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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / October 2005New car purchase
Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. I'm either going to purchase a new 2005 Hyundai Elantra GLS hatchback for $14,200 OR a new 2006 Toyota Corolla CE 4-door sedan for $15,100 (or $15,500 depending upon the option package). These are solid, final prices I negotiated with both dealers over the phone. People say the Toyotas are built better than the Hyundais and most other vehicles for that matter, but the Elantra comes with a 10-year 100,000-mile powertrain warranty. The Corolla comes with 5 years of powertrain. Which would you choose? I plan to keep the car forever, so trade-in value or the speed of the car's depreciation is not a factor in the decision-making. Thanks a million for any advice. > Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Thanks a million for any advice. Checkout the Mazda3. Much better car than either of these. >> Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Checkout the Mazda3. Much better car than either of these. Bull f.cking sh.t it is. Buy the Toyota. Typical DEMONrat promoting of sh.t cars: Mazda. Toyota! No contest. If you're going to keep it forever, go with a Japanese car. > Toyota! No contest. If you're going to keep it forever, go with a > Japanese car. I don't know about that. Granted, the Japanese are clever with transistors, miniaturization, and cameras, but I don't know that I'd buy a big ticket item like a car from them. (In general "Made in Japan" has been synonymous with "cheap junk" about as long as I can remember.)  SignatureRoger Blake (Subtract 10 for email.) >> Toyota! No contest. If you're going to keep it forever, go with a >> Japanese car. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > item like a car from them. (In general "Made in Japan" has been synonymous > with "cheap junk" about as long as I can remember.) That ended on or about march 20, 1967... > >> Toyota! No contest. If you're going to keep it forever, go with a > >> Japanese car. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > That ended on or about march 20, 1967... What was introduced then? Datsun 510, Honda 350 or Sony Trinitron? > >> Toyota! No contest. If you're going to keep it forever, go with a > >> Japanese car. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > That ended on or about march 20, 1967... Hey, thsnk you for that date. I'd forgotten it. When I was a boy my father brought home for me a toy xylophone. It was Made In Occupied Japan and said so on its label. It was a good piece of work. Its body was made of painted tinplate. One day I peered inside and saw the litho'ed label of a can of plums. :-) On my Made In Japan -- and so far flawless --- Prius I find no plum labels. :-) What I do find is good ideas skillfully implemented. Brent >> >> Toyota! No contest. If you're going to keep it forever, go with a >> >> Japanese car. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Brent It has been the same with Chinese goods. The Chinese are getting better every day. Bet the computer you're typing away on was mostly made in China, especially if you bought it rather than assembed it yourself, or used the least expensive parts you can find. They will surpass the Japanese within 5 years. > Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Thanks a million for any advice. Toyota. > Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Thanks a million for any advice. When you ask that question in a Toyota newsgroup you will get the answer "Toyota". If you think about it, look around you and see how many old Toyotas there are and how many old Hyundais there are. Hyundais may be on the way up in quality, but wouldn't you want to pay $1000 more for proven quality and endurance for something expensive you plan to keep for a while? Signature"The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing." -- Phyllis Diller > Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Thanks a million for any advice. Hyundais have improved significantly in quality over the years, although their long term reliability is uncertain. More importantly, the Corolla gets considerably better gas mileage than Elantra or Mazda3 (which somebody else suggested). So if you intend to do a lot of driving, the extra money spent for the Corolla will be more than offset by the savings in fuel costs. I coulda sworn "TenPercent" <tenpercent@not-real-address.com> typ'd: >Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >so trade-in value or the speed of the car's depreciation is >not a factor in the decision-making. No contest. Don't buy either. Buy a 2006 Scion xB. Toyota quality; LOW price. That's what I did when I was looking for a car in that price range, and am I ever glad I did! The xB is a small car on the outside and an SUV (Scion's Utility Vehicle) on the inside, gets nearly 40 MPG, and it's the MOST fun car I've had since that Datsun 240Z I had as a kid . . . . -Don (wish I still had the Z, though!) Signature"Ladies and gentlemen take my advice. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice." -- Sidney Freedman > Hi, I'm having trouble deciding between two cars to buy. > > I'm either going to purchase a new 2005 Hyundai Elantra GLS > hatchback for $14,200 OR a new 2006 Toyota Corolla > CE 4-door sedan for $15,100 (or $15,500 depending > upon the option package). I think these aren't really even comparable models: you're trying to choose between a stripped-down Corolla and a loaded Elantra. With the latter, you get things that are either unavailable or optional on the stripper Corolla: a more powerful engine, rear wiper, power locks, alarm/keyless entry, power windows, heated mirrors, rear disk brakes, side air bags. Those in the market for a stripper Corolla might want to compare to the 2006 Accent instead, which is less loaded than the Elantra. It claims to have interior space comparable to the Corolla and has better gas mileage than the Elantra. It also has side air bags standard unlike the Corolla, and should be even cheaper than the Elantra. Chris OT: Slightly off-topic, but is military service compulsory in Canada, like in some European countries? If yes, can you tell us how many years of service is required, etc? Thanks. |
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