bout time for a new car

[03gxeco]

I'm expecting a bias response from everyone but I am sorta thinking about getting a second car again . I want a domestic, four doors would help. Problem is Idk if I want another Alero or some other gm vehicle like a grand prix. I thought about grand prix because there is so much you can do to make power,BUT they are not nearly as attractive as aleros. So, any suggestions

[03glgold]

did you get rid of your eco or does your girlfriend have it

[03gxeco]

did you get rid of your eco or does your girlfriend have it

sadly i had to sell it. the slave cylinder gave me a very hard time and i never was able to finish the job before winter so shes gone.

[03Sleepr]

aurora>gp

[xXManwhoreXx]

G8 > all

[sleepyalero]

g8 gt

[xXManwhoreXx]

G8 gxp

[JLw7123]

Gtp or impala ss

[cavaliers60]

toyota Yaris. :lol:

[03glgold]

toyota Yaris. :lol:

http://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/47532-since-you-guys-all-geyz-love-cats-ultra-gay-seal-jpg?dateline=1340750191

[sleepyalero]

prius ftw, i plan on selling the alero because i want mega mpg. :rolleyes2: :jk:

[xXManwhoreXx]

Honda fit!

[03glgold]

When the fusion energi comes out that would be your best gas mileage car sleepy...they you can be driving a robot...lol

[sleepyalero]

hahaha they came out with a new fuzion hybrid turbo.

[03glgold]

they are still like drivable robots...have you seen all the different stuff they have...they have made it so you almost have to be an idiot to be able to wreck it.

[sleepyalero]

i have not seen them recently but that is interesting

[billytheman1188]

Aurora....can be had for cheap (unlike the G8....unless it has a crap load of miles) and it has A LOT of cool features. You can get one with 60k on it for like 6-8k. Love them...i almost bought one about a year ago....it was a first gen with like 45k on it for 4k. Some old lady used to own it...i called and someone already made an offer :(

[mastershake]

Another vote for aurora. If my alero wasn't running I would jump on one. Get a first gen

[JLw7123]

I would wait on getting a fusion there is a huge recall on them and escapes.

[MMGT1]

99-03 Jetta TDI. Whole world of diesel modding, 1200k to a tank, and they are TANKS! I know you are saying domestic, but you should really try one out, just make sure it's the manual

[sleepyalero]

really? 1200 miles per tank? on a 99-03 car?

[JLw7123]

really? 1200 miles per tank? on a 99-03 car?

I think it's 1200 km he is from Canada.

[03gxeco]

well the jetta does get roughly 51 mpg.

[03gxeco]

im looking into auroras. what is so special about the 1st gen?

owch! gas mileage is less then worth my money.

[sleepyalero]

I think it's 1200 km he is from Canada.

ohh well 51 mpg is crazy lol

[03gxeco]

Agree'd! its actually anywhere from 47mpg U.S to 51mpg U.S. theres a guy with a jetta in my town that gets 57mpg highway with his. but its even older then a 96.

[mastershake]

the first gen is alot better looking IMO, plus it broke the machine that strength tested the frame

[MMGT1]

Yea, 1200Kms to a tank, record to date.. 1321kms from pump to pump! lol I have no idea what I would get if I could just take it out on the highway and go a full tank, probably close to 1400 I'd imagine. To add, 375 to 425k to a tank in the Grand Am, modded, and I get around 475 to a tank out of the Trans Am WS6...

[billytheman1188]

After doing a little research i think you should try and hunt down a 98 aurora...they upgraded the brakes/suspension between 97-98. Bigger brakes, aluminum control arms and ball joints, internal rebound springs in the front struts. These cars are BAD ASS.....i can't wait till i have some money cause i'm DEF getting a 98. There are some NICE ones (some overpriced) but shoooot....i think i might pay a little more for this one....MINT....

http://www.lemonfree.com/car/Oldsmobile-Aurora-1998/1G3GR62C2W4124206

[estalero]

Back at 2006 when I was "rich" (I have couple of small businesses go bust), I had a new Toyota Avensis (about camry sized) 2.2 diesel, 147hp, 229 lb-ft torque, 9sec 0-60, but it still made about 50mpg on highway. I had a guy visiting me from Florida and he though I was BULLSHITTING him when I showed him mpg numbers on car computer :)

Peugeot just started selling a Jetta sized budget sedan called 301 here that averages with 1.6 diesel 63mpg on highway and 49 in the city. And local car journalist confirmed those numbers after test drive (often factory mpg numbers are not real)
Beat that...

[mmorello82]

Chevy Volt!! F*** gas!

[estalero]

Chevy Volt!! F*** gas!

You are right, if you compare it to electric cars, then you technically get unlimited MPG while in electric mode and no fuel driven car can beat that, not even a fuel driven model car.

But if you also consider the purchase price, then Peugeot 301 and Volt are in completely different leagues. Good luck with driving even the $41000 price difference and added insurance premium, which I didn't bother to calculate, in electric mode!

Chevy Volt, sold as Opel Ampera here is $58,000, Peugeot 301, which is budget car for emerging economies, starts $16900.
Some companies consider my country as emerging economy, some don't, I guess the truth is somewhere inbetween.

I test drove all-electric Nissan Leaf lately, that was rather cool experience. My country offers VERY geneorus subsidy for all-electric cars - $25000 for reducing Leaf's $53000 price almost by half, which makes the deal somewhat considerable...


Admin can you split the thread as it has gotten interesting but offtopic for OP?

[tw0123]

in my wadding for the electric vs gas debate, for me, I have not seen any concrete evidence on how long it takes to charge the electric cars etc. but what would be the cost comparison of hydro vs gas from empty to empty, charge or gas... hydro rates here are not going down any time soon, so it would be an area to research for sure... I would hazard a guess that it is not even a close comparison, but again, I have not looked into it... I much prefer my 3 alero's :)

[03glgold]

The biggest crack I have at electric cars, is that the stuff for the batteries is bad for the environment and that a large amount of the electricity used to charge them is still produced by fossil fuels

[03gxeco]

looking at a 06 G6 GT coupe. my friend owns it and will give it to me. i wil take over payments, but they will only be 245/month for another 36 months. its no sedan but its another 60 degree v6 car and its the replacment for the n-body :) plus i know from first hand experience that the 3.5l will last for ever. my parents have a g6 sedan with 200k onit and rising. and they have never done anything but oil changes and spark plugs.

[xXManwhoreXx]

The prius battery can fully explode a prius if rigged wrong. No thanks. I think think the prius would be sweet with a ls6