New car around under 15k. What are your suggestions ?***UPDATED LIST*** Help get target price.

[isekii]

93 Camry is somewhat dead.
Mechanic said it's the water pump or whatever and they wanted $800.
My local mechanic said it would cost about $350 for him to fix it.
Unfortunately, my cousin doesn't want to bother with fixing it and want a new vehicle.
I'll most likely ask for the car and drive it around as a beater in the winter !!

Current Candidates are

Scion Xa, Xb
Toyota Corolla



****COMPILED A LIST****

04 Hyundai Elantra GLS $11385
04 Mazda 3 Sedan $14000
04 Toyota Scion xA $13000
xB $14200
03 Corolla LE $13500
04 Honda Civic VP $13000
04 Lancer ES $12500

Those are the target prices that I got from Carsdirect.com
I'm gonna shoot for lower than that since most likely i'll be doing the negotiating on their behalf.
Hyundai Elantra, Lancer ES and Mazda 3 I believe will be negotiable down less about $400-500 bucks.
Not too sure about scion as (don't they have a no haggle pricing ? )
Corolla LE could most likely be negotiated lower, since it's an 03. The only problem is locating one.

What do you think ?
What prices should I be targeting for each vehicle ?

 

[fs5]

civic
lancer (good warrenty)
sentra (I think it's in that price range)

 

[Turkish]

---------- Xiety says -----------

Not brand new but you can find a low mileage 2001 or 2002 Nissan Maxima SE

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[GtPrOjEcTX]

there are better options for a used car in that price range... (~01-02 Maxima)

edit: Xiety beat me to it.

 

Nissan Sentra - reliable little ah heck, and not half bad looking.
Ford Taurus - big, somewhat reliable, mountains of rebates/incentives
Honda Civic - reliable as all get-out, hugely-high resale value, downside is it's expensive as a new car.

 

[isekii]

she wants a new car.
doesn't want to bother with used anymore. she bought the camry used and used it for like 4+ years.
Now shes ready for a new car.

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Or a 02-03 Altima (like I got)

Edit: By the way, I used to drive a 93 Camry.

 

[Smaug]

Hyundai Elantra GT, under 15k through carsdirect.com. The cheaper version the GLS was rated less then a point under the Civic EX for the best economy sedan. And it has a great warranty. 60k bumper to bumper 100k powertrain

 

[Turkish]

---------- Xiety says -----------

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
there are better options for a used car in that price range... (~01-02 Maxima)

edit: Xiety beat me to it.

I always do.

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[Turkish]

---------- Xiety says -----------

Originally posted by: isekii
she wants a new car.
doesn't want to bother with used anymore. she bought the camry used and used it for like 4+ years.
Now shes ready for a new car.

well, does she know she can get a used car with very low miles and at least a couple of years warranty left? if not, tell her that... seriously, i'd try to convince her no matter what she says

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[isekii]

honestly, i would like her to have what she wants since it's her driving it.

if she's happy, I'll get the camry and fix it up and either drive it or sell it.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: isekii
93 Camry is somewhat dead.
Mechanic said it's the water pump or whatever and they wanted $800.
My local mechanic said it would cost about $350 for him to fix it.
Unfortunately, my cousin doesn't want to bother with fixing it and want a new vehicle.
I'll most likely ask for the car and drive it around as a beater in the winter !!

Current Candidates are

Scion Xa, Xb
Toyota Corolla

Consider the Mazda 3 as well. Otherwise hmm I can't think of much I'd be seen in for that price other than those.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: Xiety
---------- Xiety says -----------

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
there are better options for a used car in that price range... (~01-02 Maxima)

edit: Xiety beat me to it.

I always do.

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_¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸_GtPrOjEcTX says_¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸_

Straight hyphens are so 20 minutes ago.

_¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸____Cheers ____¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸_

 

[vi edit]

Mazda 3.

 

[Turkish]

---------- Xiety says -----------

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

Originally posted by: Xiety
---------- Xiety says -----------

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
there are better options for a used car in that price range... (~01-02 Maxima)

edit: Xiety beat me to it.

I always do.

---------- Cheers ----------

_¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸_GtPrOjEcTX says_¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸_

Straight hyphens are so 20 minutes ago.

_¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸____Cheers ____¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸_

OMGWTFBBQVANLILLASHAKE, did I start a new trend?! :Q

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[StageLeft]

If you recommend the purchase of a mitsubishi to anybody I will - well I shouldn't say it on the internet, because it could come back to haunt me. Do not do this, please.

Civic. Blah, boring. Forgettable.

Corolla: Nice car. Reliable and reasonably peppy.

Scion. I've not driven but much the same as the corolla. A new brand may carry some problems, but it is the same company, so you probably can't go wrong.

Mazda 3: Nice and quite fast, but not as reliable as a corolla

Hyundai has a good warranty, and decent bang for buck with better quality in the past, but if you had to ask me I'd still probably avoid a hyundai. Can't say for sure why. It just doesn't feel right.

 

[Vette73]

SEE THIS THREAD!!!!



BUT any car is going to need to be keep up, and replacing a water pump, brakes, tires, etc... is part of owning a car.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
SEE THIS THREAD!!!!



BUT any car is going to need to be keep up, and replacing a water pump, brakes, tires, etc... is part of owning a car.

yea, i guess she's just using it as an excuse for a new car.
anyways, taking off 4000-5000 on overpriced MSRP doesn't do much good.

 

[StageLeft]

Seriously, no Mitsubishi. It will be less reliable than a 93 camry - and that's if you DON'T fix the water pump on the camry. It's a dying company with crap cars (except for the evo).