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People are weird about car buying
Posted by BrianG (more from BrianG) on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:28:47
In Reply to: Indeed she will..., CWilson, Mon, 9 Apr 2007 15:42:16
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A few years ago a fellow grad student was looking to replace his old Saturn. He complained that he hadn't found any compact cars he liked. I asked if he'd checked out the Mazda Protege since they were well reviewed. The very next day he showed up and told me he'd bought one - a sedan, auto. I was very surprised. By contrast, it took me 3 months of test drives and research to settle on a used Honda Odyssey last summer when I knew up front it was the best minivan on the market.
I will never understand how people can commit to 3-5 years of payment on something they'll need to use nearly every day without carefully weighing every factor in the purchase, especially when cars are usually the 2nd most expensive things people buy in life after houses.
3 months later the guy was complaining he should have gotten a Protege5 with a manual trans.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Time for a family wagon: Passat or A6? (or an SUV?!?), CWilson, Sun, 8 Apr 2007 09:35:35
- Ask yourself a few questions: What do I need the most ?, Sayhifive, Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:40:12
- Did she drive a 9-5?..., Mike Lynch
, Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:51:16 - As usual, some great information..., CWilson, Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:25:28
- Top tether mounts (+), vvk, Mon, 9 Apr 2007 08:24:37
- Re: What about the previous BMW 5-series wagon?, anthonySF, Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:57:37
- We've been VERY happy with our Passat..., Siegrisd, Sun, 8 Apr 2007 19:42:04
- Re: Time for a family wagon: Passat or A6? (or an SUV?!, red900s, Sun, 8 Apr 2007 18:56:52
- Re: Time for a family wagon: Passat or A6? (or an SUV?!?), NickJ, Sun, 8 Apr 2007 14:40:28
- Re: Time for a family wagon: Passat or A6? (or an SUV?!, Justin VanAbrahams
, Sun, 8 Apr 2007 11:30:47
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