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ThirstyBuck posted:Just following up to say the my brother in law ended up getting a 2015 4Runner SR5. That's a great looking car! My wife used to live in Denver and wants one to cosplay/commute in.
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Audi A6 vs BMW 540 x drive are my choices come March when I need to turn in my current lease. I’m leaning to the BMW 5.
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Proposed Budget: $8000, possibly with 1k on top as wiggle room New or Used: Used (looking to dealer purchase, no private party) Body Style: 2 or 4 door/hatchback (think CR-Z, small car, hatchbacks) How will you be using the car?: Commuting to work 4-5 days a week which is a 25 mile round trip, mostly local area drives, few longer trips. No kids, occasional friends/SO riding along. What aspects are most important to you? reliability, cost of ownership/maintenance, MPG -- I'm trying to help a friend with shopping for a new vehicle all of a sudden due to him getting wrecked into and know ya'll have a better pulse on what's worth looking at than I do. Plus I think covid has hosed the market a bit too. TIA!
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Proposed Budget: 15k-20k New or Used: used I guess - I can't imagine any new cars being good for this budget range. Body Style: 4 door - no compacts, no pickup trucks - other than that, not super picky. Fine with a SUV or sedan. How will you be using the car?: 2 different people driving for around town - I work at home but errands etc plus partner driving. We do want to take road trips across the country (from midwest to either coast and back, after covid ends) so good for long trips is important. What aspects are most important to you? - reliability, low cost of ownership, decent cargo space (for road trips and hauling stuff). We just need a car that works.
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tangy yet delightful posted:Proposed Budget: $8000, possibly with 1k on top as wiggle room buy a prius clockworkjoe posted:Proposed Budget: 15k-20k you too
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Dec 10, 2020 13:45
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Buy a prius should probably get added to the thread title.
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TheBacon posted:Buy a prius should probably get added to the thread title. I think one of the prior thread titles was buy a prius
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Add it to the "must answer" questions: "Explain, in detail, why a Toyota Prius is not the vehicle for you. Cite sources."
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If Toyota ever makes a hot hatch prius, taking the same approach as the P1, 918, and La Ferrari but at hot hatch power levels I will buy it in a heartbeat.
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I know that they are not in reality abnormally small, but the wheels on the Prius always look tiny to me and I don’t care for that.
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they are normal sized its just that all other cars have absurd big wheels with correspondingly expensive tires
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Dec 10, 2020 23:02
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:buy a prius suggesting it, thanks
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My Prius is fine. It or the RAV4 Hybrid are probably the perfect vehicle for like 70% of the country at minimum.
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fknlo posted:My Prius is fine. It or the RAV4 Hybrid are probably the perfect vehicle for like 70% of the country at minimum. In my current situation I would probably just buy a RAV4 Hybrid but it’s too much $$$
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fknlo posted:My Prius is fine. It or the RAV4 Hybrid are probably the perfect vehicle for like 70% of the country at minimum. throw the Tacoma in there and you probably get up to 80%+ Toyota is a wonderful company whose products I do not care for at all.
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At least they made the GR Yaris, so they're trying.
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Is a CT4 a bad idea?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Toyota is a wonderful company whose products I do not care for at all.
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evilpicard posted:Is a CT4 a bad idea? unless you want a small entry sport/lux sedan and you a) want to stand out from the crowd but b) it has to be American (ruling out the Giulia) i don't see why you would
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Thanks for the recommendation - I have 2 friends with prius' so I'll talk to them about their experiences.
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clockworkjoe posted:Thanks for the recommendation - I have 2 friends with prius' so I'll talk to them about their experiences. Please, Prii is the preferred nomenclature
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Priodes
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Gangringo posted:If Toyota ever makes a hot hatch prius, taking the same approach as the P1, 918, and La Ferrari but at hot hatch power levels I will buy it in a heartbeat. Would probably be interested as well but then if you were being honest with yourself you wouldn't put "reliability and fuel mileage" as first and second priorities for a CRZ-but-actually-good.
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Priora :latin101:
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Gangringo posted:If Toyota ever makes a hot hatch prius, taking the same approach as the P1, 918, and La Ferrari but at hot hatch power levels I will buy it in a heartbeat. 
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Believe me I have been lusting after the GR Yaris since it was announced. Unfortunately I am on the wrong side of an ocean to buy it.
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Dec 13, 2020 00:43
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The USA is going to get a GR Corolla.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:The USA is going to get a GR Corolla. That would be cool. Too bad they'll sell 17 of them and they'll be rare as gently caress.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:The USA is going to get a GR Corolla. That's the rumor, but i have serious doubts it's going to be as insane of a bespoke rally car as the Yaris is. I'm still cautiously optimistic that it will be good though.
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Rhyno posted:That would be cool. Too bad they'll sell 17 of them and they'll be rare as gently caress. be the change you want to see in the world friend Gangringo posted:That's the rumor, but i have serious doubts it's going to be as insane of a bespoke rally car as the Yaris is. I'm still cautiously optimistic that it will be good though. if you want an insane bespoke rally car and are actually going to be using any tiny fraction of its capability you should be buying used because you will need thousands and thousands of dollars for replacement parts. otherwise just buy a Veloster N or whatever.
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I can't afford a new new car. And honestly, every time someone has died this year my enthusiasm for an expensive car has dwindled. That could also be my newly discovered depression talking though. Maybe if I get medicated I'll want to overspend on a car.
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Rhyno posted:I can't afford a new new car. Don't you think it's because you're just older and other things are more important to you? I mean, I could go out and buy a new C8 Corvette if I really wanted too, but I don't care about that kind of poo poo like when I was in my 20's I'd rather save my money or if I'm gonna spend it I would renovate my kitchen or something. I have a cheap, dependable and safe econobox that gets me where I wanna go and it's enough for me. Maybe when my son gets his license I'll give him the Scion and find a cheap used Miata again but that's about the extent I'd go these days.
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buying expensive cars interferes with Number Go Up in my retirement accounts is most of it for me
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Don't you think it's because you're just older and other things are more important to you? I have a solid car fund currently but 2020 has eroded my enjoyment of leaving the house in a big way. I honestly wish I hadn't sold the MS6 because despite it's issues it was still fun to drive.
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I used to post pretty often in AI when I started here 12 years ago, but now I have a kid and an office job it's all pretty dumb and I just subscribe to this thread to keep up with the latest refreshed models of the Sienna and Highlander hybrid.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:buying expensive cars interferes with Number Go Up in my retirement accounts is most of it for me Don't need a retirement account if you smash into a telephone pole at 200 mph.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:buying expensive cars interferes with Number Go Up in my retirement accounts is most of it for me Pretty much, our savings is the highest it's ever been thankfully, and I'm not gonna take a chunk out of it for a fancy car to drive to Publix or to the beach to get full of sand whats the point.
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Much better to die with a bunch of zeros on your balance, am I right?
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Maybe if you're a loner and don't give a poo poo about anyone but yourself, sure
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