Car shopping today to add to the garage. Need ideas
What cars should i be looking at? I need ideas
31-35, M
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kayoshin · 41-45, M
Depends on a lot of factors new/used what for what mileage are you looking to put on it yearly, is it just a comuter or will you need to haul stuff or people, are you a large person or small or average, do you do a lot of city miles or a lot of highway, do you go on bad roads what continent are you on etc.
kayoshin · 41-45, M
What continent are you on, in Europe ford fusion is a small-medium hatchback not a sedan.
Southernpride111 · 31-35, M
kayoshin · 41-45, M
If you already have all those big cars I would advise taking a look at a small corolla hatchback diesel a lot less fussy than what seems to be a renamed Ford Mondeo :) The Mondeo is not a bad car, quite nice really but seems redundant if you already have a few large cars and only plan to move yourself with it regularly. To my logic if you can have more cars they should complement each other to do what the other can't or can't do as well. A mazda 3 does the same as the Mondeo but with more style and fuel economy, not Toyota reliability though. If you were in Europe i would have recomended taking a look at Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia but in USA it's not likely to be a good choice with parts/service.
Southernpride111 · 31-35, M
They don’t sell diesel hatchback Carola’s in the states. They are sedans @kayoshin
kayoshin · 41-45, M
Oh they call it Scion there apparently :)
Southernpride111 · 31-35, M
Yeah they aren’t reliable @kayoshin
kayoshin · 41-45, M
Who told you that? :) Look at the statistics, they dominated the reliability charts for the last 15 years always in the 4 first places. Don't believe anecdotical evidence over the big numbers. It's like if your neighbour wins the lottery, it doesn't mean the chances are in your favour. You are less likely to get a Toyota lemon than most other brands.
Southernpride111 · 31-35, M
Yeah but you also have to know the regional areas of the states. Where i am the closest dealer is about 600 miles away. It’s not a well bought car in this area. @kayoshin
kayoshin · 41-45, M
Well i did ask you in the first reply if you are buying new or used, you never replied :) Buying new influences with dealer availability but depends also of the law in your state, in some places the law states you don't have to do mandatory service in an official dealership to keep your warranty. Anyway sounds like you are restricted to whatever is closest to yourself then, doesn't make much sense to ask for recomendations when you don't have the options or don't tell us what is available to you.
Southernpride111 · 31-35, M
It’s cheaper to go to your own auto machanic and if they follow all the factory recommended mantance schedules.
It doesn’t matter new or used @kayoshin
It doesn’t matter new or used @kayoshin
kayoshin · 41-45, M
If it doesn't matter then the distance to the nearest dealership doesn't matter either. Just pick what car you feel fits most needs that your other cars don't.
Southernpride111 · 31-35, M
I’m not driving 600 miles for any car. I’m gettin something in the area @kayoshin
kayoshin · 41-45, M
ok this is getting head scratching, you just said you don't mind buying used or new, you theoretically could find any car you imagine in your area so why fixate on the dealership if you're not bent on buying new? And I don't mean just the toyota whatever car you want if you want it you can find it probably closer than their dealership from a private seller or used, if it's anything like europe even your local Ford dealership will have some other brand cars on sale used :)