I geuss that time has come, Time for a family car Options

[marco-polo]

what do you all think of this deal?

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/1616309770.html

This post has been edited by marco-polo: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:05 PM

[96stgreendemon]

thought it needed to be an auto?

[marco-polo]

^ not necessarily, preferably yes....

if it comes down to it, i can teach my girl how to drive....

[garin]

why do you want a passat? not even the v-dub guys like them... you gonna be modifying, or just daily driving?

[azian_advanced]

my sister has a 4-door 2002 golf.. and while it's way newer than my celica, i don't like a lot of things. it doesn't shift as smooth (feels kinda clunky) takes a bit more force to put it in gear while accelerating. shifting while cruising is fine though. and i don't like the placement of the Reverse gear how you have to push down on the knob and put it to 1st. it bugs me having to lean forward to put weight on the knob because it's not something you can do while sitting comfortably, with your back against the seat. but then again, this is a golf.. i'm not sure how a passat drives but passats and golfs share a lot of things..

[SwissFerdi]

Weird that it has a W8 badge on the rear. It looks clean though.

[jimmykay]

a buddy at work has a jetta for his wife (2007 i think) with about 30k on it and the transmission went out last fall. they're the second owner so of course the dealer said tough luck, we'll fix it... for about 3k. so VW's aren't on his list of favorite cars. I'm sure its probably not relevant to that passat, but I figured that I'd share.

[marco-polo]

yes it would be daily driving...
just saw on cl and thought i would share and get input about it..

[spolski07]

id say stay around toyota

[95celgt]

i love our toyotas, but vw's/audi's are MUCH better cars now, u dont want to know how crappily built the rolla's are these days...any way, hows your credit?? i have a few affordable cars here at the lot in SA you might like...

2006 ACUR TSX BLACK 82,000mi $13,980 (f-in NICE)
2008 TOYO SCION XD WHITE 15,806mi $13,500 (has nice jl system in it and 17inch wheels)
2006 CHEV COBALT SS/SC BLACK 61,301 $13,500 (supercharged, clean, 2 door but roomy)
2007 MAZD 3 S hatch WHITE PEARL 41,724 $14,900 (rx8 wheels, quiet cat-back)
2008 JEEP PATRIOT RED 47,196 $9,900 (5 speed leather, unique combo)

[marco-polo]

don't get me wrong those cars all sound nice, but a little to expensive for me....
trying to stay under $10,000, possibly under $8000.. just like my original post said.

Thanks though!

[jimmykay]

Now that you look at CL check these out. They're probably a typo, but wow.
Audi A6
http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/1639682207.html

BMW 530i
http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/1639688567.html

[marco-polo]

they both have been flagged!

[tin_foil]

Go with a Honda Accord in my opinion. My family/friends and I have had at least a dozen over the years, and I swear by them. Never once had a bad experience related to quality of the vehicle. Something like this: http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/1644926834.html , will be a great car to you for years.

[richee3]

Psst... hey... it's me again. Go test drive an IS 300

[1994Celica]

Older(ish) Corolla. It will have all of that and since they're pretty common, you can pick a cheap (but 2000+ model) up with relatively low miles.

like a 2002 subaru wrx my bro got his for about 6k they are fast get good gas and look good

[marco-polo]

Psst... hey... it's me again. Go test drive an IS 300

i saw one for 6k!