What kind of Car Should I get?

Ford has more problems than law allows to have.

The rear window smashed in million pieces from my granpa's mondeo. It was in the garage, and on the next morning it was smashed to the back seat. Nobody knows why.

@Ascaris.... Somebody did the wild thing in the back seat and thats why the window shattered...

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Originally posted by Ascaris

Ford has more problems than law allows to have.

The rear window smashed in million pieces from my granpa's mondeo. It was in the garage, and on the next morning it was smashed to the back seat. Nobody knows why.

I know why

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@Ascaris.... Somebody did the wild thing in the back seat and thats why the window shattered...

Maybe it was the kids from the block. But Ford's quality is fucking lousy. Jesus stepping christ.

My girlfriend says go with Face's choice (Chrysler 300) if you want to get laid.

We Love ours!!! Hyundai Azera 100,000 mile warranty

buy a citroen 2cv.

alittle quirky and i'm sure the ladies would be impressed. if i wasn't riding i'd probably buy one myself to drive.

scion tc... you need to go to a toyota dealer to get one.

I believe they start at $16,500... nice car for the money ... basically a toyota corolla underneath.

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If I had the money...

best fucking suggestion yet- US$45,000 before the "extra's"

i want one too!

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Originally posted by Ascaris

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@Ascaris.... Somebody did the wild thing in the back seat and thats why the window shattered...

Maybe it was the kids from the block. But Ford's quality is fucking lousy. Jesus stepping christ.
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they have no such reputation in the uk, but the uk fords are generally uk made!!

now Peugeot....or Citroen or even Renault complete junk!!

wow you people are awful at picking cars. seriously.

For 7,000 USD you should choose what you want out of the thing. Do you want a nice DD or somethign that you can later Mod. like another person said in this thread, for commuting get a honda civic (coupe, sedan, or Hatchback) that kids is a 87-91 body style hatchback. It you want you can find a little newer one for about 5k and then have some money to keep. If you want to mod a honda you have to swap from the stock 1.5L.

enjoy.

What do you guys think about Mercury Cougars?

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What do you guys think about Mercury Cougars?

I could not find any reviews on the Cougar. Rather drive a Cougar than a Volvo huh ? Figure out which Ford the Merc is and check the rliability ratings.

It's not that. I've found a cheap Cougar and a cheap Focus. Both with low mileage and less than 7k. I'm just asking your opinions. I looked on autotrader and saw a S70 for 6.9, and it's friggin gorgeous. I want it, actually. But it's 200 miles away, and I don't know how I'd go about getting it.

I'm going to the bank either today or tomorrow to ask about loans and such.

Get a Proton Waja 1.8(Malaysian Car)

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Originally posted by lovelymanlumps

It's not that. I've found a cheap Cougar and a cheap Focus. Both with low mileage and less than 7k. I'm just asking your opinions. I looked on autotrader and saw a S70 for 6.9, and it's friggin gorgeous. I want it, actually. But it's 200 miles away, and I don't know how I'd go about getting it.

I'm going to the bank either today or tomorrow to ask about loans and such.

Check insurance as well. Everyone forgets to get advance insurance quotes. The price of insurance will vary greatly by safety rating, passive theft systems, VIN Etching, and overall fequency of theft. Remember to factor this in. You don't want to find out afterwards that you could have saved 80 bucks a month on insurance if you had bought a car that you liked better but didn't because it would have cost you an extra 60 bucks a month.

EDIT: Also, check shipping costs. If it is a dealer, he might be aboe to swap it to a local dealer or ship it to you and eat the cost. There may be some pad in that quote. 200 miles is not really that far in car terms. I bought a classic a few years back from a guy 2000 miles away.

Everytime I look up insurance quotes, it's in some weird way I don't understand. They price it like 700 dollars. But they don't tell you if it's 700 every 6 months, or a year, or what. It's really annoying.

What's the best way to go about getting an honest easily-read insurance quote?

call afew local insurance brokers..

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Originally posted by lovelymanlumps

Everytime I look up insurance quotes, it's in some weird way I don't understand. They price it like 700 dollars. But they don't tell you if it's 700 every 6 months, or a year, or what. It's really annoying.

What's the best way to go about getting an honest easily-read insurance quote?

Do you have an agent now ? If so, call them. Then can punch int the info over the phone and let you know in minutes.

If not, call an agent and make an appointment. Use someone reliable. It doesn't matter who at this point because you can't shop quotes for a specific vehicle until you know the vehicle. What you want are quotes from a single insurer for different vehicles.

Give the agent all the information (personal) and ask him/her to run quotes on different models. Don't forget to specify the years you are looking at. She/he should be able to fax or email you a quote list. You will waste a lot of time online if you try to do this the hard way.

While companies view people differently, cars are objective. In other wotrds, all underwriters use the same data on theft, safety, depreciation, etc. I don't know what state you live in. If it's New Jersey, things will be a lot different. I insured a car there once and it was a pain in the ass.

Call a major insurer (e.g. Allstate, State Farm, Fireman's Fund, Farmers, etc) and have them run multiple quotes. Its easy.

Well the thing is, I don't have a lot of money right now. I'm 21, with a shitty job. The whole reason I want a car is to get a better job, so I can get my own place again and go to school. I kind of want to do things the cheap way, and getting an agent sounds like I need to pay them just to tell me how much insurance I'll need to pay. These are the cars I'm considering:

Ford Focus
Honda Civic or Accord
Volvo Something
Mercury Cougar

That's all I've found so far that I've been interested in.