Suggestions on new car

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Looking to buy a new car , not brand new but you know what i mean.

I have a two seater mazda miata that i'm going to keep but i'm looking for a 4 door car.

Any suggestions of a car that you own or had an experience with would be a good buy ?

McLovinU · Answer

Looking to buy a new car , not brand new but you know what i mean.

I have a two seater mazda miata that i'm going to keep but i'm looking for a 4 door car.

Any suggestions of a car that you own or had an experience with would be a good buy ?

tjohnsont · Answer

Which cars are you considering?

HutchEmAll · Answer

Why do you want a 2nd car?  Why a 4 door?  It&#x27;s kind of hard to make a decision unless you know what you need it for.

KingRGIII · Answer

I like the Lincoln MKZ, very smooth ride.

Getty3 · Answer

Best looking/running car(s) for the money are the Audi "A" series (high end) or the Hyundai Genesis (low end). Don&#x27;t waste your money on a General Motors product.

KingRGIII · Answer

Hyundai&#x27;s are a piece of crap. Hence the silly warranty.

hotdamn85 · Answer

teslatax refund and the cool screen in the middle. what state are u in?

Kelly_Slater · Answer

I was going to help you but I read your second sentence.In my book you commited the ultimate sin.You should be afuckin&#x27;shamed of yourself.

BusinessTime · Answer

2011 IS250. Period.

ironlionzion722 · Answer

A miata? Really? You can prob find a sweet deal on a Honda Del Sol

searchwarrant · Answer

you&#x27;ve all been had. &#xD;&#xA;Miata. (2 seater dead giveaway).&#xD;&#xA;The dude is trolling for a move in covers.

The Hawk · Answer

MKZ is a very nice car, not up there with BMW/Benz/Audi, but really nice.

But if you're looking for a good used car, there is a reason the 4-door Honda Accord is the most popular selling car in the country.....

ShadowWarrior · Answer

Nissan Leaf if your gas bill is high.  Gets good miles on a full charge depending on terrain, load, ac on, etc.  Going downhill you get lots of mileage back as it recharges.  It has surprising power for electric vehicle.  My brother leases one for 200 a month.   You do not want to replace those batteries, expensive.  His gas bill was over 400 a mo. so he comes out ahead.  Cell phone connected via blue tooth so he answers calls from steering and listens to calls over radio speakers, very techie.

Getty3 · Answer

You don&#x27;t put a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty on a vehicle if you don&#x27;t have extreme confidence in it&#x27;s ability to last that long. My wife just traded in her 2004 Kia Sorrento with 220,000 miles on it (Kia is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group))  for a 2012 model. 25 years ago, Americans laughed at Datsun/Nissan and Toyota. Look who&#x27;s laughing now.

bizkilla · Answer

Switched to Toyota Hybrid a few years back and never looked back. Pays for itself with savings on gas. Not really, but it does save a considerable amount of money. Just bought my second Hybrid a few months ago.

tjohnsont · Answer

Fwiw They say it takes about 6-10 years to recover the difference of cost  versus an equivalent gas model like civic hybrid compared to civic gas.  So you are basically paying up front for the savings of mpg.

bill702 · Answer

How much is the tax credit?

bizkilla · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by tjohnsont] &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Fwiw They say it takes about 6-10 years to recover the difference of cost  versus an equivalent gas model like civic hybrid compared to civic gas.  &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;So you are basically paying up front for the savings of mpg.  &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;Where did you find that statistic? &#xD;&#xA;Because its absolutely asinine in real life terms. $35 to fill up vs $75. I see the savings instantly my friend. Additionally, the ability to drive in the HOV lane cannot be quantified. That&#x27;s a lot of saved time when you do as much highway driving as I do. On the real, I would love to see the source of that statistic.

tjohnsont · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by bizkilla] &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Where did you find that statistic? &#xD;&#xA;Because its absolutely asinine in real life terms. $35 to fill up vs $75. I see the savings instantly my friend. Additionally, the ability to drive in the HOV lane cannot be quantified. That&#x27;s a lot of saved time when you do as much highway driving as I do. On the real, I would love to see the source of that statistic.&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;It was on Yahoo&#x27;s front article page a few months or so back.  Maybe if you do a search you can find it.  But it&#x27;s pretty simple math.&#xD;&#xA;In Cali, I don&#x27;t think hybrids get to drive the HOV with one occupant anymore from what I was told.  Or it got limited- they weren&#x27;t renewing it or it got extended maybe.&#xD;&#xA;Going to the Honda site, I see a Civic gas at 39mpg highway for $18k while a Civic Hybrid at 44mpg highway for $24k.  $6k difference.   Not only is it only a measly 5mpg difference, you gotta pay $6k more up front.  That&#x27;s a lot of gas for $6k with only a difference of about 5mpg.

tjohnsont · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by bizkilla] &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Where did you find that statistic? &#xD;&#xA;Because its absolutely asinine in real life terms. $35 to fill up vs $75. I see the savings instantly my friend. Additionally, the ability to drive in the HOV lane cannot be quantified. That&#x27;s a lot of saved time when you do as much highway driving as I do. On the real, I would love to see the source of that statistic.&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;I just did some quick math on the Lexus RX gas 21mpg vs RX hybrid 30mpg.  At $6k difference, driving 13K miles a year at $4 a gallon, you will break even on the $6K premium around the 8th year.   &#xD;&#xA;  Who knows by how much the MPG drops off for a gas or hybrid throughout the years also.  I would assume as a vehicle gets more inefficient it&#x27;s mpg gets worse.&#xD;&#xA;  You can argue that a hybrid has better resale, maybe extra features, maybe faster, etc etc.  So that can come into play.

HutchEmAll · Answer

I know more than one person who have had or have a Hyundai and are or were very happy with them.  I would have zero problem considering something like this:https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2013-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-20t-first-drive-review

don juan · Answer

If you looking for a nice little 4 door, take a good look at the Chrysler 200, what a great little car at a great price! It has a 100,000 drive train warranty, 36,000 mi bumper to bumper. Make sure it's the Mercedes Pentastar V-6 which is the state of the art 3.6 Liter, 283 horse power.

You get comfort and it's sporty. Comes standard with all the power features and Michelin tires with the V-6

tjohnsont · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by don juan] &#xD;&#xA;If you looking for a nice little 4 door, take a good look at the Chrysler 200, what a great little car at a great price!  It has a 100,000 drive train warranty, 36,000 mi bumper to bumper. Make sure it&#x27;s the Mercedes Pentastar V-6 which is the state of the art 3.6 Liter,  283 horse power. &#xD;&#xA;You get comfort and it&#x27;s sporty. Comes standard with all the power features and Michelin tires with the V-6 &#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;Drove one of those for a rental car and it wasn&#x27;t too bad.  Had bad front end noise like the wheels off balance but since it only had about 5k miles on it and 30k on the other I drove, it seems to be a normal issue with that model.   &#xD;&#xA;   It did drive and accelerate better than the Hyundai I had as a rental car.  I didn&#x27;t like how the Hyundai was quick to accelerate off-idle which can be a little dangerous.

don juan · Answer

Are you sure the Chrysler 200 was a V-6 ?  You know it comes standard with a 4 cyl ?  Also if it was a rental car, someone else could have hit a curb and knock the front end out of alignment.

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