need advice for dd
my girlfriend almost got a 6 for like 7500, but her parents thought it looked too "hood rat ish" because it was black with black w/ pol lip wheels... apparently thats ghetto...
sorry!
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Mazda 3 versus Mazda 6
Fuel Economy - Mazda3 Wins
Lower MSRP out the door - Mazda3 Wins
Handling - Mazda3 wins - it is lighter and has tighter turning radius
Seating Capacity - Tie - same number of seats
Comfort - Tie - both have almost identical headroom and legroom
Power - Mazda6 wins with a bigger engine but comes with a trade-off in fuel usage
I used to own a Mazda3 Hatch. It's a nice car and never gave me 1 bit of trouble in all the 70K miles I owned it. Always ran perfectly and the 2.3 is not slow either.
I'd recommend it.
Fuel Economy - Mazda3 Wins
Lower MSRP out the door - Mazda3 Wins
Handling - Mazda3 wins - it is lighter and has tighter turning radius
Seating Capacity - Tie - same number of seats
Comfort - Tie - both have almost identical headroom and legroom
Power - Mazda6 wins with a bigger engine but comes with a trade-off in fuel usage
I used to own a Mazda3 Hatch. It's a nice car and never gave me 1 bit of trouble in all the 70K miles I owned it. Always ran perfectly and the 2.3 is not slow either.
I'd recommend it.
How bout this: http://www.vanhyundaionline.com/inde...lvo_V70%202.5T
(Disclosure: My BIL works at Van Hyundai and I was talking to me and he sent the link).
Edit: he thinks the volvo is sold, but wants to sell this car pretty badly:
It's a bit more than you wanted to spend though :-/
(Disclosure: My BIL works at Van Hyundai and I was talking to me and he sent the link).
Edit: he thinks the volvo is sold, but wants to sell this car pretty badly:
It's a bit more than you wanted to spend though :-/
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the civic tends to not stay where you park it in public parking lots...if you know what i mean. plus i've owned a few civics already and would like to try something different this time around.
the corollas are ok..but i'm also trying to atleast get something that's appealing to the eye. i'm leaning more on those p5's coz they look nice, wouldn't mind taking pictures of 'em with the evo
, plus we can go shopping with them or picnics with the whole family and not have to take the v8 armada 
(we can save that car for long drives)
the corollas are ok..but i'm also trying to atleast get something that's appealing to the eye. i'm leaning more on those p5's coz they look nice, wouldn't mind taking pictures of 'em with the evo
, plus we can go shopping with them or picnics with the whole family and not have to take the v8 armada (we can save that car for long drives)If you like wagons check out used Volvos. I'd never buy a new Volvo, they depreciate like crazy, but once they are a 3-5 years old you can find some great bargains.
These cars get 200K easily if cared for. You just need to be mindful of each models quirks. Here's my 2000 V40. This was the first year they brought this model to the US. The suspension is finicky in this year (still is noisy), but she has always run like a top! It's a 1.9 turbo. I get about 24 in the city and 30+ on the highway. You might also check out the full size wagons as well. Anything older than a teenager would not be comfortable in the back seat of this car.
You should easily find a newer model with 50-100K miles for $8K or less.
the civic tends to not stay where you park it in public parking lots...if you know what i mean. plus i've owned a few civics already and would like to try something different this time around.
the corollas are ok..but i'm also trying to atleast get something that's appealing to the eye. i'm leaning more on those p5's coz they look nice, wouldn't mind taking pictures of 'em with the evo, plus we can go shopping with them or picnics with the whole family and not have to take the v8 armada (we can save that car for long drives)
the corollas are ok..but i'm also trying to atleast get something that's appealing to the eye. i'm leaning more on those p5's coz they look nice, wouldn't mind taking pictures of 'em with the evo
, plus we can go shopping with them or picnics with the whole family and not have to take the v8 armada (we can save that car for long drives)
XB has my vote.
OK, lets see here:
- gaytezzas
- intake
- headers
- cheap ugly wheels
- ugly exhaust (tanabe?)
- lowered (cut springs? green springs?)
- aftermarket strut bar?
- trashed gas pedal (dangerous being bare metal like that)
- slushbox automagic transmission
I think that that type of car is fine, but I certainly wouldn't buy that one.
Would you buy an Evo with that junk on it? Even for $2k less than an unmolested one?
ETA: I don't know about your wife, but mine wouldn't drive a car like that. And I'm guessing with the exhaust and headers that that is one loud raspy sounding car... and she isn't going to be hauling the kiddo around in that.
- gaytezzas
- intake
- headers
- cheap ugly wheels
- ugly exhaust (tanabe?)
- lowered (cut springs? green springs?)
- aftermarket strut bar?
- trashed gas pedal (dangerous being bare metal like that)
- slushbox automagic transmission
I think that that type of car is fine, but I certainly wouldn't buy that one.
Would you buy an Evo with that junk on it? Even for $2k less than an unmolested one?
ETA: I don't know about your wife, but mine wouldn't drive a car like that. And I'm guessing with the exhaust and headers that that is one loud raspy sounding car... and she isn't going to be hauling the kiddo around in that.
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my buddy ran a carfax on it...passed with flying colors. but i'm still contemplating on whether to get it or not. even if it got ragged on, it couldn't be that bad..i'm changing it back to stock tails when i get it anyway, plus it's a daily driver for my wife and me so i'm pretty sure we'll get by driving it.
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06...are those the newer models? my budget's only 8k for a car bro...i got another deal from an airforce dude in little rock. it's still a p5...2003 blue stock 59k miles...he's giving me a deal coz he's getting stationed overseas.
here's some pics:
here's some pics:
