teufelhunden
11-02-2004, 09:42 AM
Due to some unforseen developments with my education [namely, I really don't like the college I'm at, and am going to transfer to somewhere close to home and commute] I need a new vehicle. I'm not sure about what vehicle, and that's where you guys come in. If I had my way, I'd buy this car with some sort of loan so I could build credit, but my old man assures me that this is not the way to go about establishing a credit line-- that I should go and get a credit card with some puny limit, and work from there.
So here's what we're looking for:
Usable back seat and decent trunk [nothing huge, but... um, usable :)]
Reliable [well, duh]
Standard
4dr
Decent audio [CD player a must]
Safe [which, in my old man's mind, excludes Toyota]
I think that about covers it. Now, for priceranges; My dad would prefer a new car with the above requirements, 20-25k. It'll be a family car til someone totals it their first day with their license [4 kids in the family, probability is high], so I guess he sees it as a long term ride.
If I had my way, though, I'd be looking for something along the lines of 6-8k. Would be my car from now til I a) killed it or b) got something new because I actually had a good job.
Preliminarily, along the new car route, my dad and I were looking at the Mazda 6 S Sport [I'd like the 6. Who knows what my dad would say engine wise] with the Bose package and 5 spd. He said to look at Subaru too, because of the standard AWD. Oh, right, this car has to be decent in the snow, we're in Jersey, and we do occassionally get decent snow. Good gas mileage, as always, is a plus. And preferably 87, not 93 [Subarus need premium, right? :-/]
Thanks fellas.
So here's what we're looking for:
Usable back seat and decent trunk [nothing huge, but... um, usable :)]
Reliable [well, duh]
Standard
4dr
Decent audio [CD player a must]
Safe [which, in my old man's mind, excludes Toyota]
I think that about covers it. Now, for priceranges; My dad would prefer a new car with the above requirements, 20-25k. It'll be a family car til someone totals it their first day with their license [4 kids in the family, probability is high], so I guess he sees it as a long term ride.
If I had my way, though, I'd be looking for something along the lines of 6-8k. Would be my car from now til I a) killed it or b) got something new because I actually had a good job.
Preliminarily, along the new car route, my dad and I were looking at the Mazda 6 S Sport [I'd like the 6. Who knows what my dad would say engine wise] with the Bose package and 5 spd. He said to look at Subaru too, because of the standard AWD. Oh, right, this car has to be decent in the snow, we're in Jersey, and we do occassionally get decent snow. Good gas mileage, as always, is a plus. And preferably 87, not 93 [Subarus need premium, right? :-/]
Thanks fellas.