Thinking of an Alero...again - Page 2

nickbain · 07-06-2007, 09:58 PM

another question...what should I expect as far as fuel milage for the 2.2 providing I drive it normally and mostly highway.

Vinalero · 07-06-2007, 10:00 PM

Anti, currently, 00-01 in good shape sells for around 4500$ CDN with not much in it. The guy's got a sunroof, the ecotec + 55k km.

Edit: after further search, it seems its rather right in the price range or 2003 fully loaded.

antichrysler · 07-06-2007, 10:50 PM

That can't be right. Blackbook comes in around $4500-$6000, so selling price should be $5500-$7000, I was off by a bit, but $9,995 still seems really high.

A local dealer over here has almost that exact same car (04 but with 76,000km) and he's ASKING $8000, but sunroof, 5spd, all the options, which means selling price would be about $7,000. I'd say an 03 with fewer kms on it is worth about the same.

antichrysler · 07-06-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nickbain

another question...what should I expect as far as fuel milage for the 2.2 providing I drive it normally and mostly highway.

you should be able to get around 40 mpg (imperial)

teflone · 07-06-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nickbain

well I checked out prices on similar cars with similar kms here in ON and they ran around the 11 to 12 range.

Holy shit, your from ontario ?

Loring ? haha... as in Port loring ?

I go up there all the time, my friends own Pine Grove Resort..
Ever heard of it ? its near beside Tornados ..??

nickbain · 07-07-2007, 12:01 AM

wow small frikin world I worked at pine grove for 3 or four summers when I was younger and we just did a job for Bill last year.

teflone · 07-07-2007, 12:06 AM

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wow small frikin world I worked at pine grove for 3 or four summers when I was younger and we just did a job for Bill last year.

Thats effing crazy!, Bill is like my second Dad.. His daughter hilary im sure you know is like my sis...

Been going up there all my life, we always party in the farmhouse when we come up!..

I bet we've met.. Whats your name ?

Crazy small world eh...

nickbain · 07-07-2007, 12:15 AM

Nick Bain is my name. Dont' know if we've met or not I didn't see much of Hillary when I worked there...Bill kept me too busy

but none the less small world you all coming up this summer?

teflone · 07-07-2007, 12:29 AM

yeah, if Im lucky, always enjoy going up there..

What job did you do last summer for Bill..

He had a nasty fall off a ladder a while back, but is all good now..

I gotta get some fishing in, and get my fishing license too.. lol..
Got any hot spots ya wanna share ?

I've caught the biggest fresh water fish in my life up there..
Fish that can swallow your leg..

I also goto Powasa lake, got a local friend that has a summer trailer up there.. Its in deed a small world..

Oh ya my names is Eric, my dad helps Bill alot, his name is Vic, you might have heard of us..

Mischief007 · 07-07-2007, 08:27 AM

On the highway I get 30 to 33 MPG but I regularly drive 120 km/h. In the city I had low to mid 20s but this is again due to my driving style. The lowest I had was 18 during the winter and hard driving.

I bought my Ecotec/5-speed with 60,000 km on it and the car now has 125, 000. I had the window clip, ignition switch, strut tower bearing, wheel bearing, and brakes go

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nickbain · 07-07-2007, 08:48 AM

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yeah, if Im lucky, always enjoy going up there..

What job did you do last summer for Bill..

He had a nasty fall off a ladder a while back, but is all good now..

I gotta get some fishing in, and get my fishing license too.. lol..
Got any hot spots ya wanna share ?

I've caught the biggest fresh water fish in my life up there..
Fish that can swallow your leg..

I also goto Powasa lake, got a local friend that has a summer trailer up there.. Its in deed a small world..

Oh ya my names is Eric, my dad helps Bill alot, his name is Vic, you might have heard of us..

Hot spots ehhhh....I guess I could prolly give up a few of my secerets

I think that I have heard of you now that I know your names.

I think it was last spring and the fall before that that we worked for Bill. We re-did the dock by the gas house and stairs by #1 and built the Deck/Shed thing/Stairs/walking path up at the new cottage that he bought off of Balsm Lake road.

teflone · 07-07-2007, 02:01 PM

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Hot spots ehhhh....I guess I could prolly give up a few of my secerets

I think that I have heard of you now that I know your names.

I think it was last spring and the fall before that that we worked for Bill. We re-did the dock by the gas house and stairs by #1 and built the Deck/Shed thing/Stairs/walking path up at the new cottage that he bought off of Balsm Lake road.

oh yeah!, I didnt realize the docks were so new.. did good work, they look nice, that new chalet they got is nice, wish I had the money to rent it.. haha cant afford to rent it even with the "family" discount..
My daad Vic is a carpenter as well.. hes done all sorts of crap around the resort..

Well I know who to call to slap a dock together.

Whenever I go up there, the hot spot from the year before sucks, and I have to spend the whole trip looking for a new one..

I usually end up going downstream(think is down) which I belive is east down the river, but have been trying up stream towards and past the cliff jumping spot where everyone likes getting bruised asses... lol..

I did it once, couldnt sit down for 2 days.. thats as close to jail as I wanna get..

nickbain · 07-08-2007, 12:33 AM

Well I don't know the river that well for fishing cause I hardly ever fish there as it's generally too busy for my tastes but I got a few good spots on other lakes I could take ya too if ya want. There are a lot of little back lakes and lakes that have no public access to that I fish all the time. They are nice, not too many people and the fishing is pretty good.

Ya the Chalet is very nice. The only thing about it I don't like is the climb to get down to the water and back up to the cottage but I guess it give privacy. I'll tell ya there were some tense moments on that hill with the skidsteer when I was there....never been so glad to be done a job with the skidsteer since.

nickbain · 07-08-2007, 12:35 AM

Well I took the plunge and bought the car. I pick her up on wednesday after work.

steve-o · 07-09-2007, 09:14 PM

cograts, and welcome back!

teflone · 07-09-2007, 09:50 PM

Good job, now everyone is going to tell you to clear your corners..

Its like a right of passage around here, I have never got around to it..

Its blasphemy I tell ya.. the members of this site might burn me at the stake once they hear.. lmao..

antichrysler · 07-10-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by teflone

Good job, now everyone is going to tell you to clear your corners..

Its like a right of passage around here, I have never got around to it..

Its blasphemy I tell ya.. the members of this site might burn me at the stake once they hear.. lmao..

lmao i never cleared my corners.... -30C weather for 8/12 months and only having the car for 16 months makes it very hard to do lol

nickbain · 07-10-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by teflone

Good job, now everyone is going to tell you to clear your corners..

Its like a right of passage around here, I have never got around to it..

Its blasphemy I tell ya.. the members of this site might burn me at the stake once they hear.. lmao..

Ya I never got around to it with my old one but I am hopeing to do it to this one....if I have time that is. Right now I'm having a hard time finding time to keep the lawn cut letalone mod the truck or the car. It is however IMO one of the best looking things to do to an Alero to enhance the exterior apperence of them.