A contender or two

Kristy

Does anybody have any thoughts on either of these? Know anyone who drives them. Like/Hate?

http://www.trader.ca/powerpage/details.aspx?vlotid=100485&adid=6585229

http://www.trader.ca/powerpage/details.aspx?vlotid=100485&adid=6585260


Seriously...anything?

Redington

only one link worked;

I am not a fan of older Hyundai, however in the last couple of years they have started to make the same quality rankings of other Asian imports in initial quality.

I have had some friends with the accent have the bills for brakes and tranny problems have been quite expensive. (could be isolated incidents but really pricey).

A quick search brought this up

http://www.trader.ca/powerpage/details.aspx?vlotid=117124&adid=6594383

2k more but juts an example of a honda that I would WAY prefer over a used accent.

oh wait here is a better one; AND its GREEN too!

http://www.trader.ca/powerpage/details.aspx?vlotid=1087168&adid=6696291

BBC Z

Blah.

Zappadoo.

Milo

So? Are you still hoofing it? Or have you got something new to drive around in? We need an update. Mostly so we know what to watch out for on the roads.

compuease

Kristy, have you had a look at these? Maybe make Mark drool....

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080118/india_nano_080118/20080118/

Milo

hee - hee - hee you linked to tatas

DrTyore

I'm relatively sure I heard something about that car actually...

However, its crash safety rating is quite poor aparantly, since it weighs so little or something? Not too sure.. just caught it on CBC one a.m.

Mark

Milo

Not legal in Canada due to incompatibility with Transport Canada crash standards

compuease

Milo wrote: »

Not legal in Canada due to incompatibility with Transport Canada crash standards

I think there may be a few more reasons than that.. lol

Kristy

actually I think I found it, chrysler sebring...I know absolutely nothing about them...but the one I was in today was pretty and silver and hearts and baby puppies

Milo

Is it the new redesigned one? Or an older model? Chrysler's are notorious for the following (personal experience & MANY anecdotes)

Small brakes - they will wear faster than you think
transmissions - they will grenade with annoying frequency
wiring issues - you will experience strange outages and "shorts" that come
go like an undisciplined teenager on weekends

Make sure you do your homework on the car, moreso if it's got the 5 pointed star on the hood.

Kristy

The one I was looking at was an '05...I don't know if that's old or new design?

Goddammit, I was really hoping this one was it- I'm sick of car shopping!

Milo

Hey! It was just a cautionary tale. Do your due diligence, and make an educated decision. This car could last you 10 years.

Kristy

sorry, didn't mean to sound ungrateful. Thanks, I really do appreciate it!

Kristy

http://www.trader.ca/powerpage/details.aspx?vlotid=100485&adid=6630020