Used Car - any help???
Jul 24th 2003, 11:17 am
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Used Car - any help???
Just arrived back in US & re-united with wife, we desperately need a change of automobile as the one we have is 'clapped out!'
Wife is looking at Pontiac GrandAm's.....any useful hints on buying a used car - what to look for, prices, most reliable (for back roads......etc) any useful advice much appreciated.
Needs: good runner, price around $4000, reliable, able to handle the bumps & grinds of a dirt road!!
Thanks guys & gals : )
Wife is looking at Pontiac GrandAm's.....any useful hints on buying a used car - what to look for, prices, most reliable (for back roads......etc) any useful advice much appreciated.
Needs: good runner, price around $4000, reliable, able to handle the bumps & grinds of a dirt road!!
Thanks guys & gals : )
Jul 24th 2003, 2:30 pm
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try www.edmunds.com
You can get a regional guide to prices in your area, in general american made are cheaper than your Jap motors, my wife has a 99 Chevy Cavalier thats worth abouth 4 grand and we have never had a problem with it, great little car and decently priced.
Hope that helps
You can get a regional guide to prices in your area, in general american made are cheaper than your Jap motors, my wife has a 99 Chevy Cavalier thats worth abouth 4 grand and we have never had a problem with it, great little car and decently priced.
Hope that helps
Jul 25th 2003, 3:24 pm
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Hi;
You can access consumer reports magazines or books or lemon guide to buying used cars in most public libraries or you can purchase one.
I am an engineer in the atuomotive industry for 20 + years and my sincere advice is - if you need a reliable, economical, re-saleable, value-for-dollar vehicle then please buy either a Toyota, Honda (especially since at the price range you're looking at, the cars will probably be pre-1997's and these are probably the highest quality rated vehicles in that period).
No offence to other auto manufacturers.
Hope this helps.:lecture:
You can access consumer reports magazines or books or lemon guide to buying used cars in most public libraries or you can purchase one.
I am an engineer in the atuomotive industry for 20 + years and my sincere advice is - if you need a reliable, economical, re-saleable, value-for-dollar vehicle then please buy either a Toyota, Honda (especially since at the price range you're looking at, the cars will probably be pre-1997's and these are probably the highest quality rated vehicles in that period).
No offence to other auto manufacturers.
Hope this helps.:lecture:
Jul 27th 2003, 7:17 am
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Originally posted by ffoulger
Hi;
You can access consumer reports magazines or books or lemon guide to buying used cars in most public libraries or you can purchase one.
I am an engineer in the atuomotive industry for 20 + years and my sincere advice is - if you need a reliable, economical, re-saleable, value-for-dollar vehicle then please buy either a Toyota, Honda (especially since at the price range you're looking at, the cars will probably be pre-1997's and these are probably the highest quality rated vehicles in that period).
No offence to other auto manufacturers.
Hope this helps.:lecture:
Hi;
You can access consumer reports magazines or books or lemon guide to buying used cars in most public libraries or you can purchase one.
I am an engineer in the atuomotive industry for 20 + years and my sincere advice is - if you need a reliable, economical, re-saleable, value-for-dollar vehicle then please buy either a Toyota, Honda (especially since at the price range you're looking at, the cars will probably be pre-1997's and these are probably the highest quality rated vehicles in that period).
No offence to other auto manufacturers.
Hope this helps.:lecture:
reg. Frank R.
Jul 27th 2003, 11:22 am
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Re: Used Car - any help???
Originally posted by Lorie&Paul
Just arrived back in US & re-united with wife, we desperately need a change of automobile as the one we have is 'clapped out!'
Wife is looking at Pontiac GrandAm's.....any useful hints on buying a used car - what to look for, prices, most reliable (for back roads......etc) any useful advice much appreciated.
Needs: good runner, price around $4000, reliable, able to handle the bumps & grinds of a dirt road!!
Thanks guys & gals : )
Just arrived back in US & re-united with wife, we desperately need a change of automobile as the one we have is 'clapped out!'
Wife is looking at Pontiac GrandAm's.....any useful hints on buying a used car - what to look for, prices, most reliable (for back roads......etc) any useful advice much appreciated.
Needs: good runner, price around $4000, reliable, able to handle the bumps & grinds of a dirt road!!
Thanks guys & gals : )
Very reliable, 4 doors, decent trunk & fairly smooth & quiet for a small car.
Stay away from other GEO cars, since they're not build by Toyota like the PRIZM.
Another car worth considering is a SATURN SL1/SL2 : very reliable vehicle but expect noisy engine,stiff ride &, most likely, higher prices than the GEO PRIZM.
