I live in a small town in western Kentucky. Relatively rural area. Found a new Chevrolet S10 a few years ago. Mexican plates. And, it was at a very popular local Mexican restaurant.

It really does have a surprisingly nice sound.

I take the average (15,000 miles a year, I think) and try to stick around that or below it. It also depends on the type of vehicle. For example, a luxury car with high miles is a totally different story than an econobox with high miles. High mileage SUVs and minivans are usually gross because kids. And, anything used…

Agreed. Literally every light on the front is an LED except for those halogens.

In September, we got a steeply discounted 2019 Limited AWD due to the impending arrival of the 2020. We ended up paying not much more than the base model 2020s price for a loaded 2019. Yeah, it’s “last year’s model”, but a boring 3-row SUV is what it is regardless. It gets the job done.

Once the Mazda6 is inevitably dropped in the U.S. due to low sedan sales, I’ll likely migrate to one of these or a CX-5 once I’m due for an upgrade from my 2016 6. I just paid it off, though, so he getting rid of it isn’t going to happen anytime soon.

Came *THIS* close to buying a new TourX this past couple of months. Couldn’t pull the trigger, though, because I knew it wasn’t going to be around much longer and dealers just weren’t as willing to work with me as I thought they’d be.

Repeat Mazda buyer here. 2008 Mazda3 S Touring hatchback - bought it in August 2009 with 12,000 miles. Drove it all through college and traded it in on October 10, 2015 with 75,000 miles. Never any issues. And, no rust.

First car: 1992 Chevrolet Beretta. Base model with the 2.2 four-cylinder and a 3-speed automatic. Slow as molasses. Second car? 1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT1 coupe with GM’s “3400” V6 and a 4-speed automatic. 175 whopping horsepower. Coming from the Beretta, the Grand Am felt like a damn rocket. I promptly got my first…

If the key is to be anonymous, my wife’s new car will work. A gray Toyota Highlander. I swear there are 100 of them in the small town we live in.

Neutral: Yes. My wife and I just bought a 2019 Toyota Highlander in September. Toyota and the dealer promptly gave us over $6,000 off without us even really asking. The 2020 is a “new” design, so the 2019s that are left are effectively on clearance. Worked for us.

I posted this on TTAC, but it seems prudent here as well.

My wife and I recently bought a boring SUV at the combination Honda/Toyota/Nissan dealer here in our small town. They briefly suggested a Pathfinder and I declined, saying I wanted something with some sort of resale value. 

Yes. My wife is allowed, because the cars are half hers. Although, she doesn’t care either way about driving.

My former stepmother had a very close sibling to this car. Hers was the same color but was a ‘99 model instead. I always thought it was a cool car, even if she was an evil witch of a woman. The heated seats were fascinating to me, as 11-year-old me had never experienced them before. And, there was an OEM Bose stereo…

As others have said. Gorgeous car. Too many issues. I’ve known people like that, too. In other news, I bought a new car on a new platform in its first year of production from an even smaller company than Alfa Romeo, and it has been fine. It was a third of the price, too. If I’m paying what the Giulia is asking, I…

I honestly had no idea how bad these were until I had a 2017 Focus hatch as a rental in October 2018. It shuddered and shook and slipped in and out of gear every time I accelerated. It was noticeable enough that my wife even asked me if something was wrong with the car. Granted, this was a rental and may or may not…

I understand the dealer problem.

I don’t own an Omni, but I do own a similarly unloved econobox of yore, in similarly immaculate condition as the blue Omni posted here. And I work hard to keep it that way.

Anything safety related (tires, brakes, headlights, wipers - people tend to forget those). And anything that will keep the car from doing its job (providing transportation). I see so many cars being sold locally that have ads that say “needs engine” and you can almost immediately tell that the car was neglected and…