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Originally posted by Superstring Even if you don't know anyone, it's relatively easy to find a person that does that. Pay him a few hundred $$ and he'll get you the best deal for the money. Plus he'll be way better at picking cars than probably you'll ever be

agreed. try Automall Network. for $600 they'll do the job for you including negotiations & closing the deal. all you have to do is show up, test drive and say if you like it or not. if not, they will keep looking til you're happy. my roommate's a total loss adjuster with State Farm and has been dealing with them for years.

Good Luck!!

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Originally posted by ItalianPoiSon im not big on Vdub wats over, im a jdm man my self but in fairness to Vdub, they break down so much cause the guys driving them beat the shit out of them.....from my experience.....

what a bad stereotype.
im big with the VW scene here and i'd say 80% of my friends drive a vw product, anywhere from a 1984 to 2008. cars break down, lets face it. no matter what car it is it will break down unexpected, be it a 150,000 w/e.
the reason i suggested vw is becasue the 2.0L engine is nearly bulletproof, ive seen these things last up to 700,000km

and i do agree they are expensive to maintain. BUT thats if you go to the dealer for parts, every single thing ive replaced has been ordered online for a 1/4 of the dealer cost

anyways i wont ramble about this anymore, i just dont like people bashing VW and their drivers.

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Every month a light goes on.

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Originally posted by bgkotze what a bad stereotype. im big with the VW scene here and i'd say 80% of my friends drive a vw product, anywhere from a 1984 to 2008. cars break down, lets face it. no matter what car it is it will break down unexpected, be it a 150,000 w/e. the reason i suggested vw is becasue the 2.0L engine is nearly bulletproof, ive seen these things last up to 700,000km and i do agree they are expensive to maintain. BUT thats if you go to the dealer for parts, every single thing ive replaced has been ordered online for a 1/4 of the dealer cost anyways i wont ramble about this anymore, i just dont like people bashing VW and their drivers.

bro i wasnt tryin too full on bash any1 in the import scene....i've been there done that and every1 in the scene do beat the shit out of there car its a fact....i agree with u vdubs are good cars if there prbly taking cared for....but im not into lil internet bullshit fights and wat not im juss trying to do is state my point....

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LOL @ poll results so far. Non-American cars FTW.

Definitely not a Neon, i know a few people who have them and they have spent more on repairs than what the car is worth.

For good deals however check out this place:

http://www.autoparkmississauga.com

I know a couple of people that have purchased used cars from there and got a great deal and were happy with the service and overall experience. You can filter the search to show cars priced at no more than $5000 and it brings up some nice ones.

Another place you can also try is www.kijiji.ca, that would be more for private sales but there are a lot of options and around this time of year you could get lucky with someone who drops their price because they need to get rid of the car for xmas.

Good luck

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Originally posted by ItalianPoiSon bro i wasnt tryin too full on bash any1 in the import scene....i've been there done that and every1 in the scene do beat the shit out of there car its a fact....i agree with u vdubs are good cars if there prbly taking cared for....but im not into lil internet bullshit fights and wat not im juss trying to do is state my point....

lol dont get me wrong, im not one to start a internet fight at all
its jsut a friendly debate
jsut the way you stated that all vw owners beat on their cars
im inthe import scene and i for a fact have NEVER beat on my car. and know many others that baby it .thats all
no harsh feelings at all bro just making a point

oh and ps...for vw's if the check engine light ISNT on then you know u have a problem lol

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Originally posted by bgkotze oh and ps...for vw's if the check engine light ISNT on then you know u have a problem lol

Trying to trick their owners into thinking they're driving a Ford? LOL

It's been said over and over again, but DO NOT get that Neon. American cars are FTL these days. Once you hit 100k they break down every 3 months almost religiously. My dad bought American for 16 years and had constant problems with every car he bought. In 2001 we bought a 2000 Toyota Echo, 275k and we've only had to do a small repair on the front end.

Based on my experience and the experiences of my friends aim for a Japanese car, preferably a Toyota (Corolla's are sweet, and so are the ugly-ass Echos) or Honda (Civic or Accord), but Nissan or Mazda will both do you right. I've been driving a '95 Mazda Protege for over a year now and haven't had to do any work on it yet.

As for the VW comments, I've seen more than a few Jettas last forever. Golfs... LOL don't even bother, you can't afford those repairs.

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Originally posted by Spam As for the VW comments, I've seen more than a few Jettas last forever. Golfs... LOL don't even bother, you can't afford those repairs.

golf and jetta is the exact same car, differnt body panels but thats the ONLY difference
same dimensions, same weight, same drivetrain and so on

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interior/electrical is crap, door handles falling off, other small things

not sure about mechanics but probably ok since they are german

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Originally posted by Engine9 interior/electrical is crap, door handles falling off, other small things

Not sure if the new 05+ Jettas/Golfs fixed the problem but the #1 thing I don't get about the 04- design is that stupid strip of suede/whatever it is that lines ONLY the TOP of the doors (on the 4-door, not sure about the 2-door). It's this material that goes along the top of the door frames from front door to rear, and IT FREEZES THE DOORS SHUT EVERYTIME WITHOUT EXCEPTION!!!!! Any cold day, you leave the car outside, and there you go. You're not getting in your car without practically tearing the door off.

The mechanic at the dealership my Mom takes her car too said on days when the forecast calls for freezing rain/or rain followed by sub-zero temps, or snow in freezing temps, we should pour baby powder on that strip to avoid it from freezing.