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List: The 10 Cheapest Cars to Own (Only Two are American)
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| 8/19/2009
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Posted on 08/19/2009 10:16:35 AM PDT by wrrock
Cars for penny pinchers: Try driving something small, light and foreign. These cars are ranked by the estimated cost to drive the car for five years. Includes insurance, repairs, maintenance, fuel and interest on payments. Only two American cars made the list for 2009. See the 10 cheapest cars to own...
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Local News
KEYWORDS: autos; cars; economy; top10
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:16:35 AM PDT
by
wrrock
To: wrrock
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:18:49 AM PDT
by
SandWMan
(While you may not be able to legislate morality, you can legislate morally.)
To: wrrock
I would also like to see their comparative safety rankings.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:19:20 AM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: La Lydia
“I would also like to see their comparative safety rankings.”
Yeah, I guess, in a way, I’d like to calculate the cost of being cut out of the Fit with the jaws of life.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:26:40 AM PDT
by
incredulous joe
("No road is too long with good company" - Turkish Proverb)
To: incredulous joe
I can’t remember who, but someone on this forum refers to certain makes and models as “eco-deathtraps,” and I tend to agree.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:29:46 AM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: La Lydia
Only 2 are made by UAW workers(excuse me, wage eaters). That should tell you something. As far as safety is concerned, the UAW never made a car safer by getting a higher wage than their Japanese counterparts(who are actual workers).
Now that the UAW Union is 'running things' at GM and Chrysler, let's see how they do with the 2010-2012 year models.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:30:24 AM PDT
by
wmileo
(I miss Ronald Wilson Reagan. POTUS #40)
To: incredulous joe
Yeah, I guess, in a way, Id like to calculate the cost of being cut out of the Fit with the jaws of life.An arm and a leg, perhaps.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:30:56 AM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century. I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
To: buccaneer81
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:31:54 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: SandWMan
No new car is cheap.Dave Ramsey: "A Beater".
A the cheapest car is a well selected "Beater". Probably from an owner upgrading to a better "Beater".
Driving off a New Car off the dealers curb, figure loosing %15. And you better have Gap Insurance and be ready to pay high property taxes (in most states).
A well selected "Beater" drives the money into Savings.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:32:17 AM PDT
by
sr4402
To: wrrock
Actually, none of them are completely American. The Cobalt is sort of half American. It’s actually an Opel. The G3 isn’t American at all: it’s a Daewoo.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:38:58 AM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
To: SandWMan
They mean cheap Asian crap; pretty soon, Chinese cars will be on the list.
To: wmileo
The Pontiac is built in Korea. My friends have bought their high school kids the Honda Fit, Scion xD, Nissan Versa, and Toyota Yaris. All are great little city cars but I’m uncertain about their highway capabilities. Quite frankly, compared to my Italian girlfriend’s Fiat Cinquecento (500), the aforementioned Japanese cars seem like mid-size sedans.
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:52:50 AM PDT
by
12Gauge687
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
To: La Lydia
Anybody remember the old SNL bit on "The Abobe"?
"Adobe, with a sticker price of $179; made entirely of clay, it combines German engineering and Mexican know-how.".
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posted on
08/19/2009 10:53:00 AM PDT
by
incredulous joe
("No road is too long with good company" - Turkish Proverb)
To: wrrock
The Pontiac G-3 isn’t made in America.
To: incredulous joe
Hey, hey, it’s Adobe, the little car that’s made out of clay!
Yeah, back when (....wait... for... it...) SNL was still funny.
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posted on
08/19/2009 1:38:26 PM PDT
by
AniGrrl
(When seconds count, police are only minutes away...)
To: 12Gauge687
My Stepdaughter has a 2008 Nissan Versa Sedan. She and her boyfriend took it to Florida last summer. It is a great car for highway driving. The only thing that would concern me is going over an elevated Highway or bridge with high winds.
That aside, it gets over 33 MPG on the highway and is a lot of car for the money.
To be fair to GM, I have heard good things about the Chevrolet Cobalt as well.
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posted on
08/20/2009 4:22:28 AM PDT
by
wmileo
(I miss Ronald Wilson Reagan. POTUS #40)
To: wmileo
33 on the highway? Heck, I was getting 37 MPG on the highway from my Honda Civic CVCC back in 1978 or ‘79.
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posted on
08/20/2009 4:25:14 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
To: savedbygrace
"33 on the highway? Heck, I was getting 37 MPG on the highway from my Honda Civic CVCC back in 1978 or 79"
Just two things:
1. It is an Automatic Transmission.
2. My kid is driving it, not me.
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posted on
08/20/2009 5:27:22 AM PDT
by
wmileo
(I miss Ronald Wilson Reagan. POTUS #40)
To: wmileo
Oh, well that changes everything. In that case, you’re lucky to get 33.
I apologize for assuming.
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posted on
08/20/2009 5:30:10 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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