I think I'm getting a Corolla

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:38 pm

Im thinking in a few months im going to buy an 2000-04 durango... maybe 05, by then they'll be at a good price. THey sell around here from used dealers for around $8-12 grand. If i can't get a SUV, i'll probably go for an impala. I don't like the 06 impalas, should of kept the of the earlier ones.

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:42 pm

I don't want to buy a used car. Not now. There was flooding all over here, never know what you'll get. There have been a few dealers caught selling flooded cars.

I haven't been able to really look at american cars. My parents seem to have a vendetta against them. I've started looking at the Ford Focus ZX4 ST though. I need to do some test drives. I chose the Corolla first because I could get the most luxuries for the price.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:42 pm

I like the 06s a lot better, the older one just feels cheap. I liked the mid 90s Impala SS a lot better than both of them, though.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:49 pm

yea there really nice cars i also like the early 2000 malibu lt's they were really nice cars

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:19 am

William from NOLA wrote:I don't want to buy a used car. Not now. There was flooding all over here, never know what you'll get. There have been a few dealers caught selling flooded cars.

Theres the problem right there with used cars in your area.

I would still go with a used car, but I would buy a Carfax subscription and see where it was registered for use at. If its in the flood areas skip it...

If you buy a new car make sure to add the "gap" insurance.

Everyone knows as soon as you buy a new car it depreciates. Then as you start paying you are paying just intrest... So you are paying almost all intrest at first on a losing investment...

If you get in a wreck and its totaled they will only pay blue book, which will be less than owed. Gap insurance will fill in the rest...

I advise used...

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:11 pm

"I haven't been able to really look at american cars. My parents seem to have a vendetta against them."

This is what I don't get, saying most Hondas, Toyotas, and Nissans are built in America, some in Canada. That's when their quality got better. But the profits go to Japan, which I don't intend to support saying there are hundreds of thousands of Americans losing jobs because of it. Aside from that, I guess you could convince them that the Focus uses a Mazda engine if they're that worried about it. The friggin thing comes with a 5 year, 100,000 mile warranty. One of the most reliable cars out there.

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:42 pm

Well, it's like arguing with a brick wall...

Appearantly I'm limited to Japanese imports, preferably Toyota. But I guess these are the rules if I want a 0% interest loan from the Bank of Mom.

I did a good deal of used car shopping today. There isn't much out there to pick from. I guess when 200-300k people lose their cars, they buy used. I found a good RSX but they wanted 20k for it.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:39 pm

If I were limited to Toyota in that budget, I'd probably get a Tacoma. 4 cyl, 5 spd Tacoma (even a Prerunner) is similar in price to a Corolla, and you can do a lot more with it. Anyway, I guess of the import compact cars out there, I don't know what I'd get. Not a lot screams at me

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:44 pm

I've looked at the Tacoma. I do like it a lot, but the thing is I just don't think that is enough room for me. I don't know though; I'm going back to a dealer tomorrow morning and I'll have to think hard again.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:50 pm

Tonneau Cover :) There has to be somebody that makes one that slides in the bedrail system of that truck. Depends on if you're hauling stuff or people, though.