Advice on Small car for Mom

[cdnNick]

My mom is looking for a new or 1 year old small car, she has a 97 Honda Civic and wants to stick around that size.

Any suggestions on a reliable 4 door car? She's been looking at the Accent and Yaris.

Thanks

[Atomic Chip]

My mom is looking for a new or 1 year old small car, she has a 97 Honda Civic and wants to stick around that size.

Why not a 2008 Honda Civic? :confused:

[cdnNick]

Sadly I think that will be out of her price range, she had to take an early retirement due to health reasons.

[TenzoR]

what's wrong with the current car? Civics are generally reliable if you maintain it properly?

[Atomic Chip]

In that case, a one-year-old 2007 Civic would probably cost less (or at least not more) than a brand-new 2008 Accent.

[kenchau]

My mom is looking for a new or 1 year old small car, she has a 97 Honda Civic and wants to stick around that size.

Any suggestions on a reliable 4 door car? She's been looking at the Accent and Yaris.

Thanks

cdnNick, how about an entry level Mazda3 - Mazda has 0% financing for 60 months right now for the month of December on all 2008 models. ZERO PERCENT!!! That's nuts!!!

I was actually just in there yesterday to take a look at the Mazda Tribute. Great pricing. Don't look at just the MSRP, but look at the cost of buying including interest (in this case, there is none for Mazda). Anyways I was at the Mazda of Toronto dealership and dealt with Jeff Holley (not a sales guy but a Finance Manager there - so he doesn't get commission). Great guy and great service. He's the guy that answers all the Mazda questions in the Mazda thread.

[cdnNick]

Never thought of a Mazda, I'll put that on the list of suggestions.

Keep'em coming...

[cdnNick]

what's wrong with the current car? Civics are generally reliable if you maintain it properly?

It's 10 years old has 250K on it and it's starting to need repairs every few months, she wants to get one before this one dies or costs a fortune to repair. The body is also starting to rust.

[thephenom]

Honda Fit?

[vickyvictoria]

rsx - she'll luv it :cheesygri

[nolimtzel]

2006 civic new body style can be had for $16000 now.all under 60km as well. very good deal.

[mau108]

Used Honda FIT, Toyota Corolla, VW Golf, Nissan Sentra, Honda Civic.

Tons of those around, go have a looksy and test drive ;)

[cdnNick]

Here is my list:

Nissan Versa
http://nissan.ca/en/vehicles/versa_hatch/index.html

Mazda 3
http://www6.autonet.ca/bankstreetmazda/used.cfm?&Vehicle=10432140#TopOfInventory&make=MAZDA&model=MAZDA3&year=2007

Honda Fit
http://honda.ca/HondaCA2006/Models/Fit/2008/default.asp?L=E

Hyundai Accent
The hatchback is cheaper then the sedan.
http://www.hyundaicanada.com/

Kia Rio
http://www.kia.ca/cars/details/rio

Ford Focus
http://ford.ca/main/default.asp?Language=en&section=&sVehCategory=FordCars&Model=Focus&session={62E13333-4FAF-4B92-94F9-6A91FD574736}

Chevy Aveo
http://gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles/chevrolet/aveo/overview
Chevy Cobalt
http://gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles/chevrolet/cobalt/overview

Pontiac G5
http://gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles/pontiac/g5/overview
Pontiac Wave
http://gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles/pontiac/wave/overview
Pontiac Vibe
http://gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles/pontiac/vibe/overview

Saturn Astra
http://gm.ca/ss/gm/homepage.do?lang=en_CA&brand=saturn

Toyota Yaris
http://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WWW.woa/35/wo/Home.Vehicles.Go.Yaris-7HRkvdVXBROB3BkHgcpwb0/3.7?fmg%2fyaris%2fintro%2ehtml

VW City Golf
http://www.vw.ca/vwca/models/0,2253,154,00.html


Any opinions or experiences with any of these cars for the models years 2006-2008?

Thanks!

[glaswegian]

How about the mini and the Zenn car

[cdnNick]

I think she wants to keep it sub $20K so the mini would be too much, and umm zenn car???

[bionicbadger]

the Zenn has a top speed of 40 km/h which means you cant drive it on most streets because you'll be obstructing traffic.

[technogirl]

mazda

[cdnNick]

the Zenn has a top speed of 40 km/h which means you cant drive it on most streets because you'll be obstructing traffic.

ok well she wants an adult car not some toy car. :)