I think a really good idea would be to go back in time to 1957 and buy some classic cars, especially the corvette. Be sure to save some money to prepay for 50 years of storage space, though. Then, when you come back to today, wow, they would really be cool.
You are CORRECT Candidates? Saturn has some nice looking cars these days. The Sky is particularly impressive. And of course for 2007 Saturn has the North American Car Of The Year.
Candidates wrote:
You might want to go to saturn.com, check out the Aura, Sky, Outlook, Vue, and Astra (the latter two are under "future vehicles"), then check back in. GM is merging the Saturn and Opel brands, and the cars look fantastic. Hopefully, with a few more years of design-centrism, the brands will be free of any relics of GM bean counters (e.g. 4 speed autos, pushrods).
The mid-$20k range gets you a handsome Saturn Aura with a 3.6L 250HP V6, 6 speed paddle shifters, 2-tone leather seats, and 18" rolling stock. I've heard all the anti-GM arguments before, and understand the appeal of Toyota and Honda, but the Aura is a fine car on its merits.
[quote]loser wrote:
Saturns? Ha ha.
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Wait a year and get a new VW TDI.
a fully loaded Mustang, an American Icon. (but make sure you can afford the gas). I got a v-6 which gets much better mileage and only cost 21k. I love it.
I agree, I have a v6 as well (is the insurance on the gt actually worth it?) and I love it to death. Get the pony package interior upgrades, too. Great car!
a cadillac de ville, black on black
lindy lohore wrote:
If you had 28K to spend on a new car then what would you get?
could you maybe tell me more about what your needs are? Do you have a family? Where in the US are we talking about? Does appearance matter more than function, about the same, or not at all? Just some basic info.
Subaru Impreza WRX or Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution . Might have to get a year or two old for the Evolution but that is probably my favorite car in that price range.
I looked in this price range two years ago. Vovlo S40 - blah. Acura TSX - really nice sports sedan. Wound up going with a Mazda RX-8. Very fun to drive and seats four when needed. 48k miles and no regrets. If not for the RX-8, the TSX is a no-brainer.
anon wrote:
I agree, I have a v6 as well (is the insurance on the gt actually worth it?) and I love it to death. Get the pony package interior upgrades, too. Great car!
right. I did. I am not a lead foot or street racer anyway, so the 8 cylinder gt would have been lost on me anyway. (though I do like the 2 fog lights on the grill, they look cool).
yes, my insurance is probably less, i can buy 'regular' gas and get better mileage. Believe me, the V-6 still has plenty of power. I got a silver '05 with black leather interior, side air bags too and shaker 500 sound system. I have 25k miles on my car in 2 years now. I love it!
A used Pontiac Firebird ws6, with the t-tops, ram air hood, 5.7L V8, 6 spd manual...then used the leftover money to put on a twin turbo for lots of horsepower!!
For pure practicality, go with a subaru legacy wagon. Reliable, roomy, relatively fun to drive, will last forever.
Honda Element EX 4WD. Practical. Ugly (no one steals them!). Reliable. Great car for runners / cyclists because of rubber floors and water resistant upholstrey. Good fuel economy. The seats fold together to form a bed. (Great for "camping" when you travel to races but can't afford hotel.)
mustang lover wrote:
its gonna be hard to find a mustang gt for $28k unless u want auto which is stupid since it is a muscle car.
Dude the auto is more expensive, what are you talking about?
Also, someone mentioned gas, but I believe the GTs still take regular, not premium. This MAY have changed since they switched to the 3 valve heads, but the '04 and below GTs took regular and I thought I remembered hearing the same things about the '05+.
With the exception of few posts here I can see clearly why we are in Iraq right now.
What the hell is wrong with us? 90% of Americans need nothing more than a low end, small fuel efficient car but always WANT (advertized to make us NEED) the big gas guzzling, powerful monstrosities which are putting us in debt, ruining our environment and making us more reliant on foreign oil.
We're gonna drive our way, smiling and consuming, into America's great demise.
Try a Prius, Civic hybrid, Sentra, etc. You can use the spare money to pay down your ridiculous credit card debt. This way there might be some hope for us yet.
Acura TSX is pretty sweet, Although for 28 grand, I would look into a used (it'll be like a year or 2 old) Acura TL or a BMW 330.
The mazda speed 6 is pretty awesome and fun to drive. I would also recomend checking out a new maxima.
Ford Mustang GT
Chrysler 300C with HEMI
Lincoln MKZ
a bike
The Evo is a fine car, but the operating costs are quite high. If I recall correctly, Road and Track did a long term test and paid $900+ for tires every 25,000 miles and $800 for brakes every 40,000 miles or so. But, the car held up pretty well over 50,000 miles. I also recall another auto mag modifying an evo to make even more power (I think they used Vishnu tuning) and they had nothing but problems.
someone wrote:
Subaru Impreza WRX or Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution . Might have to get a year or two old for the Evolution but that is probably my favorite car in that price range.
lindy lohore wrote:
If you had 28K to spend on a new car then what would you get?
A VW City Golf. Much like an older Golf, but much cheaper.