YACT: yes, another one

[dbot]

Ok, so I'll be graduating in December and I'm getting tired of my 98 Civic. I've been looking at cars for a while now but can't decide. I think I change my mind every other week. I'm looking to stay in the low 20,000's. Here's what I've been looking at:

Used Pontiac GTO:

Great power for the price. The 05's are going for like 22,000. I'm worried about the rear wheel drive. Handling 400 RWD and 3 or 4 months out of the year here in MD are raining and snowing.

New VW GTI:

Always like German cars, and like the new GTI's. Little worried about the maintanance, but I pretty much know what I'm getting into since I owned a VW Corrado before.

Used Saab 9-3:

Here's the newest addition to my list. But I don't know too much about the Saab since I never really looked at it. The 04's and 05's look really nice, and have some good power. How is the reliability with Saab, anything like VW?

Still have a couple months to decide so we'll see. Anyone have a 3 sided coin?

 

[thirdeye]

The Saab 9-2 AeroX is bascially a WRX Wagon. That would be the only Saab I'd consider.

 

[EvilYoda]

They're made from jets!

Personally, having driven all of the cars you mentioned, you simply cannot beat the combination of power, ride/handling, interior and price of the GTO. I had one for 2 years through Michigan winters and only crashed once! (Didn't have winter tires on when the storm hit during a party.)

If you're concerned about reliability, why not see what kind of deal you can get on a new 06 that's sitting on the lot as you'll get GM's new 10 year warranty.

 

[dbot]

Bumped, with a poll

 

[ElFenix]

what the hell did people do for the first 80 years of the automobile's existence when it was raining and they were stuck with rwd?