All this talk about cars..can anyone help me?

All this talk about cars...

I have NEVER financed or leased a car in my life. I know NOTHING about it at all.

Does anyone know what are some reasonable cars to finance?? I just need something to get me back and forth to work but thats safe for the baby. Dont need any high tech stuff..just a basic car. Affordable!!!

Any ideas????

Re: All this talk about cars..can anyone help me?

I was in your exact situatiion. I didnt have a lot of money to spend, and I needed a nice reliable safe car to get me back and forth to work a total of 5 miles a day. I just leased a Pontiac G6 from Cunningham GM (right on Northern Blvd in Bayside- I think you live not too far from there). I picked it up Tuesday and I got a great deal and really love it- and everyone there was soooo nice. Very reasonable car, I didnt have to but first months payemt and a few fees down, plus I got some bells and whistles added just to spoil myself a little bit

Message edited 6/7/2007 6:47:03 AM.

Re: All this talk about cars..can anyone help me?

Honda Civics are top rated excellent cars that come in many trim packages. You can get a souped up one or a toned down one and the range is $15k to about 20K.

Extremely reliable. You should have this car for at least 10 years if you do the regular oil changes..etc..

good luck.

Re: All this talk about cars..can anyone help me?

check the Sunday paper and look for 0% financing. I am seeing a lot of commercials now for Honda - they're bringing in new model Accords in the Fall and they have great deals going on now for the '07 models. HTH

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I am biased becuase I own one and my dad works for them, but I love the Saturn Aura. I have an '07 and it was super affordable, complete with extra safety features that take money off your insurance, and they are so nice in and outside. I've had a lot of people stop me in parking lots and ask me if my Aura is a Acura or Lexus!! Hey, if they want to think it..I didnt pay the bill for those cars . If you want more info send me an FM.

Re: All this talk about cars..can anyone help me?

Posted by Bubbs

I am biased becuase I own one and my dad works for them, but I love the Saturn Aura. I have an '07 and it was super affordable, complete with extra safety features that take money off your insurance, and they are so nice in and outside. I've had a lot of people stop me in parking lots and ask me if my Aura is a Acura or Lexus!! Hey, if they want to think it..I didnt pay the bill for those cars . If you want more info send me an FM.

Re: All this talk about cars..can anyone help me?

The big question is do you want to keep the car for a long period of time or do you want to get a new car every three to five years.
If it's the former - you want to buy and look for a reliable car that has a good longterm rating.
Hondas and Toyotas are great cars for this option. Hyundai's are also a good idea nowadays because they have greatly improved their products.
If it's the latter - then leasing is the option for you and you can be a little looser with your options. You can go for something a little sportier or higher end and just keep what you can afford as a payment as a guide.
Consumer Reports has a great guide - look for the cars with a check and a circle around them.

Consumer Reports link

Re: All this talk about cars..can anyone help me?

I have had a Galant for 5 years and I love it!!!! So reasonably priced, BUT I would not buy a Mitsubishi unless you were planning to keep it for a while because they do not hold their value as well as some of the more expensive cars but I love my car. I bought it in 2002 when it was 1 year old with 11K miles on it for $11,500. They were asking 13,999 and I got them down. I think it was a great deal. I would go for a one or 2 year old car. Good luck.

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I had a Honda Civic for 7 years and I NEVER had any problems with it. We were also able to sell it at 7 years old for a nice amount of money as they retain their value nicely.

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I just leased a subaru outback!