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Here are some tips on the cons of a variety of car models:

http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?DocID=23

Also use MSN.com's auto section of the website (which is at
http://autos.msn.com/default.aspx?src=autolink). Use the "Find A Car" in the top left-hand corner. The "Ratings & Reviews" sections offers a comprehensive look at the problems that can happen with the car model of your choice for a specific year. Note that all of this information is U.S.-based.

FYI.
 
I would take the Mazda......However
In 1995 I walked into the dealership (Trillium PontBuik) with $16,000 (all crisp and pink) and drove away in a new Sunfire. It was as loaded as they came without leather/sunrf. It came with free lifetime oil changes. I sold it in 2003 for $1500 with 297000km on it. I had 67 oil chage receipts (free oil changes) and put less than $2000 into it for tires brakes shocks and tune ups ( I did my own plugs and wires as needed). It was a second car for the last couple of years. It never failed me and was never ever towed. It was a good deal.
 
beefy4me said:
try the smart fortwo starting from $16500
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Stay away from Mercedes.

Never Ever buy a Mercedes and take it to the dealer for repairs. Bough an E320 two years ago. When I take it in for an oil change the bill is never less than $250. They always find other crap that needs doing. Can't wait for the lease to be up. I'll settle for Japanese. More relaible and less to $$$$ to operate. Fed up with German cars.


That smart car will cost you a fortune in maintenace. Buy Japanese. Mazda, honda, toyota. They are much better.

Cheers
 
the sunfire and cavalier are both due to be replaced by new models in '05 or '06. so there would probably be heavy incentives to move the last ones off the lot.

The optra is a daewoo car rebadged as a chevy (same thing for the aveo and the Epica) Gm saved daewoo from bankruptcy and is raiding the cookie jar for small cars. i'm not sure how good the optra would be because even daewoo was only in the canadian market for 2 or 3 years.

Best choice would be to buy the car that you like the most in terms of performance, styling and price. good luck.
 
I find this site very helpful

http://www.edmunds.com/apps/ratings/ratingsIndex.jsp?tid=edmunds.g...5.1.*

Go to "Consumer Rating" on the make and model you are considering and you will find owners of these cars speaking their experiences. These are actual ownership experiences as opposed to test drive impressions.

About 6 months ago, I was in a Mercedez dealership and almost got talked into buying a station wagon. I was given a very good deal and my experience with Merc has been nothing but positive - I owned a 15 year old baby Merc and this thing is still running immaculously. (In fact, I've been waiting for this thing to give me trouble so I could find an excuse for a new car. It hasn't.) In the last minute, I held back and decided to do a bit more research before signing my life away. I went to the above site and surprise, surprise the Merc station wagon has a terrible reliability record, according to the owners. I still ended up buying a new car (while keeping my unfailing baby Merc), my new vehicle is a Hyndai, which I've been extremely happy with.
 
iam0234 said:
I find this site very helpful

http://www.edmunds.com/apps/ratings/ratingsIndex.jsp?tid=edmunds.g...5.1.*

Go to "Consumer Rating" on the make and model you are considering and you will find owners of these cars speaking their experiences. These are actual ownership experiences as opposed to test drive impressions.

About 6 months ago, I was in a Mercedez dealership and almost got talked into buying a station wagon. I was given a very good deal and my experience with Merc has been nothing but positive - I owned a 15 year old baby Merc and this thing is still running immaculously. (In fact, I've been waiting for this thing to give me trouble so I could find an excuse for a new car. It hasn't.) In the last minute, I held back and decided to do a bit more research before signing my life away. I went to the above site and surprise, surprise the Merc station wagon has a terrible reliability record, according to the owners. I still ended up buying a new car (while keeping my unfailing baby Merc), my new vehicle is a Hyndai, which I've been extremely happy with.
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Check out www.lemonmb.com everything you wanted to know about mercedes. My father who owned a 430 series before me told me about it. I found alot of truth in the site.
 
thanks for your replies/help.........the echo and smart car won't cut it for me as it doesn't look very appealing (to me), and not that powerful compared to the others. i'm going to choose between the mazda3 and lancer - although for now, i'm leaning more towards the lancer. but then again who knows, i might even end up getting the cavalier/sunfire as they are the most affordable of the bunch - mind you, i'm not looking to stick with it for long.
 
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