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Car time, help me decide!
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:42 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
Ok, as most of you know my car is dead. The cost to fix said car is $100 less than I paid for it 13 months ago. Simple math tells me its not worth the money.
#1
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora. 150,000 miles, loaded (I mean LOADED!!!), 4.0L V8.
KBB value: $4315
Price: $3450
#2
1997 Oldsmobile Bravada (Blazer/Jimmy). 107,500 miles, 4.3L V6. Loaded for year. All wheel drive... Trailer hitch- heavy duty
KBB value: $6325
Price: $5000
#3
1998 GMC Jimmy. 98,500 miles, 4.3L V6, loaded, 2. 4L/4H selectable.
KBB value: $7145
Price:$ 6000
#1 and #2 are the most likely options... I can push up to #3...
Help! My dilema is this: 150,000 mile car for $200 payments month for 24 months or 107,000 suv with $185 month for 36 months....
:help:
confused...
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:44 pm
by Bwcad1
no no no no no 2 or 3 unless you get a warranty not a good idea man trust me i have a blazer i love it it does everthing i want but it brakes down all the damn time...
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:48 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
My uncles got a blazer. its nice but he never drives it, seriously...
The car scares me with the mileage but its totaly pimp...
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:49 pm
by OnYrMrk
^^^^+1
I owned a 97 Jimmy SLT 4x4 and it was absolutely the biggest pile of shit I have ever had the displeasure of owning. I sold it with 90,000mi on it, but at 65K, the motor died and 1800 bucks later, new motor. Then at 85K the transmission and transfercase went out. 3000 later, and now the drive train is like new. At 90k the master cylinder went south, so I replaced that, and decided to dump the car while I was behind.
At my shop we installed some audison,focal into a 99 aurora and damn that was a nice car. IMO, out of those three, get the Olds Aurora
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:04 pm
by ridr4lif
I personally dont like any of the choices. But out of those 3, i would go w/ the Aurora. The 4.3 motors arent all that great and the reliability of the jimmy/bravada/blazers arent good either.
Get the Aurora, even tho it is a GM product.
(shoulda gotten the BMW)
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:07 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
I would buy the BMW but the darn people keep jerking me around. I cant wait... Im out of a car and Im driving the project beretta illedaly!
help!
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:09 pm
by Bwcad1
4.3 is bad on gas i get 11.5 to 13 mpg
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:10 pm
by ridr4lif
Bwcad1 wrote:4.3 is bad on gas i get 11.5 to 13 mpg
Yea i second that. I got 18.75 on the Highway on my way up to skool. Why not throw the beretta on the road LEGALLY until you have enough money to buy something a lot newer w/ a lot less miles???
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:23 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
Honestly?
Well I can afford more. I could afford up to around $17-18K. I just dont want to be that strapped.
$3500-$5000 is a comfortable price range for me... To make the car worth it it needs to last about 3 years... Just dont think it will make the two years, if so barely...
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:02 pm
by Chris from Washington
even tho I like the body styles of the Jimmy's, they are pure crap.
My parents have a 91 Jimmy (that they bought new), that maybe has 80k miles on it now. My mom just drives it to work and back (maybe 15 miles each way). The thing is just falling apart, there is no reason for all the little problems this thing has had.
Are there any other cars/suv's you would consider?