Notifications
Clear all
Search result for: first car
| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Answer to: Help buying first car | 5Relevance | 2 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Consider that scammers are everywhere. Nothing beats personal inspection by a professional trustworthy mechanic if you are not mechanically inclined | |||||
| Help buying first car | 5Relevance | 2 years ago | Fei | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| What are some good sites to look for a used Toyota, looking for a Camry, Sienna or Rav4 no older than 2015.I live in Crawford County and can go anywhere around here and Erie County PA. I am going to have around $6500 for a downpayment and not looking for anything over $17k and not much more than 100K miles. Honda is a second option. Facebook is full of scams. | |||||
| Answer to: Need guidance on my first used car selection. | 5Relevance | 2 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| carfax is virtually meaningless since not everything is reported to them. (A flooded or wrecked car could be "repaired" in someone's back yard and carfax would be none the wiser.) It can be used however to help spot rolled back odometers. You can find Scotty's car reviews and a used car buyer's guide near the bottom of the main page and can find failure trends of various models at carcomplaints.com. Avoid Hyundais and six-cylinder Subarus if you value your wallet. Whatever used car you buy it is imperative to have it checked out by a good mechanic before purchase. | |||||
| Answer to: First car (manual) | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Since that model is not sold in the U.S., at least not with a diesel engine, most of us have no experience with it. You need a good mechanic to check the car out for you before buying. | |||||
| First car (manual) | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | Torn123 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I live in europe I wanna get a car, it's gonna be my first car and I don't want to make a mistake and get scammed, I specifically like ford focus manual 2012 diesel 1.6 engine. is there anything that I should know about this car before I buy it. Or is there any general checks for any car to figure out if it's good or not. Thank you. | |||||
| Answer to: First car, thinking about a couple of choices. | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | AutoDIY | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You may want to move your Mom's Nissan option up a few notches towards the top. It could simplify things a bit for you. If the vehicle has been reliable, at least you know the full history of its maintenance and any issues. It may also be a better choice for a first car than trying to find an "unknown" used car. Personally, since you only need it for the next few years, I would drive it until the wheels fell off. I would not be too concerned with fuel economy if you can get a number of years out of the Nissan. If Mom is giving you a deal, run the numbers. ... | |||||
| Answer to: First car, thinking about a couple of choices. | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty says get Mazda | |||||
| RE: First car, thinking about a couple of choices. | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | nlord | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Yeah that is true, but true with most cars. By the owner reviews, looks like starting in 2014 they have more trouble. The older ones in the 2000's and early 2010's look pretty solid. Sadly, it seems many of the cars that used to be simple, reliable transportation, start having more issues around the same time. I am hoping my old cars hold out as long as possible. | |||||
| Answer to: First car, thinking about a couple of choices. | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | Astro890 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Toyota sienna have issues depending on the the year. | |||||
| Answer to: First car, thinking about a couple of choices. | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | nlord | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I always forget about a good one to recommend, @astro890 reminded me of it, a Toyota Sienna. The Sienna is a good reliable van, I have many friends with them. They can often be found cheap, I think just because they aren't "cool". People often buy them when their kids start getting bigger, and then ditch them when they are out of the house. I used to see a ton in Florida for sale, not bad mileage, and good prices. That may have changed though, but they are worth a look. | |||||
| Answer to: First car, thinking about a couple of choices. | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | Astro890 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I don't recommend you getting Kia they have bad engine. or Hyundai they have bad engine. or Nissan CVT transmission issue if not taken care of properly. Mazda bad transmission and engine. worse companies to go for they will leave you stranded on the side of the road. I just recommend you getting Toyota you can find cheaper vehicles you can find them at Facebook marketplace or ask around you will find something I have Toyota Corolla and it has never left me on side of the road very zipper but hey it's good if don't like that just find rav4 or matrix which is very good cars for your budget if is older like 2004 or 2006 Honda only a couple of them are good I don't recommend the The Odyssey mini van because they always have issues. But try finding the old ones they are still good like 2004-2010 | |||||
| Answer to: 2010 Scion tC good first car for teen? | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Not if it has the 2AZ-FE 2.4 engine which is known for burning oil due to defective piston rings installed at the factory. | |||||
| 2010 Scion tC good first car for teen? | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | Carguy1 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty . Looking at a white 2010 Scion tC with 112000 thousand miles . Two owner vehicle. New tires . 6500.00 is the agreed upon price . I know you love Toyotas so we thought this would be a good choice . We were comparing to VW Jetta and Passat! Thanks! | |||||
| Answer to: First car | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 1.6 are not bad engines. Have a mechanic to take a look on it, especially transmission, cat. converter nad rust above windshield | |||||
| Answer to: Squeaky “Wheeeeeeeee” Noise, First Car | 5Relevance | 3 years ago | Dad2LM2 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Welcome new member. A lot of things it could be. Look up Scotty's video on how to find the source of a noise. The one specific thing that comes to mind is wheel bearings, which are common problems on Subarus at that age and miles. Scotty and others have lots of videos on diagnosing and fixing wheel bearing noises. Also, look in the FAQ about posting links to pictures and videos. If you can post a video with sound, that might be helpful. Cheers! | |||||