new car decision time...

[mkl]

"meaning if you total the car, with full coverage, they might come pick up whats left of it and hand you a bill for a couple thousand bucks"

If you are worried about that, you can get loan payoff insurance through your car insurance company. If you have a 5 year loan, and you total it after 3, they pay off the rest of the loan. Unfortunately I am not sure if this is sold in NY. They have some weird insurance laws if I remember correctly. I know in MD and VA, it ends up being < 10$ a month for a 20k car.

[the big lebowski]

Originally Posted by shaun132

I would recommend a VW V10 Touareg TDI...

i reject SUV's on principle for people like me (i.e. people who don't need one). but thank you.

[Rhian]

Honda Civic Si - I'm in love. Great on gas, lots of room, and smooth.

Not that I'm biased or anything

[shaun132]

If you want a good mpg, affordable, and fast car.... get a VW GTI.

[the big lebowski]

yeh those are sporty. i like em. what's the mpg? (i guess i could google it)

[shaun132]

It gets like 25 in the city and 31 on the highway, I would recommend getting the DSG autotransmission because it actually is faster than the manual.

[rossnicoll]

Originally Posted by the big lebowski

yeh those are sporty. i like em. what's the mpg? (i guess i could google it)

VW Golf GTI



New Honda Civic


You should check out the Civic advert anyway :P
http://www.honda.co.uk/civic/

[Nick Postagulous]

Ross, believe it or not, we'll never see that hatchback Civic in Los Estados Unidos. Honda only sells sedans and minivans here. And the S2000.

The last Civic Si we got was a 2 door hatch, nice looking. 3 were sold.

(to others)
And when I said Scion, I said xA, not xB. I don't like the box. No no no. Too "hip" for me. I'm not down with the giggy, G-def. Not fly like you younguns.

[rossnicoll]

Originally Posted by Nick Postagulous

Ross, believe it or not, we'll never see that hatchback Civic in Los Estados Unidos. Honda only sells sedans and minivans here. And the S2000.

The last Civic Si we got was a 2 door hatch, nice looking. 3 were sold.

(to others)
And when I said Scion, I said xA, not xB. I don't like the box. No no no. Too "hip" for me. I'm not down with the giggy, G-def. Not fly like you younguns.

That sucks. Ill stay out of this thread then, as i know nohing about what cars are available to you guys.

[deznice]

Originally Posted by the big lebowski

that was a fear of mine w/ the hybrids. will it last long enough to pay for itself. i don't really care about emissions.

budget: nothing over $300/month financed. my credit is good if not excellent so i'm looking at probably 9% intrest rate if not less.

down payment of at least $3k and possibly 2k on trade in.

i intend to have the car as long as it will last.

i drive in the range of 200 miles per week right now. :S

no kids

no preference on doors

the safer, the better.

blue eyes: what year is yours?

My girl has shitty credit so I put her on as a co-signor on my car when I bought it....

No down payment.
Was about 20k
Payments are $350 a month...

don't be a dumbass... My car is at 5.75% interest..... yours should be close to that if you have decent credit....

the difference b/t 6 and 9% in interest is a big amount of savings....