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Bossnass · 10-10-2007, 12:32 PM

Cars are just more expensive up here.
Acura TSX MSRP (US) $28,190.00
Acura TSX MSRP (Canada) $ 36,200.00

The cost of a new Accord, Altima, Impreza, etc is out of the price range that we are willing to spend. We could somewhat easily spend another 10k, but we would rather buy a cheaper car and spend on other things. We are going out of savings and an expected insurance cheque and would rather not finance.

Unfortunately, suggesting that we could get a new car has been taken by my wife (who will be the primary driver) as will get a new car. We have decided on two required luxury options (AC - it gets warm here in the summer 30+ish C (90+ F)) , and seat heaters (it gets cool here in the winter -35ish C (-30ish F). So far all the used cars with both these options are also equipped with other expensive options that we don't want.

I've had a lot of good experiences with Honda- I've put 250,000 km on the civic that is now causing problems. But until yesterday I didn't have any problems with it for the last 10 years.

The only Hyundai I've been in was an Elantra. It was nice until we got on the highway, then it seemed like all the windows were about to rip open and the engine was about to blow through the glove box. But that was a couple years ago and the car was a couple years old then.

My excel spreadsheet puts Mitsubishi > VW > Hyundai for built in warranties. Honda, Mazda, Nissan are add-on warranties.

Edit- Actually it looks like the non-WRX impreza is possible.

10-10-2007, 12:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	Cars are just more expensive up here. Acura TSX MSRP (US) $28,190.00 Acura TSX MSRP (Canada) $ 36,200.00 The cost of a new Accord, Altima, Impreza, etc is out of the price range that we are willing to spend. We could somewhat easily spend another 10k, but we would rather buy a cheaper car and spend on other things. We are going out of savings and an expected insurance cheque and would rather not finance. Unfortunately, suggesting that we could get a new car has been taken by my wife (who will be the primary driver) as will get a new car. We have decided on two required luxury options (AC - it gets warm here in the summer 30+ish C (90+ F)) , and seat heaters (it gets cool here in the winter -35ish C (-30ish F). So far all the used cars with both these options are also equipped with other expensive options that we don't want. I've had a lot of good experiences with Honda- I've put 250,000 km on the civic that is now causing problems. But until yesterday I didn't have any problems with it for the last 10 years. The only Hyundai I've been in was an Elantra. It was nice until we got on the highway, then it seemed like all the windows were about to rip open and the engine was about to blow through the glove box. But that was a couple years ago and the car was a couple years old then. My excel spreadsheet puts Mitsubishi > VW > Hyundai for built in warranties. Honda, Mazda, Nissan are add-on warranties. Edit- Actually it looks like the non-WRX impreza is possible. Last edited by Bossnass; 10-10-2007 at 12:37 PM..