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Small car suggestions please

Laura14 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:57:52 GMT

I am looking for advice since I am unexpectedly looking for a new car after the second guy in five years in a pick up truck ran a stop sign and crashed my small car.

The insurance is dragging its feet so, since I've been down this road before, I went on my own to #1 make sure the crashed car I was driving was somewhat safe and #2 if it was totaled which I was pretty sure it was.

The repair guy's quote, "Enjoy looking for your new car."

So anyone know of anyone who is happy with a small reliable car around $20,000?

Before my Fiat, I had two Toyotas which I ran into the ground and planned to do the same with the Fiat but I've been unsuccessful wiping the male species who drive pick up trucks off the face of the earth around stop signs where I live.

Thanks!

Re: Small car suggestions please

QueenDanceALot — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:01:46 GMT

Love my Mazda 3.

A friend loves her Honda Fit.

Another friend loves her new Toyota Priius.

Happy Shopping!

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CelticCrafter — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:03:42 GMT

We love our little Nissan Sentra.

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Moonchilde — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:12:18 GMT

I’m on my second Hyundai Elantra and love it as much as my first one. Friends and family bought them after seeing mine. 10-yr, 100,000 mi warranty.

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webbgarner1 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:18:50 GMT

@Laura14 Hands down honda civic or toyota corolla. Have had both. I got 250,000 mildes on the civic. I would also say the honda fit would be a good choice. Honda makes the most reliable cars in my opinion. If you were looking for the best midsize sedan, you could not go wrong with the honda accord.

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qualitygal — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:30:22 GMT

My mother swore by her Subaru.

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bootsanne — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:30:25 GMT

Anything with the word Toyota or Honda. Husband's Toyota p/u is 28 yrs old. My CRV gave me. 13 yrs of excellent use. Just got a new Chevy Trax as a second car. Can't compare

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saltysails — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:30:30 GMT

I just bought a Toyota Corolla XSE. I had a Honda Civic which I liked, but wanted the driver's seat a little higher for easy in and outs. You sit in a lower position in the Civic. I also switched to Toyota, because I had issues with my windows not opening and Honda never could fix it.

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qualitygal — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:39:21 GMT

@webbgarner1 wrote:
@Laura14 Hands down honda civic or toyota corolla. Have had both. I got 250,000 mildes on the civic. I would also say the honda fit would be a good choice. Honda makes the most reliable cars in my opinion. If you were looking for the best midsize sedan, you could not go wrong with the honda accord.

I'd agree with her! But my body goes for the Toyota.

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nana59 — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:17:00 GMT

in June my car was totalled by an idiot who ran a stop sign....wanted a small car....don't drive much.....my husband did his research and we bought a Toyota Yaris.....it does the job!!

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Laura14 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:35:46 GMT

@saltysails That is important to me as I am a munchkin! I am going to go browsing at the Toyota Delaership tonight to get requainted. I forgot about the Corolla. I will check it out.

@webbgarner1I loved my Echo and my Tercel. Ran them both into the ground after more than a decade and have nothing to complain about. My sisters had Hondas they ran into the ground as well so you are spot on with where my head is.

I looked at the Honda Fit five years ago when I was looking to give up my Echo but didn't like the interior and cared for the dealership even less. But my eye is browsing their models as well.

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dex — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:37:45 GMT

how about the Kia soul It is really cute and has a hatchback to lead up groceries.

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Laura14 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:38:42 GMT

@nana59 wrote:
in June my car was totalled by an idiot who ran a stop sign....wanted a small car....don't drive much.....my husband did his research and we bought a Toyota Yarus.....it does the job!!

@nana59 You are my girl!! That's what I was really looking at. Do you like it? That replaced the two models I've had before. I am really small so I like a small car and Yaris was my go to except when it first came out people didn't like it and I understood why. So I stumbled across Fiat and went with it.

Five years later the Yaris' look really nice and their ratings came back up. There is a new model that is suposedly a Mazda in disguise that was the Scion that now is the Yaris iA. It might be too big for me but you've hit my tops on the list so far. I'm glad there is one fan.

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Laura14 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:41:20 GMT

@dex wrote:
how about the Kia soul It is really cute and has a hatchback to lead up groceries.

@dex I've heard good things about Kia and someone else mentioned Hyundai. My mom had a Hyundai briefly and really loved it.

Someone at the gym has a Kia Soul. It really stands out. Not sure I care for the boxy style though. I might be too short for that car actually to bring the hatch back down.

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NicksmomESQ — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:42:20 GMT

I absolutely love the Honda Civic.We have 3 in our family.They last forever. Also Honda steps up when there is an issue that should not have happened & corrects it on them.A few years ago there was a problem with the engine in one of my cars.The car had over 62,000 miles on it. Honda replaced the engine with a new one,no hassles!!

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webbgarner1 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:44:06 GMT

@Laura14 yeah, I remeber the toyota tercel, that was a good little car too.

If you are interested in toyota, I think you will like the corolla, great little car, good on gas, good reliability. Seems roomier to me than the hondo civic.. The hondo fit is quite small and you can tell it is more basic. Sometimes if you know there is a good quality dealership you can find a preowned model with say less than 25,000 miles and same some money..

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Laura14 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:44:15 GMT

Wow. I guess it's off to the Honda page I go. Glad to hear people still love them.

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Deb0509 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:45:47 GMT

I had a Honda Civic for 14 years and loved it. It's actually still being driven and it's almost 22 years old! I've had a KIA Soul for 4 years and I love it, too!

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webbgarner1 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:46:34 GMT

@Laura14 good luch with your search, take your time and test drive. Get something you feel comfortable with !

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Laura14 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:47:21 GMT

@webbgarner1 wrote:
@Laura14 yeah, I remeber the toyota tercel, that was a good little car too.
If you are interested in toyota, I think you will like the corolla, great little car, good on gas, good reliability. Seems roomier to me than the hondo civic.. The hondo fit is quite small and you can tell it is more basic. Sometimes if you know there is a good quality dealership you can find a preowned model with say less than 25,000 miles and same some money..

@webbgarner1 That was the word for the Fit when I saw it five years ago. Very basic. I just looked up the Corolla and it's a really nice looking car. I don't remember how big they are though. I've never bought pre-owned but our Toyota dealership is really reputable and have dealt very fairly with us over the years. I'll take a look and see if someone traded up and left a nice low mileage car. I am really not looking forward to car payments again.

To be honest, I am seriously considering moving back home to NYC and just walking for the rest of my life. These accidents have me spooked.