OT? -- communter car search

[jason@scirocco.org (16V Jason)]

Yeah Josh -- but please tell her to be careful while putting all those 
miles on it.  Ever seen what happens to those things in 
accidents?  Absolute worst in class:

http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/99008.htm

I wouldn't let my sister drive one if it was given to her for free.

Jason



At 11:42 AM 2/21/2002, Josh Hignight wrote:
>Actually, my sister has a new (01') Kia Sephia. I drove it a bit while I was
>visiting a couple months ago, and I was fairly impressed. Had power options,
>a lot better build quality than any Korean car I've ever been in (better
>than some Japanese, too IMHO), and was fairly peppy. Granted it was closer
>to $15K than $10K...  She's put a lot of miles on it so far (16K?), with no
>problems.
>
>Joshua Hignight
>Student Services/Technical Services
>New Mexico Campus
>(505) 821-4800
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Collins [mailto:photo@intrex.net]
>Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 7:22 AM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: OT? -- communter car search
>
> >As we _all_ know a scirocco would just
>suck badly for a commuter car (122mi each way 2-3 round trips/week). So im
> >looking at other options.
>
>I used to drive 60 miles each way, 5-6 times a week in a diesel Rabbit, A
>Scirocco would have been nice!
>
> >Here are my requirements.
> >cost to get 100% on the road < $10k.
>
>While I hate to think of driving such a soul-less car, about $10k will get
>you a brand new Kia or Hyundai, complete with warranty.  Of course there is
>probably a reason they have to offer NEGATIVE 1% financing just to get
>people to buy them!
>
>Bill
>
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