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Bubbleheads - what kind of car do you drive?
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blueskitten
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Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:03 am
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 Bubbleheads - what kind of car do you drive? Poll inspired by Tim's post about luxury cars. Now I'm curious what bubble believers drive: imports? hybrids? best value vehicles (as defined by Consumer Reports, Intellichoice, etc...)?
Do you use the similar reasoning when you buy a car as when you buy a house?
Note: in the poll there isn't nearly enough room to list every make, so I just made some general groupings.
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| Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:26 pm |
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Lake Hills Renter
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I picked "Standard - Asian" for my 2004 Honda CRV. Love Hondas and Toyotas because they are so reliable. And I need the capacity and ground clearance of the smaller SUV because I drive in the mountains more than I drive in the city. I just couldn't bring myself to get one of the larger SUVs because of the (lack of) gas mileage, and I really don't need something that large. My CRV is big enough to sleep in.
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| Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:24 pm |
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blueskitten
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Yeah, I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee for many of the same reasons. This is my second Jeep and I've found them to be very reliable. Gas mileage isn't as good as I'd like, but since I need 4x4 and towing capacity it's a good vehicle for me.
Our other car is a saturn, which is good for when we have to do regular freeway driving.
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| Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:40 pm |
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twistjusty
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Quote: Now I'm curious what bubble believers drive: imports? hybrids? best value vehicles (as defined by Consumer Reports, Intellichoice, etc...)? Quote: Do you use the similar reasoning when you buy a car as when you buy a house? No. I bought a car because I wanted to be able to visit my dying mother more frequently. That was what I could afford and I paid it off early.
I bought a house because I had thought the security would be close to actually having my mother around -- she died the day we signed papers. And I wanted the experience of buying a home and paying it off mostly from my own income. I bought what we could afford and we're paying it off early.
So I was emotional both times. I bought a car that had decent mileage and wouldn't be a pita to negotiate price over, and most importantly, would get me from point A to point B faster than a bus or a bicycle.
I bought a house in which I could: sleep, eat, wash myself, raise a child, read a book, watch a movie, start a fire, cook food, sit, entertain a friend, grow a flower garden and herb garden and vegetable garden and walk to most worthwhile community places: supermarket, drugstore, credit union, post office, library, shopping center.
I use the car only when I'm porting the kid somewhere over two miles away, or I'm making a Costco run, or when I'm doing a 12-hour day at work and know I'll be coming home in the dark.
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Puget Sounder
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1998 Subaru Outback AWD, with a 5-speed manual transmission. "Standard-Asian". Not an economy car because it's fairly good-sized and doesn't get over 30 mpg.
I picked this car up for 1/3 the price of a new one, a couple years ago -- with a new dealer-installed engine with 7,000 miles on it. Kind of like buying a Ballard bungalow with lots of life left in it -- without the $2500 mortgage payment.
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| Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:19 pm |
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JD@Preview
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Joined: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:03 am
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Location: Marysville, WA
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Not enough answers. I have a Taurus, a Miata and a Honda ST1100 motorcycle
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| Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:33 am |
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biliruben
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1991 Honda Prelude
1995 Chevy K1500 Pick-up
2005 Subaru Outback Turbo (the baby likes speed)
All bought with cash, used. None of them get more that 25 mpg, but none less than 20 either.
But you'll most often find me on a 1985 Cannondale road bike. It gets 20 miles per sandwich.
My house - I bought with a pretty big mortage (20% down, 7/1 ARM), but houses are generally not a depreciating asset like cars are. I actually hope now's the exception.
I made sure we could swing the mortgage with only one income, however. Ya never know when a baby will come along, pushing one of us to the sidelines (as is the current situation).
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faster
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1978 Ford Thunderbird
I like cars. Even worse...I bought it using money from a HELOC.
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upsciLLion
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1992 Ford Ranger. It's reliable, has four wheel drive, gets decent mileage (~20mpg), and is cheap to insure. My daily driver though is a metro bus. 
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perplexd
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| Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:08 pm |
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meshugy
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Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:38 am
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Volvo 2007 XC70
Nice family car....
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| Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:44 pm |
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Puget Sounder
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meshugy wrote: Volvo 2007 XC70
Nice family car.... Until it gets out of warranty, then you'll want to get rid of it.
Family has owned too many Volvos. Not going back there again unless you enjoy constant electrical problems.
They are safe, though, but these days, reliable cars (newer Subaru Outback, Toyota Highlander) are very safe as well.
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| Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:02 am |
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meshugy
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Puget Sounder wrote:
Family has owned too many Volvos. Not going back there again unless you enjoy constant electrical problems.
They are safe, though, but these days, reliable cars (newer Subaru Outback, Toyota Highlander) are very safe as well.
It's run flawlessly so far and is rated by consumer reports as having above average reliability. Has a 4 year warranty and the dealer also threw in all the matinence for free three years. I hate fixing cars...so this is perfect for me. And all this for a new car priced about $7K less then a used one...
Subaru's are great cars, but not nearly as safe in a crash a Volvo. I've wrecked a Subaru myself, and have had friends who have as well. The cars just crumple into a tin can. Not so with Volvos...so with 2 kids I'd rather pay a little more for a Swedish made tank!
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perfectfire
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meshugy wrote: Has a 4 year warranty and the dealer also threw in all the matinence for free three years. Was it used, because maintenance on a new to 3 yr old car should be practically nil. meshugy wrote: The cars just crumple into a tin can. Not so with Volvos...so with 2 kids I'd rather pay a little more for a Swedish made tank! I'm pretty sure crumple zones are a safety feature as long as the zone being crumpled doesn't include the passenger compartment. You really don't want to bounce off of whatever you're hitting like a rigid object would. Looking at the IIHS ratings, there are just as many Subarus on their top picks list as Volvos (and even more Fords). Car safety has advanced well beyond just "building 'em like a tank" in the past few decades.
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| Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:05 pm |
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Puget Sounder
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meshugy wrote: Puget Sounder wrote:
Family has owned too many Volvos. Not going back there again unless you enjoy constant electrical problems.
They are safe, though, but these days, reliable cars (newer Subaru Outback, Toyota Highlander) are very safe as well.
It's run flawlessly so far and is rated by consumer reports as having above average reliability. Has a 4 year warranty and the dealer also threw in all the matinence for free three years. I hate fixing cars...so this is perfect for me. And all this for a new car priced about $7K less then a used one... Subaru's are great cars, but not nearly as safe in a crash a Volvo. I've wrecked a Subaru myself, and have had friends who have as well. The cars just crumple into a tin can. Not so with Volvos...so with 2 kids I'd rather pay a little more for a Swedish made tank! The 2005 Outback got 5 star ratings in front & side impacts. And that's a car that's 3 model years old now.
http://www.automotive.com/2005/12/volvo ... index.html
Same as the V70, which is your car without a lifted suspension. Paying $5-$10k less for a Japanese car that will run 150k miles without major powertrain work seems like a good thing.
Volvos are nice, as long as they're in warranty.
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