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Originally Posted by fotodad
Good question. I guess my only, possibly irrational, reason would be a fear of buying someone's lemon. But, since you brought up the issue, I guess I could consider a used vehicle as well. It would have to be AWD or FWD, however.
The Scion tc is an excellent option. I hadn't considered it earlier because it is a coupe, and since I have three kids I need to cart around I thought a 4-door would be easier. But I am strongly considering the Scion tc. Has anyone heard of any quality issues with the tc? I know that it is a Toyota product, but is it still made to Toyota's exacting and stringent standards?
So far it's between the Scion tc and the Mazda3 sedan. Any other suggestions?
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Yeah, but if you buy a car that's only 2-3 years old, it's very unlikely to give you problems and often will still be under warranty so in the event that there are problems with it it wouldnt cost you anything to fix. I mean you could pretty easily get a 2 year old 25K car for under 20K.
But when i first read your post, everytime i see a question like this for a good budget car the Scion TC is always the first thing that comes to mind for me as well. However, you did mention you have family and kids. If this is the case I would strongly recommend you reconsider that! A coupe with 3 kids will be a nightmare.
I think the Altima would be the perfect choice. Affordable value at a great price with a ton of space. I'm not sure if you have ever sat in one, but the cabin space is enormous.
I imagine you could easily pick up even a used 3.5 SE for under 20K since they start at about 23K new. So you could still have a little of that G35 with you.
. Or since you mentioned power is not an issue, the 4 banger Altima's start at 17K.
I'm not sure if you have ever taken a look at them, but go check one out at the dealership. I imagine you will be pleaseantly surprised. I could move the front seat far back enough that my legs were pretty much extended, and the back seat would still have a gap between the knees and the seat. I am 5' 10"