Looking for a new car..

[The Bad Guy]

I've gotten sick of the car I have and am looking for an SUV.

If I can find a buyer, I should get around 13 grand for my car.

Does anyone have any recommendations on a decent SUV?

I'm looking for value, gas miledge, solid performance.

I liked the Pontiac Torrent, but too pricey right now. I'd like to only spend around 15 grand.

Thanks for any help.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by dilligaf

Overpriced Explorer. No resale value. Sorry. Buy a Toyota.

Toyota's don't fit my price range.

[Logical]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Well, I think I've narrowed my choice down to a Mercury Mountaineer.

Anyone have an opinion on these?

I honestly had thought the Mercury line had been discontinued. I looked it up and it pretty much looks like an Explorer. I have no idea whether it is any good. I would be concerned if the Mercury line has been dropped about availability of parts.

[58-4ever]

Originally Posted by Skip Towne

Those Durangos don't hold up. Eddie Sutton's flew all to pieces.

A .22 blood/alcohol level helped a little.

[dilligaf]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Toyota's don't fit my price range.

Are you looking at a used Mountaineer?

[Logical]

Originally Posted by dilligaf

Are you looking at a used Mountaineer?

I take it you missed this part of his thread post.

I liked the Pontiac Torrent, but too pricey right now. I'd like to only spend around 15 grand.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by dilligaf

Are you looking at a used Mountaineer?

Absolutely. They have some good deals in my area on them, but I want to research them more before deciding.

[redbrian]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

You can get a used Accord with say 120k for a great price, and get another 120 k in miles and still sell the thing for a couple of grand. Try that with a Mustang.

Ran your premise on Kelly Blue Book, with a 95 Accord and a 95 Mustang.

Figured 240,000 miles on each and fair condition and private sale.

The Mustang’s low end is a 2d Coup at $1,650.
The Mustang’s high end is the Cobra Convertible at $4,550

The Accords low end is $1.900 for a DX Sedan 4d at $1,900
The Accords high end is an EX Coupe 2d at $2,830

They also list avg miles for both cars at only 90,000.

Personally I wouldn’t buy a car for every day use with 100,000 plus miles on it regardless of the make.

A low mileage program car is a hell of a lot better deal and will give you a lot longer service.

I also keep a car for a minimum of 10 years and don’t really give a rip about resale value.

[redbrian]

Originally Posted by Vlad Logicslav

First personally I will only own European, but my I bought my kids cars new or less than a year old Toyota Celica, Mitsubishi, and a Ford Escape. The Celica and Mitsubishi are clearly superior to the Ford. Me I own a Jag so it is not really fair to compare that to a POS American car.

That statement is so ironic on so many levels.

Jags are notorious mechanical pieces of crap. Jag owners love to brag about how much time the car spends in the garage.

This problem was solved a few years back when Ford bought Jag and increased the quality of the car pissing off some old time Jag fans.

Don’t get me wrong I love the old Jags but quality and old Jag do not belong in the same sentence.

[redbrian]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Well, I think I've narrowed my choice down to a Mercury Mountaineer.

Anyone have an opinion on these?

I've got a 95 Merc with 130,000 miles on it just replaced the timing belt (went 40,000 miles past when it was supposed to be changed) still running strong.

I like the Mountaineer, see if you can find a program car with 18,000 to 25,000 miles youll be able to drive it for 10 years or more.

[dilligaf]

Originally Posted by Vlad Logicslav

I take it you missed this part of his thread post.

DAMN, I'm busted.

[Logical]

Originally Posted by redbrian

That statement is so ironic on so many levels.

Jags are notorious mechanical pieces of crap. Jag owners love to brag about how much time the car spends in the garage.

This problem was solved a few years back when Ford bought Jag and increased the quality of the car pissing off some old time Jag fans.

Don’t get me wrong I love the old Jags but quality and old Jag do not belong in the same sentence.

I don't own an old Jag. Not sure what made you think that.

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Well, I think I've narrowed my choice down to a Mercury Mountaineer.

Anyone have an opinion on these?

Underpowered, under performance, all around disappointment.

It sure looks nice though.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by redbrian

Ran your premise on Kelly Blue Book, with a 95 Accord and a 95 Mustang.

Figured 240,000 miles on each and fair condition and private sale.

The Mustang’s low end is a 2d Coup at $1,650.
The Mustang’s high end is the Cobra Convertible at $4,550

The Accords low end is $1.900 for a DX Sedan 4d at $1,900
The Accords high end is an EX Coupe 2d at $2,830

They also list avg miles for both cars at only 90,000.

Personally I wouldn’t buy a car for every day use with 100,000 plus miles on it regardless of the make.

A low mileage program car is a hell of a lot better deal and will give you a lot longer service.

I also keep a car for a minimum of 10 years and don’t really give a rip about resale value.

Well if Kelly Blue Book says it, hell it must be true. How many cars has KBB ever bought-Zero. They are way out of touch with the real market. They still have not fully adjusted for the "Employee" pricing bomb.

[burt]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

By stating a fact about a product makes me unamerican? I buy and sell cars for a living, I see it every day. 100k and 5years, domestic cars have a huge depreciation.

So you don't use any products from a different country, everything you own was "Made in the USA", get off your soapbox.

YOU ARE AN IDIOT. There is no f'ing way you sell and buy vehicles for a living, with your narrow minded way of looking at vehicles. I DO!!! For 18 years. Both foriegn AND domestic. Both have advantages, both have downfalls.

You are obviously stuck in the '80's. Chevrolet is making the best vehicles that they have EVER made and J.D. Powers supports this claim.

IF you knew vehicles, you'd know that the term "sludge engine" was created to describe Toyota's that built up a sludge in the engines. Thousands of Toyota's have this problem....regardless of weather you changed the oil or not. Engines blew.....resales dropped. Not saying that Toyota's are bad, just not infallable. Chevy's are just as good for less $$$.

A 22 year old boy was talking about Mitzubishi's. It is obvious to me that he hasn't driven behind a Mitzu dealer ans seen all the crapped out V6's sitting behind their service department. THEY CAN'T PRODUCE V6'S FAST ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE WARRANTEED BLOWN ONES!!!

Honda is world renown for the timing belt going out....which in turn warps the valves....requiring a new engine. Barring that they are known to loose the rack and pinion.

I believe in:

Chevy Equinox
Toyota 4Runner
Nissan Pathfinder
Saturn Vue

BTW...I don't consider the Vibe to be a SUV.

Overall, I like Lexus, Toyota, Chevy, some Ford trucks. I also like Audi.
They all have SOME issues, which isn't bad IF you know what they are.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

Chevy's are just as good for less $$$.

Not even close. Sure, buy a Chevy if you want your purchase to be worth 30 percent less the second it hits the street.