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12-09-2002, 12:15 PM
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I am not saying I haven't. I am just saying you get to a point where you gotta make a call whether to put the cash in it and have more into it then it's worth or you paid for it, or get something else. It has 165,000 miles on it.
I quite honestly would like to buy her something brand new with a warranty so I don't have to worry about it while she is going to school. It would be one less headache basically.
I quite honestly would like to buy her something brand new with a warranty so I don't have to worry about it while she is going to school. It would be one less headache basically.
12-09-2002, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Dec 9 2002, 10:14 AM
Now is also not the time to be buying new cars with you needing a job soon I guess?
I am paid here through June, then I have unemployment, or time to find a new job. If I get her a new car I can spend my car repairing time on the Jeep and the RX-7.
But it certainly isn't the BEST time to be looking at new cars.
12-09-2002, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Dec 9 2002, 10:19 AM
that gsl-se is probably the best car you can buy.
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12-09-2002, 12:23 PM
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I dont know your price range, but the Galants are really nice, a Protege', all for under $20,000, even the base model Mazda6.
A couple bucks down and your payment should be about $325-350 or so. Factor insurance if its an issue in your area.
I dont think a lease would be good for you guys with the mileage you put on the car.
But maybe the time has come to get her a new car before you know it another $1000 might go into the 84
A couple bucks down and your payment should be about $325-350 or so. Factor insurance if its an issue in your area.
I dont think a lease would be good for you guys with the mileage you put on the car.
But maybe the time has come to get her a new car before you know it another $1000 might go into the 84
12-09-2002, 12:26 PM
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Yea lease won't work with as much as she's driving. I have her looking at the 6, she really wants a new Mini Cooper, which is in our price range as well. I showed her the Lancer and the Galant and she was not impressed LOL, so those are out of the question.
She like the Mazdaspeed protege, but not the regular one, she wants the turbo if she gets one LOL
We were thinking a little truck, ranger or Dakota would be useful, but holy **** have you seen the sticker prices on those bastards? They run like 25K with a decent motor in them and who the hell wants to buy a truck with a tiny 4 cylinder, kind of defeats the purpose, then of course you get into the gas milage issue, she needs something that gets some decent 25 plus miles to the gallon.
She like the Mazdaspeed protege, but not the regular one, she wants the turbo if she gets one LOL
We were thinking a little truck, ranger or Dakota would be useful, but holy **** have you seen the sticker prices on those bastards? They run like 25K with a decent motor in them and who the hell wants to buy a truck with a tiny 4 cylinder, kind of defeats the purpose, then of course you get into the gas milage issue, she needs something that gets some decent 25 plus miles to the gallon.
12-09-2002, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Dec 9 2002, 10:22 AM
[quote name='j9fd3s' date='Dec 9 2002, 10:19 AM']that gsl-se is probably the best car you can buy.
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i see where you are coming from, but a new car is a loose loose situation. so you buy a bmw 750il for $100,000, the second you drive it off the lot its worth 70k a year from now its worth 50k, when the car gets to be 6 years old its worth under 10k, i can find a much better use for my "100k" than that
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