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yngliberal (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:35 PM Original message |
Need your opinions...I'm buying my first car |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would not recommend buying new. |
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Nebraska_Liberal (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. This is correct. |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. It's a rip-off |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Agreed! Buy used and pay cash! |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Make it a Honda |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. That might not work so well during ice storms in OK. nt |
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Sammy Pepys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Hard to say |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. I would buy either a hybrid, |
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LiberalPartisan (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. Don't buy American |
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Nebraska_Liberal (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. ah... |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Nonsense |
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gizmo1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
38. That's the dumbest thing |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. it depends a lot on what you're looking for |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Toyota parts are much less expensive thatn Honda parts. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. I've been considering buying a new Toyota Yaris. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Way cool! n/t |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
48. You want a Toyota Butt? |
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politicaholic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. I have a friend with a Civic hybrid and he thinks its the bees-knees... |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. How bout a Toyota RAV4? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Anything with a spare tire on the back is risky |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. my advice |
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godhatesrepublicans (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. My vote: I have a 2002 Saturn that gets 30 MPG. |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. Honda Civic Hybrid, baby |
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Brazenly Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'd buy a Smart Car - 60 mpg is looking good right now |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I love those things |
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Brazenly Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I won't be buying one any time soon, either |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Sat in a Mini last weekend - felt like a clown car to me, and you're |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. im waiting for the Jeep Patriot to come out |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. Toyota Yaris Liftback, $11-13K, 34-40 mpg |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. I just bought a Korean econobox |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. You can eliminate some of the engine noise with special panels |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I'm used to a rattletrap truck |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. It depends... |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. Subaru Forester...if you can find a used one. |
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geniph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. I *heart* my Forester |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. It saved my life in a car accident. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Buy an SUV. |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I have to ask why that suggestion, especially when the person seems |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I was being a smart ass. |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Not a problem, I thought maybe you were serial or something. Some of |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. I've had my black Honda Civic Si stolen two times in the past four years. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. Buy a two year old Honda Accord EX |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. That's a pretty broad price range. I love my Prius, but I don't think |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
37. Buy a two-seat commuter turbo diesel hybrid car in the $5000 - $7000 range |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. The Insight is probably the closest thing on the market to what |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. The Insight is too expensive for me |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. If fuel efficiency is your #1 priority and you have the bucks, |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
42. I just bought a Prius after driving a Saab station wagon.. |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. The new Prius is a knockout |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. Honda hands down |
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lithiumbomb (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
49. get a used toyota or honda |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
51. We just bought a Toyota Scion XB and we love it. |
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