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Honda's and Toyota's are great first car brands. I have a Nissian Versa hatch, which is fairly inexpensive and even the base model comes with Bluetooth technology.
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Kias. Kia's are actually great, reliable cars. (in my experiences.) My mom drove a kia for 6+ years and all she had to do was fix the air conditioning once. She traded it in for a Mercedes SUV and has had nothing but (extremely expensive) problems- and its like a 2012, I think? My dad and step-mom just bought a new Kia Sorento and a Volvo SUV, and hasn't had any problems with those (but, they are new.) They had an accord before that which is being passed to my step sister, and it's about a 2006 and has literally had no problems.
I don't want to go into my other cars' history but I'm currently driving a ford taurus and it is probably the worst car ever with the most ridiculous random repairs, and I'm 3 hours away at college- its so unreliable. Yesterday my 4 month old battery died. It won't hold a charge. This will be my 3rd battery in the three-ish years I've had this car. I just recently bought new tires because I've only ever bought used ones, and I've had 13 flat tires on the used ones (which were actually fairly new and had a lot of tread left) and one blowout at midnight on the interstate on the way back to college, in the middle of nowhere... so I told my dad I wasn't going to the used tire places anymore and I needed new ones. Haven't had a problem since (probably mostly my fault on the tires). We've replaced the water pump twice, had the entire front end redone, last semester it broke down and my engine was cracked, We've bought at least 8 different 02 sensors because they keep blowing out (or whatever they do to stop working), new spark plugs 4 times (i think thats normal but i don't know a lot about cars), it shakes when I drive, BUT, for some reason since the last time it was in the shop, my gas mileage has gotten ALOT better. I get about 25 mpg right now, and I was getting 17, on a good day. My oil light also comes on when I'm stopped too long (they didn't find anything wrong with that) and my check engine light NEVER TURNS OFF. I think the longest it's ever been off was 3 days, and that was after it was being fixed for a week. My car dislikes me and I will NEVER buy a ford again. I'm unlucky
great info everyone thanks so much!
I should also really be looking for something that runs good in snow/cold climate.
I'd love a nice used jeep of some sorts!
Honda Honda Honda.
I've had 2 Toyotas and a Honda and here's the deal: a Toyota will last forever if you keep up all the regular maintenance (even the big ones every 40-60K miles.) A Honda will last forever even if you don't maintain it.
Do some research too. Many "foreign" cars aren't.
The red car causing your insurance to go up isn't really true. At least not on mine. I went from a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer ( so many problems) to a 2006 red Saturn ion (still on cloud 9 [emoji7] lol) and my insurance stayed the exact same.
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This is very good to know. I'm currently split right now between a honda civic and a toyota camry. I have a ford escort right now and the amount of money I put into that thing to fix the most random crap that would malfunction is obnoxious. I just need something with 4 wheels that goes and is able to keep up with my high mileage without breaking the bank, either in gas or parts (I drive about 500 miles a week)
This is very good to know. I'm currently split right now between a honda civic and a toyota camry. I have a ford escort right now and the amount of money I put into that thing to fix the most random crap that would malfunction is obnoxious. I just need something with 4 wheels that goes and is able to keep up with my high mileage without breaking the bank, either in gas or parts (I drive about 500 miles a week)
I drive about 500 miles a week too! Every time I look at my mileage I get sad
But fortunately with a Kia the gas doesn't break the bank
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I had my civic for 13 years. It had 150k on it when I bought my new car this summer, and was still worth quite a few thousands. That engine had at least another 100k on it.I'm saying civic. It really will hold up.
i might have to look into their sedans then. My dad has a kia but its an SUV. He has no complaints about it, and has never had to do any maintenance on it besides routine stuff like oil changes. He gets okay gas mileage for an SUV, but nothing I can afford to drive lol I know you said you have a forte, not sure what the prices on those look like, but are there any other fuel efficient kia sedans worth researching?
I've recommended Kia's in other car threads.
I drive a 2014 Kia Forte. I love it. I get excellent gas mileage. I just wish I kept it clean..
My 19 year old sister.....wait she turns 20 tomorrow, anyway she drives a 2010 Kia Forte. She loves it
Pretty sure my mom will buy an Optima this year
Rio is their "base model" and I had a 2000 rio for a few years that did pretty well for me (it was 12 years old when I bought it) and it got me 30 mpg-Hyundai equivalent is the accent. Forte (or Elantra) is the next step up. My 2013 Elantra gets 35-38 mpg hwy. the optima/sonata is the step up from that.
(I posted it earlier, but if you missed it Kia and Hyundai are made by the same manufacturer,have a lot of similarities and have the same warranty, which is why I put the comparison across the two brands)
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