My current car is a Subaru, as well, and I do plan to drive it as long as possible. It''s very important for me to have a reliable vehicle (which mine still is) and when the time comes to move on, I have NO idea which kind of car will be next because I''ve not done any research lately. When my boys grow taller, most likely, I''ll pick a larger vehicle.
how bout a lexus IS 300? those are smaller and definitely luxuriousDate: 6/25/2009 2:10:14 PM
Author: elrohwen
I posted in the ''Brand Loyalty'' thread that I''m thinking of a Mini Cooper for my next purchase, but the lack of reliability scares me a lot. Currently I have a 9 year old Civic that I love with 115,000 miles on it. I''ve driven all of my past cars until they died (well, they were 10 years old when I got them ... so I only had them a few years) and I plan to do the same with this one. When it''s 11 or so I''ll start looking at new cars, but I''ll hold off until it really dies or the repairs far out weigh the value of the car. Right now it''s only worth $4500, so a bunch of body work would put it over the edge (unless insurance was willing to cover it). I hope it hangs on to at least 200k miles!
I do kind of want something a bit nicer for my next car, because it will be the first one I purchase myself that''s new. I wish they made Civics with more luxury options, because I''d be willing to pay for the extras. Accords are awesome, but a bit too big for me as I loooove driving small cars. I wanted the Mini because they get great gas mileage, are small, handle really well, and have some luxury features but many things about them make me nervous. I hope Honda updates their Civic body style and makes them a little more high class and I''d snatch one up in a second. It bothers me that to buy a ''nice'' car, you also have to get one with terrible gas mileage and a huge engine. I want a nice interior and exterior on a car that gets 35-40mpg
my very first car was a corolla - loved it, would have kept it forever, until I totalled it on campus!Date: 6/25/2009 12:29:09 PM
Author: fiery
I drive cars until they die, literally. My last car was a Cavalier and I didn''t purchase a new car until my poor Cavi left me stranded in the middle of the highway.
My corolla will be my car for many, many years. But after it passes, my next will be a Lexus (here''s hoping Lexus survives the next 8 to 10 years)
yep love my suby - Forester! nothing special with this one. just stock stuff and its the car that I had the longest, doesn''t have any bells and whistle... lol guess when you got kids to mess up the insides, didn''t really matter much.
hahahaha stupid toyotas
I love the warranty that you get with many new vehicles, my audi had this but when the warranty expires!
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