Need Help finding a car with strict criteria

[grimm]

ah didn't know they only took premium. I know they have a nice interior and are some what fuel efficient.

[2g Talon]

Go with a kia optima. Chances are shes going to find something she doent like on it, women have a sad reputation for that. Get something easy on the wallet

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[Foolinaround]

My sister is about as picky as it comes with cars and ended up getting a koup and loves it.

[c7scayman]

Originally Posted by 2g Talon

Go with a kia optima. Chances are shes going to find something she doent like on it, women have a sad reputation for that. Get something easy on the wallet

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Like I said earlier, we test drove the Sonata, which had the blue interior lights she wanted, but she hated how it drove. Gas pedal feel, steering feel, etc.

I drove the 2012 Optima yesterday and it had red interior lights and the interior was noticeably cheaper looking than the Sonata. It had less features overall and it looked and felt like a Pontiac Grand Prix inside. I know she would hate it. The Sonata seemed like a much better built car than its Kia twin.

[c7scayman]

Originally Posted by grimm

how about a TSX?

We test drove one 2 months ago. She thought the steering was too heavy. And yeah the premium gas was a problem. A few annoying issues with TSX's are their headlights and paint.

The headlights yellow up quickly and are sensitive to car wash brushes and micro scratches. The bold colors it comes in like blue and red fade out quickly if parked in the sun all the time.

[2g Talon]

Seems like your chick is impossible to please. Thank god I dont have one of those lol

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[c7scayman]

Remember, we are talking about a $600 car payment with insurance. That is a lot of money for us so she wants it to be as perfect as possible.

[marshallpre1]

I would honestly get a new gf

[OutToWinPAHC]

And put a roof on the kitchen so she wont need to worry about the snow

[SHOdude]

Originally Posted by OutToWinPAHC

Damn, you must be allowing her to drive outside of the kitchen with all those wants. Next thing she's gonna do is learn NO.

sig worthy..

[2g Talon]

Originally Posted by c7scayman

Remember, we are talking about a $600 car payment with insurance. That is a lot of money for us so she wants it to be as perfect as possible.

Oh absolutely, I get it. Just seems like there is no compromise in it. While it is a ton of money, sometimes you gotta give alittle to get what you want.

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[SHOdude]

But in all seriousness buy whatever you want, you buy blue led lights I'll wire them in lol

[jpalamar]

Originally Posted by c7scayman

Remember, we are talking about a $600 car payment with insurance. That is a lot of money for us so she wants it to be as perfect as possible.

How would she be paying $600 a month for a car and insurance if she 'saved for 3 years'? I financed $22k with a personal loan, crappy interest as all personal loans do, and my car & insurance isn't even $600.

If I could do it again I wouldn't. $600 a month is alot of potential bacon.

[Higu]

Originally Posted by Higu

2012 Mazda 6S

274hp, smooth as silk,
28mpg, 87 octane,
nice soft touch materials,
sunglass holder,
vanity mirrors lit,
heated leather seats,
everything you said up there.
plus some really nice extras

Honestly this. You can get a great low mileage one for under your cap, and they feel much more expensive inside. My '09 was 16k and it felt like a 25k car easy

[yellow2000S/R]

Originally Posted by jpalamar

They take premium and are glorified Civics. I do find it odd they can spend $25k on a car and are concerned over 30 cents extra a gallon though.

12,000 miles per year / 30mpg (average) = 400 gallons

400 gallons / .30 a gallon = $120 a year


Only $10 a month... that's like 2.75 gallons of regular... so ~80 miles a month you're loosing IF you even average 30mpg.


If $10 a month breaks your bank, you've got other problems. These numbers will apply for a long time unless they make premium go up more then $.30 then 87 octane.

I laugh when I hear people complain about having to run 'expensive' premium.

[Manderino]

Originally Posted by c7scayman

We test drove one 2 months ago. She thought the steering was too heavy. And yeah the premium gas was a problem. A few annoying issues with TSX's are their headlights and paint.

The headlights yellow up quickly and are sensitive to car wash brushes and micro scratches. The bold colors it comes in like blue and red fade out quickly if parked in the sun all the time.

I haven't had either of those problems with my '06 TSX. Have you considered the ILX?

[AWD GS]

Originally Posted by c7scayman

Remember, we are talking about a $600 car payment with insurance. That is a lot of money for us so she wants it to be as perfect as possible.

anyone can find something wrong with any car. even the same cars arent built 100% perfect then the one that came off the line in front of it.

[c7scayman]

Originally Posted by Manderino

I haven't had either of those problems with my '06 TSX. Have you considered the ILX?

Yeah, the ILX in our price range has 150hp. Too anemic. If you go for the 200ish hp engine, its about $29,000.

[c7scayman]

Originally Posted by jpalamar

How would she be paying $600 a month for a car and insurance if she 'saved for 3 years'? I financed $22k with a personal loan, crappy interest as all personal loans do, and my car & insurance isn't even $600.

If I could do it again I wouldn't. $600 a month is alot of potential bacon.

She made a late payment like 2 years ago, best interest she can get is 4%. Yeah she saved. $2k will go for downpayment. The rest is for emergency. She also pays apartment rent, bachelors degree student loans, phone bill for herself and her two sisters, internet and cable, and tuition for her Masters degree right now. She just made a $6000 tuition payment last month for this Spring semester. She can't afford to pay in full, but she thinks she can afford $600 per month max over 5 years based on what she has saved up and how much $ she makes each month. That is how we got to the $26k budget. It would be tight but it's possible. We are estimating insurance would be $150 per month for full coverage based on an estimate we got with Geico and progressive for the 2013 Impreza.

[jpalamar]

Originally Posted by yellow2000S/R

12,000 miles per year / 30mpg (average) = 400 gallons

400 gallons / .30 a gallon = $120 a year


Only $10 a month... that's like 2.75 gallons of regular... so ~80 miles a month you're loosing IF you even average 30mpg.


If $10 a month breaks your bank, you've got other problems. These numbers will apply for a long time unless they make premium go up more then $.30 then 87 octane.

I laugh when I hear people complain about having to run 'expensive' premium.

Its actually shocking how many new cars are premium fuel anymore.