In the market for a car... where do I start researching?

Garlic Bread

Hunter wrote:

Keith wrote:

I have a 2009 Kia Spectra. It's served me well so far. 4 doors, pretty good mileage, goes fast

I got it new for $14k total, but it has a 6 year warranty on everything which is nice

Does it have ample storage room for your purse and vagina?

It's got a decent trunk size and the back seat seems spacious but I've never really been back there

Quoth

I'd say go for a Honda or Toyota if possible

Donovan Puppyfucker

msuitepyon wrote:

I'll shoot you if you go for the Chevy's, the Ford Fiesta, the Kia Soul, or the Nissan Cube.

On the other hand, the Subaru Impreza is a nice car (with all-wheel drive--very safe). The Nissan Versa is nice and economical. Not much difference between the Hyundai and the Kia (same company)--both are good cars.

The Fiesta is probably the best car in it's class.

Hyundai and Kia are not the same company.

redfenix

I drove the ex's accord plenty, and I do like it, but I didn't want to pigeonhole myself

Donovan Puppyfucker

redfenix wrote:

Jasconius wrote:

mcp wrote:

Neat, Edmunds has a car matcher thingy.

Do this: http://www.edmunds.com/car-match/#action=p

see what you get.

This is awesome. Though it told me I should buy a Volvo. Which is wrong.

According to this, i want a 2012 Hyundai Sonata Sedan

That is actually not a bad idea. If you can afford it.

msuitepyon

chrishallett83 wrote: »

msuitepyon wrote:

I'll shoot you if you go for the Chevy's, the Ford Fiesta, the Kia Soul, or the Nissan Cube.

On the other hand, the Subaru Impreza is a nice car (with all-wheel drive--very safe). The Nissan Versa is nice and economical. Not much difference between the Hyundai and the Kia (same company)--both are good cars.

The Fiesta is probably the best car in it's class.

Hyundai and Kia are not the same company.

For a growing family, the Fiesta is going to cause growing pains.

Also: observe.

Donovan Puppyfucker

redfenix wrote:

I drove the ex's accord plenty, and I do like it, but I didn't want to pigeonhole myself

Do you guys get the Accord Euro?

Despite having a four cylinder instead of the six, it is significantly better to drive.

Donovan Puppyfucker

msuitepyon wrote:

chrishallett83 wrote: »

msuitepyon wrote:

I'll shoot you if you go for the Chevy's, the Ford Fiesta, the Kia Soul, or the Nissan Cube.

On the other hand, the Subaru Impreza is a nice car (with all-wheel drive--very safe). The Nissan Versa is nice and economical. Not much difference between the Hyundai and the Kia (same company)--both are good cars.

The Fiesta is probably the best car in it's class.

Hyundai and Kia are not the same company.

For a growing family, the Fiesta is going to cause growing pains.

Also: observe.

You can fit two kids in the back of a Fiesta in a snap. Adults, not so much. But kids will be fine.

Also: "As of July 2, 2011, Hyundai owns 49.2% [2] of Kia Motors."

Saying Hyundai and Kia are the same company is like saying Ferarri and Fiat are the same company. Or BMW and Rolls royce. Or Volkswagen and Bugatti.

redfenix

off to eat my lunches, back to talk stuff about stuff i don't know anything about later

Jasconius

I had a 2006 Accord and I did not like the way it drove

If you get a four cylinder Accord it will not accelerate at highway speeds, and I found the handling to be neutral to the point of boredom (which the Euro version probably fixes)

Scudo

get a hatchback!

I love my diesel vw golf but when I was shopping around I test drove the new ford focus and Mazda 3 in 5-door hatch versions and both were fun to drive and had plenty of space for my needs (lay the seats down and you can get bike or medium piece of furniture back there)

Jasconius

The Focus and the 3 are supposedly the same car under the surface, since Ford owns both of them.

I assume it's just a question of which one you think looks better/has better options.

Donovan Puppyfucker

Jasconius wrote:

I had a 2006 Accord and I did not like the way it drove

If you get a four cylinder Accord it will not accelerate at highway speeds, and I found the handling to be neutral to the point of boredom (which the Euro version probably fixes)

I have had the opposite experience. The V6 Accord handled sloppily compared to the 4 cylinder (which is an entirely different car here) The 4 also handled freeway traffic just fine. Hell, I could smoke the tyres through second gear...

Donovan Puppyfucker

Jasconius wrote:

The Focus and the 3 are supposedly the same car under the surface, since Ford owns both of them.

I assume it's just a question of which one you think looks better/has better options.

Nope. Same car class, different platforms and drivetrains.

VoproSTEIN

I have a 1998 honda civic and I love the car to death. Got it from some guy for only $2700, and it only had 92000 miles on it.

Gonna be sad when it breaks beyond repair.

tugga

gas prices are looking to hit $4.00+ this summer

so i say get the military issue Hummer with single digit mileage

Quoth

My husband loves his Hyundai Elantra Touring so far

Tallahasseeriel

Hey my first car is gonna probably be a Ford Taurus Wagon from the 90s with like 200K miles on it.

Mysst

tugga wrote:

gas prices are looking to hit $4.00+ this summer

so i say get the military issue Hummer with single digit mileage

fuck this goddamn bullshit

tugga

My parents just sold my 1990 Camaro for $275

I was a little peeved as the t-tops run about $250 each

Jasconius

275???

I would have bought it for 300.

The Geek

I'm pretty happy with my Honda Fit.

Jasconius

Every time I see a Honda Fit I shout "THE FIT IS GO" in a robot voice



usually I drive alone

M.D.

Mysst wrote:

tugga wrote:

gas prices are looking to hit $4.00+ this summer

so i say get the military issue Hummer with single digit mileage

fuck this goddamn bullshit

which area is this for?

I mean its bad enough i have a sports car that devours gas like it's cool

Jasconius

I bought my 3 last month. I really deeply wanted an RX-8 but I don't know how to drive a stick and I was not going to buy a car that barely understood how to operate. And I certainly wasn't going to get one in automatic.

I would like to buy a very cheap manual car so I can learn and then next time I get a car, get something sporty.

Tef

Mysst wrote:

tugga wrote:

gas prices are looking to hit $4.00+ this summer

so i say get the military issue Hummer with single digit mileage

fuck this goddamn bullshit

hahahahaha

Oh dear, that is priceless

Garlic Bread

I've only tried driving manual twice

The first time was terrible and I stalled and my dad made me switch seats so he could just drive home

The second time I drove my friend's car around the block and actually did pretty well. My main problem was pushing the clutch all the way in since I'm not used to pushing the pedal to the metal

A Dabble Of Thelonius

Huh. The car matcher matched me with my current car.

Then I did it again with selfish options and it had the truck I want as #2.

Cool.

Jasconius

One time I had to park someone else's Camero and I stalled it about five times before I finally got it to move

GRMike

That or your legs are skinny and atrophied.

Garlic Bread

GRMike wrote:

That or your legs are skinny and atrophied.

Curse you, Magneto

Jasconius

chrishallett83 wrote:

Jasconius wrote:

I had a 2006 Accord and I did not like the way it drove

If you get a four cylinder Accord it will not accelerate at highway speeds, and I found the handling to be neutral to the point of boredom (which the Euro version probably fixes)

I have had the opposite experience. The V6 Accord handled sloppily compared to the 4 cylinder (which is an entirely different car here) The 4 also handled freeway traffic just fine. Hell, I could smoke the tyres through second gear...

I thought it was alright, just not amazing. My old Accord and my new Mazda are about 200 pounds apart and 0.1 liters of engine apart, and I felt a measurable difference in acceleration, especially at higher speeds with the Mazda. Maybe that's just a transmission thing? I have only the most basic understanding of what makes cars go fast.

Reginald

I used to work at edmunds.com. It's a pretty good place, with a ton of car junkies and industry insiders working there. They let the car editors do long-term (> 2 week) reviews of vehicles, and they have a test track where they delve into the engineering and performance of vehicles. I'd trust them with car purchase advice.

redfenix

no kiddin, cool

Centipede Damascus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4sALru9IJk

Remington

Jasconius wrote:

I bought my 3 last month. I really deeply wanted an RX-8 but I don't know how to drive a stick and I was not going to buy a car that barely understood how to operate. And I certainly wasn't going to get one in automatic.

I would like to buy a very cheap manual car so I can learn and then next time I get a car, get something sporty.

I'm actually selling an RX8 right now. It is manual.

What I'm saying is you should buy it.

Also, I just purchased a 2002 Audi A4.
1.8t
4 cylinder, Turbo, AWD, 4 doors
I'm averaging 26 mpg

$6k!

Quoth

I love my Prius, but speedy it is not

Nor was it cheap

Jasconius

Remington wrote:

Jasconius wrote:

I bought my 3 last month. I really deeply wanted an RX-8 but I don't know how to drive a stick and I was not going to buy a car that barely understood how to operate. And I certainly wasn't going to get one in automatic.

I would like to buy a very cheap manual car so I can learn and then next time I get a car, get something sporty.

I'm actually selling an RX8 right now. It is manual.

I wish I could but sadly I am on the sidelines for buying a sports car for a while (how much is it?)

jgeis

You want speed, 20+MPG (HWY is all that matters right? RIGHT.), room for an adult and few children, and reliability? You want an '05/'06 GTO. Or a Mercury Marauder (more room, less go).

If you want a nice 4 door car, I would recommend the Chevy Malibu. I've driven one multiple times (my fiancee's parents own one), and I've liked it. I generally don't enjoy driving front-wheel drive cars, but the Malibu handles well in daily driving, gets good MPGs (their average is somewhere around 28, I've seen regular instantaneous MPG numbers of 37 or 38), and it has a lot of nice features even though it's just the LT trim.

Tossrock

Learning stick isn't that hard.