Buck531 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Possibly looking into getting my wife another car. The 98 Brick she has seems to be sucking up a decent amount of gas and it's really not economical for her job now that she drives around a lot during the day. Needs to be a 4 door. Decent gas mileage (25+ city?) Auto. 4 banger or 6.. doesn't matter. needs to have decent trunk space. Would prefer not to have over 100k if possible. Would be around 8-9k price range (cheaper the better). I briefly looked at a few Hondas or VW's. I'm not sure which is better or not. What about Maintenance? I've heard things about timing belts, chains, shit falling apart at 100k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 TDI Passat is what everyone is going to tell you, or perhaps a Jetta. Personally i'd go with a 4 door 4 cyl accord, should get around 30 mixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 the TDIs are great, but hard to find good deals on used. Might want to do the math to see how long it would take the fuel savings to pay for the premium over a used gas model. But yeah the TDis get great mileage and aren't soul-less to drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 You're not going to find a TDI in your price range that doesn't have a ton of miles. I'm not a fan of VW automatics (non DSG) either. Go for the Honda or Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 i grew up with Toyota. hard to beat a Camry. keep up on the brakes, suspension and oil changes, sit back and watch it run for easy 200k. a guy at work that had a Camry that had 260k when he traded it in with minimal maintenance costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolin_s14 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 by a Toyota corolla, 32mpg avg., timing chain, bulletproof reliability, & lots of room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilbWs6 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I daily drive a 2007 Impala LT with the 3.5 with 112,000 miles. I bought it with 42,000. I average 29.1 MPG and have never had it in the shop for anything more than standard maintenance. Impalas are comfortable, reliable and cheap/easy to work on. Not to mention you'll spend a lot less upfront on a nice low mileage Impala that you will a Honda/Toyota. DO NOT BUY AN IMPALA WITH A 3.9!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbs3000 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 May be crazy but lease maybe? On the wife's Civic we will pay about $7,400 over 3 years. Down side obviously is the $7400, upside is no maintenance, new car, 36 mpg while driving it like it's stolen. All highway we've gotten over 42mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I was cruising 80mph from DC the whole way with the A/C on and got 37mpg. I was pleasantly surprised. (06 civic, manual trans). My only complaint with the civic is that the rear springs aren't strong enough. if I put 4 normal sized people in the car, its bottoming out on the bump stops all the time. but I rarely have to do that, or I take the truck in ghat case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I will never lease a car. Ever. Never. My wife puts a lot of miles on the car due to her job. Leasing is not an option. Even if she wasn't driving during the day it wouldn't be an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I've heard the Malibus (maybe like 2005ish?) get really good gas mileage for what they are. Not what my first choice would be, but it'd keep you in the GM family and I would say you could get one a lot cheaper than a comparable Accord or Camry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 EVERY car on craigslist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 by a Toyota corolla, 32mpg avg., timing chain, bulletproof reliability, & lots of room This, I drive an `01 Corolla for work, +1000 miles per week. Reliability isn't even a consideration since not really anything wears out, but you do gotta keep oil in them as they all burn some. I get 32-35mpg and top out at 38mpg on long trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Little corolla or civic FTW. Personally, I'd buy a Civic. I've lost count at how many people I know with Civics that are 10+yrs old with over 200k on the odo and going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Next question. What's the cut off point between how many miles and how much you pay for a car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Next question. What's the cut off point between how many miles and how much you pay for a car? depends on your budget and personal view. if it's just A-B for a wife in a family that needs both working.....keep it to something you can buy outright or pay off very soon. $10-15k ? 2yrs old usually lops off a nice chunk of the depreciation yet allows for low miles and still some new(er) car benefits. remember, it's just a car.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan218 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 I've heard the Malibus (maybe like 2005ish?) get really good gas mileage for what they are. Not what my first choice would be, but it'd keep you in the GM family and I would say you could get one a lot cheaper than a comparable Accord or Camry. our 05 was very good with the 4 cyl on gas but the all but common sterring suspenion pops when turning the wheel and the sqeaks and rattles of the interior i refused to drive it. ( worse then a fox body no joke ) wasnt very comfoy for me to drive on long trips. trip to wv was hell stright there and stright back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Go find a Toyota Echo. My brother has one, he routinely gets high 30's, even over 40 MPG on road trips and it's reliable as hell... :nod: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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