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Old 05-09-2011, 07:57 AM
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So my 97 grand am finally is no longer worth fixing. Everything is rotted, literally almost everything. I need a car to get to my internship while I'm at school and will be driving to and from franklin & westfield on weekends. Looking for decently afforable, not horrible in snow, pretty good gas mileage and I preferably want it to last for a while. Also I would like to keep it from being horribly awful. So I have no idea what to get. Maybe like 2 years old? Not a piece of junk?

Ben will clearly be a huge helper in this decision but just want a larger sample of opinions
This is going to be the first not complete beater car I've ever bought sooo I have no idea what I'm doing!
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gtp maybe? like midnights old car.
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Saturn FTW!!! Hahaha. Ive had my 99 5 speed sl2 for awhile now and let me tell ya. Parts are cheep and it gets 30mpg all day long.
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are you going to finance? if so that broadens the selection.
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are you going to finance? if so that broadens the selection.
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I agree with the Saturn idea, you would save a ton of money on payments and the cars are cheap to fix and get amazing gas mileage. I'm also not a fan of car payments either.
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gtp maybe? like midnights old car.
that car is great if you want the perfect mix of performance and comfortability..without buying a caddie that is...gas mileage was like 19mpg city..so not ideal if MPGs are a concern.
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hmm. i think a gtp may be too, idk intense? like i dont need the performance aspect. i need like one step above mom car, or even a mom like car if u know what i mean? lol.
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I'm going to submit my typical suggestion for a kid my age looking for cheap reliable and fuel efficient transportation.

S^TURN PWR baby!!!!!
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Saturns, Civics, Corollas, Matrix/Vibe, Yaris, Focus...all good on gas and pretty reliable
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