Less than 1 year until daughter gets my Nissan...help
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Feel free to PM me once you figure out your number one choice. As a few folks have already mentioned, it's always worth test driving what you like first.
My purchases are usually about $3,000 to $4,000 less expensive than retail while also offering a better vehicle maintenance history. However that gap may narrow to about a $1,000 to $2,000 if you're looking at a popular late-model Toyota. Those are really tight right now.
no stick shifts, my left knee is FUBAR
My wife (in her 70's) loves her's. She had a 18 Mazda3 but thought it was too low and wanted a higher driving position but not something too much larger. The CX30 was a perfect compromise for her. We took it on a 4000+ mile road trip last summer and it did not disappoint. Now for me, I was getting a little tired of SUV's (had a 16 and 21 CX5.....both great vehicles) and wanted something a little more sporty. I did a 180 and went in the opposite direction with the Mazda3 sedan AWD (I missed my RX7 and Miata days). The 3 is low, sleek, nimble, economical AND fun to drive!
Very nice!
I had a '14 Altima. Would go just about forever on the highway with its large fueltank and 40mpgs
I had a '14 Altima. Would go just about forever on the highway with its large fueltank and 40mpgs
This looks like a very good way to go. M makes a grand and you save a grand on a, checked out car.
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Charger and Lexus in the same sentence ? Not…
Me being the Toyoda/Lexus guy…stick with your Lexus ideas
My LX 470 and Land Cruiser are the off road beasts
Wife’s GX 460 is the high way princess
Pic LX 470
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2007….found my MIL a Toyota Avalon…2005
She still has it…130K miles today
Although she no longer drives being 96
We named it ‘LJ’. For Lear Jet
That thing hauls _a_______
My folks put 325k on an Avalon. It only needed a wheel bearing and a radiator in terms of larger repair items in the years they had it. Iyf also had a leak in the power steering, but Dad never felt like fixing it and just topped it off every couple of months.
Wanna sell it?2007….found my MIL a Toyota Avalon…2005
She still has it…130K miles today
Although she no longer drives being 96
We named it ‘LJ’. For Lear Jet
That thing hauls _a_______
Not responsive to the question, but definitely the right answer.
I didn't have my readers on and read your handle as, "Mom." My first thought was "discussion over."
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Lol, Oh your gonna cry when she gets done with it.
Seriously, keep the Altima for yourself, buy her something disposable and underpowered. Something that when she says dad my car got totaled, you stil have the other half of what you might have spent left to buy her another.
Its not a bad idea to buy her something with enough metal around her to be safe. Forget about gas mileage. Put good tires on it.