February 27, 200818 yr I'm 22, out of college and now have my own full time income. I've been lucky enough to be borrowing my dad's 2nd car since I got out of school, but its getting to the time where I need to buy my own. I'm looking for a car in the $12,000 range, I can go up to $14,000 but I want to be very very happy with the vehicle to go that high. I'm looking for something that meets the following -Used Car -No older than 2003 -Gets good-decent gas milage -Sedan or Coupe -40,000 miles or less -Something that looks decent and wouldn't be stereotyped as a "girl's car" -A car that is reliable enough where I won't have to get it fixed much I was looking at a 2005 Hyundai Tiburon GT because it met the price range and looked real good, but after reading reviews I feel like that car is not all that reliable, is bad in the winter, and is made more for Asian-heighted people. Anybody have any suggestions on what to buy considering my price range and other criteria?
February 27, 200818 yr QUOTE(Markbilliards @ Feb 26, 2008 -> 08:56 PM) I'm 22, out of college and now have my own full time income. I've been lucky enough to be borrowing my dad's 2nd car since I got out of school, but its getting to the time where I need to buy my own. I'm looking for a car in the $12,000 range, I can go up to $14,000 but I want to be very very happy with the vehicle to go that high. I'm looking for something that meets the following -Used Car -No older than 2003 -Gets good-decent gas milage -Sedan or Coupe -40,000 miles or less -Something that looks decent and wouldn't be stereotyped as a "girl's car" -A car that is reliable enough where I won't have to get it fixed much I was looking at a 2005 Hyundai Tiburon GT because it met the price range and looked real good, but after reading reviews I feel like that car is not all that reliable, is bad in the winter, and is made more for Asian-heighted people. Anybody have any suggestions on what to buy considering my price range and other criteria? Some would argue a Tiburon is a girls car. I would look at Civics. It would pretty much fit all your criteria.
February 27, 200818 yr Author QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Feb 26, 2008 -> 09:55 PM) Some would argue a Tiburon is a girls car. I would look at Civics. It would pretty much fit all your criteria. Yeah I've wondered that too. Although maybe I should stop being prideful and stop caring what people classify my car as, especially since I am by no means a car guy.
February 27, 200818 yr Honda Civic Mazda 3 Nissan Maxima or Altima Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix (these are hatchbacks, but they're 4-doors and quite versatile)
February 27, 200818 yr Used Scions might be in your range. Several of my friends have them and haven't had any problems.
February 28, 200818 yr QUOTE(Markbilliards @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 06:11 PM) Anybody hear anything on Mitsubishi Lancers? I know a girl who's had hers for the last four years, and she hasn't had any problems with it.
February 28, 200818 yr I just bought an '02 Suburu Outback for $10K. It's a wagon so you may not be interested, but the AWD is awesome.
February 28, 200818 yr QUOTE(Markbilliards @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 06:11 PM) Anybody hear anything on Mitsubishi Lancers? One of my friends spent 40k on a Lancer Evolution MR and flipped it on LSD, that was a fun day... ...Lake Shore DR, not the drug
February 28, 200818 yr QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 10:27 PM) One of my friends spent 40k on a Lancer Evolution MR and flipped it on LSD, that was a fun day... ...Lake Shore DR, not the drug It's probably a good thing you cleared that up, because from the way it is worded, it sounds like he flipped it when he was tripping on acid
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