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Need a good car review website (car guys come here too)
Xeno
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My parents want to buy a new car and asked me to look up a few cars to see if there are any reviews/problems, and what people are saying about the cars. I live in Canada if that makes any difference. Anyone know of a good website?
If anyone can help, here are the cars they are interested in.
1. 2005 Chevrolet Equinox 4 door
2. 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix
3. 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix
Each one has about 60k on them.
Thanks guys!
EDIT:
-Ok, they say they are willing to spend around 15k.
They arent looking for flashy. Any car would be fine, just nothing too small. Just a mid size. An SUV is alright aswell. They are looking for something reliable that wont be breaking down on them all the time.
Someone told them to look at the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Ford Escape.
If anyone can help, here are the cars they are interested in.
1. 2005 Chevrolet Equinox 4 door
2. 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix
3. 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix
Each one has about 60k on them.
Thanks guys!
EDIT:
-Ok, they say they are willing to spend around 15k.
They arent looking for flashy. Any car would be fine, just nothing too small. Just a mid size. An SUV is alright aswell. They are looking for something reliable that wont be breaking down on them all the time.
Someone told them to look at the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Ford Escape.
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Murphy's Paradox: The more you plan, the more that can go wrong. The less you plan, the less likely your plan will succeed.
Regarding those specific cars--I hope they are getting a pretty good deal on them, because they aren't really all that outstanding. I'd look out specifically for the '05 Equinox, as it was the first year Chevrolet offered that vehicle.
Also Wezon, the G8 could be the greatest sports sedan in its class for it's price. Too bad Pontiac got an Axe.
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
Side note: G8's staying on.
On topic: The Grand Prix aren't bad, but if they're a 4 cylinder engine, the car's going to suck hard with more than 1 person in it.
Go for either Grand Prix - make sure it's more than a 4 cylinder engine, and make sure it's the newer model.
*edit* yeah, shit....http://blog.caranddriver.com/just-kidding-pontiac-g8-dead/
Side note: No, no it's not.
And yeah, add me to the dear god why list for reaction to those three cars.
Post their budget and want list and we can find them something better.
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Ok, they say they are willing to spend around 15k.
They arent looking for flashy. Any car would be fine, just nothing too small. Just a mid size. An SUV is alright aswell. They are looking for something reliable that wont be breaking down on them all the time.
Someone told them to look at the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Ford Escape.
It would also help to know where abouts you are. Judging from a search of whats near me (Ontario, much more overpriced than the states) you could find a 1 or 2 year old Mazda 6, which would be reliable as well as not terribly boring.
As for the Hyundai route, the Sonata is also a good choice and the equivalent of the Grand Prix, a 2008 Sonata could be had in your price range. It's a nice and (from what I hear, and the warranty they're offering) reliable car.
If they'd like something a bit more on the luxury side of things (and because I love Jaguars and think everyone should buy one) a 2005ish Jaguar X-type is also an option. The nice thing about it is they are AWD as well, so if you live in a snowy area it would be handy. They also won a bunch of reliability awards recently too, which is a surprise for people who know Jags of old.
Keep in mind, if you live in the states you can probably find any of these cars a year or two newer for about the same price or even less. Canadians are extremely overcharged for cars.
Edmunds is a good place to start, though they don't have great reliability information unless the model is already several years old. You might try consumer reports for that (subscription-based, though I think you can still get a free trial to their website still).
If you want proven reliability on a 60K+ mileage car, you might be wanting to look at Honda/Toyota. F150's also tend to be pretty reliable if they're cool with a truck. 60K's about time where things can start going south really fast if the vehicle has not been well maintained.
I really like the Escape Hybrid. I hear that it actually has a decent amount of torque.
Do they have $15K cash, or will they need to get a loan? $15K on a used car at used-car finance rates will make payments pretty close to the 0% financing deals you can get on brand new warrantied cars.
A Hyundai Sonata GL auto will probably be exactly what they need. Practical, reliable, economical. Not fast or "thrilling" but they're not after that, now are they? :P
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Sonata isnt a bad car, Ive driven the new ones but the engine doesnt feel as peppy as an accord or malibu around the same price the 08+ year accords may cost an arm and a leg and an 08+ malibu IMHO is much better and for cheaper yet still around 15k american, if not on the high side.
CUVs seem to be the wave of the future, used CRV, Escape, Rav4 should do you well in that price range. The Equinox/Pontiac Torrent/Cadillac SRX are an abomination prior to the 2010 model year. They have a nice engine but the car looks and feels unfinished. ALSO if you wish consider a used Jeep wrangler, they last forever; body style has only gone through a few changes over the year; you can take the doors and roof off. The downside is you are driving a cube with a 6cyl so fuel economy is so so at best. like 18mpg combined, and with that fuel economy spec you could get a used denali for the same price with similar economy.