Car Shopping
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  • Posted On: Feb 28 2006 3:51pm
Been looking for a new ride since my last one was totalled in a head on accident. The insurance company summed it up that way and will give me three grand for it, which I plan to use as a down payment on a new vehicle. So far, the only three vehicles I can fit comfortly inside is the Schion XB, provided we can move the seat back three inches, the Dodge RAM 1500, and the Chrysler Silverado, and we may be able to modify the Ford F-150 also. Mainly were looking for something around 10-15 grand, factory line.
Posts: 2504
  • Posted On: Feb 28 2006 4:27pm
we've got a Scion XB and it's a good little car... had it a year last December with no trouble at all... great on gas too and you can fit a ton of stuff in it
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  • Posted On: Feb 28 2006 6:13pm
edmunds.com is a good car comparison site.
Posts: 2462
  • Posted On: Mar 1 2006 12:35am
1) Cheverlot makes the Silverado, and it's a POS.
2) The Dodge RAM and Ford F150 are nothing more than penis compenstation unless you need a half ton.
3) Scion is a division of Toyota. Nuff said.
Posts: 5711
  • Posted On: Mar 1 2006 12:42am
1) Cheverlot makes the Silverado, and it's a POS.
2) The Dodge RAM and Ford F150 are nothing more than penis compenstation unless you need a half ton.
3) Scion is a division of Toyota. Nuff said.


Drop 48 grand on a Subaru WRX StI.
Posts: 2462
  • Posted On: Mar 1 2006 2:10am
The STi is significantly cheaper in the USA... with our exchange, I could buy one from the States and import it, and save $10 000 compared to buying from a Canadian dealer.

It's also ugly as all sin. Amazing vehicle, but ugly.
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  • Posted On: Mar 1 2006 2:24am
I drive a Chevy Lumina. Was the best car I could get for the money at the time, and despite being really great to me, I plan on selling it this summer. Not the right time in my life to be driving the family sedan.
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  • Posted On: Mar 1 2006 7:43am
Sssssssssssssscion...

although, beware of what they charge extra for just some crappy graphic stickers... stick with the straight forward paint jobs
Posts: 5711
  • Posted On: Mar 1 2006 4:04pm
Amazing vehicle, but ugly.


So true... so true for so very many things...

Take a look at the new Eropean-import Ford Focus. I forget what they're calling it for North American sales but, in all honesty, it's a far better compact then most Americans know what to do with.

But if you're really looking for something ungainly, cheap, and roomy...

Toyota Element

Or...

Pontiac Aztec

(hey, someone has to drive 'em)
Posts: 89
  • Posted On: Mar 1 2006 4:33pm
the Dodge RAM 1500, because it has my name in it :p