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AlphaDog posted:I'm looking for a recommendation for a used car. I live in Australia, and my budget is very low. I hate Magnas with a passion, dreadful styling, horrendous to work on, handles like a boat and the v6 is thirsty. That being said, they're pretty reliable, my grandparents have had a 2000 Verada wagon since new, and my rents had a 99 Verada sedan for years and nothing catastrophic went wrong on either, but definitely not my cup of tea. I had a 96 Toyota Camry wagon, and would definitely prefer it over any magna, the 4cyl motor got absurdly good fuel economy (~7L/100kms)after being serviced, was dead easy to work on, I'm 6'2 and was comfy in the back seat, and you can find them all day long in the sub 5k market (mine had only done 200,000kms and because of some minor hail damage I paid $1800) If you want something with a little more personality than a Camry, try looking for a late 80's/early 90's Volvo 240 wagon. Legendary reliability, smooth ride, a fuckton of room and easy to service. Downsides include average fuel economy (I get about 10L/100kms in my 88) and it being harder to get parts for than a Japanese car ,though if you shop online in American stores you can get stuff for a fraction of what it costs over here, as the old RWD Volvo's have a bigger following in the US. e: Any other US goons reading, the Mitsubishi Magna/Verada was over there as the Diamante, and I know nothing about the 380, but IIRC it was a slightly modified USDM Galant if anyone more knowledgeable wants to help out Bobby_Wokkerfella fucked around with this message at 10:44 on Jun 24, 2012 |
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AlphaDog posted:Hey thanks man! Fair enough, like I said, Magna's aren't my cup of tea, but if you like them, by all means, it's your cash. One thing to look out for is if they've had their spark plugs replaced, being a transverse (mounted side to side) v6, 3 of the plugs are right up against the car's body, and it's a big job to change them. They only need doing once every few years though, but there's tons of magnas out there, you may as well pick one that's had it done recently to save you/your friend the money/hassle. I like both the 91-96 and 97-2001 camry models, sure they're just camrys, but toyota really perfected the reliable roomy car with decent fuel economy formula in those models, even though they are a bit bland, and will be lacking in power compared to the Magna. (I have no experience with camry v6's though) If you're not willing to learn a little bit of wrenching, probably steer clear of the Volvo's, (they're a great vehicle to learn on if interested however) the 850s moved away from the 240/740's simpler 4cyl RWD platform and on to a more complex 5cyl FWD platform, they're good cars, but there is a lot more than can and does go wrong with them, and the parts availability over here is pretty slim, I'd avoid them if you'll be relying on mechanics. Seems like if a bit more power/room is a priority, go with the magna, or if you want something a little smaller but more economical, go the camry route
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