Shopping for a new car

Angus

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Well we've been looking for a new car for my fiance. She has an 04 neon that I'll then be DD'ing, and my olds will then go.

So our budget is about $11-12k
Want 2004+
Less than 70k miles
sedan or maybe an suv
fwd, awd, or 4x4 (I scared her too much in the snow with my bmw and mustang. Who knew that would come back to bite me...)
and mid-sized or bigger (like malibu and up)


We've been looking at:
07+ 2.5l Altimas (she really likes but hard finding one in our price range)
04+ GP's (she's not a fan of them)
05+ 3.5l G6's
fusions and milans - 4 cylinders
imprezas 2.5's (also not a fan of)

Any other suggestions that we take a look at?
 

Bob Kazamakis

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I'll have to look at those too. You and I are pretty much in the same boat as far as cars. Pretty much the same stipulations as me. My wife was pretty dead set on a Mazda 3 hatch but they're a bit high still for what we want; plus they're hard to find.
 

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Angus

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What do people think about an '06 Malibu SS sedan? (This is for the lady, not me)


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Looks sharp but please remove any and all SS references because we all know that thing is not worthy.
those cars are surprisingly fast to be honest... that 3.6 has enough power to burn 1st and chirp 2nd.


Isn't the 2.5 V-6 in those things the same as a Ford Contour/3.0 as the taurus.... And isn't the frame of that car the same as the Taurus and volvo S60.....?
i actually heard it was a contour/mystique chassis, but to me it looks more like a taurus sized car
 

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Why does she not want to continue to drive the neon?

We need a nicer, more reliable car than my oldsmobile. Nothing is wrong with it, just picking up clients and coworkers in a $1600 car is kinda :ugh: And the neon is just a neon...

She would be driving it daily as I'm not a fan of her driving the neon in case something were to happen, but days when I would need to drive clients and coworkers, I would take the new car.
 

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It's actually a 3.9 that's in it. I hear the gearing sucks and that 2nd will take you up to like 87mph or something...
shit, yea 3.9 my bad... the new LTZ's are the 3.6. but either way its still a nice little car. the suede inserts in the seats feel nice too. if you stop and think though, there are alot of cars with 4 speed autos that go that high in 2nd gear
 
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