OT? -- communter car search

[Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu (Josh Hignight)]

NHTSA has it placed in the middle to upper range of the pack. In either
case, it's much better than her previous car (90 Mazda 323).=20

The cool thing is that it was cheap, new, and had a warranty, and all =
the
features she wanted. She needed a new car for the time being, and she
couldn't afford what she wanted (Cabrio). I give it 2 months after her =
and
her fianc=E9 get married that she's driving a new VW :)

=20

Joshua Hignight
Student Services/Technical Services
New Mexico Campus
(505) 821-4800

-----Original Message-----
From: 16V Jason [mailto:jason@scirocco.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:17 AM
To: Josh Hignight; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: OT? -- communter car search=20

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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