Recent content by EL Pistoffo

The Fit, Yaris and like sized are just too small, even for the wife. A Prius? Pass.

My brother has a Sonata. Seems like a fine car, he hasn't had any issues I can think of. As far as my wife goes, as long as it's auto and has a/c, she doesn't care. She's not a car person at all and she drives like an old lady, cob webs under the accelerator pedal. Corolla is solid in the...

Good warranties are nice but they are an after-the-fact safety net. More reliable car with good warranty beats less reliable car with great warranty IMO. The point is to not need or seldom as possible need to use warranty. I've always been a used car buyer but for once my wife would like a...

The Cruze would never be a consideration for me, ever.

Interesting points made throughout the thread. I'm not going for a Hybrid, still too foreign to myself and the market share overall. The new Corolla hatchback is interesting. What I find more interesting is that the intro of the new model may make the Corolla iM sell at a deeper discount...

Hard to say. I was considering the LX trim. According to Trucar.com it'd be difficult with the EX but I don't take Truecar.com too seriously. With the right technique and the right timing I think it could be done granted you don't stack up the options on the EX.

Not that I don't doubt you but that's probably too compact, even for the wife. LOL

I like the Civic hatchback the most because it seems to be the best all-around. It will be my 1st choice if they play nice with the price. 2nd pick would be Corolla. It's kind of bland but it checks all the marks for our needs. Though the Soul seems nice at first, it's long-term uncertainty...

I was just thinking as much. Knowing her, she may like the Kia the most since it's the closest to the minivan ride, higher, roomier and boxier. If the Kia is of good reliability, buying one would save us a few grand. I'd just like to get the input of recent owners.

Yeah when most people hear the name Kia they think cheap crap as I often have. I lot of more recent owner reviews seem to be to the contrary. I'm not a brand loyalist as much as i am a good product and bang for buck loyalist.

The time is near for the wife's car replacement. Her Toyota Sienna has nearly 200k miles. The need for a minivan has passed so a more economical DD is wanted. She drives like an old lady (cob webs under the accelerator pedal) and has no trendy car aspirations aside from a/c, auto trans and...

I think you're being generous there. My last few notifications for RX 580's being in stock were sold out within seconds.

Maybe in time for Black Friday? LOL That's a long time to have to play Dark Souls III on 720p. I just glanced at new egg, RX 580 4GB in-stock around $700, 8GB $800. Now that the miners have decimated the AMD supply and prices they are turning their attention to Nvidia. GTX 1060 6GB are...

Question is how long? :(

Yeah, 22lr was the toughest. I had to search hard to scrape up whatever I could at Walmarts. I now keep a healthy surplus of ammo so as to avoid this next time, maybe even make a little extra money. The vid card will have to wait. The Vega will be rolling out soon. I'll have to see how that...