Whats your Choice?

My choices:

Lexus Toyota Acura Honda Suburu Porsche

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There is more to car choice than manufacturers and models. For example, in my area, there is only one nearby Honda dealer, and I would never go there for service, so Honda was ruled out, even though it was my favorite car (until I bought a Subaru).

On my not-ever-again-in-my-lifetime list: Ford.

I wasn't terribly happy with my Camry, either. It was fine till something needed to be replaced, then it was a fortune in labor due to dumb design choices.

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For me it's not so much a choice of manufacturers as it is a choice of specific vehicles. For instance, before I "discovered" Subaru, I very nearly purchased a Geo Prism, which most of us know to be a Toyota Corolla clone, although the uneducated still think of the old Geos as being American cars. And although I wouldn't be caught dead in a front drive Ford, Ford's RWD cars and trucks seem to be vastly better than their front drivers. Which isn't saying much, I guess, but under different circumstances I might be inclined to get a Mustang ragtop for the few sunny days a year we have here. Another instance where I would potentially get an American car would be if I could get my hands on an old hearse, which would usually be a Cadillac or Lincoln. Only something Italian would get me as many stares as that would. :)

I do like all of the Japanese nameplates though. The Koreans have a long way to go before they'll ever get my dollar, and the Europeans sell overpriced vehicles with overpriced parts because they can. And although GM and Dodge have made great progress compared to where they were 20 or 30 years ago, it would be hard to convince me to buy any of their cars, not for reliability reasons, but I mean, just look at GM's lineup! Boring. Chrysler's is a bit more interesting, but after some prior Chrysler experiences it would be hard to convince myself to buy a Magnum.

-Matt

Yes... ;)

Car:

Toyota Subaru Honda

(and not necessarily in that order--it would depend on what I was looking to replace at the time. I might add BMW if I won the lottery, wanted nothing but a toy and intended to keep it only as long as the mfr was paying for maintenance! Then again, maybe not.)

Truck:

Toyota Ford

(in that order unless my truck needs change radically from the past.)

Rick

Toyota for overall reliability and quality Honda a close second Subaru if I want a wagon (have one now) Mazda for value but fun Ford if I want a truck Volkswagen when I want a good diesel.

Avoid Lexus/>Hi All:

Mazda Toyota Honda Nissan Subaru Ford

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I've owned one Subaru and one Honda. The Honda lasted 6 years longer and was FAR LESS MONEY to maintain than the Subaru was.

Buy a Honda Civic and forget about the Subaru unless you have alot of extra money to waste.

Good idea. I'll get two Civics instead the LGT 2005 and die of boredom.

Oranges are good 4 U wrote:

One of my best friends is married to a woman who, for unknown reasons, doesn't like me at all. Wanted to get an Impreza a couple years ago and his wife threw a fit because I've got a Subaru and she doesn't like me. Anyway, he ended up getting a Civic and although it hasn't caused him any problems, he has more or less died of boredom. At least his old Cavalier gave him the monthly mystery breakage to look forward to. No personality whatsoever in that car - no wonder the kiddies deck them out with "phat rims" and spoilers.

-Matt