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Used Cobalt or Accent
I have a chance to purchase either a 2006 Chevy Cobalt or 2006 Hyundai
Accent for the same amout of money. Both cars are used but are both in excellent, like new condition. I will primarily use the car as a commuter vehicle. Overall cost of ownership including gas mileage, repair, durability, etc. are important to me. The Chevy is bigger and feels relatively more substantial. The Hyundai gets better gas mileage. Which one is likely to have a lower cost of ownership in the long term (ten years)? My apology for cross posting. |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
Jack > wrote:
>I have a chance to purchase either a 2006 Chevy Cobalt or 2006 Hyundai >Accent for the same amout of money. Both cars are used but are both in >excellent, like new condition. I will primarily use the car as a >commuter vehicle. Overall cost of ownership including gas mileage, >repair, durability, etc. are important to me. > >The Chevy is bigger and feels relatively more substantial. The Hyundai >gets better gas mileage. > >Which one is likely to have a lower cost of ownership in the long term >(ten years)? My apology for cross posting. Whichever car was treated better by the original owner. Ask for the maintenance records. Whichever car has better maintenance records, buy that one. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
Jack > wrote in news:1180030916.632282.256950
@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: > I have a chance to purchase either a 2006 Chevy Cobalt or 2006 Hyundai > Accent for the same amout of money. Both cars are used but are both in > excellent, like new condition. I will primarily use the car as a > commuter vehicle. Overall cost of ownership including gas mileage, > repair, durability, etc. are important to me. > > The Chevy is bigger and feels relatively more substantial. The Hyundai > gets better gas mileage. > > Which one is likely to have a lower cost of ownership in the long term > (ten years)? My apology for cross posting. > OK! first...what are the milages of each car? second...is there a complete service history for each car? third....What warranty is there for each car?...is there a 5year warranty unlimited milage for the accent for example? I like driving in my car |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
All things being equal...go with the Cobalt. Bigger, better resale, both are
good vehicles. "Jack" > wrote in message ups.com... >I have a chance to purchase either a 2006 Chevy Cobalt or 2006 Hyundai > Accent for the same amout of money. Both cars are used but are both in > excellent, like new condition. I will primarily use the car as a > commuter vehicle. Overall cost of ownership including gas mileage, > repair, durability, etc. are important to me. > > The Chevy is bigger and feels relatively more substantial. The Hyundai > gets better gas mileage. > > Which one is likely to have a lower cost of ownership in the long term > (ten years)? My apology for cross posting. > |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
On May 24, 2:21 pm, Jack > wrote:
> I have a chance to purchase either a 2006 Chevy Cobalt or 2006 Hyundai > Accent for the same amout of money. Both cars are used but are both in > excellent, like new condition. I will primarily use the car as a > commuter vehicle. Overall cost of ownership including gas mileage, > repair, durability, etc. are important to me. > > The Chevy is bigger and feels relatively more substantial. The Hyundai > gets better gas mileage. > > Which one is likely to have a lower cost of ownership in the long term > (ten years)? My apology for cross posting. It also depends on what you do for a living. If you work on a Union job site or in construction some people can get very nasty toward buying a car not made in the U.S., even if the U.S. doesn't make a car worth buying and a lot of the "American" cars have less domestic parts and assembly then others. Bill |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
Indeed, there are politics in car buying/car parking.
Eg, german cars in synogogues. Japanese cars in Filipino or chinese strongholds. At my wife's job, two filipino's got into near-fisticuffs over one's purchase of a japanese car. American blacks/"minorities" shouldn't be too keen on japanese cars, either, given recent statements. I forgot the context, but some companies doesn't even allow a certain makes (or non-makes) on their premisses--could be Merkin automakers. The Japanese continue their juggernauting on Merkin throats: Nissan w/ $2,000 headlights (maxima) Honda w/ a $400 Yuasa motorcycle battery in a car (Fit) God knows what else. 12 sets of Nissan headlights, or 40 Honda batteries, and you have a new goddamm car. But, ain't **** gonna change. We (the (M)asses) are little more than puppets on a string, with occasional erections. The fact that Paris Hilton is allowed to live, much less thrive on TV, is the death knell of our society. At least give her a hysterectomy. DAT would be an inneresting episode. Me, I forget about politics and just plaster confederate flags all over m'pickup--and on my shotgun rack. Investment advice: Vaseline, Prep H. -- ------ Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY Stop Corruption in Congress & Send the Ultimate Message: Absolutely Vote, but NOT for a Democrat or a Republican. Ending Corruption in Congress is the *Single Best Way* to Materially Improve Your Family's Life. The Solution is so simple--and inexpensive! entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie, all d'numbuhs "billyboy24d" > wrote in message ups.com... > On May 24, 2:21 pm, Jack > wrote: >> I have a chance to purchase either a 2006 Chevy Cobalt or 2006 Hyundai >> Accent for the same amout of money. Both cars are used but are both in >> excellent, like new condition. I will primarily use the car as a >> commuter vehicle. Overall cost of ownership including gas mileage, >> repair, durability, etc. are important to me. >> >> The Chevy is bigger and feels relatively more substantial. The Hyundai >> gets better gas mileage. >> >> Which one is likely to have a lower cost of ownership in the long term >> (ten years)? My apology for cross posting. > > It also depends on what you do for a living. If you work on a Union > job site or in construction some people can get very nasty toward > buying a car not made in the U.S., even if the U.S. doesn't make a car > worth buying and a lot of the "American" cars have less domestic parts > and assembly then others. > Bill > |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
I'm not much of a fan of GM cars, but the Cobalt is an exception. I rented
a lot of cars in the spring of 2006, and the Cobalt was the only one of them I really liked. I drove it thousands of miles, and never had any problems with it. It was comfortable, almost fun to drive, and got amazing fuel economy, consistently. |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
CR gives the Cobalt dismal ratings, esp. reliability, and overall mpg of
only 23 for the 4 cyl. They like the Accent better, altho apparently it's too new to rate fully. But CR listed 28 mpg's--big diff vs. the cobalt. Not really a fan of CR, but ****, they are about the only show in town. Don't know how accurate their mpg ratings are, but hopefully they are at least correct on a *relative* comparison basis. -- ------ Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY Stop Corruption in Congress & Send the Ultimate Message: Absolutely Vote, but NOT for a Democrat or a Republican. Ending Corruption in Congress is the *Single Best Way* to Materially Improve Your Family's Life. The Solution is so simple--and inexpensive! entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie, all d'numbuhs "Tom Y" > wrote in message ... > I'm not much of a fan of GM cars, but the Cobalt is an exception. I > rented > a lot of cars in the spring of 2006, and the Cobalt was the only one of > them I really liked. I drove it thousands of miles, and never had any > problems with it. It was comfortable, almost fun to drive, and got > amazing > fuel economy, consistently. |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
Tom Y wrote:
> I'm not much of a fan of GM cars, but the Cobalt is an exception. I rented > a lot of cars in the spring of 2006, and the Cobalt was the only one of > them I really liked. I drove it thousands of miles, and never had any > problems with it. It was comfortable, almost fun to drive, and got amazing > fuel economy, consistently. Interesting. I test drove a Cobalt before buying my Sonata and it was the most uncomfortable car I've driven since my 79 Chevette. Actually, it was worse than the Chevette. The seat was hard as a rock and the car road like a buckboard. Matt |
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Used Cobalt or Accent
On 24 May 2007 11:21:56 -0700, Jack > wrote:
>I have a chance to purchase either a 2006 Chevy Cobalt or 2006 Hyundai >Accent for the same amout of money. Both cars are used but are both in >excellent, like new condition. I will primarily use the car as a >commuter vehicle. Overall cost of ownership including gas mileage, >repair, durability, etc. are important to me. > >The Chevy is bigger and feels relatively more substantial. The Hyundai >gets better gas mileage. > >Which one is likely to have a lower cost of ownership in the long term >(ten years)? My apology for cross posting. Hyundai = 10 yr bumper to bumper warranty to original owner - they do it to show the quality GM - 5 year drive train to try to convince us they are getting serious about quality if they are still here to cover the warranty. |
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