Another 'What Car should I get' thread.

Forums › Transport (cars, bikes and boats) › Another 'What Car should I get' thread.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Technofreak

6527 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#1269276 27-Mar-2015 20:51

I'd second the earlier post about looking at a Commodore.

We looked at a new Aurion and VE Commodore a couple of years ago for my wife to use as her work car. I though she'd take the Aurion but she chose the Commodore. Shes more than happy with it, plenty of get up an go when needed, it steers and rides well.

It's pretty economical, the SIDI 3.6 ones are better than the earlier 3.6 models. It's got a lot more get up and go than my 2003 VY S 3.8 manual which averages about 10l/100km mixed town and open road running and gets down to 8l/100km on the open road. The manual gearbox helps I think. I've owned it for 11 years, it's done well over 300 thousand K's and still runs well. It's been a really good car.

Sony Xperia XA2 running Sailfish OS. https://sailfishos.org The true independent open source mobile OS
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Dell Inspiron 14z i5

Wise

Send money globally for less with Wise - one free transfer up to NZ$900 (affiliate link).

trig42

5799 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#1273182 30-Mar-2015 09:20

Thanks everyone for the ideas.

I admit I hadn't looked at the Accords, and had generally always steered away from Honda (I don't know why). I've had a couple of older Mitsubishis and the burned a lot of oil. I've stayed away since.

I don't mind getting a grandpa car - I've grown out of sporty cars anyway. The Mark X still seems to be winning (and it is Rear-Wheel Drive), but I will do some research on the Accord. The Mark X I know I can swap out the stereo/nav unit it comes with, doesn't look like I can do it on the Imported Accord (Inspire?).

The Subaru tempts me, but they generally have pretty small cabins (I'm a big guy, need the seat all the way back, and sometimes people in the back seat).

1eStar

1604 posts

Uber Geek

#1273195 30-Mar-2015 09:47

Have you checked the Lexus range? IS is Camry size and GS is Aurion size. I've seen a couple of IS350's in the $15k bracket recently, that's over 200 kw with under 6 sec to 100. WRX beating stuff! The rear seat legroom is poor in the IS 2005-2013 models though.

RUKI

1402 posts

Uber Geek

#1273245 30-Mar-2015 10:37

trig42: ....... The Mark X still seems to be winning (and it is Rear-Wheel Drive),....

My 3 cents here:
a) I had MARK-II before (6 cylinder, rear drive) - same as MARK-X nowadays. It was very nice car - smooth driving, very comfortable.
b) Scanned MARK-X which was offered to me recently - 6 error codes - all referred to automatic transmission - asked the owner what they have done - they modded car from auto to manual but some sensors were left in "open" and were sending those codes. :(
c) MarkX is one of luxury cars (you can compare them to some Lexus) and hence their engine computer stores real mileage (inerasable). Cheaper cars do not do that. That means that if ODO has been tampered with in MARK-X - engine ECU keeps REAL readings. I have scanned another MARK-X - which was offered for sale as "fresh import" for $15K not yet registered in NZ - it had about 69.900 KM on ODO and was 9 year old. That ODO looked suspicious as certain details in the car interior were indicative of much more wear and tear vs what ODO suggested. Quick computer scan revealed about 400000 km recorded in engine ECU. :(

Good luck with your new MARK-X - if you find good one - scan it before you buy it.

Toyota / Lexus Hybrid and EV Battery Expert Battery Test & Repair

old3eyes

9112 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

#1273290 30-Mar-2015 11:25

I just bought as a second card a 2008 Ford Mondeo 34000Km , one owner for $11000 marked down from $17K. Wouldn't have paid $17K for it.. god awful thirsty car at about 14 liters / 100 Km around town. (the handbook says for a 2.3L about 13.6 around town and 9.3 hiway) I'm sure a V8 could do as well. Had to buy the user manuals from Germany as ford don't sell the books here. They also don't sell the proper seat covers for the airbaged front seats so not sure if you bay after market ones.

Regards,

Old3eyes

Batman

Mad Scientist
29715 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1273295 30-Mar-2015 11:30

RUKI: I have scanned another MARK-X - which was offered for sale as "fresh import" for $15K not yet registered in NZ - it had about 69.900 KM on ODO and was 9 year old. That ODO looked suspicious as certain details in the car interior were indicative of much more wear and tear vs what ODO suggested. Quick computer scan revealed about 400000 km recorded in engine ECU. :(

Good luck with your new MARK-X - if you find good one - scan it before you buy it.

CRICKEY!

trig42

5799 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#1273350 30-Mar-2015 12:20

joker97:
RUKI: I have scanned another MARK-X - which was offered for sale as "fresh import" for $15K not yet registered in NZ - it had about 69.900 KM on ODO and was 9 year old. That ODO looked suspicious as certain details in the car interior were indicative of much more wear and tear vs what ODO suggested. Quick computer scan revealed about 400000 km recorded in engine ECU. :(

Good luck with your new MARK-X - if you find good one - scan it before you buy it.

CRICKEY!

Crikey alright, that's really dodgy.

Good tip on the ECU keeping the mileage. I'll get it scanned.

ajobbins

5052 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#1273382 30-Mar-2015 13:04

Technofreak: It's pretty economical, the SIDI 3.6 ones are better than the earlier 3.6 models. It's got a lot more get up and go than my 2003 VY S 3.8 manual which averages about 10l/100km mixed town and open road running and gets down to 8l/100km on the open road. The manual gearbox helps I think. I've owned it for 11 years, it's done well over 300 thousand K's and still runs well. It's been a really good car.

Be careful of Series 1 VE Commodores, they are prone to timing chain stretch. Mine has just started to log a fault code. There is a software fix that helps, but they'll have to get replaced eventually (at a cost of about $2,500 or more)

Twitter: ajobbins

lxsw20

3527 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber

#1273387 30-Mar-2015 13:07

trig42:
joker97:
RUKI: I have scanned another MARK-X - which was offered for sale as "fresh import" for $15K not yet registered in NZ - it had about 69.900 KM on ODO and was 9 year old. That ODO looked suspicious as certain details in the car interior were indicative of much more wear and tear vs what ODO suggested. Quick computer scan revealed about 400000 km recorded in engine ECU. :(

Good luck with your new MARK-X - if you find good one - scan it before you buy it.

CRICKEY!

Crikey alright, that's really dodgy.

Good tip on the ECU keeping the mileage. I'll get it scanned.

That's assuming it's the original ECU and hasn't been replaced with a second hand unit at some stage.

trig42

5799 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#1273462 30-Mar-2015 15:09

lxsw20:
trig42:
joker97:
RUKI: I have scanned another MARK-X - which was offered for sale as "fresh import" for $15K not yet registered in NZ - it had about 69.900 KM on ODO and was 9 year old. That ODO looked suspicious as certain details in the car interior were indicative of much more wear and tear vs what ODO suggested. Quick computer scan revealed about 400000 km recorded in engine ECU. :(

Good luck with your new MARK-X - if you find good one - scan it before you buy it.

CRICKEY!

Crikey alright, that's really dodgy.

Good tip on the ECU keeping the mileage. I'll get it scanned.

That's assuming it's the original ECU and hasn't been replaced with a second hand unit at some stage.

Yes, true. I'd assume though, that if a car had done 400,000kms, and the Odo was reporting well under 100,000 than there would be other obvious signs something dodgy going on (steering wheel, seat, handles would show significant signs of wear from that much driving).

CitizenErased

207 posts

Master Geek

#1273536 30-Mar-2015 16:57

1eStar: Have you checked the Lexus range? IS is Camry size and GS is Aurion size.

Huh? The Camry and Aurion are identical in size. They're basically just 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions of the same car (different dashboard and different front/rear styling).

The Lexus IS interior space is closer to that of to a new Corolla.

1eStar

1604 posts

Uber Geek

#1273855 30-Mar-2015 23:18

CitizenErased:
1eStar: Have you checked the Lexus range? IS is Camry size and GS is Aurion size.

Huh? The Camry and Aurion are identical in size. They're basically just 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions of the same car (different dashboard and different front/rear styling).

The Lexus IS interior space is closer to that of to a new Corolla.

Thanks, this serves to display my Toyota ignorance. I saw an Aurion and GS parked side-by-side one day and it is very obvious they've been in each others parts bin for rear body panels.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4