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With all the hoopla around Toyota gas pedals sticking and causing accidents, could now be the time where the prices for used and new Toyota will finally get a hit and be more reasonable 
? From what I heard they are talking about ten accidents with casualties in the last DECADE, caused by sticking gas pedal. If you ask me there is a bigger chance to win the lotto than dying from a Toyota car accident caused by this problem.
I’m looking to buy a new (for us…) car to replace my dying Honda SUV, but I’m not very happy with the cars I see on the used cars market at this point in time. It is beyond me why would someone want to buy a 10 year old used car with 70 000 miles on it for $10 000 or more, where a brand new cars in the same category is available for $14000? I will see if the prices of Toyotas fall perceptibly, or if dealers are more willing to negotiate than in the past.
To me a car has only one main purpose – to transport you reliably and safely from point A to point B, hopefully without breaking the bank. Everything else is an add-on which in most cases you don’t need, but in case you DO want – you can buy and install at a later time. This includes GPS, CD player, satellite and HD radio, fancy car alarm, aluminum wheels etc. etc. etc.
already see DELL AIO Printer A920 installed for MHALLORA on the WSIPC Staff Desktop.
Can you take a look in the Printers folder and see if it is in there?
Thanks!
Marin Dimitrov
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Hey there, thanks for the note about my blogroll. I managed to fix it. I’m just leaving a note here because my e-mail reply to private@ yourdomain.com bounced back.
So, did you buy a new/used Toyota?
Actually we ended up still keeping the old Honda SUV, instead of shelling for a new car. At this point the old one is beyond repair ($4-5000 for a refurbished engine is what they ask for, just for replacing most likely a cracked head, which seems like to be a common problem with this specific model of vehicle … The same model of car from a dealer costs $4000 max).
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The best part is that the car still works! Granted – I won’t rely on it for driving us to a different state or 100+ mile trips, but all my wife is using it for, is to occasionally go to the local library or grocery store (less than 5 miles away). With such low usage – I’ll just be adding coolant, which will continue to leak inside the engine and overfill it, until the darn thing just gives up one day. The coolant costs me an extra $1 per trip, which is not little, but still beats the amortization costs of a new(er) vehicle.
It has been 5 months now since we found and diagnosed the problem. If the car lasts for 2 more years we’ll be happy.
If it breaks tomorrow – we’ll be happy again, as the new vehicle will have better fuel efficiency than the old one at least
Our actual choice for the most “frugal” vehicle to replace the dying Honda SUV is a KIA Rondo (1-2 year old, less than 40000 miles, price is less than 13000).
Why?
KIA in general has the 60000 miles/ 60 mo full warranty on all their vehicles – so with our low low usage of such vehicle, the warranty will expire in 5-4 years.
The KIA Rondo specifically has enough storage (and a rack on top) to be considered a good enough replacement for the Honda SUV we currently have. The driver’s seat is also a bit lifted above the road, which is one of the things we like about the SUV style vehicles.
With a price of less than $13000 (we were actively looking for a 2009 model with 30000 miles for $11990) – this is the best vehicle one can buy for an SUV replacement, where the features you are looking for are: warranty coverage, price, storage capability, visibility of the road, better fuel efficiency.