awareness weekend at their Cali HQ and had hundreds of people express their oppinions. Not to mention mitsubishi are strong, capable, reliable, and well taken care of vehicles. Ive also seen some of their older engings hit 300k miles with only basic maintainence.
look at the lancer, mirage, and such
Also check out Hyundai. Very inexpensive but extremely good cars. Most have a decent amount of power and great fuel economy.[/quote:cc6bd]

i got a galant, its nice =)

Coleman · 04-02-2005, 11:08 PM

With my experience, I don't think you should fork up the money now for an $18,000 car. It just won't help you in the long run. My uncle never bought a new car until he was 40 years old. He saved up his money and then did some investing. Now he owns a million bucks.

Actually, in my opinion go for a civic. I don't care what these idiots say...they're not bad cars. Just don't put any decals on them and you'll be fine. My friend owns a civic and it's not a bad car to drive around. It's been in their family for a pretty long time so that shows the life of the civic.

Old Reliable · 04-03-2005, 07:59 AM

how much will you lay down? im going to buy a 3 series or m3 in the 10,000-13,000 dollar range but you need to lay some money down so youre not paying a shitload in interest

Short Hand · 04-03-2005, 08:09 AM

Attempting to buy a 2001 z24 Cavalier right now. Go for any 2000 + cavalier, prices are at a all time low due to the cobalts luanch. I would reccomend a 2000 + model in order to obtain a ecotec engine in your purchased vehicle. very great "regular" go around cars, not to mention up to 600km on a tank of gas.

5000 to 7000 $ depending on km, model etc. Uusally 5k for a 2000 with 80 000km on it fully loaded.

Old Reliable · 04-03-2005, 08:32 AM

you could always go for a used audi, the quattro is great for winter driving, or a subaru

Coleman · 04-03-2005, 08:39 AM

[quote="Old Reliable":e3b87]you could always go for a used audi, the quattro is great for winter driving, or a subaru[/quote:e3b87]yep, i drive a '92 Subaru Legacy and it's still going strong. I never had any extra work done on the car. I laugh at people during the winter when they get stuck going up hills while I easily make it.

Old Reliable · 04-03-2005, 08:47 AM

haha exactly, when i get my bmw i will have to keep my saturn cause i know bimmers arent winter cars

Innoxx · 04-03-2005, 11:30 AM

Bimmers own, I owned to own a '94 328i and it was a very fun car to drive around in. I'm thinking of dropping $5,000 for down payment, so I think that should be enough to not get ripped off by the finance.

descry · 04-03-2005, 05:53 PM

mazda 3.

or go to http://www.autotrader.ca . some people are desperate to sell so you can get a deal.

Old Reliable · 04-03-2005, 08:01 PM

how much did u pay for that 328i, nice car

Proteus · 04-03-2005, 08:44 PM

There's a green car with black racing stripes down the street from me that's been on the market for over two years. If you want that I'm sure they'll cut you a deal.