it is time...
Sep. 20th, 2012 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Apparently the exhaust system on the VW is on the verge of falling off. We've been given the estimate that it would take $2200 to fix this. Seems like throwing good money after bad, at this point, considering everything...
So, sooner than expected, I am very much in the market for a new car. Parameters: 4-door, preferably hatchback, reliable, good gas mileage (but NOT a Prius, uh-uh, no way).
Opinions (and test drives!) of cars fitting these parameters welcome.
So, sooner than expected, I am very much in the market for a new car. Parameters: 4-door, preferably hatchback, reliable, good gas mileage (but NOT a Prius, uh-uh, no way).
Opinions (and test drives!) of cars fitting these parameters welcome.
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Date: 2012-09-20 04:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2012-09-20 06:37 pm (UTC)ETA: Oops, posted this in the wrong place; moving to top.
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Date: 2012-09-21 06:01 am (UTC)i assume must haul at least an adult, and a 'spring. perhaps two adults and same.
fun? haul stuff? fuel efficient? yar. so many choices.
course, these days, i'm liking volvo :)
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Date: 2012-09-21 04:55 pm (UTC)I just don't like the centered instrument console on the Yaris et al, though with the Box you're likely used to that. Our friend Bobbie loves her Focus, though the two-door version is definitely a no-go for me.
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Date: 2012-09-22 12:40 am (UTC)The Mazda 3 hatchback with CVT was a nice drive, slightly underpowered I thought, though. (But I am used to having a lot of engine for the car I'm driving.) It was priced at about $21K (pre tax etc.) for what I wanted.
I'm currently torn between the Prius V and the new Subaru Impreza. I really liked both. The V has better gas mileage and is actually bigger than what I really want. The version I was looking at is $26.5K. The Subaru has the all wheel drive of course, and was pretty zippy (important to me, because drivers around here are NUTS and I want to be able to get out of the way in a hurry!) Price was around $23.5K