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Post by theevan on May 31, 2015 8:03:02 GMT -5
Looks good enough for fancy outings.
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Tamarack
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Post by Tamarack on May 31, 2015 9:46:29 GMT -5
Congrats -- if it is like my son's 2008 Civic it's a fun car. (I still think of a little yellow 2-cylinder model when I think of Civics) (Not to be mistaken for Civets)
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Post by Doug on May 31, 2015 9:49:49 GMT -5
I always wanted one of the honda 600s but I have had a car that had 10in tires. Round and round they go for about 10k miles.
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Post by billhammond on May 31, 2015 12:55:33 GMT -5
Well, I sealed the deal. Went out and picked up a silver Civic EX with sunroof, and gray fabric interior. Not the sexiesst of the models I was looking at. But solid, good looking, and highly rated. I was tempted by the Elantra. That was No 2. It looked the best. Handled similar to the Civic. I also liked the looks of the Mazda3, but there were a couple of things that turned me off; some minor things related to the car; but mostly about the dealership. So, I'm set for the next 11 years I figure. Does your buggy look like this?
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Post by Marshall on May 31, 2015 13:17:58 GMT -5
Almost. Except I went silver
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Post by Doug on May 31, 2015 13:20:45 GMT -5
Almost. Except I went silver You know that silver tarnishes and turns black. The one Bill showed used to be silver.
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Post by Marshall on May 31, 2015 13:33:02 GMT -5
One knock against the Mazda3 was everything the local dealer had came with black interior. I don't do black; body or interior. I think they look quite nice. I just think black in summer is crazy. It's an engineering thing; solar heat gain and all.
That plus they didn't have anything with a sun roof. They said they could install one for $750 or upgrade to the fancier package (they only had one) for a $1,600 up charge. I didn't like the dealer either.
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Post by Marshall on May 31, 2015 13:38:46 GMT -5
The car I had serious interest and no real reason not to take was the Elantra. It was the same car as the Civic with a little better styling and a better warranty for the same list price. They'd probably deal more on the price. But in the end, I went for safe and reliable.
While I was in the Honda dealer i did a quick truecar price check and figured I was getting about the average purchase price for the model in my area. I like the dealership. It's a done deal. The salesman didn't even try to upcharge me on anything. He pulled out the rust proof sheet and something else and said, "I'm supposed to show you these options. But you don't want that anyway do you?"
"No."
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Post by billhammond on May 31, 2015 13:51:51 GMT -5
The car I had serious interest and no real reason not to take was the Elantra. It was the same car as the Civic with a little better styling and a better warranty for the same list price. They'd probably deal more on the price. But in the end, I went for safe and reliable. While I was in the Honda dealer i did a quick truecar price check and figured I was getting about the average purchase price for the model in my area. I like the dealership. It's a done deal. The salesman didn't even try to upcharge me on anything. He pulled out the rust proof sheet and something else and said, "I'm supposed to show you these options. But you don't want that anyway do you?" "No." I bought four or five Hondas from a dealership that I thought was the bee's knees, until I bought my Nissan, and it turned out that that dealership was just incredibly good. Best I have ever encountered. The things I like about Hondas: low cowl for great visibility, quiet drivetrains, light steering.
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Post by Marshall on May 31, 2015 17:02:35 GMT -5
For some reaason I didn't look at the 2015 Altima. I like the older designs in their day. My impression is they hadn't updated much. But I could be wrong. It also seemed like a bigger car. Maybe I coulda looked more.
But I'm happy. This car will likely do me fine for some time to come.
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Post by Marshall on May 31, 2015 17:06:09 GMT -5
The Honda has an Econ button My salesman said he pushed it on for me, saying he thought I'd like the economy. . . . , I mean it's a 4 banger. How un-economical can it be? I noticed the car is more sluggish than the old Corolla S. So I clicked off the econ button and the performance improves. I'll probably go without until some highway driving or such.
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Post by billhammond on May 31, 2015 17:24:23 GMT -5
For some reaason I didn't look at the 2015 Altima. I like the older designs in their day. My impression is they hadn't updated much. But I could be wrong. It also seemed like a bigger car. Maybe I coulda looked more. But I'm happy. This car will likely do me fine for some time to come. You were looking at compacts -- Corolla, Civic, Focus, Elantra. In the Nissan line, the equivalent would be the Sentra. The Altima is a mid-size, competing with Camry, Accord, Fusion and Sonata. What bothers me about the Nissan line is that ever since the 2007 model year, all automatic transmissions are continuously variable, which I hate. It's a big reason why I have hung onto my 2006, with five-speed auto that can be shifted manually. p.s. Those ECON buttons are like the "push to cross street" buttons at busy crosswalks -- they aren't really connected to anything.
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Post by billhammond on Jun 1, 2015 10:00:52 GMT -5
Marshall -- When do you pick up your new ride? First thing you'll want to do is add some graphics, cool wheels, spoiler and aero kit. Keep it subtle, like this:
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Post by Marshall on Jun 1, 2015 10:40:46 GMT -5
Nice ! Will they do a sunburst?
The Econ button lights up some display options to tell you how you are driving. But it also tells the computer to alter the paramiters of operation in favor of fuel economy over performance. The sales guy says you turn it off if you're using heavy AC on a hot day an such. The manual says there's a programing shift in the computer that runs the engine. I noticed some diff in performance when I clicked it off.
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Post by Marshall on Jun 7, 2015 8:56:06 GMT -5
I think I figured out what the Econ button does, besides adding some lights on the dashboard that coach you to economic driving. When you stomp on the gas the engine responds the same. But when you ease off, the Econ button tells the computer to shift you into a higher gear quicker; (lowering RPM and power). It's subtle. But I think that's what it does.
I'll turn it off.
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