Need suggestions on a car.
08-08-2011, 11:17 PM
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Location: Chicago
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Need suggestions on a car.
Hey all,
So my mum drives around in this huge green 1997 GMC Savanna van. This thing has been through the works, and has lasted her since new. Basically the car has ben around since I was like 7. It's practically rusted out and costs entirely too much to refuel and get her from place to place. It just dinged 240k miles.
I need your guy's suggestions on a new or newish type of car to look for.
She likes the feel of a bigger car for "safety". She's probably one of the worst drivers I know so safety is a concern for me.
Needs to get great gas mileage, actually this doesn't matter since anything will be better then the $120 fill ups the green monster takes.
She would like space to pack stuff, she no longer carts around kids anymore, but gets groceries, and moves big boxes of things for her job.
Budget wise, I'd say $11-10k to spend.
I'd like to go foreign, but it might be hard to convince her. I was leaning towards a base Chevy HHR. I had one for a rental and it wasn't all that bad. (Don't know how mechanically sound they are though).
I was also thinking maybe a Scion xb, like one of the older generations. Or maybe the hatchback Mazda 3.
What are your guy's opinions?
So my mum drives around in this huge green 1997 GMC Savanna van. This thing has been through the works, and has lasted her since new. Basically the car has ben around since I was like 7. It's practically rusted out and costs entirely too much to refuel and get her from place to place. It just dinged 240k miles.
I need your guy's suggestions on a new or newish type of car to look for.
She likes the feel of a bigger car for "safety". She's probably one of the worst drivers I know so safety is a concern for me.
Needs to get great gas mileage, actually this doesn't matter since anything will be better then the $120 fill ups the green monster takes.
She would like space to pack stuff, she no longer carts around kids anymore, but gets groceries, and moves big boxes of things for her job.
Budget wise, I'd say $11-10k to spend.
I'd like to go foreign, but it might be hard to convince her. I was leaning towards a base Chevy HHR. I had one for a rental and it wasn't all that bad. (Don't know how mechanically sound they are though).
I was also thinking maybe a Scion xb, like one of the older generations. Or maybe the hatchback Mazda 3.
What are your guy's opinions?
08-09-2011, 11:11 AM
#5
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NC
Posts: 1,787
HHR is fugly. I think a FJ cruiser is a good choice. Ford Edge, mazda5/cx-5 are all good choices (I personally don't like the cx-5 much, but the engine is very nice. cx-9 is more practical really but might be too big for her needs).
If she is fine with a sedan, I would definitely look into the jap family sedans. they are always on top of the safety charts and come in a very nice and reliable package...so mazda6, ultima, accord, camry (in no particular order, they are all shitty and useful to me).
If she is fine with a sedan, I would definitely look into the jap family sedans. they are always on top of the safety charts and come in a very nice and reliable package...so mazda6, ultima, accord, camry (in no particular order, they are all shitty and useful to me).
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