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Pastimes : Help - buying a car -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rutgers who wrote (57)	1/7/2002 4:08:40 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 132

300 horses for a Honda Odyssey? I checked the site and they say 240 hp from a 3.5 liter V-6, which is 40 more than any Accord and pretty peppy, nonetheless. Had an 82 Accord for 13 years that got 29 mpg like clockwork. A timing belt and water pump and pre-combustion cylinder job were the only repairs. Over 150K and still running good, I loaned it to my sister and a wreck cut short it's useful life. It still ran fine but cost of repairs were out of reason. Torsional stiffness on the VW makes it a better drivers car but the ride will likely be a bit harsher than the Honda or Camry. Hondas and Camrys are stolen more than most cars, maybe an extra item to throw into the choice.

To: Rutgers who wrote (57)	1/7/2002 11:29:04 PM
From: Jon Khymn	Respond to of 132

Rutgers, glad you are enjoying this thread. It seems I'm getting much more tips on car buying than about buying stocks <g> Odyssey, you'll love it, roomy, quiet, power, all is there. Only problem is even after 2 years on the market, you'll probably still have to pay few hundred dollars OVER MSRP. On leasing, I never leased a car before. When I buy a car, I usually drive for 10 years so buying was my only option. But if you want to drive for few years and get new ones, leasing may not be a bad idea. Why pay $335 for a leasing service? You should shop around in internet first. No haggle no hassle. If you know exactly what you want, you can do it yourself. I find it VERY simple and got great price through internet. You should pay the leasing service only if they can give you better price, which i doubt...