Vegas Free-for-All - Buying a new car (research)

Campion

Dec 17, 2016
6:03am

Other than the obvious need to test-drive, what are the best websites for comparing different types of vehicles and getting reviews? I haven't been car shopping for 9 years, and that time I used a broker. I think we are looking for something along the lines of a Tuscon, but a 4-door sedan isn't out of the question. We are going to unload a 2003 Toyota Tacoma that has only about 30k miles on it, and keep the Toyota Sienna mini-van that has 150k.

Dave in Seattle.

Dec 17, 2016
9:14am

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The Holy Grail of any consumer product is Consumer Reports.
Buying a NEW car will cost you a lot more than a 2 year old model.
Depreciation is huge in the first few years.

Hyundai,Toyota and Mazda are good cars. Even Buick's have been rated very good.
Do your shopping on line.

It's your choice if you want one of those extended warranty contracts.
If going new,special order what you want. That is a LOT of fun,but expensive.

Also,check out car rental agencies for good deals on the cars that they sell.

O2bnVegas

Dec 17, 2016
9:28am

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Husband believes buying rental cars is risky. They get rode hard and put away wet.
JMHHO.

billryan

Dec 17, 2016
12:05pm

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I loved my Mazda 6. I traded it for a CX-5 because I needed much luggage space when I started doing estate sales. It's a good car but it's not a 6.

pjstroh

Dec 17, 2016
1:49pm

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cars.com will link you with several websites that do professional reviews on each model...and there's customer reviews too. I was glad I consulted it before buying a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. I've learned they are riddled with transmission problems and are junk.

malibber2

Dec 17, 2016
2:10pm

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Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Husband believes buying rental cars is risky. They get rode hard and put away wet.
JMHHO.

I would never buy a rental based upon how I drive rentals myself.

rdwoodpecker

Dec 18, 2016
11:32am

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Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Husband believes buying rental cars is risky. They get rode hard and put away wet.
JMHHO.

Hey! That's my girlfriend you are talking about!

Campion

Dec 18, 2016
2:33pm

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My mother in law swears by the rental company cars.

However, this is also a woman who "muscle tests" to make decisions, large and small in her life. That means, she interlocks her thumb and forefinger on each hand, like making the link of a chain. Then, she asks herself a question like "do I really want to eat this ice cream". And if she's able to pull apart the fingers (break the links) then she did, in fact, want the ice cream. If she holds it together, that means she didn't really want it.

I wish I were making this up

Stewart

Dec 18, 2016
2:39pm

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Originally posted by: Campion
My mother in law swears by the rental company cars.

However, this is also a woman who "muscle tests" to make decisions, large and small in her life. That means, she interlocks her thumb and forefinger on each hand, like making the link of a chain. Then, she asks herself a question like "do I really want to eat this ice cream". And if she's able to pull apart the fingers (break the links) then she did, in fact, want the ice cream. If she holds it together, that means she didn't really want it.

I wish I were making this up

WTF?

Campion

Dec 18, 2016
3:29pm

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Yeah I know. Look up "Applied Kinesiology". I think her naturopath talked her into this.

My wife decide it was time to talk with her about it when she started using that to determine whether or not she needed certain medications

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