Sold the wife's Mazda 2. She wants something a little bigger. No more than 2 litre, around $10k.
She is thinking Corolla or Civic.
Any (sensible) suggestions!
freedomaira320,
Feb 3, 11:54am
Mazda 3! Too obvious!
luge_boy,
Feb 3, 11:58am
wifey got a mazda axela (3) and she loves it they are really economical and when you want they will go like a cut cat
cjohnw,
Feb 3, 12:14pm
She would have another mazda. But a Mazda 3 for $10K!
Not really likely is it!
vtecintegra,
Feb 3, 12:23pm
You could swing an imported auto 1.5 for under $10k but I wouldn't bother.The 2l can be had from a bit over $10k though, and I wouldn't rule out the 2.3 either based on engine size alone.
cjohnw,
Feb 3, 12:26pm
OK, given that the Mazda 3 might be over the budget, what else would you guys consider!
The Corolla has a good reputation, but what to look out for!
And does the Civic have gearbox issues, especially CVT!
ric7,
Feb 3, 12:30pm
multipla
cjohnw,
Feb 3, 12:32pm
Ha ha ha.
Wot! Not a Triumph 2500!
afer_daily,
Feb 3, 2:28pm
and thats when the fight started .
twink19,
Feb 3, 3:38pm
some thing for the kitchen
franc123,
Feb 3, 4:13pm
This is the sort of situation/decision you stay right away from.Since the old car has gone and you have the cash I'd be making her make the decision based on what SHE likes, not anyone elses opinion!
cjohnw,
Feb 3, 4:26pm
My god, I hope you aren't serious!
Let her decide! We'd still be faffing around a year later, ha ha ha!
She has made a choice of either of two different cars, so I guess that's progress of some sort.
rob_man,
Feb 3, 4:37pm
EROXX have some good gear.
jason18,
Feb 3, 4:40pm
+1 Big black d.o for the win hahahaa
franc123,
Feb 3, 4:51pm
Deadly serious.It doesn't matter how long it takes, if things go pear shaped it will be YOUR fault, guaranteed.But since the immediate future is being a pedestrian things might move a little quicker lol.
jay.da,
Feb 3, 5:12pm
how many kids does she have to cart around!
cjohnw,
Feb 3, 5:50pm
Only grandkids occassionally.
moosie_21,
Feb 3, 6:45pm
2-door sports car then. Celica, Integra, Sylvia etc. Kids will love it!
luge_boy,
Feb 3, 6:47pm
vw golf gtr
whqqsh,
Feb 4, 3:47am
SUPER-PINTO-MAN sez get the woman a MIGHTY PINTOOOOO (hear running steps a leap & whoooosh)
carkitter,
Feb 4, 8:22pm
Civic. With every new model they get even closer to perfection, plus the reliability is great. The only letdown is the styling. Honda seem to have lost the plot styling-wise since the late ninties and have fallen behind in this and only this area.
carkitter,
Feb 4, 8:26pm
Only the 96 Civic had CVT issues, 97 on were fine but the reputation has grown legs and cannot be stopped. CVT in general is not a great high mileage proposition for any make of car.
joel14,
Feb 5, 6:27am
Was in the exact same situation last weekend having sold my car and hunting for a wee car for around town (but not too small) and also good on the open road. I ended up buying a Corolla Runx Z 1800cc. AND LOVE IT!
thejazzpianoma,
Mar 11, 1:48pm
If it were me, I would seriously consider stretching the budget a little bit and going for a MK5 Golf. 12-13K should do it if you don't mind looking around carefully for a bargain.
What that does is get you into something that is leaps and bounds ahead in terms of economy/power. It using the much better newer DSG gearbox technology which is well worth having.
The 2.0 Golf FSI with DSG gearbox is quite capable power wise yet it used to embarrass the Prius of the day for economy in NZ conditions. Fantastic vehicle, couldn't recommend it enough. Plus if you are going to keep it a while even though it costs a little more to buy its likely to be the better value car to own over time. (When depreciation and running costs are taken into account)
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