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zippyt · 12-05-2011, 03:27 PM

I'd love to have an old Jeep CJ7 for a beater.
You literally cannot get one for less than $4k though. No matter how rusty and tired.

BZZZZZT !!! Wrong , i see them and CJ5's around here for $2500 ish all the time

HungLikeJesus · 12-05-2011, 04:18 PM

We just got an Audi A3 a few weeks ago. My wife tried the A4 and decided it was too big. I think the A3 is slightly smaller than the Subaru Impreza Outback Sport that it is replacing.

We drive in a lot of snowy, icy, blizzardy weather (all of that just this weekend), and it handles great - even better than the Subaru. It also gets fairly good gas mileage (~27 mpg, so far).

We haven't had it long enough to evaluate the reliability or maintenance costs.

monster · 12-05-2011, 06:43 PM

Thanks guys. The windstar acts as our pick-up. Any pick-up truck would be too big for the second car -we need all the space (such as it is) inside the car for the odd occasion when all 5 of us need to ride in it.

Tony that's a lovely thing to share. Both our cars have been paid off for many years and we treat them the same. The Windstar also has snow shovel lines.

We just got the windstar back out of the shop, hurrah! and our friend lent us a Toyota truck from the Flintstone era

Perry Winkle · 12-05-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

PW have you driven the Kias?

Yup. They are both a little tight for me. But not everyone is built like me, 6'6" and mostly torso.

I liked them otherwise. I had a Kia Rondo that I foolishly got rid of early this year. It was rock-solid reliable and cheap to repair (Honda parts or something?).

monster · 12-05-2011, 09:33 PM

beest is 6'2" and mostly beestly...... the focus had great leg room for a small car... but if you got in the at 6'6" there maybe hope for him....

thanks

Elspode · 12-05-2011, 10:27 PM

We love Leslie's Honda Fit. Actually *very* comfortable for both front seat occupants, and holds an amazing amount of crap for a car that small. Tiny engine, but cunningly geared, so it gets up and moves like a car needs to. Well worth investigating.

monster · 12-05-2011, 10:43 PM

Cool, thanks -it's a hatchback, right?

Elspode · 12-05-2011, 10:50 PM

Yes. 30 mpg average city/highway. The rear seats fold totally flat, and if you slide the front passenger seat forward and lay it down, you have nearly a full seven feet on that side of flat cargo space. If I didn't have a trailer to haul once in a while, I'd definitely consider one myself.

monster · 12-05-2011, 10:52 PM

sounds really good -beest said his boss recommended it also. thanks, we will most definitely test drive.

Pete Zicato · 12-06-2011, 05:02 PM

Go to your local library and check out last April's Consumer Reports. They will tell you the good, bad, and the ugly of most cars available. Don't just look at the scores, though. Look at the text for each of the cars you're interested in.

If you have the money to spend, get a year's subscription to the online site. If you do some digging you can find out the dealers invoice figure for most models as well.

Pete Zicato · 12-06-2011, 05:06 PM

Go to your local library and check out last April's Consumer Reports. They will tell you the good, bad, and the ugly of most cars available. Don't just look at the scores, though. Look at the text for each of the cars you're interested in.

If you have the money to spend, get a year's subscription to the online site. Digging around on the site, I found the dealer's invoice price for the Honda Accord we wanted.

monster · 12-06-2011, 05:06 PM

Beest sat in a Fiesta today and was impressed by the headroom, but apparently there is maybe only one manual avaialable in the whole of Michigan. They're phasing them out. *sigh*

jimhelm · 12-06-2011, 05:21 PM

dated but useful:

http://reviews.carreview.com/honda-f...ig-3s-little-3

Pico and ME · 12-06-2011, 06:48 PM

Hey, if you can wait, Dodge is coming back out with the Dart!!

infinite monkey · 12-06-2011, 09:11 PM

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12-05-2011, 03:27 PM	#31
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I'd love to have an old Jeep CJ7 for a beater. You literally cannot get one for less than $4k though. No matter how rusty and tired. BZZZZZT !!! Wrong , i see them and CJ5's around here for $2500 ish all the time __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-05-2011, 04:18 PM	#32
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	We just got an Audi A3 a few weeks ago. My wife tried the A4 and decided it was too big. I think the A3 is slightly smaller than the Subaru Impreza Outback Sport that it is replacing. We drive in a lot of snowy, icy, blizzardy weather (all of that just this weekend), and it handles great - even better than the Subaru. It also gets fairly good gas mileage (~27 mpg, so far). We haven't had it long enough to evaluate the reliability or maintenance costs. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-05-2011, 06:43 PM	#33
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Thanks guys. The windstar acts as our pick-up. Any pick-up truck would be too big for the second car -we need all the space (such as it is) inside the car for the odd occasion when all 5 of us need to ride in it. Tony that's a lovely thing to share. Both our cars have been paid off for many years and we treat them the same. The Windstar also has snow shovel lines. We just got the windstar back out of the shop, hurrah! and our friend lent us a Toyota truck from the Flintstone era __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-05-2011, 09:33 PM	#35
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	beest is 6'2" and mostly beestly...... the focus had great leg room for a small car... but if you got in the at 6'6" there maybe hope for him.... thanks __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-05-2011, 10:27 PM	#36
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	We love Leslie's Honda Fit. Actually very comfortable for both front seat occupants, and holds an amazing amount of crap for a car that small. Tiny engine, but cunningly geared, so it gets up and moves like a car needs to. Well worth investigating. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-05-2011, 10:43 PM	#37
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Cool, thanks -it's a hatchback, right? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-05-2011, 10:50 PM	#38
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Yes. 30 mpg average city/highway. The rear seats fold totally flat, and if you slide the front passenger seat forward and lay it down, you have nearly a full seven feet on that side of flat cargo space. If I didn't have a trailer to haul once in a while, I'd definitely consider one myself. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-05-2011, 10:52 PM	#39
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	sounds really good -beest said his boss recommended it also. thanks, we will most definitely test drive. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-06-2011, 05:02 PM	#40
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Go to your local library and check out last April's Consumer Reports. They will tell you the good, bad, and the ugly of most cars available. Don't just look at the scores, though. Look at the text for each of the cars you're interested in. If you have the money to spend, get a year's subscription to the online site. If you do some digging you can find out the dealers invoice figure for most models as well. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

12-06-2011, 05:06 PM	#41
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Go to your local library and check out last April's Consumer Reports. They will tell you the good, bad, and the ugly of most cars available. Don't just look at the scores, though. Look at the text for each of the cars you're interested in. If you have the money to spend, get a year's subscription to the online site. Digging around on the site, I found the dealer's invoice price for the Honda Accord we wanted. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

12-06-2011, 05:21 PM	#43
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	dated but useful: http://reviews.carreview.com/honda-f...ig-3s-little-3 __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

12-06-2011, 06:48 PM	#44
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Hey, if you can wait, Dodge is coming back out with the Dart!! __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

12-06-2011, 09:11 PM	#45
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