Quote:
|
Originally Posted by sperry
SVT Foci are selling in the $15k's. MSRP for a fully loaded SVT isn't a good benchmark for the car's real price. Plus I doubt he'd get one with many (if any) options. Ford is trying to unload the 2004's because the '05s are about to arrive, or so I've heard.
|
MSRP isn't a good benchmark of much of anything, especially this late in the model year, but after Tax and License, you will probably get somewhere back in it's range, so it is at least a starting point.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by sperry
I wanted opinions, not just a list of cars, because hearing specific information about the cars will help in making the decision Seeing a list of names and numbers doesn't help for squat when trying to figure out how fun a car is to drive, or how much space there is in the back, or how reliable it's going to be.
|
I think everyone is trying to help get Jason the car he wants/needs. Unfortunately, unless someone on this board is a Valet Attendant that carries a notepad, G-Tech Pro, and tape measure, we are unlikely to come up with opinions that are much better than "It looks cool".
Lists are a starting place, but we also provided some great resources for Jason to narrow his search. I regularly assist people with car buying decisions, and between cars.com, Consumer Reports, KBB, etc. you will find the facts you are looking for as well as driving impressions. I would even be willing to loan my May CR issue which has all the cars in it if he would like.
Unless Jason wants to hand us the cash to go buy him something, car buying ends up being a very personal thing and takes a considerable amount of time, especially to get a good deal.(ask Debbie) Unless he wants to spend a bunch of time cruising Kietzke, doing some up front research will be a must to narrow the field, because as you can see from the list, the field based on price alone is much larger than your original short list.
Jason, go to cars.com and look at the cars on the list, look at their specs and narrow the list. Borrow my CR if you don't have one and check reliability, safety, and driving impressions and shorten the list further. Once you get under 5 cars or so, go drive them. Pick one, and then start they buying process… But that is another post for another time...