lost my car to fire. suggestions for new cars around 20k please :)

[SilthDraeth]

Originally Posted by gorb

I'm super indecisive. I'm probably going to go with the 2013 Civic EX. Just had a nice conversation with a dealer.

I spoke to USAA today and I'm getting a decent settlement as well, so that helps

Smart thing to do would be take the full settlement and buy a good used vehicle cash, and then you won't have any payments for 10 years. But if you insist on having a payment, you could put that money aside in a savings and buy another car with it in 5-6 years, rinse and repeat.

[Quantos]

Hiya,

Might be late, but thought I'd provide some info on the Focus. I have a '12 sedan Focus with a manual transmission.

Essentially, the pros and cons for the Focus seem to go something like this:

Pros:

- Very good looks
- Very good handling
- Quality interior
- Quality overall
- Nicely equipped
- Manual transmission

Cons:

- Automatic transmission: Focus forums are filled with auto transmission users who complain strongly about it. The issue with it seem to range from occasional shuddering to full out lack of power at start and faulty gear changes. People have turned cars in because of it. I've never driven one myself, though, so I cannot say just how bad it actually is. However, when it does work as intended, it's apparently pretty good.
- Room in the back isn't fantastic. I probably wouldn't buy the car with kids older than ~10 yrs old.
- MyFordTouch is apparently REALLY unreliable, and definitely not for everybody. Personally I wouldn't like the lack of physical feedback (it's a touch screen). Updates have been made on the system, so apparently it's not as bad as it used to be, but people still have issues with it from time to time (e.g. system freeze that requires a restart).
- Resale value is honestly not great. Those people that had issues with the auto and turned their cars in took a pretty huge hit. Of course, that's not an issue with you land good car that you keep for a long time. It's also a fleet vehicle, which further dilutes the market and lowers the resale price.

So essentially it's a terrific car if you avoid automatic transmission and Ford's gimmicky systems! A manual SE version w/o MFT is a really great car; I've had no issues with mine personally, and it's really awesome to drive!

[michal1980]

Originally Posted by Quantos

Hiya,

Might be late, but thought I'd provide some info on the Focus. I have a '12 sedan Focus with a manual transmission.

Essentially, the pros and cons for the Focus seem to go something like this:

Pros:

- Very good looks
- Very good handling
- Quality interior
- Quality overall
- Nicely equipped
- Manual transmission

Cons:

- Automatic transmission: Focus forums are filled with auto transmission users who complain strongly about it. The issue with it seem to range from occasional shuddering to full out lack of power at start and faulty gear changes. People have turned cars in because of it. I've never driven one myself, though, so I cannot say just how bad it actually is. However, when it does work as intended, it's apparently pretty good.
- Room in the back isn't fantastic. I probably wouldn't buy the car with kids older than ~10 yrs old.
- MyFordTouch is apparently REALLY unreliable, and definitely not for everybody. Personally I wouldn't like the lack of physical feedback (it's a touch screen). Updates have been made on the system, so apparently it's not as bad as it used to be, but people still have issues with it from time to time (e.g. system freeze that requires a restart).
- Resale value is honestly not great. Those people that had issues with the auto and turned their cars in took a pretty huge hit. Of course, that's not an issue with you land good car that you keep for a long time. It's also a fleet vehicle, which further dilutes the market and lowers the resale price.

So essentially it's a terrific car if you avoid automatic transmission and Ford's gimmicky systems! A manual SE version w/o MFT is a really great car; I've had no issues with mine personally, and it's really awesome to drive!

I've been following the car on truedelta, and it seems after some software tuning on the transmission, the issues fell dramatically in the past few months, and those that got the software update generally liked it.

[gorb]

I bought a 2013 Civic EX yesterday. I was going to buy an EX-L, but the leather felt so cheap I decided to save money and go with the EX. The cloth is nice and soft

[manimal]

nice car op! I didnt like those rims the first time I saw them but they look good on your car in black

[gorb]

Thanks dude

[ComputerWizKid]

Nice car OP!
but did you ever find out why your original car caught on fire?

[gorb]

Thanks. USAA didn't tell me what caused it (and I don't know if they know). I've asked. Hyundai hasn't even started their investigation so nothing from them either.

[vertika]

[QUOTE=gorb;34448632]Update 1/14: Bought a car



The entry level crossover car by BMW is gorgeous. Fresh changes in BMW X1 facelift comprise of revised headlight housings, new bumper but overall awesome one...............................

Not sure where your going with this but keep on track/topic and post accordingly...
Verbal warning...

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Bartman39

[A5]

[QUOTE=vertika;34511658]

Originally Posted by gorb

Update 1/14: Bought a car



The entry level crossover car by BMW is gorgeous. Fresh changes in BMW X1 facelift comprise of revised headlight housings, new bumper but overall awesome one...............................

Um OK?

[BeauCharles]

Originally Posted by manimal

nice car op! I didnt like those rims the first time I saw them but they look good on your car in black

Was thinking the same thing - that's a sharp looking Civic!

[gorb]

Thanks I added a link to the auction yard pics to the first post. The engine bay looks very different than how it's supposed to



What it's supposed to look like:

[CrackRabbit]

From the auction site.

Odometer Status:BURNT

That made me LOL. Grats on the new Civic!