I need to get rid of my pos sentra. What kind of car should I get instead? Thinking corolla, matrix, civic hybrid or a couple year old 3-series

8/15/2008 7:55:58 PM

mercury mariner hybrid

8/15/2008 7:57:10 PM

go german. bmw/mercedes FTW

8/15/2008 7:58:15 PM

Saturn Vue's have really good mpg for the space they get. Best MPG and horsepower of any SUV out there.

Get anything that's got good MPG because of the gas prices. Or a hybrid.
OR something really good quality. German FTW fo reals.

8/15/2008 7:59:57 PM

^^^DON'T get one of those.

What are you looking for in a new car man?

[Edited on August 15, 2008 at 8:00 PM. Reason : ^]

8/15/2008 8:00:04 PM

civic hybrid or couple year old 3 series

8/15/2008 8:00:05 PM

a Porsche.

8/15/2008 8:00:11 PM

which ever of the choices are a honda or toyota

8/15/2008 8:00:27 PM

Nissan Maxima

8/15/2008 8:02:19 PM

couple year old 3 series

8/15/2008 8:02:23 PM

corolla or camry.

8/15/2008 8:04:23 PM

if you buy japanese then the terrorists win

8/15/2008 8:05:34 PM

Fuck a nissan. In 3 years I've put 15k miles and $2500 on my sentra. In 4 years I've put 95k miles and <$1000 n my camry

8/15/2008 8:06:19 PM

id go with the toyota avalon, a bmw/mercedes/lexus, or a malibu

8/15/2008 8:07:15 PM

FTW

8/15/2008 8:15:56 PM

3 series

8/15/2008 8:18:52 PM

delorean ftw


i saw one on craigslist a few months back for like 4K

8/15/2008 8:19:13 PM

gonna go back in time... snl skit.

8/15/2008 8:23:03 PM

Quote :

"^^^DON'T get one of those. "

What is wrong with them?

8/15/2008 8:25:47 PM

8/15/2008 8:28:13 PM

i'd go w/ the used 3series.

8/15/2008 8:32:27 PM

if you want the most trouble-free, most reliable, cheapest to maintain/repair, highest residual value, highest mileage, then go with toyota or honda. they are also one of the cheapest cars to buy (other than suzukis, daihatsus, hyundais, and kias, but i don't think you are considering those). if you want affordable decent performance and luxury, go with the 3 series, but it will cost a lot more in the long run, and more to buy as well.

but, aren't you in IT? don't IT people make tons of money? if so, this is the perfect family car to get with plenty of room for the baby's supplies:

8/15/2008 8:58:53 PM

You have a kid now. It's time to get the good ole Honda Odyssey van.

8/15/2008 9:02:42 PM

i like owning a minivan. it's got enough space that i don't feel claustrophobic. honda odyssey are great vehicles, but they keep getting heavier and worse on gas. wtf honda.

of course my kid still rides in a car seat, so once he starts using a booster seat, driving around in a sedan won't seem so cramped.

8/15/2008 9:09:27 PM

hey qntmfred, wtf do you want in a car? Until you state that you'd not gonna get a lot of detailed/good/useful answers.

8/15/2008 9:17:34 PM

I'm a huge fan of the E46 3-series as a jack-of-all-trades daily driver. absolutely outstanding car that can be had for not a lot of money.



[Edited on August 15, 2008 at 9:31 PM. Reason : asdfasd]

8/15/2008 9:30:40 PM

Agreed. That's what I've talked my parents into buying for their next car

8/15/2008 9:34:19 PM

[Edited on August 15, 2008 at 9:35 PM. Reason : ]

8/15/2008 9:34:43 PM

02 excursion

8/15/2008 9:37:35 PM

Well, since you're thinking from small to midsize, give the mazda 3/6 and the honda fit a look as well. If you want something more practical for hauling stupid amounts of stuff around (like three kids and your firearms collection), look for a wagon (or one of those smaller crossover utes that all those damn automakers are producing instead of wagons). Minivans are nifty and a lot of them have a surprising amount of get up and go (compared to a corolla anyway), but gas mileage is pretty suck and they're really TOO big, considering.

8/15/2008 10:31:56 PM

sorry was out/about and posting on my phone when i made the thread so didn't get in a lot of detail

i almost certainly will want a 4 door sedan with high reliability and good to excellent gas mileage and < $25k. the corolla and civic fit perfectly in this category but corollas are lame. i'm better than a corolla. i already have a camry so that's not what i mean either. i did look at the madza 3 a couple years ago, not sure i'm comfortable with mazda reliability though. i like the look of the scion tc but the interior is a little too plasticy and sometimes i think it's a girl car. i'd love to get a lexus GS but i'm not that baller

8/16/2008 12:23:05 AM

So you want a boring car.

Civic

Done

8/16/2008 12:24:56 AM

i don't want a boring car, i just need one

SURELY THERE MUST BE SOME OTHER WAY

8/16/2008 12:26:36 AM

I like the Scion TC but really don't recommend it

8/16/2008 12:27:20 AM

we got an toyota echo a couple years ago. great gas mileage, and a hell of a lot more roomy on the inside than it looks from the outside. large trunk space too. but small enough to park nearly anywhere.

super reliable car. but i think they were officially replaced with the yaris.

8/16/2008 12:27:55 AM

^^^make a slight compromise and get a Civic Si. Its fun, and should be practical enough for you.

^^that car was rearended by another car going like 40-50mph faster. The interior looks fine, so whats your point exactly?

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 12:29 AM. Reason : ^]

8/16/2008 12:29:17 AM

hey I fuckin' love my civic

8/16/2008 12:30:26 AM

^they're great reliable and efficient cars. But not really fun or great looking cars.

8/16/2008 12:32:12 AM

I like the inside of it and the digital speedometer
I can't afford fun

8/16/2008 12:34:05 AM

I was at Auction Direct and found an 2005 Acura MDX, 2007 Mustang GT convertible, and a 2005 Toyota Solara all with great mileage, within my price range, and in great shape. The choice is obvious, but because I couldn't decide on 1 of the 3, I figured maybe it's not the time in my life to get an expensive car lol.

8/16/2008 12:35:23 AM

^^I understand, its not easy.

^from that bunch you go with the GT

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 12:36 AM. Reason : k]

8/16/2008 12:35:45 AM

Get an Audi A4 or S4. A4 if you want a small-midsize luxury car that still gets decent gas mileage or the S4 if you want the same car but with not as good gas mileage but a whole lot more fun factor.

8/16/2008 12:36:53 AM

^^ lol fwiw a 2007 Z06 pulled up from a test drive right next to the mustang while I was looking at it and fucked with me.

8/16/2008 12:38:20 AM

Quote :

"^^that car was rearended by another car going like 40-50mph faster. The interior looks fine, so whats your point exactly?"

Nope not even close that car rolled end over end at 90+mph.

8/16/2008 12:40:26 AM

^ that's what I was thinking... perhaps you understand now that a car that goes that fast isn't necessarily built to.

8/16/2008 12:43:27 AM

^^Okay I was half guessing, b/c that looks just like my friend's Scion that that happened to. Hell, same color too!

BTW, I still don't see the point of posting that photo. The passenger area still looks very intact. So what is your point?

8/16/2008 12:45:38 AM

I will agree with you on the fact that the passenger area did hold up quite nicely. But when you do 25g's worth of damage to a car that was booked at 19g's its really not worth spending the money on. My point was qntmfred had said he like the TC but the interior looked "plasticy", well the interior isnt the only thing thats "plasticy"

[Edited on August 16, 2008 at 12:50 AM. Reason : .]

8/16/2008 12:50:09 AM

Mazda CX7

8/16/2008 12:52:00 AM

or



or



??? I have one vote for the GT

8/16/2008 12:56:22 AM

8/16/2008 1:06:15 AM