Comments on: Used Car Market Flooding with SUVs http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market/ CarDomain Blog - Automotive news & crazy member rides from the CarDomain Community Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: used car prices http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market/#comment-30023 used car prices Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:03:49 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market#comment-30023 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>You do not have to spend thousands more on a brand new car when you can buy a used-car at the fraction of the cost. Just be on the safe side and choose from one of the many reputable dealers </p> </div>

You do not have to spend thousands more on a brand new car when you can buy a used-car at the fraction of the cost. Just be on the safe side and choose from one of the many reputable dealers

]]> By: retroman http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market/#comment-30025 retroman Thu, 08 May 2008 23:55:02 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market#comment-30025 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>He's wishing for a 25mpg car? Hmmmm.... I don't think he'll have to look far, but if he was smart and didn't mind the size or age, he could find an '80s econo box that gets close to 40mpg. I just picked up an '89 Ford Festiva and only paid $1200 for instance. I've heard guys say they've gotten up to 55mpg with theirs. Mine needs a little more work than I had hoped, but with some love and a few mods like ram air and water injection, I'm betting I can hit 60mpg easy and the car's not a hybrid. Hey, it's not even fuel injected. Prius owners can brag all they want, but those that have done the homework know that hybrids are not the longterm answer. They're too complex and initially expensive. There are other technologies out there that have either been ignored or suppressed.</p> </div>

He’s wishing for a 25mpg car? Hmmmm…. I don’t think he’ll have to look far, but if he was smart and didn’t mind the size or age, he could find an ’80s econo box that gets close to 40mpg. I just picked up an ‘89 Ford Festiva and only paid $1200 for instance. I’ve heard guys say they’ve gotten up to 55mpg with theirs. Mine needs a little more work than I had hoped, but with some love and a few mods like ram air and water injection, I’m betting I can hit 60mpg easy and the car’s not a hybrid. Hey, it’s not even fuel injected. Prius owners can brag all they want, but those that have done the homework know that hybrids are not the longterm answer. They’re too complex and initially expensive. There are other technologies out there that have either been ignored or suppressed.

]]> By: Soup78 http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market/#comment-30039 Soup78 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:30:08 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market#comment-30039 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>IT TAKES ALL KINDS!</p> </div>

IT TAKES ALL KINDS!

]]> By: GTwildfire http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market/#comment-30041 GTwildfire Thu, 08 May 2008 12:40:16 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/used-car-market#comment-30041 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Easy to see he couldn't afford the 4runner in the first place. He was stretching when he bought it, and the rise in gas prices made his situation snap.<br /> -<br /> Unfortunately, his predicament is anything but unusual. MILLIONS os Americans can't afford to pay more than the minimum on their credit cards. This is clear indication that they are stretched, yet most of them have car payments and quite a few drive SUVs or other guzzlers.</p> </div>

Easy to see he couldn’t afford the 4runner in the first place. He was stretching when he bought it, and the rise in gas prices made his situation snap.
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Unfortunately, his predicament is anything but unusual. MILLIONS os Americans can’t afford to pay more than the minimum on their credit cards. This is clear indication that they are stretched, yet most of them have car payments and quite a few drive SUVs or other guzzlers.

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