Need advice on daily driver
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For a daily driver just buy used Accord 4 cylinder. Only the V6 transmissions have potential long term issues. The trans on the 4 cylinders are solid. I actually drove the NSX as a daily for a little while. Good fun. I ended up buying a used Lexus SC400 to be a daily for $6500 later though. Since you have the nice weekend car sitting at home, don't spend money on the daily driver. Just get something cheap and reliable that gets the job done. I actually ride a moped to work now
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For a daily driver just buy used Accord 4 cylinder. Only the V6 transmissions have potential long term issues. The trans on the 4 cylinders are solid. I actually drove the NSX as a daily for a little while. Good fun. I ended up buying a used Lexus SC400 to be a daily for $6500 later though. Since you have the nice weekend car sitting at home, don't spend money on the daily driver. Just get something cheap and reliable that gets the job done. I actually ride a moped to work now
more info on the tranny can be found here
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Re...cord&trimid=-1
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I recently bought a '03 Mazda Protege 5 for 9K OTD. I got it in manual (5-speed), and it's got a lot of pep for a car rated at 130hp. I don't know if you're interested in wagons though. The wagon is actually shorter in length than the Protege sedan, so it still comes across as a pretty sporty car.
I would definitely recommend it as a daily driver. It's louder than the hondas and toyotas i've been in, but it's not a big deal. The gas mileage I've been getting is just under 30 mpg. You can pm me if you have questions.
I would definitely recommend it as a daily driver. It's louder than the hondas and toyotas i've been in, but it's not a big deal. The gas mileage I've been getting is just under 30 mpg. You can pm me if you have questions.
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Thanks guys. I would really like to keep the payments around $200. My NSX payments are high enough! I am really leaning toward buying a sub $10k car outright. This way, I wouldn't have any payments. Only problem with that is the unknown factor of breakdowns.
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Hey if its a DD why does it matter?
My friend when and bought a Geo Metro.. has like 70hp haha and thats probably not at the wheel, tops out at like 70mph but gets 40mpg. He paid 1400, spendt 600 to tune it and now its a 2k car with over 175k miles running strong. Just pointing out.. however if ya wanted abit of style other suggestions above are good.
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Hey if its a DD why does it matter?
My friend when and bought a Geo Metro.. has like 70hp haha and thats probably not at the wheel, tops out at like 70mph but gets 40mpg. He paid 1400, spendt 600 to tune it and now its a 2k car with over 175k miles running strong. Just pointing out.. however if ya wanted abit of style other suggestions above are good.
My friend when and bought a Geo Metro.. has like 70hp haha and thats probably not at the wheel, tops out at like 70mph but gets 40mpg. He paid 1400, spendt 600 to tune it and now its a 2k car with over 175k miles running strong. Just pointing out.. however if ya wanted abit of style other suggestions above are good.
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remember if you put $2000 down for the Accord, you'll still pay TT&L which will come to an additional $1500 (based on 20K & 6.25% + fees).
I recently bought an 03 Pontiac Vibe with 30K miles on it for $10K....if you find a deal like that and put your $3500 down...your payment will be low. Personally, I'd get the Matrix if you can find a deal on one. Base 4 cyl motor and you should get at least 30+MPG and a Toyota bullet proof motor.
I recently bought an 03 Pontiac Vibe with 30K miles on it for $10K....if you find a deal like that and put your $3500 down...your payment will be low. Personally, I'd get the Matrix if you can find a deal on one. Base 4 cyl motor and you should get at least 30+MPG and a Toyota bullet proof motor.
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Yeah. I really wanted to go the Mazda 3 route too, but i hadn't (still haven't) sold the Lexus yet, so I decided to go sub $10k as well and pay all cash for the Protege. My friend helped me test drive a Mazda 3 manual b/c I still wasn't comfortable driving it at the time. It seemed like an awesome car - it was the GT package w/ HID's, leather seats, etc.
Accords hold their value very well, and deservedly so. I doubt you'll find one that's less than 6 yrs old for 10k. If you do though, I would jump on it. I considered a Matrix for a long time too, but the looks ultimately killed it for me. lol. Just personal taste. Good luck w/ your search.
Accords hold their value very well, and deservedly so. I doubt you'll find one that's less than 6 yrs old for 10k. If you do though, I would jump on it. I considered a Matrix for a long time too, but the looks ultimately killed it for me. lol. Just personal taste. Good luck w/ your search.
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Here's a little update. I am very close on pulling the trigger on the lease. Here are the numbers:
2007 Accord SE
Total drive off fees: $3597.51
Monthly payments: $149+tax=$160.33!!
12k/year
36 months.
Residual: $13,178
The 1st payment is included in the drive off fees. What do you guys think?
I know that the drive off fees are a little high but that is necessary for the very low monthly payments of $149.
2007 Accord SE
Total drive off fees: $3597.51
Monthly payments: $149+tax=$160.33!!
12k/year
36 months.
Residual: $13,178
The 1st payment is included in the drive off fees. What do you guys think?
I know that the drive off fees are a little high but that is necessary for the very low monthly payments of $149.
Last edited by Maximus350; Jan 19, 2007 at 02:10 PM.
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Here's a little update. I am very close on pulling the trigger on the lease. Here are the numbers:
2007 Accord SE
Total drive off fees: $3597.51
Monthly payments: $149+tax=$160.33!!
12k/year
36 months.
Residual: $13,178
The 1st payment is included in the drive off fees. What do you guys think?
I know that the drive off fees are a little high but that is necessary for the very low monthly payments of $149.
2007 Accord SE
Total drive off fees: $3597.51
Monthly payments: $149+tax=$160.33!!
12k/year
36 months.
Residual: $13,178
The 1st payment is included in the drive off fees. What do you guys think?
I know that the drive off fees are a little high but that is necessary for the very low monthly payments of $149.
Last edited by rai; Jan 19, 2007 at 05:14 PM.
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