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  1. May 25th, 2006, 01:32 PM #1
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    Need a new car - advice?

    Well, I totaled my car. I'm alright, but apparently I did a number on the car (a five-digit number or something).

    I'm looking at cars that have, of course, good gas mileage (>=24 city, >=30 highway) and that will cost me about US$350 a month to pay off. (over 60 months, about $22k I think).

    Decent choices so far include the Toyota Yaris, Scion Tc (the car I totaled), Mazda3...

    Ideally, the stereo system would be double-sized, not a teeny one, because I have the AVIC D-2, a pioneer GPS/MP3 player, which is dual-sized and in-dash.
    If not, well, some Mazda do have a navigation system as an option, and other cars do as well.

    What car would you recommend?
    Oh -- I live in the northeastern part of the US, by NYC, in case that matters.
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  2. May 25th, 2006, 02:34 PM #2
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    I love my toyota....

    It holds its value too....has 175,000 KMs and have had no problems at all with the car

    Those new mazdas look pretty nice....

    Been thinking of getting a new car myself....

    Looking at the Toyota Camry hybrid.........

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  3. May 25th, 2006, 04:09 PM #3
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    Yeah, I've been looking at these cars too.

    My problem : I'm young and I want a car with a powerful or otherwise unique body style. I get annoyed at a lot of the formless crap that's out there, although for some reason I really liked the Scion Tc..
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  4. May 25th, 2006, 04:22 PM #4
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    I guess it depends on how long you want to keep the car and what kind of mileage you will be putting on the vehicle....

    Those new honda civics are pretty nice...

    http://automobiles.honda.com/models/...me=Civic+Coupe

    I had a honda...300,000 kms ....the engine was running great...just the body rusted out


    What we want and what is practical...are two different thing unfortunatly...

    I want this.....

    http://www.jaguar.com/ca/en/vehicles...andpricing.htm

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  5. May 25th, 2006, 04:30 PM #5
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    I want an Audi, but I can't afford it.

    So far it looks like Mazda may win with a Mazda3 due to the navigation system that I can install in there and the financing time (up to 72 months)..
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  6. May 25th, 2006, 05:40 PM #6
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    They are a very nice car....those mazdas.

    A friend of mine has one and loves it.

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    Before you buy I would check out a comparison site such as THIS one.
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  8. May 25th, 2006, 06:00 PM #8
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    Heh, thank you for the link!
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  9. May 25th, 2006, 06:01 PM #9
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    no prob man goodluck finding that new car
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  10. May 25th, 2006, 06:02 PM #10
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    I want a car with a powerful or otherwise unique body style.
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