Car Shopping

"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
05/09/2018 at 12:01 • Filed to: None

Hello Opponauts. Your mission if you choose to accept it is help me help my dad find a car for my little sister. It has to be a car/wagon not a truck. Budget is $4000. Looking for something that won’t require too much up front maintenance. Low miles is preferred but if properly maintained for the mileage it won’t be ruled out. The newer the better. My dad is not a fan of any of the Big Three manufactures. Prefers Japanese cars and so do I for the most part but if you can make a good argument for something else, I will pass on the argument to the boss. I am in Rochester, MN for Craiglist searches. Willing to travel to the Twin Cities for a car.

Some airborne Subaru’s for your time,

DISCUSSION (27)

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:13

Lexus RX300

random001 > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:14

I would not suggest buying that Subaru in the first pic...

Future next gen S2000 owner > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:20

You can’t go wrong with a Camry. They never die.

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/2003-toyota-camry-le/6584226944.html

With some change leftover.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/09/2018 at 12:20

Lol of course you would recommend that. What do they get mileage wise?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:23

Low 20s. My wife has had hers throughout college and it was perfect. Moving stuff to and from college, back and forth from home, it’s big and safe, etc. http://www.rightfootdown.com/cars/reviews/avid-defender-lexus-rx/

Long-Voyager > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:23

I’ll sell you my wagon:

Kinja'd!!!

It will reliably take her everywhere she needs to go and then some as long as she treats it with care and respect.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:26

Everything you say is wrong.

This.

Or preferably this, ‘cause V8.

Oh, a budget. That’s cute

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:29

But in all seriousness, as much as it hurts to say, if they aren’t interested in cars just get a Camry or Accord.

Excuse me while I go sanitize my keyboard after that blasphemy.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:32

First-gen Avalon.

TheRevanchist > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:40

I just wonder why they are like, “Hey, it’s clean, at least!”. It’s in Maine, at least.

Sure, automatic, but at least she can eat at the same time she drives in the city.

Kinja'd!!!

https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/d/2ooo-wrangler-jeep-very-clean/6566838160.html

As Du Volant > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:58

As a Jalop I’m not supposed to say this but... she needs a Corolla.

Inexpensive

Minimal and easy maintenance

Japanese

Small and easy to drive

Won’t be heartbroken when she crashes it into things

Stapleface > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 12:58

How about this Prius?

https://goo.gl/hd1sYx

It was originally for sale a few weeks back from the same dealer for 1k cheaper. Maybe they could be talked down?

https://rmn.craigslist.org/ctd/d/4-day-sale-2005-toyota-prius/6572007120.html

TheRevanchist > TheRevanchist
05/09/2018 at 13:01

at least

As Du Volant > As Du Volant
05/09/2018 at 13:06

Looks like there aren’t many in Rochester but if you expand the search a little...

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/cto/d/2005-toyota-corolla-le/6581136491.html

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/d/2003-toyota-corolla/6583302557.html

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/cto/d/2006-toyota-corolla-le/6568476987.html

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Long-Voyager
05/09/2018 at 13:06

I mean, I am all for this but I am pretty sure my dad is not.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Stapleface
05/09/2018 at 13:09

Yeah, I don’t trust this particular dealer. I have dealt with them before.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
05/09/2018 at 13:10

Oh I understand. We as a family like Accords. We had three 90-93 era cars at one point.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Future next gen S2000 owner
05/09/2018 at 13:11

To far away. I am in Rochester, MN

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
05/09/2018 at 13:12

I mean, I agree with you. My dad does not because reasonable.

sony1492 > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 13:12

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/d/hyundai-elantra/6582796529.html

https://rmn.craigslist.org/ctd/d/2013-hyundai-accentclean/6572082690.html

Shift24 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
05/09/2018 at 13:17

Yeah no. Do your part and say no to captive rotors.

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 13:31

Mazda 3

https://rmn.craigslist.org/ctd/d/2006-mazda3-5-speed/6578137473.html

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Shift24
05/09/2018 at 13:33

Small truck at least balances captive rotors, V8 in the mix bottoms out the scale so hard the rotors achieve escape velocity

Shift24 > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 13:54

Technically it checks the boxes and it can only end well .

Seriously though dont. Look at a Rav-4 like this one or this one

I would suggest a CR-V but unless you know what to look for and correct the issue, stay away from anything 2002 or newer. This 1999 one would be good .

Long-Voyager > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/09/2018 at 16:06

$3995 she’s yours. Suspension, brakes, lines are all new. Engine/trans have 122k (3.8L 4-speed).

No electronic nannies to distract her.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Shift24
05/10/2018 at 10:35

We are looking into the Purple RAV4. Thank you!

Shift24 > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
05/10/2018 at 13:10

Cool! Looks to be a good deal, with all the parts the guy has definitely taken care of it