Argh

[bertine]

Cars are so expensive. I wish I liked fixing cars or had my own garage so I could fix my own cars because it would be so much cheaper.

All the cars I am looking at are around 25k. With a 5 year loan that would be $500 a month! How do people buy new cars and have mortgages? I am going to go hide my head in the sand right now.

Comments

[seattleforge.livejournal.com]

I'm really hoping the new Focus comes out before my lease ends. Here is the latest JD Power ratings for initial quality for new cars: http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings/quality-ratings-by-brand/sortcolumn-1/ascending/page-#page-anchor

F placed as the number one brand in non-luxury. But you should definitely shop by car model and not by brand. It's a good indicator of overall quality however.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

For me it is the fact that Ford didn't take bailout money and has been doing well. I want to support American if they make a car I like.

[seattleforge.livejournal.com]

Yep. BTW, it is very, very hard to find a car company globally that hasn't. Ford is on a VERY short list.
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, BMW, VW, Porsche, Renault, Citroen, GM, Chrysler, Fiat, Hyundai, Kia all took bailout money or economic assistance.