glenn1
Lifer
Update: Wife and I have gone and looked at some other dealers. She seems extremely partial to the 5-door hatchback style cars. In particular, she seems exceptionally fond of the Honda Fit and Toyota Matrix, and she has chosen to narrow down the search to between these two. For the Fit, the flip-up style rear seats seem to particularly intrigue her and be a huge plus, and she feels the car is more "fun." The Matrix, in her words, is a more "polished" car, and seems to have slightly better construction and a more "premium" feel to it.
With the above being said, would like to solicit any additional input we can. Anyone who owns either car and can speak of their experience would be appreciated, as well as anyone who has owned both makes and can compare them in terms of maintainence/upkeep, overall owner experience, etc.
Will include pollage as well, but comments are particularly welcome.
Original post:
My wife and I are looking for a new(er) car. I have a '94 Acura Integra, and she a 1995 BMW 318i. The Integra just flipped 200k miles and we're anticipating its eventual demise. With that in mind, we'd like to narrow down the scope. Usage would likely be 60-70% commuter car (approx 20-30 minutes each way), 20-30% kid transportation, and 10% light-medium hauling (bags of mulch for the garden, etc).
Neither one of us think of our cars much beyond utilitarian concerns. Performance is utterly a secondary concern, would probably prefer a 4-cyl. for fuel economy, and we can drive a stick shift. While cost is not an issue (within reason), if I needed to spend more I'd prefer to do so to get a car or features which will allow me to keep the car for a long time (10 years plus).
With the above being said, would like to solicit any additional input we can. Anyone who owns either car and can speak of their experience would be appreciated, as well as anyone who has owned both makes and can compare them in terms of maintainence/upkeep, overall owner experience, etc.
Will include pollage as well, but comments are particularly welcome.
Original post:
My wife and I are looking for a new(er) car. I have a '94 Acura Integra, and she a 1995 BMW 318i. The Integra just flipped 200k miles and we're anticipating its eventual demise. With that in mind, we'd like to narrow down the scope. Usage would likely be 60-70% commuter car (approx 20-30 minutes each way), 20-30% kid transportation, and 10% light-medium hauling (bags of mulch for the garden, etc).
Neither one of us think of our cars much beyond utilitarian concerns. Performance is utterly a secondary concern, would probably prefer a 4-cyl. for fuel economy, and we can drive a stick shift. While cost is not an issue (within reason), if I needed to spend more I'd prefer to do so to get a car or features which will allow me to keep the car for a long time (10 years plus).
