ok a little background info. im looking to trade my 05 cavalier in for something around the same price change that its worth. its an 05 cavalier 2dr black base model 5spd with aftermarket keyless entry power doors, kenwood cd player with usb, 17 inch rims cold air intake and b&m short throw shifter and 15% tint . it has 49,XXX miles.
Now heres what im looking for
must be a 4dr
prefer it to be bigger than the cavalier
auto (so my fianace can drive it she cant drive a stick)
around 5,000-6,000 grand
not to high of miles around 100k or less
prefer to have pw,pl, power seat, cd
the cars i currently have been looking at / for
grand prix
grand am
blazer
camry
Also what is everyones thought on this
Kia Optima
what are some more options maybe i havent thought of or forgotten about thanks in advance
trade in your gonna lose on value of your car , also the mods arent gonna count as anything , best to put it stock and sell um
ya i know the mods wont do much for value wise but im needing something so i can get my son in and out of my car without having to crawl in the backseat everytime to get him out. also i dont like my fianace doing this either (she has an 01 focus zx3) because the car will be running with her and my son in the back and the door open when she is putting him in the back. im affraid someone will hop in and take the car since it will be very easy to do so.
Its still easy to do w/ a four door.
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Trade in her fucus for the 4 door and keep your cavi. That is what I did with my wife. Got rid of her hyundai Tiburon and got the Sportage.
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Darryn DiSanto wrote:Trade in her fucus for the 4 door and keep your cavi. That is what I did with my wife. Got rid of her hyundai Tiburon and got the Sportage.
agree'd trade hers in , it prob has a higher resale value than yours , and is a crappier car , lol
well we are getting rid of her car anyway or her parents are. but i would like to have a bigger car or suv for when she is at school (she is still in college) so i can take him around if i need to do errands or whatever else. so what are some other opinions on cars/suvs around that price range
Grand Am, Malibu, Alero, Sebring, Taurus, and the like. In that price range you are going to have to get something quite old if you want a Camry. Blazer is probably going to be more expensive to run.
100,000 miles is pretty high. Might want to reconsider that.
nah this is just a daily driver im not to worried about miles i just need something thats a little bigger and easier to haul around things and my 7month old. i dont mind some repair bills as any car will have them. anyways 100k isnt that many miles to me really. i only live 6 miles from work so i dont put very many miles on my car.
If that's all the driving you'll be doing then ok. I'm just talking from personal experience. Once my dad's van got into the 90's, it was repair after repair. To the point where he was almost spending more on the repair than what it was worth.
ya so i just got done looking at this one
grand am
and this one
kia
the kia also has leather seats and sunroof but isnt listed in the info on the car. it is very nice it also has wood trim in the interior
whats everyones thoughts on these or the other kia the 2004 blue one thanks
if the first kia you posted still has the warranty until 100,000 miles i would strongly consider it if i were you
yes it does still have the 10yr 100k warrenty
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