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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
OK, I KNOW this si a Mercedes forum, but...
My son, the musician finnaly got a (parttime) teaching job, so now he needs a better car. He's been driving a hand-me-dowm '96 geo Metro. He says his budget is $11,000. Remember, he is a Tuba player and need to trandsport his horn, and often a passenger. He drives in downtown Philly and NYC to various gigs.
His list pasic parameters:
30+ mpg
reliable
< 30,000 miles
model year 2003 or newer
Sedan vs. Hatch back--either body style has some advantages and other liabilities, so thats a wash.
OK, what would you fine members of the mercedesshop Open Discussion suggest?
Thanks for any help. ( Anxious to see how this thread gets hi-jacked....)
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I'm probably going to catch a basket of rotten tomatoes, but my oldest kid just bought a 2nd-hand Toyota SUV. Something named for a tree (I don't know SUV's, okay? But I am a botanist). It is a 2001 ( think) with a bit under 100K miles, all records (dealership maintained), loaded and in extremely good condition. Her BF is a mechanic and owns the pick-up version, which he swears is the best pick-up ever.
She paid $10K incl TTL.
That big-assed MOFO will hold a raft of tubas, and the horse they rode in on.
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