New car

[PostCode]

I got pretty tired of stuffin $20 bills down the gas tank so I went out and invested in a four banger. Got a 06 Chevy Aveo. With the stick shift this thing does absolutely great. With only an 11 gallon tank, I drove from Coos Bay to Portland on a half a tank and it actually drives fairly decent too. The goal though was cheap car that would be cheap at the pump.

It sure is nice being able to spend a third of the amount on gas at the pump when it comes time to fill up since we are averaging around $3.15 a gallon.

My brother, on the other hand, just got a $55K inheritance from his grandmother. This last Saturday he went out and paid cash for a brand new Nissan Frontier pickup. Paid $22K for it total with all the extra warranty stuff. They maked it down a wee bit since he paid for it outright.

 

[simplyred]

You are a smart man. I recently bought a Chevy Trailblazer. Oh I love it alright. Lots a room, can fit 3 carseats, comfy ride, pretty color....the damn thing is sitting in the driveway right now because I can't afford to take it anywhere!

 

[highwayman]

I drove from Coos Bay to Portland on a half a tank and it actually drives fairly decent too.

I know all about the price of gas on the coast, I live in Vernonia and it has one gas station and with no compitition it can be spendy, usualy I buy my gas in Beaverton on the way to work...

 

[Inkara1]

Averaging $3.39 down here. I'm driving a 2000 Neon so it's decent on gas... not as good as an Aveo would be but it beats a lot of other cars. What did your Aveo replace?

The Frontier... 4-cylinder or V6? Either way, he's a lot better off with it than he would be with a Titan, F-150, Ram, etc. while still keeping a lot of the cargo capacity.

 

[Inkara1]

Oh, I forgot to ask... is your Aveo the sedan or five-door?

 

[Nixy]

Gas is between 2.97 and 2.99 in Darien Centre, New York

 

[PostCode]

Beaverton? Man, that's my home. I grew up there. It's nothing like it was when I was a kid though....nope, not at all.

 

[PostCode]

It replaced the Chevy Caprice V8 5 gallons to the mile POS.

He got the V6 model, jet black. It goes in tomorrow to get a clear coating. Something like a grand, give or take a few bucks...must be nice.

 

[PostCode]

Hatchback

 

[Inkara1]

The hatchback will be good for moving computers around and stuff. You do know that the Aveo is really a Daewoo, right?

 

[Nixy]

It replaced the Chevy Caprice V8 5 gallons to the mile POS.

He got the V6 model, jet black. It goes in tomorrow to get a clear coating. Something like a grand, give or take a few bucks...must be nice.

What year was the caprice?

 

[PostCode]

Yeah. My wife kept trying to tell me it was the latest Geo Metro. She had the hardest time understanding that it 'replaced' the Geo.

It's an 93' Caprice. Old, but reliable.

 

[Nixy]

Yeah. My wife kept trying to tell me it was the latest Geo Metro. She had the hardest time understanding that it 'replaced' the Geo.

It's an 93' Caprice. Old, but reliable.

5 years ago we got rid of an 87 Caprice...so yours is just a year younger than ours was when we rid ourselves of it. You're right though, a reliable car it was.

 

[Inkara1]

Actually, getting an import rebadged as a domestic isn't such a bad way to go... you get a fuel-sipping, zippy little runabout, but with the backing of thousands of Chevy dealers across the nation.

 

[Altron]

How much did the Aveo cost?

*not to be a grumpy old man, that's Prof's job, but I would imagine that a $10,000 new car getting five times the mileage is going to still be more expensive.

Oh, and GM B-platform cars are great.

 

[Dave]

How much did the Aveo cost?

*not to be a grumpy old man, that's Prof's job, but I would imagine that a $10,000 new car getting five times the mileage is going to still be more expensive.

Oh, and GM B-platform cars are great.

IIRC, Aveos are listed around $9800

 

[Dave]

edit: double post

 

[HomeLAN]

Must be the season. I just spent all of yesterday car shopping with my mother.

Finally, after a couple times of doing this over the years, I got her to buy what she actually needs. 2006 Subaru Outback, fairly loaded, but with the 2.5 4-banger. They were giving $2,500 cash back and I weasled them down another $2,000. Nice little car, and considering she lives 15 minutes from the nearest paved road, and the gravel road is iffy, she'll need the all wheel drive.

 

[Professur]

Is the spare still under the hood?

 

[HomeLAN]

No.