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10-Jul-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bbarbulo

oh, also forgot the old boxy volvos from the late 70s through the 80s, ones like i think it's called a 244 or whatever.

Lol.. in the 80's it was the 240 and the 760...

10-Jul-2008, 09:31 PM

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its a great car but imho 28k is steep.

11-Jul-2008, 08:12 AM

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its a great car but imho 28k is steep.

ya, its a bit much

11-Jul-2008, 08:13 AM

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ya, its a bit much

well its 22 before tax and all the stupid fees

11-Jul-2008, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bbarbulo

thats not automatically true. i maintain that for value, economy, reliability & longevity, honda cars from the 90s can't be beat. the 4th gen accords were incredible workhorses, the civics are an absolute marvel of reliability. the preludes were also winners. only 3 cars come to mind that come close... 80s mercedes benz diesels, old toyota trucks (the original FJ40s and anything with a 22R in it), and the volkswagen beetle. since the natural question follows would i rather have any of the above over a brand new car... yes i would

Oh, don't get me wrong, I really do like late 80s and 90s Hondas/Acuras....but lets get real...

many people who are looking at an Astra are looking at a new car...for whatever reason (whether they should or not, thats not the issue), you can't compare a 15 year old car to a new car (well you can, but its fairly irrelevant)....and for a new car, its a pretty good offering (maybe not the best, but quite good)...

Keep in mind, I drive an EK....

11-Jul-2008, 09:34 AM

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The vauxhall (saturn) astra is an excellent car. Little pricey tho.

Old volvo's FTW!!!!

11-Jul-2008, 09:41 AM

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A little pricey, for what? What other decent car can you buy new for under 25g's? Unless you want something relatively base, they isn't too many sporty car's out there for under 25.

I think it's actually a very nice looking car. My neighbour, who is a Saturn salesmen is always bringing them home. I'm not a huge fan of the interior, but it's a very nice car indeed.

11-Jul-2008, 02:04 PM

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ell check out the saturn vue redline... that SUV is sporting a 3.5L honda engine

11-Jul-2008, 02:28 PM

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ell check out the saturn vue redline... that SUV is sporting a 3.5L honda engine

I thought that was just the previous gen...I think the new one reverts to a GM engine ....* I think*, not 100%

11-Jul-2008, 02:46 PM

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2004-2007 saturn vue 6 cylinder models have the honda 3.5L

11-Jul-2008, 08:33 PM

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2004-2007 saturn vue 6 cylinder models have the honda 3.5L

nice...

11-Jul-2008, 11:36 PM

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2004-2007 saturn vue 6 cylinder models have the honda 3.5L

Didn't know that, but that's awesome.

13-Jul-2008, 05:18 PM

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Or you could get a fully looaded non si for less...just a thought.

13-Jul-2008, 06:23 PM

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Or you could get a fully looaded non si for less...just a thought.

you can get a non si fully loaded for $22Gs? Thats news to me

13-Jul-2008, 06:27 PM

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Fully loaded civic comes to $27 995 and 3.9% financing for 72 months

13-Jul-2008, 06:35 PM

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Nice car...but I would rather buy a new SI for that price.
If you don't want to spend that much and get a good reliable car with some power and all the power options....just buy a SIR or EP3 for lesss then half the price and still have a Honda.