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Hypothetical: You have about $25k to spend on a new car... What do you purchase?

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Old 12-18-2007, 11:48 AM
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Hypothetical: You have about $25k to spend on a new car... What do you purchase?
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Default FWIW, I'm seriously considering a Mazdaspeed3. Wondering what people consider on par.

And, no, I definitely don't consider the mkV GTI on par whatsoever.

The 2.0T has no soul... markedly less than even the 1.8T.
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New as in "from a dealer" new or just new to you?
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$25k new? Can you get a stripped A3? Subaru? Mustang GT?
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Default I suppose it could be either. But I was thinking more of the new new variety.

Why? What did you have in mind?
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That made C/D 10 best this year.
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I don't like the 2.0T, Scooby seats make me hate long trips, and no.
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zoom zoom no i wouldn't buy it how abt a yaris? very economical ... seriously
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shoot the hostage
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Default If I were to buy one of the gas-sippers, it'd be the Fit.

We were looking at them for a little while, and they drive really well for what they are.

It actually reminded me VERY much of driving my mk1 Rabbit GTI with a heavily modified suspension.


That, and the versatility of the interior...


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