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[Danth]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Now after researching a bunch more, I’m starting to feel like I don’t want anything with a cvt transmission. Looks like it’s more or less expected for them to fail at or around 150-200k. I don’t like the idea of having to drop 5kish a few years down the road.

With that said I am keeping an open mind and am
test driving the 2020 Legacy,Accord and Camry tomorrow.

Are you some sort of traveling sales rep or someone else who does an unusually large amount of driving? In normal use you're not making 200K in a "few years." Most folks rack up about 10-15K a year or so, with the length of work commute being the major variable. Hence if you're buying a new car with the expectation of using it for 200-250K then you may well be expecting to be driving it into the 2040's. That's a long time, longer than I've ever owned a car at least. If that's your timeframe, then in addition to the considerations above you want to look at things like the durability of the seats, interior materials, buttons, etc--all the little things that can be expected to start to wear out over time. Nobody wants to be driving a 180K car with a perfect engine but ratty interior with torn seats and falling headliner.

What kind of use are you subjecting the car to? If you ARE that traveling rep doing a lot of cross country freeway driving then 250K with normal maintenance is common enough. On the other hand a normal family car contending with children, stop-and-start suburban or city driving, brine salt in winter, and the general mishaps of daily living are doing good if they make it to 150K before being ready to be sent to the ferro-knacker.

You suggested you have children. If so--How old are they? It's hugely likely that even if YOU don't trash your car, one of THEM will once they're old enough to drive. When I was a teenager I utterly thrashed my dad's car before getting my own, and so did all my friends drive their own no less hard. Going airborne at 80 MPH, banging over railroad tracks at full speed, frequent full-throttle starts or hard stops, teenagers are as a class not known for prudent road behavior. Dad's car was left with failing suspension, a cracked leaking oil pan, out-of-camber tires, and crabby transmission before I completely wrecked it in a rollover when I was 18. It was four years old. He always bought new--he hadn't bought a used car since the 1940's, but in that case it did him no good because of factors (namely me) outside himself.

Danth

[Lojik]

Previous cars were used. Last car i bought was new, its lasted me 5 years and 170k miles so far. Just had to have the turbo replaced, probably pretty surprising it lasted that long. Hindsight I wish I bought a used accord or civic or something, but even used with 50k miles or something they're still I don't know, 14k or 15k in decent condition? Who knows what the person(s) before me did to the car though, or how good they were at maintaining it.

[Mblake81]

Originally Posted by Lojik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hindsight I wish I bought a used accord or civic or something, but even used with 50k miles or something they're still I don't know, 14k or 15k in decent condition? Who knows what the person(s) before me did to the car though, or how good they were at maintaining it.

Currently rolling a 2013 civic SI (last year for the black interior before it got 2 fast 2 furious with colors). Specifically sought after that year.

The issue you run into with these cars is they are popular with young guys to mod and race. Currently having issues with the throwout bearing and probably the clutch.. I know for a fact it's not driver error on my part. Plus it looks like he might've tinkered with the engine, this is something I usually approve of but some guys are total hacks who don't give a fuck. At this point in my life I don't want any mods for my commuter car, less possibility of break down or going out on a cold morning and it not start.

It has 200hp, gets 32mpg which is poor mileage for a honda. It's due to the 6-speed manual transmission. The ratio is such that it will pull in any gear. 1-70mph is fun but highway cruises at 3k rpm.

I would've got the V6 2 door accord but I could not locate one with a manual, seem rare as hen teeth.

looks like this.
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Edit: I dislike fly-by-wire throttle. There is a slight lag and it fucked with my shift timing.

[azeth]

Buy a new Toyota camry, pay probably $300/month financed for 5 and never again have a concern about your vehicle til it turns ~175k miles.

[Jibartik]

My golden rule is:

Find a model that I like, that is about to get a new design (that happens like every 4 years for a model?)

Then find a car that is 1 year or less old of that last year for that model.

You get like 20k off! It's amazing. That's my secret, Ive done it twice! It really works!

Click this link you'll never believe what you see! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[magnetaress]

buy a car that you will want to fix and maintain even if it is a 1981 model

[Evia]

So I bought a 2020 Subaru Legacy today!

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...0788/overview/

[Danth]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I bought a 2020 Subaru Legacy today!

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...0788/overview/

Congrats. What caught your eye with the Subaru specifically?

[Evia]

Originally Posted by Danth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Congrats. What caught your eye with the Subaru specifically?

It felt the most upscale in the interior and was the smoothest/best drive of the three. They also had a promotion where I got 1.9% interest rate vs a 3.9% if I went with the Honda or Toyota. Its 9 dollars more than I wanted to spend a month but considering the interest rate and the car having all the key features I wanted, it was an easy decision. I'll try and post my own pics of the beast if I get a chance.

[solleks]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I bought a 2020 Subaru Legacy today!

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...0788/overview/

grats, hope you get tons of use out of it.