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05-03-10, 09:53 PM

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05-03-10, 09:56 PM

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Why on earth would you willingly want a FWD car? My mind is boggled. Why why why?

05-04-10, 04:23 AM

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Good car under 10k for girlfriend

To be honest, without a photo, we can't tell if it's a fair trade.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

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Mitsubishi Diamante

05-04-10, 05:51 AM

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05-04-10, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by darkdream

Try to get a car as new as possible with the 10k budget you do not want some really old luxury car since with age comes problems regardless of how well it was maintained.

+100000000000000000

With that budget Civic or Corolla FTW.

05-04-10, 07:12 AM

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Try to get a car as new as possible with the 10k budget you do not want some really old luxury car since with age comes problems regardless of how well it was maintained.

And higher labor and part costs.

05-04-10, 08:17 AM

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also, as far as 'value' goes -

you can't beat last gen Sonata v6 LX especially if she wants to have a roomy highway cruiser like RL. you can easily get 07 v6 for under 10k and it will still have a plenty of warranty left. I do love last gen accord, but most likely 10k accord will have at least 70-80k miles on it.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false

Used 2007 Hyundai Sonata V6 $9,795

it's not common in the U.S, but when worked, i think it looks great. Studie kit is very nice IMO.

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05-04-10, 08:24 AM

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VW Bettle.... A car that has style that the girls love..

05-04-10, 08:36 AM

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VW Bettle.... A car that has style that the girls love..

She apparantly wants a 4-door, DASH. No Beetles.

05-04-10, 08:37 AM

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Why on earth would you willingly want a FWD car? My mind is boggled. Why why why?

Probably for traction. It snows in NY state....lots of snow.

05-04-10, 08:44 AM

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She apparantly wants a 4-door, DASH. No Beetles.

Too bad as coupes are it

Well, if she is limited to 4 doors & fwd then the Toyota Matrix would be a good choice. There are some examples out there with available AWD.

05-04-10, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX

Not sure why she would want a 1st gen RL unless she wants a huge trunk. Slow, underpowered, not great MPG, rides okay, looks bland, not really luxurious and is hardly a better car than a Camry or Accord. Then things will need fixing and it will cost more.

Maybe she likes Buicks, Mike. The 1Gen RL was a Japanese Buick, with better reliability. Rode like a Buick; more or less handled like one.

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With a 10k budget I recommend something cheap that is cheap to maintain

With most cars, basically I agree, but one reason why I recommended the larger Hyundai XG/Azera and Kia Amanti (among others) is that some of them might (?) still have the balance of the 5/60 general warranty and the 10/100 drivetrain. Back then, if my memory is correct, the 10/100 drivetrain warranty was still transferable to a new owner outside the immediate family, unlike now.

In general, though, I agree with you..........with a used car, in general, the newer and simpler, the better, although most Subaru, Honda, and Toyota AWD vehicles have been reliable despite their complexity.