new car time

[mr_will]

I do low voltage installation and service. the most I carry around is my tools and a duffle bag if I am staying the night where I am going. Sometimes will carry a 6ft or 4ft ladder which fits in a car if the back seat lays down or just about any wagon.

I have 2 trucks right now and its killing me in gas. One is still under the knife for a winter project. and the 4x4 S10 is is about to break 100k miles in the next couple weeks. I trade/borrow my dads Kia Sportage at times which gets decent milage.

and i forgot about the element, I will check into those. I like honda I have owned 2 and they run forever. I had a civic and a CRV a few years ago.

[PsychoI3oy]

I forgot about the element too.

I have a friend that's a computer tech/webhost that lugs all sortsa gear around in the back of his and he lives in Ottawa and doesn't complain about it's abilities in the sn00.

Plus, according to James May of Top Gear "It's funky like combat trousers" :P

[Asha'man]

Fixed it for ya.
I hate Prius's and everybody should. The only thing slower is the VW mini-bus
Any given time, driving down the road, you get stuck in a long line of traffic going 10 under the speed limit.
You finally get to the front and what's there? 90% of the time it's a Prius.
Evil cars, evil.

Get a truck, be a man. :mrgreen:

Fixed it for ya. :mrgreen:

Another vote for the Subaru. I'm working with a guy right now who has an '01 Legacy wagon with 110,000 and it's been absolutely flawless for him.

[GearHead]

OMG.. I am soooo disappointed in ALL of you.. Support America, buy an American made car! gees..

[2ndChildhood]

OMG.. I am soooo disappointed in ALL of you.. Support America, buy an American made car! gees..

ermmmm - Honda?

[craigs380]

Subaru, Honda, or Toyota. Change oil every 3000 miles with regular oil or 4-5000 miles with synthetic. Completely flush coolant every 2 years, use regular green ethylene glycol(check compatability with cooling system). Take care of the small problems as they occour so you don't have a big bill all at once.

Subarus don't have much coolant capacity so make sure its full and not leaking. They are all-wheel drive so thats a plus.

I haven't worked on Suzukis, but I can say that Mitsubishis are expensive to repair. The other cheaper cars usually don't last as long.
For example Kia Sephia with a bad heater core at 30,000 miles. It can be hard to get things covered under their warrenties. "Acceptible oil leakage" What the hey?

German cars have nice features but are high maintenance and have constant small and medium sized problems. VW TDI diesels get great mpg but take special oil and don't have a spin on oil filter. The splash pan under the engine is a PITA to R&R.

These are a few observations from 20+ years of twisting wrenches for a living. Good Luck!

[Marlin]

Yea, sad to say, more of a chance of a Toyota or Subaru being American made than Ford,Mopar or GM anymore.

[mr_will]

OMG.. I am soooo disappointed in ALL of you.. Support America, buy an American made car! gees..

you tell me one car that is completely made in the US produced today. Here is a hint YOU CAN'T
Most of the forign cars here in the US are assembled here or Canada.

[GearHead]

No.. You can't but a large percentage is made here.. We have thousand of US worker counting on us to support them. Or, you can support an Asian country. Continue doing that and don't bitc when our economy falls apart, the democrats take over, and US workers start to migrate over the Mexican border looking for work.

[Marlin]

Might as well, That's where 90% of my CHEVY thruck was made.

Should've bought the Toyota, It's all made in the US. :roll: