We said goodbye to our Honda yesterday. I’m feeling a little sad about it because it has served us well. But I just have to keep reminding myself how mad I was at that car for breaking on the way to St George and how I wanted to just abandon it right then and there. We made some money off of it and are hoping to find a new car soon.
It is so hard shopping for a car. I would never have thought it would be so un-fun. I really like the idea of a brand new car or a car that is a 2009. Everyone we talk to has their own strong opinions about how and what to buy. Some people insist on a specific brand name, some people think we would be crazy to buy a brand new car. Some say, “Why not. Buy a new car–that would be fun.” Some say buy something based on its re-sale value. Some say quality over cost, some say cheapest is best. Seriously though, everyone we talk to is very opinionated about how to buy a car. Why does everyone think they know? At the same time, everyone is right. But we want to be somewhere in the middle.
We want a car that will be a good car for the next 4 years maybe, or longer (unless we feel like trading it). We want to spend as little money as possible, but I don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on something I don’t even like to drive. I hope we can find a beautiful, shiny black thing to drive that just has all the sweet features I want, that is comfortable, and that is going to drive well. I want to make long road trips without any fear of breaking down. I want warranties, I want it all. Oh, and I want it to be cute and to have really great AC. Is that so unreasonable?
Here’s what we’ve looked at.
Kia Forte
Hyundai Elantra
Honda Civic
Are you sensing a pattern? They all look about the same, they are all in the same price range. I just want to find some dealer that’s gonna give us the best deal of our lives.
We are currently driving Raimo’s little black low-ride truck from high school, lovingly called the beaner. I am hoping it holds up long enough for us to figure something out!!!
I've been really happy with my hondas…both the civic and the accord. I've never had a break down and they each lasted forever! I've had my 2002 accord now for 5 years–129k miles. It's still running strong! I'm a believer in Honda. Good luck though! Buying a car can be FUN!
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Good luck…i know how bad car searching can be..you want to find a deal but you want it to be a great car too…then your like ” i dont care, just get anything!” well, thats how i am π James and I always find cars on autotrader.com or craigslist. it saves money to buy from a private seller then a dealer ship, but then you dont get the waranty…so its up to you..i agree with tracy..hondas are pretty good. again, good luck π
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Because you asked for advice . . . I don't think I'll ever buy a brand new car and drive it off the lot – you can save SO much money even if the car is only a year old, or even was leased for a year. My vote is for the honda, toyota or the Hyundai (pretty sexy looking car). Good luck!
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Is part of the pattern a black car? If so I will warn you about a black car. . . they are cool . . . but they are always so hot in the summer. They are hard to keep clean also. But other than that I really don't know much about cars. . . even though it was my job for 4 years to know everything. Kind of funny how like you said it is all just opinion and experience. The beaner is still running eh? I loved how it fish tails in the snow. Had a few white knuckle experiences in that one.
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