I have a company truck. The car usually sits at the house most of the time

I guess my gf drives it frequently, but her job now is about a mile away

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8/22/2013 12:46:21 PM

seems not worthwhile then

8/22/2013 1:00:27 PM

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"I'm no closer to deciding anything.. Any problems with a Carmax or auction direct maybe? If I get a 1-2 year old Camry or accord, they seem to have a lot. Not many private owners selling one year old cars."

Thanks to strong resale value for many popular used cars it doesn't usually make as much sense to buy a 1-2 year old car instead of a new one, especially if you can get 0% APR financing.

8/22/2013 3:00:18 PM

yeah, you really need to run out the money. we ended up with a brand new car because the 1-2 year old cars just weren't that much cheaper. poor economy and tight credit means used car prices are inflated, so if you have the credit to get good financing I'd go new. (obviously only after running the numbers for your particular case)

carfax and auction direct are fine in general, just keep in mind that the you are paying for the no haggle experience. it might be easy, but their prices are usually higher.

8/22/2013 3:08:59 PM

Quote :

"Thanks to strong resale value for many popular used cars it doesn't usually make as much sense to buy a 1-2 year old car instead of a new one, especially if you can get 0% APR financing."

that's a pretty big *if*. plus you can get used rates at 2%. but i def hear what you're saying

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"carfax and auction direct are fine in general, just keep in mind that the you are paying for the no haggle experience. it might be easy, but their prices are usually higher."

+1

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8/22/2013 3:18:48 PM

Yeah guess I should have stated "sometimes"

8/22/2013 4:02:50 PM

This is the only 4 door sedan other than a CTS-V thats worth buying.


'11 optima: 274 hp; 15.7 sec @ 90.7 mph; 12.7 lb/hp
'11 optima: 274 hp; 15.0 sec @ 96 mph; 13 lb/hp (C&D)
'12 sonata: 274 hp; 15.4 sec @ 91.5 mph; 12.2 lb/hp

'12 camry: 268 hp; 14.2 sec @ 100.6 mph; 12.6 lb/hp
'12 passat vr6: 280 hp; 14.2 sec @ 100.9 mph; 12.6 lb/hp
'13 accord: 278 hp;14.0 sec @ 101.4 mph; 12.1 lb/hp
'13 maxima: 290 hp; 14.3 sec @ 97.7 mph; 12.2 lb/hp
'13 altima: 270 hp; 14.6 sec @ 100 mph; 12.4 lb/hp
'97 type r; 15.3 sec @ 93.4 mph; 13.3 lb/hp
09 G8 GT ; 13.5 sec @ 104. 360 hp 375fttq.

Basic tune with superchips and cold air and its 13.0's 12.9's.....headers 12.5's.....perfect


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8/22/2013 8:13:14 PM

Not that I don't agree with you, but given the content of this thread I don't think that is what BJ is really looking for. Besides the acceleration figures, you should probably list fuel mileage as well if you're trying to make a compelling argument

8/23/2013 8:34:19 AM

Dude wants a Camry and this guy's up in here posting quarter mile times

8/23/2013 12:04:05 PM

Don't show anyone over at http://www.ft86club.com those Camry quarter mile times. They might start crying.

8/23/2013 12:52:23 PM

Looks like an Accord V-6 is faster in the quarter mile too

8/23/2013 12:56:47 PM

61 ford galaxie

8/23/2013 2:10:39 PM

e36 /thread

8/23/2013 7:21:23 PM

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"just because they have terrible transmissions and final drive ratios doesnt mean they're low on power"

sure it does

it's not like they're stump-pullers or gas sippers compared to the rest of the segment

8/23/2013 8:50:36 PM

my point was crank hp doesn't change, though speed numbers might suffer

8/23/2013 9:41:38 PM