"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
07/05/2016 at 11:45 • Filed to: Operation get denver some temporary wheels
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"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
07/05/2016 at 11:45 • Filed to: Operation get denver some temporary wheels | 1
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Is a phrase that when uttered usually means something worse than death. But this time its a good thing. We think we’ve found a solution to the issue my truck dying has caused.
They’ve had an idea for a while now to sell Our 2000 Honda Odyssey and get something smaller and more fuel efficient. But now they wanna get something smaller and fuel efficient THEN sell the van, so that way everyone has something to drive while my truck is in sick bay.
So I essentially I need to buy a car for my dad, drive it till my truck is fixed then give it to my parents so they can sell the Piece of crap van.
Now let me tell ya’ll about the Odyssey and why it no longer fits our needs; My mom bought it new back when my brother and I were in elementary school (because dont you know all soccer moms need a minivan?). But now that my brother and I are grown and moved out my dad drives it and my mom bought a 2010 CRV.
Now my dad.... Ugghhh... Hes a bad driver. Since he started driving it, its aquired a plethora of large and small scrapes, paint transfers and dents. Yes hes the guy in parking lots everybody hates. Look what happened when he drove my truck to Home Depot with me and he tried to park it:
Keep in mind the Odyssey is roughly as long as my truck
He also drives it very little; I did the oil change back in February at 96,992 miles and now its at 97,900 and 200 of those miles were me this past week. He takes public transport to work and only drives it to get groceries and to go to doctors appointments. There is no point keeping a metallic grey whale that gets 14mpg that he cant park around anymore.
So here’s the criteria:
- Less than $8000 asking price
- 20+ city mpg
- Small
- Dealer or Private Seller (Used Cars Only)
- Automatic
My parents and I are actively looking but I was wondering what the Oppo Hive Mind could find.
I found !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and my parents seemed to like it, my dad had a 2005 that he bought new, and totaled it in 2012 at 27k miles after a guy in a lancer rear ended him when my dad stopped at a yellow light (like I said hes a bad driver).
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 11:50 |
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Small cheap, reliable car with an auto and high fuel efficiency?
As ‘beige’ as they are - older Toyota Corolla, or, better yet, a Yaris...?
Mazda2 would be a good contender as well if you could find one in good shape for less than $8K?
Ash78, voting early and often
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 11:51 |
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I'm gonna say Honda Element. They're clearly happy (and familiar) with Honda. Elements are the size of a Civic, but with twice the space inside. Easy for aging parents to get in & out, and completely unpretentious unless obnoxiously covered with stickers and roof racks (you know those Element owners, too). If you can talk them into a Fit, then even better, but I think Element would do the trick.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 11:51 |
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Sounds like your dad needs a Toyota.
Chuckles
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 11:55 |
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How does stopping at a yellow light make you a bad driver?
CalzoneGolem
> Ash78, voting early and often
07/05/2016 at 11:56 |
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An element with the big black plastic panels would resist scratching and paint transfers.
S65
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 11:57 |
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I’d go for a Yaris or a Focus
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/5654526127…
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/5665913740…
Your boy, BJR
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 11:58 |
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Honda Element!!!!
ttyymmnn
> Chuckles
07/05/2016 at 12:00 |
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Exactly. Around here, yellow means punch it and red is just a friendly suggestion. There was a traffic court judge in my hometown (named Lawless, ironically) who was famous for saying, “There are two colors of stoplight: green and not green. Green means go, the other means stop.”
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 12:01 |
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So it sounds like you need something that’s easy to park, can take a beating, and that bodywork is relatively cheap on.
A Honda Element sounds about right. The plastic bumpers are damage resistant and it should return mpg in the mid 20s if driven right.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Chuckles
07/05/2016 at 12:04 |
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Here in South Carolina, you have to turn left on red, so stopping on yellow induces justified road rage. No that isn’t law, but when the state refuses to install turn lights, you have to if you are going to turn.
My citroen won't start
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 12:20 |
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Golf TDI?
EL_ULY
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 12:29 |
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My person recommendation: 04 TL
Haggle that mofo down to $7000 and your golden!
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Stapleface
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/05/2016 at 12:34 |
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Since he can’t drive that well, how about a Saturn? No paint transfer when the car is made out of Tupperware.
BigBlock440
> Chuckles
07/05/2016 at 12:47 |
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Depends on where you are when it turns yellow. If you’re almost to the line and slam on the brakes when most people would be expected to just continue on through at their normal speed, it could cause problems.
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Chuckles
> BigBlock440
07/05/2016 at 13:26 |
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I’ll agree with you that some times it is safer to continue through a yellow light than it is to try to stop. I was just remarking about how the original post basically implies “he stopped at a yellow light, therefore he is a bad driver.” I live in NC, and around here everyone and their brother runs red lights. I’ve gone through a few yellow lights where I felt I was cutting it close and 5 cars follow me. Sometimes I stop at a yellow light in a reasonable manner and people give me the finger for not going through it.