going shopping today for a....

furholler · #1 02/18/12, 08:40 AM

...used car. Gas prices suck and they will not get better. So we need something that gets LOTS of miles per gallon. God has a car out there for us.

Backfourty,MI. · #2 02/18/12, 09:12 AM

Good luck & I'm sure you'll find just the right car! Too bad gas is what it is, I don't think it's ever coming back down either, I'm just hoping it doesn't go up a whole lot more either.

furholler · #3 02/18/12, 02:37 PM

Gas is on the rise, for sure. We may have found one, haven't totally commited yet.

NickieL · #4 02/18/12, 02:55 PM

hey you gotta do what you gotta do! I actually love my little car, 40 mpg

ChickadeeL · #5 02/18/12, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by NickieL

hey you gotta do what you gotta do! I actually love my little car, 40 mpg

Nickie, what kind do you have?

We are looking at doing the same thing and I like to hear people's personal car experiences.

soulsurvivor · #6 02/18/12, 04:31 PM

Our neighbor just bought a 2007 Saturn for his college-aged son. The Saturns can be a good buy because they're no longer made. I have a 97 Saturn and it's over 200,000 miles and still going strong. We have people asking all the time if we're interested in selling it. We're not interested because the car gets 35 to 38 mpg, has a double overhead cam and is still a good looking car in spite of looking like a dimpled golfball from hail damage. Our mechanic doesn't get it very often but loves working on it, claiming it's one of the easier cars to repair. It's a fun car to drive and handles well on dry road conditions, but it's like driving an empty pop bottle on snow and ice. It has front wheel drive and handles ok, but the body is mostly plastic and very lightweight.

furholler · #7 02/18/12, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by soulsurvivor

Our neighbor just bought a 2007 Saturn for his college-aged son. The Saturns can be a good buy because they're no longer made. I have a 97 Saturn and it's over 200,000 miles and still going strong. We have people asking all the time if we're interested in selling it. We're not interested because the car gets 35 to 38 mpg, has a double overhead cam and is still a good looking car in spite of looking like a dimpled golfball from hail damage. Our mechanic doesn't get it very often but loves working on it, claiming it's one of the easier cars to repair. It's a fun car to drive and handles well on dry road conditions, but it's like driving an empty pop bottle on snow and ice. It has front wheel drive and handles ok, but the body is mostly plastic and very lightweight.

Good tips because that is what we are debating on-a 1999 Saturn SL. The engine does look like it would be easy to work on, a lot more open than most you see. I am told it will get 36mpg and I really like that. I have a 3/4 ton truck that I only drive when I need it and a crummy Buick that gets 15 mpg that I drive daily. I am getting rid of the Buick. My wife is driving an older Grand Caravan that will need some attention, but she said I needed something with better mpg first.

chewie · #8 02/18/12, 07:40 PM

oh please go to youtube and look at 'buying a used car' tips!! i knew some of the stuff, but there was a few vids that had some really great info that would've saved me my tahoe headaches a couple weeks ago!!

we also have an olds regency which is a bigger car but still gets almost 30mpg. love that car. comfy and not a shoebox. big trunk. runs great.

NickieL · #9 02/18/12, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ChickadeeL

Nickie, what kind do you have?

We are looking at doing the same thing and I like to hear people's personal car experiences.

I have a hyndai accent 2007. Its been a wonderful car.

elevenpoint · #10 02/18/12, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by furholler

Good tips because that is what we are debating on-a 1999 Saturn SL. The engine does look like it would be easy to work on, a lot more open than most you see. I am told it will get 36mpg and I really like that. I have a 3/4 ton truck that I only drive when I need it and a crummy Buick that gets 15 mpg that I drive daily. I am getting rid of the Buick. My wife is driving an older Grand Caravan that will need some attention, but she said I needed something with better mpg first.

Have a 1997 Saturn that is humming along great at 281,000 miles and will get 35+ MPG, still runs, rides, drives and handles great. You would never look at it and think it had that mileage or be 15 years old.

soulsurvivor · #11 02/18/12, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by furholler

Good tips because that is what we are debating on-a 1999 Saturn SL. The engine does look like it would be easy to work on, a lot more open than most you see. I am told it will get 36mpg and I really like that. I have a 3/4 ton truck that I only drive when I need it and a crummy Buick that gets 15 mpg that I drive daily. I am getting rid of the Buick. My wife is driving an older Grand Caravan that will need some attention, but she said I needed something with better mpg first.

Our neighbor paid 4 thousand for the car because it was a wreck rebuild. It's a great running car and looks new. You might look around for other Saturns. There are several mechanics here who rebuild them after wrecks and then resell them.