<<Midwest Coffee Talk: The Tens>> - Page 53

Ayreonaut · #**1041** Posted **May 27, 2011, 7:34 AM**

Definitely buy used. Even if it's just a year or two old it'll be so much cheaper.

I've been thinking about what I want to buy in a few years. I won't need a car in St. John's, but I'll probably buy a new one when I finish school. I kinda like the Fiat 500, I think it would be a great city car.

Others I would consider (at least among affordable cars):

Scion tC
Pontiac G8 (they're expensive now, but will probably be very cheap soon)
Kia Forte Koup
Hyundai Genesis Coupe (brand new, so expensive now, but maybe by 2014...)
Saab 9-3 (can usually be found for a reasonable price)
Acura TL (before they ruined the entire lineup)

I absolutely love(d) my LS, and would definitely drive another. The only thing stopping me would be maintenance; it's tough to work on, and everything is expensive since it's a luxury brand.

And if I could spend the money to import a car, I would love one of these:

mobyhead · #**1042** Posted **May 27, 2011, 12:20 PM**

I absolutely love my Kia Forte.

Strange Meat · #**1043** Posted **May 27, 2011, 2:41 PM**

Meth is all over the west. Oklahoma has a huge problem. Small towns here in CO do. Wyoming is bad. New Mexico. Montana.

Basically... anywhere where it's rural, boring, and poor, and they realized, for pretty cheap, they could manufacture meth, which meant they could make their own drugs, since everything else is kinda scarce.

Buckeye Native 001 · #**1044** Posted **May 27, 2011, 4:25 PM**

Boring as they may be, I don't think you can go wrong with a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. Resale values on Kias and Hyundais, despite improved reliability, is still terrible.

Ayreonaut · #**1045** Posted **May 27, 2011, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

Boring as they may be, I don't think you can go wrong with a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. Resale values on Kias and Hyundais, despite improved reliability, is still terrible.

I'd rather take advantage of poor resale value than fall victim to it.

hudkina · #**1046** Posted **May 27, 2011, 6:32 PM**

I never understood why buyers of Toyota and Honda care so much about resale value, particularly when most of them keep said cars for updwards of 5 years. How bad is a car when the best thing you can say is the resale value is great!

mobyhead · #**1047** Posted **May 27, 2011, 7:17 PM**

My wife and son are leaving for Arkansas in the morning. I get whole week to myself. What to do. What to do.

Buckeye Native 001 · #**1048** Posted **May 27, 2011, 7:18 PM**

Your definition of "bad" and my definition of "bad" are apparently worlds apart.

I like my cars to last for more than 5 years without having to worry about it falling apart. If its boring, so be it, because I don't particularly care so long as it does what it was designed to do on a daily basis requiring little more than routine maintenance.

Ayreonaut · #**1049** Posted **May 27, 2011, 9:23 PM**

Haha

rockyi · #**1050** Posted **May 27, 2011, 9:40 PM**

I'm liking my Honda Civic even though I can be sitting in traffic and see 15 of them all around me.

CGII · #**1051** Posted **May 27, 2011, 11:29 PM**

This thread has gone out of control:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...190774&page=11

Buckeye Native 001 · #**1052** Posted **May 28, 2011, 1:19 AM**

Kudos to you and your 4000' deca-tuplets. I grow tired of Troubador and Kantos' irrationality.

vid · #**1053** Posted **May 28, 2011, 1:59 AM**

No big announcement about rebuilding the original towers?

hudkina · #**1054** Posted **May 28, 2011, 8:10 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

Your definition of "bad" and my definition of "bad" are apparently worlds apart.

I like my cars to last for more than 5 years without having to worry about it falling apart. If its boring, so be it, because I don't particularly care so long as it does what it was designed to do on a daily basis requiring little more than routine maintenance.

Well I had a '95 Saturn that lasted 10 years and 200,000 miles. The only thing is that it liked to burn oil. When I traded it in it still ran great. Today I drive a '04 Nissan Sentra with 106,000 miles and a laundry list of things that have gone wrong, but at least it doesn't burn oil. Granted, it's very safe to say my next car will not come from a company with an 'a' in its name...

Cleveland Brown · #**1055** Posted **May 28, 2011, 11:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by hudkina

Well I had a '95 Saturn that lasted 10 years and 200,000 miles. The only thing is that it liked to burn oil. When I traded it in it still ran great. Today I drive a '04 Nissan Sentra with 106,000 miles and a laundry list of things that have gone wrong, but at least it doesn't burn oil. Granted, it's very safe to say my next car will not come from a company with an 'a' in its name...

But I thought you were happy by your vehicle made by GenerAl Motors?

CGII · #**1056** Posted **May 28, 2011, 2:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

deca-tuplets

This is the best word ever.

hudkina · #**1057** Posted **May 28, 2011, 5:19 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleveland Brown

But I thought you were happy by your vehicle made by GenerAl Motors?

LOL. Ok, brand then.

Ayreonaut · #**1058** Posted **May 29, 2011, 11:44 PM**

This "cool" day in Phoenix isn't very fucking cool if you ask me.

Buckeye Native 001 · #**1059** Posted **May 30, 2011, 2:15 AM**

Anything under 100F this time of year is "cool." They've had some odd Memorial Day weather the past few years.

Its 60F up in Flag with 60mph winds, if that's more your style?

Ayreonaut · #**1060** Posted **May 30, 2011, 3:06 AM**

It was 87 and very windy here today, still way too hot. Now it's cooled down nicely, and is definitely more my style. I cannot sleep in the heat.

Edit: Just checked and it's 68 here now. Still shorts and t-shirt weather for me.