For long term? Can't beat Hyundai/Kia's 10 year 100,000 mile powertrain warranty.
$30K to spend, what’s the best option?
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I would, in general, prefer something with a locking storage area like a trunk. And AWD adds another level of mechanical complexity that might eventually need repair. But I might consider an SUV if it’s clearly a better option for other reasons.
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Nothing’s wrong with it, other than it’s a manual and my left knee is starting to go bad. My long-term plan is to nurse another year or so out of my rusty Scion, then buy a new car and demote the Mazda to the second car role. For the last couple of decades I’ve been buying a new car every 5-7 years and making the former new car become the old car.
i'd stick with I already have
the new cars are outrageously overpriced and loaded with the features that you don't need; that is to say, good luck owning a one beyond the manufacturing warranty
in this environment, it makes a financial sense if you care of course, to get a beater or fix what you have, but that just me
Use that $30K for example, and put it onto your mortgage or fund your idea for the business perhaps
the new cars are outrageously overpriced and loaded with the features that you don't need; that is to say, good luck owning a one beyond the manufacturing warranty
in this environment, it makes a financial sense if you care of course, to get a beater or fix what you have, but that just me
Use that $30K for example, and put it onto your mortgage or fund your idea for the business perhaps
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You will find none of these vehicles on the dealers lots available for sale. You probably won't until next year. All the ones on the dealers website are listed as "In Transit" and at least some of those "In Transit" vehicles are already pre-sold, according to their websites as well. Presumably that means that people are buying these vehicles without even a test drive.
30K might get you a base Jeep Compass, and you might even be able to find one on a dealers lot.
That's short term ownership for most of BITOG.
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I understand wanting simple engines but avoiding VVT is pretty much impossible at this point even then, they are not nearly as bad as they used to be (my parents 09 Taurus never had problems with the VVT when they gifted it with over 200k miles to my cousin's kids and it still is doing just fine). I will agree on avoid cylinder deactivation and direct injection (if it isn't paired with port injection) as there are plenty of cars left without those.
If Mazda were still importing the Mazda 6 it wouldn’t even be a question.
There’s at least one Toyota dealer near me that is selling Camrys at MSRP or very close, and they usually have 7-8 on the lot. I guess living fairly close to the factory where they assemble them helps a bit.
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I recently witnessed a guy bought a Civic for $34K OTD
Why not buy a used Mazda6 with automatic transmission if you like it so much?
They might not be making the. At this time but check your local dealers. They might have a few in stock that they want to move.
LX trim goes for below 30k
Yet that warranty is still longer by far than the other makes out there.That's short term ownership for most of BITOG.
Yet many would point to the “need” of that. A good car wouldn’t need it…
No doubt, for some, it would be the wise choice. If one drives 10k/yr, trade in at the 10yr mark. Lather rinse repeat. Would not work for me, not sure about the OP, but it isn’t a bad deal for some.
Because (a) I don’t want a used car and (b) the differential between used and new car prices right now favors new cars in most cases.
