Which car would you pick?

[Weirfan]

Re: Which car would you pick?

Camry

[73monte]

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I'm a diehard Toyota guy, and have had two Corolla's. Still have both, an 09 and a 14. Both have been excellent cars. Only concern I'd have with buying another one, is I believe they are now made in Mexico. Not sure that I'd buy a car that's not made here.

[guitarman]

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I'm gonna check this one out tomorrow. 2015 with only 49k on it.

[Section ThirtyOne]

Re: Which car would you pick?

I'm a diehard Toyota guy, and have had two Corolla's. Still have both, an 09 and a 14. Both have been excellent cars. Only concern I'd have with buying another one, is I believe they are now made in Mexico. Not sure that I'd buy a car that's not made here.

Still made in Cambridge, the move to Mexico is not until the 2020 model year apparently.

As for my opinion, I'd take a car with 0 km and full warranty over used and the unknown every time.

[SingleWalking]

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As for my opinion, I'd take a car with 0 km and full warranty over used and the unknown every time.

^^^^ This is my belief as well. ^^^^^ Pick the base model or minimum fanciness if you have to, especially it is a vehicle for transportation / commute.


2 yrs 95k is a lot. You don't have time (I supposed) to find out the previous owner(s) never serviced the vehicle.

[hoganapexplus]

Re: Which car would you pick?

Still made in Cambridge, the move to Mexico is not until the 2020 model year apparently.

As for my opinion, I'd take a car with 0 km and full warranty over used and the unknown every time.

Yep, 0 clicks and a full warranty would be my choice even if it isn't quite as sexy as the SE model.

[SingleWalking]

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Look at this: http://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/vehicles/camry/models


Camry starts at 24,970. The "SE" is just another 1600. Camry in general are considered cheap unless you want the top model and that is not too expensive.

The used one may be cheap but 95K could means some amount of hassles. Brakes could need pads and possibly rotors. You never know how someone who drives that much will treat the vehicle.

[synergy]

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Does a Honda Civic still cost a lot to insure? Most stolen car in Canada? Or is that a myth?

In the past few years, I've moved away from buying/leasing new cars, and I worried about the condition and history of the used cars I was getting into. A Jeep, Fusion, Flex and now a Cadillac, and we have had no issues beyond normal repairs like brakes and the odd small thing here and there. I think people generally take care of their cars, so buying a "scary" used car is now a myth. As long as you get a professional to look it over, you're probably going to be ok.

Anything with less than 50k seems to be the wise choice in a 2-3 year old car. And if there's warranty still left, go for it.

[Shake99]

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go to autotrader do a tight search ie certified Camry less than 30000 km and see what you find.

You have another vehicle so it is not "I need a car today." you will be surprised what you can find.

[Bellyhungry]

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I know it's not one of the 2 you listed, but I just got a new 2016 Civic EX-T and I highly recommend it. The car looks amazing, the turbocharged engine gives it a nice kick, its great on gas, fantastic features all around.

There's a recall on 2016 Civic:

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/honda-recalls-350000-new-civics-for-malfunctioning-parking-brakes/

http://recalls.owners.honda.com/service-maintenance/recalls

Looks like a simple software fix.

[4wedges]

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the Camry probably better for golf, that's why you asked us, right?

[Jeffc]

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Does a Honda Civic still cost a lot to insure? Most stolen car in Canada? Or is that a myth?

In the past few years, I've moved away from buying/leasing new cars, and I worried about the condition and history of the used cars I was getting into. A Jeep, Fusion, Flex and now a Cadillac, and we have had no issues beyond normal repairs like brakes and the odd small thing here and there. I think people generally take care of their cars, so buying a "scary" used car is now a myth. As long as you get a professional to look it over, you're probably going to be ok.

Anything with less than 50k seems to be the wise choice in a 2-3 year old car. And if there's warranty still left, go for it.

My last 5 cars have been about 2 years old with low km 15-30k or so. Paid significantly less than new and never had a major problem, just normal stuff. My latest car was absolutely mint when I bought it and still had almost 3 years bumper to bumper warranty

[Ignatius Reilly]

Re: Which car would you pick?

go to autotrader do a tight search ie certified Camry less than 30000 km and see what you find.

You have another vehicle so it is not "I need a car today." you will be surprised what you can find.

I like this approach, assuming OP really has time.

I'd also add a few similar cars to the mix: Accord, Sonata, Kia Optima. The Koreans are arguably as good as the Japanese. You probably trade off a nicer ride up front for a little longevity, but it's a bit of a crap shoot that comes down to the lemoniness of the individual car.

I like the idea of narrowing to quite low kms - 30k IMO hits a sweet spot of price-break yet hardly-used.

[guitarman]

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Does anyone know much about Haldimand motors? The are a large used car lot in Cayuga with a big inventory. The have a no dicker policy. I scanned their inventory and they've got brand new 2016 Hyundai Sonata GLS for the price of $21,995. The kilometers range from 1km to 5,000 km. When I called about it they said that they buy over stock from rental companies. I questioned a car with no kilometers. Why would a rental company buy cars and not rent them? They answered that they sometimes buy over stock. It seems too good to be true. But I can't really find any bad things about them They seem to be well regarded by reviewers. To me it just seems to be too good to be true. I did buy a used vehicle from them about 15 years ago and it was quite used. I remember the no dicker policy was nice as far as stress. I don't remember the deal being as good as these current cars seem to be.
Maybe theres some car sales guys here that would have some insight.
I visited a hyundai dealer last night and got royally screwed around with mind games. These Haldimand motors cars are every bit as good and thousands less.

[Jeffc]

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Does anyone know much about Haldimand motors? The are a large used car lot in Cayuga with a big inventory. The have a no dicker policy. I scanned their inventory and they've got brand new 2016 Hyundai Sonata GLS for the price of $21,995. The kilometers range from 1km to 5,000 km. When I called about it they said that they buy over stock from rental companies. I questioned a car with no kilometers. Why would a rental company buy cars and not rent them? They answered that they sometimes buy over stock. It seems too good to be true. But I can't really find any bad things about them They seem to be well regarded by reviewers. To me it just seems to be too good to be true. I did buy a used vehicle from them about 15 years ago and it was quite used. I remember the no dicker policy was nice as far as stress. I don't remember the deal being as good as these current cars seem to be.
Maybe theres some car sales guys here that would have some insight.
I visited a hyundai dealer last night and got royally screwed around with mind games. These Haldimand motors cars are every bit as good and thousands less.

I was looking last winter at a 2016 Sonota, lots of them around that were ex-rentals. A couple I looked at were absolutely mint with about 20k km on them and selling for around $21K CAD.

I'd agree on the Hyundai dealer comment to a degree, I visited a couple in Ottawa that I pretty much walked out of after the experience I had. I ended buying a Santa Fe in Montreal from a Hyundai dealer that was several thousand below what I could find in Ottawa (there weren't many for sale here). Prices in MTL are much lower than here overall. I did everything via email/phone and drove there and did the purchase/trade-in. I've bought my last 3 cars like that with zero problems. The challenge is finding a dealer/salesperson you can trust. I'd go back and buy a car again from the guy in MTL in a heartbeat. An absolute amazing buying experience from start to finish with absolutely zero BS.