OT: WAY OT...Cars...

canuckref · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 28, 2008, 04:04pm

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Originally Posted by Coltdoggs

I'm gonna start looking for a new used car here pretty soon....Does anybody own a Saturn Aura?

I really like the look of this car and wondering if anybody has one.

The other one I like is the Pontiac G6....

Anybody....Beuller....Beuller....

You realize the Aura is a Opel design (German)...so in other words you would be driving a FIBA car.

i suggest a Toyota corolla as a great all round car....boring yes, but comfortable, extremely well made, good on gas, excellent dependability...and they make the just down the road from me in Cambridge Ontario.

M&M Guy · #2 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 28, 2008, 04:29pm

I actually own an Aura, and I've been happy with it so far.

Plusses: V-6 has good power and decent mileage (at least compared to the 4-cyl. Chrysler I had previously), quiet ride, roomy interior (for that size car), built-in XM.

Minuses: Trunk is slightly smaller than I expected - I cannot fit in 4 sets of golf clubs. Also, even though the interior looks nice and has some good features, there are some plastic parts that don't feel high-quality. (I guess that's probably not fair that I would want high-quality parts in a medium-quality vehicle, so it's probably not a big minus.)

tjones1 · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 28, 2008, 06:56pm

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Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Minuses: Trunk is slightly smaller than I expected - I cannot fit in 4 sets of golf clubs.

Handled my gear without a problem!

M&M Guy · #4 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 28, 2008, 07:59pm

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Originally Posted by tjones1

Handled my gear without a problem!

True, but only because I have the towing package.

Jurassic Referee · #5 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 28, 2008, 08:03pm

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Originally Posted by M&M Guy

True, but only because I have the towing package.

You can tow with your package?

Dan_ref · #6 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 28, 2008, 08:14pm

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You can tow with your package?

He's nuts if he thinks so.

Texas Aggie · #7 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 28, 2008, 09:25pm

Get either a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry. You'll thank me in 10 years when either is still running great and you have car decisions based on your wants and not your needs. My wife has an Accord and the only thing we've done to it outside of oil changes, 1 battery, and a set of tires is to have the dealer swap out the lifter arms for the hood. I think the Camry's V6 has a little more power, but the Accord's is fine. My wife's has a 200+ horsepower engine that's bomb proof. I remember when the Mustang V8 just broke 200 in the mid-80s!

I wouldn't buy a domestic car that has less than a V8 in it. I just don't think the American companies are turning out as good of cars as the imports. And import is really misleading as your Accord or Camry will almost certainly be made in the US.