Good $20-25K cars to look at?

[arcenite]

i know you said you dont like sticks, but if you know how to drive one, you will get much better mileage.

 

[Siddhartha]

Does the MINI still have a long waiting list?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

accord

 

[CrazyDe1]

You think 45 bucks once a week is bad? I fill up twice a week at about 40 bucks each...

 

[thedarkwolf]

Here is that article. Its comparing hybrids and diesels.
I was off just a tad on my number for the hybrid . It was talking about the civic hybrid taking 167k miles to pay off the difference over a regular gas civic.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
I was reading an article a couple days ago and it basically says if you don't mind driving 500k miles go a head and get a prius. Thats how many miles it will take for the cost over a simular sized toyota(corolla maybe) to pay off in gas mileage with a prius. If you looking to save cash that doesn't seem like a very good way to go about it. A VW TD on the other hand only took around 50k miles to make up the difference over a gas version.

I wonder where they pulled those numbers from. The Prius is supposed to be the same size as a Camry and it costs just a very little bit more. I would definitely look at the Prius but I have a thing for Toyotas.

 

[Mill]

Prius is good if you are into that, so is the Mazda 6. Sure you won't try a CPO of a nicer car?

 

[sillymofo]

See sig.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: BornStar18

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
I was reading an article a couple days ago and it basically says if you don't mind driving 500k miles go a head and get a prius. Thats how many miles it will take for the cost over a simular sized toyota(corolla maybe) to pay off in gas mileage with a prius. If you looking to save cash that doesn't seem like a very good way to go about it. A VW TD on the other hand only took around 50k miles to make up the difference over a gas version.

I wonder where they pulled those numbers from. The Prius is supposed to be the same size as a Camry and it costs just a very little bit more. I would definitely look at the Prius but I have a thing for Toyotas.

I pulled the number outa may ass then corrected them once I found the article in my post right above yours.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf

Originally posted by: BornStar18

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
I was reading an article a couple days ago and it basically says if you don't mind driving 500k miles go a head and get a prius. Thats how many miles it will take for the cost over a simular sized toyota(corolla maybe) to pay off in gas mileage with a prius. If you looking to save cash that doesn't seem like a very good way to go about it. A VW TD on the other hand only took around 50k miles to make up the difference over a gas version.

I wonder where they pulled those numbers from. The Prius is supposed to be the same size as a Camry and it costs just a very little bit more. I would definitely look at the Prius but I have a thing for Toyotas.

I pulled the number outa may ass then corrected them once I found the article in my post right above yours.

Yeah, I caught that. I just didn't feel like editing my post.

 

[toant103]

Accord or Altima

 

[The Sauce]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: Xionide
scion-xb then ricer out!

The Scion Xb is a CLOWN CAR.

If I wanted to look like either a CLOWN or a CHOLO from the 'hood then I'd buy one in an instant.

LOL! So true. You really have to want to be laughed at to drive that thing...let alone buy one. I'd rather set my head on fire and put it out with a sledgehammer than even be caught riding in one.

 

[CraigRT]

Mazda 6 would be nice

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Dr Smooth
Does the MINI still have a long waiting list?

I bought mine "off the lot" though technically I bought it before it even arrived. The person who had purchased it backed out of the deal and I happened to sneak in there. In Cali the wait is obscene, as is the markup. Most other places in the country it is easy to get one, especially on the east coast.

 

[vi edit]

I'd sell all bodily fluids that I could for a month or two and round up another $1k and get an Acura TSX for 26k.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
Here is that article. Its comparing hybrids and diesels.
I was off just a tad on my number for the hybrid . It was talking about the civic hybrid taking 167k miles to pay off the difference over a regular gas civic.

Difference between 60mpg Prius and 14mpg Tundra >>>>>> Difference between hybrid civic and regular civic.

Also, diesel engines don't meet CA emissions specs it seems.



UPDATE: Test drove a Prius yesterday. There's an 8 month waiting list here in CA, for starters. While the Prius certainly had the "gadget factor" going for it, driving it wasn't as nice as I anticipated. It has decent power and average ride, but on the whole I was VERY unimpressed. Build quality just seemed "cheap." My Tundra cost about as much when it was purchased but feels a whole lot sturdier (it's a truck, duh) but overall seemed like I got more for the money.

That being said, Prius is now OUT. I'll take a look at the Acura TSX.

 

[Quixfire]

2005 Mustang GT

 

[Budmantom]

Civic Ex moonroof, auto

 

[conjur]

Mazda 6s loaded!

Oh...5-speed!

 

[maziwanka]

subaru impreza wrx, dodge neon srt-4. rx-8 is a good lookin car. i hear the mini is really fun to drive. test drive them all and see what you like.

 

[Passions]

Lexus IS300, Audi A4, Acura TSX.

 

[LordJezo]

Chevy Impala LS

 

[Mr N8]

2004.5 Volvo S40.

 

[kami333]

Mini is basically a 2 two-seater with a bit of extra trunk room

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: BornStar18

Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
I was reading an article a couple days ago and it basically says if you don't mind driving 500k miles go a head and get a prius. Thats how many miles it will take for the cost over a simular sized toyota(corolla maybe) to pay off in gas mileage with a prius. If you looking to save cash that doesn't seem like a very good way to go about it. A VW TD on the other hand only took around 50k miles to make up the difference over a gas version.

I wonder where they pulled those numbers from. The Prius is supposed to be the same size as a Camry and it costs just a very little bit more. I would definitely look at the Prius but I have a thing for Toyotas.

the prius is barely mid-sized, the camry is much larger, almost full sized