Help me choose a car!! Mazda (are they good?) Mitsubishi? Nissan?

[damiano]

Originally posted by: WayneTeK
How reliable are mazdas?

they are very good cars

 

[Flatline]

Sentras are nice...I helped my gf find her car last year and it seemed to be about the best thing in her price range; don't rule out a Civic either - they're great cars.

 

[Kaieye]

What is wrong with Mitsubishi?? I just purchased a used 2002 Lancer ES for $8300 used with 18K miles on it. I had a 85 Mitsu truck and a 1988 Colt Vista and they both lasted almost 15 years and had about 165K mileage out of each of them. Honda's and Toyota's might be better cars(that's what the critics say) but the operating cost per mile is more expensive and a Accord or Corolla is still built here in America.

Just don't be a Lemming...

 

[Shawn]

Get the Mazda 6!!!

BTW: Mazda's are quite reliable.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Flatline
The Protege is one of two Mazdas I could recommend (the Miata being the other); the Altima would be a really nice car, but I LOVE my Honda...I'd go with the Accord.
Whatever you do, don't buy a Mitsubishi!!!

I agree. Mitsubishi's are great looking cars but they are very unreliable!

 

[lnk57]

Mazda 6

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: Slasher2k
Kia Rio

a coffin on wheels!

 

[Ns1]

the honda or the nissan

mitsu and kia are on the bottom of the reliability chart that some magazine released last month

 

[rickon66]

A Honda is hard to beat and they seem to hold their value well.

 

[WayneTeK]

I have decided... MAZDA PROTEGE 5 is my final decision. That car already comes tuned and is a nice small package. Really affordable as well. Plus, since it is a hatchback/wagon, it is different.

Now, I wonder how much insurance is though? I think i'll get yellow... =)

 

[OS]

midsize = accord

Both the 4 and 6 are great motors. Great build quality. Incredible resale value.


compact = corolla

Dirt cheap, underrated motor (same as celica GT). Class leading build quality.

A sucky point tho is the 03+ have plastic intake manifolds that tend to crack when you add nitrous.