Looks like I'll be car shopping soon... 

"and 100 more" (nth256) 10/24/2016 at 02:42 • Filed to: None

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Very soon. Gonna secure funding thru my bank first, then hope to get something new-to-me on Tuesday.

Nervous as fuck, as this is my one and only car. It has to commute daily, handle the bipolar Texas weather, and serve as the vacation & road trip rig. Oh, and be perfectly reliable and get 1,000 mpg. For, preferably, less than $10k. Oppo-cred likely will be low.

Wish me luck, fellas.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > and 100 more 10/24/2016 at 03:11

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Isn’t Miata always the answer?

Wobbles the Mind > and 100 more 10/24/2016 at 03:16

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You won me over with securing financing with the bank you hold an account with prior to purchasing a vehicle. Nice!

Ryanator122 > and 100 more 10/24/2016 at 04:21

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Camry. Hybrid.

VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. > and 100 more 10/24/2016 at 06:17

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I once took out the biggest loan I could get just to put it all into a live auction bid at a seizure auction on an IS300. I had to really convince the bank that was what I was going to do with the money, even had to show them the auction car previews on the internet, and they even looked at car prices on the internet to see if it was appropriate lol. I got the car for $10K and sold it 3 years later for $10k.

and 100 more > VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. 10/24/2016 at 08:46

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Win!(?)

and 100 more > Ryanator122 10/24/2016 at 08:47

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Highlander hybrid, more likely.

and 100 more > Wobbles the Mind 10/24/2016 at 08:48

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This aint my first rodeo. ;)

and 100 more > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/24/2016 at 08:51

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“Alright kids, hop in!”

“But Dad, there are only two-”

Miata engine revs high as Dad and Mom drive off, laughing.

End scene.

Ryanator122 > and 100 more 10/24/2016 at 09:32

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Oof. Need it that big huh? Good pick though, will run forever.

Try and find one without the third row. Good haggle point, and it’s pretty useless for sitting back there anyway. I’d look into narrower wheels/tires too, despite it being a hybrid it’s not super great on fuel. The RAV4 is marginally better at the cost of being significantly less useful.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > and 100 more 10/24/2016 at 10:05

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LS400/Land Cruiser.

and 100 more > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/24/2016 at 10:14

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Mayhaps.

and 100 more > Ryanator122 10/24/2016 at 10:17

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In researching the Highlander hybrid, I realized that its expected city/highway mileages are the reverse of most other cars, in that it gets better city mileage (stop and go) than highway, where you go long durations without braking to recharge the hybrid battery. That said, I’ll probably be better off with the gas version, since my drive is mostly highway.

As to size, I’ll put it this way: we’re moving up from a Jeep Patriot, which is feeling cramped as my kids are getting bigger, and we’ll soon have a mid-sized doggo in the near future, who will likely accompany us on future road trips.

Ryanator122 > and 100 more 10/24/2016 at 10:32

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May be worth looking at a Honda Pilot then as well? They feel a little bigger, roughly same mileage?

and 100 more > Ryanator122 10/24/2016 at 10:37

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I have looked into those. I feel they’re on-par with the Highlander for what we need. Plus, I’m oddly intrigued by a Honda with a column shift.