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"i smell a troll"

me too.

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1/17/2006 1:27:29 AM

I think one of the better ways you're going to find out what car you want is to go out and test drive them.

You've narrowed down your options, now find what you actually like.

1/17/2006 1:27:41 AM

sorry bbr

i'm just used to my manuals i like that when my transmission fucks up @ 150k miles it either needs clutches or sychros that makes me grin

1/17/2006 1:29:03 AM

and hell, for what it's worth, you can pick up a nice one of these for mid-to-high teens

(without the supercharger or Fikse wheels, of course )

1/17/2006 1:30:28 AM

Duke:: my dad would write it off as a business expense too since we have 3 BMW's and a Denali and all our in the company's name.

1/17/2006 1:32:15 AM

if he's going for the same loophole that my dad does (the big one), i don't think anything listed in this thread would make the cut. not big enough.

about the smallest thing i can think of that will make it is the X5, or the mid-size Lexus SUV (not the little one, but not that big LX-470, either)...and you won't get either of those for anywhere near $30k.


oh, and that Lexus IS-250 lists at $31,750 (or $30,580 with the manual transmission that God intended)...it is, for your purposes, a newly updated, Japanese, 325i...either of which are probably the two best vehicles on the market for $30k for what you will do with them.

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1/17/2006 1:35:08 AM

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"i'm just used to my manuals i like that when my transmission fucks up @ 150k miles it either needs clutches or sychros that makes me grin"

you aren't used to ax-5 or ax-15 manuals then. i much prefer a manual too, but there's MANY out there that fail much bigger components than synchros or a clutch. the main upside is they rarely cost even half of what an auto does to rebuild...

1/17/2006 1:42:38 AM

haha, yeah, one of my AX-5 gears blew up

in addition to the syncros

in addition to all the other stuff that died when pieces of metal went everywhere in the tranny

1/17/2006 1:44:13 AM

actually i've had 2 ax 15s both made it to 150 fine

3rd & reverse was a bitch sometimes but honestly synthetic worked as a patch

1/17/2006 1:51:45 AM

yet again, just because you've had good experience with a couple doesn't make them all good. like i said before, the ax-15 is decent but not great. also, when they do fail it's typically not the synchros.

1/17/2006 2:09:16 AM

The new Mazda CX-7 is hot!

Same engine as the MazdaSpeed 6

(2.3 litre turbo, 245 hp)

"gurl", go to edmunds.com and select your price range (25-35) and it will list all "svu"s in that price range.

1/17/2006 7:02:49 AM

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"Escapes are totally gay and completely worthless"

My ex girlfriend had an Escape... we were leaving church one day and the shit just cut off and wouldn't start. Turns out an ignition coil had died... with like 30k on the car.

1/17/2006 9:17:16 AM

wait wait wait

someone explain to me this loophole where you get a free luxury car or whatever

1/17/2006 9:39:51 AM

A new toyota '08? FJ would be sweet

1/17/2006 9:46:16 AM

jeep - had one and loved it.

if you are going for that sorority thing get a landrover discovery. sure maintenance will be pricey but come on, money's no object right?

4 runners are pretty good vehicles. my dad has had one for 3 years w/ no prob.s. might look at a highlander too.

my best friend has an escape.... and wishes she'd never have bought it. but then she had a eddie bauer explorer prior so it was a step down.

since you were looking at escapes, might want to consider the honda crv. honda's are about as reliable as you get plus pretty cheap to work on. and get good gas mileage.


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1/17/2006 9:54:54 AM

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"i dont want a car.....i have a 323i BMW i've had it for 5 years and any maintance on it is super expensive so since my dad pays the bills he told me to get something new...and i've always wanted an svu..."

If maintenance is a problem get another BMW, 4yrs or 50k the only thing you pay for is tires and gas. Or look at other manufactures that have a maintenance plan(audi?).

1/17/2006 10:10:47 AM

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"someone explain to me this loophole where you get a free luxury car or whatever "

Its not "free", but it can be used as a tax write-off by those who own their own companies. Any vehicle that weighs more than like 3 tons can be designated a work vehicle for your company and can be written off as a business expense accordingly. Something in the way the law was written says it doesn't even have to be used all the time for company use. Come tax time, thats $40 grand less in taxes (or taxable income, I forget which).

That law was written years ago, before anybody thought about using an Excursion or H2 as a grocery-getter.

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1/17/2006 10:22:29 AM

fuck a suv
get an el camino

or, if you can find one, an el camaro