Next project

[msmemory_archive]

OK, on to the next thing. I need a new car. At least, new to me. Candidate makes and models include Toyota (Prius, Corolla, Matrix), Subaru (Forester, Outback), Chevy something, Saturn something, Honda something. Or something else I haven't thought of.

Must have: mpg comparable to Prism (~30), auto trans, CD, excellent acceleration (I do have to drive in Boston), support system convenient to my home, rear window defrost. I expect to drive it for more than 100,000 miles, so reliability is key.

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Re: Car Talk

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

A wagon is a definite possibility for us. While we don't have your reasons for wanting one, hauling gear to events, games, and cons would be a nice plus.

Where is there a Subaru dealership in the NW area (Waltham to Stoneham-ish)?

Re: Car Talk

[hungrytiger]

Subaru dealers in the area are:

Cityside Subaru - One Broadway, Arlington
Natick Subaru - 948 Worcester Rd, Natick
Village Subaru - 61 Powdermill Rd, Acton
Subaru of Wakefield - 888 Main St, Wakefield
Car Mart Subaru - 277 Main St, Wilmington
Ira Subaru - 97 Andover St, Danvers
Norwood Subaru - 842 Providence Hwy, Norwood

The model we're probably going to get is the new 35th Anniversary Edition Legacy Wagon.

For the record, you can also get the Ford Taurus in a wagon model, but we gave it a test-drive and it felt like a boat [The Ford Focus wagon is supposed to be much better, but is smaller than we're looking for]. The VW Passat wagon is another possibility, but we're not fond of VWs and given that the car is more expensive and requires premium gas we nixed it

Re: Car Talk

[tpau]

cityside is not so hot, is where i got my forester from.

if you want good milage, go for a hyondai, they are very nice and very inexpencive, and have a very nice warrantee. they are however small.

Re: Car Talk

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

I was quite happy with Wakefield; their prices aren't the best (you'll probably pay $200-300 more there), but their service is definitely tops.

Re: Car Talk

[keshwyn]

Cityside has a bad habit of being thoroughly condescending toward women, however, or at least it did the last time I was foolish enough to go there. :/ In the one test drive and the seven or eight visits I made there while I owned a Subaru, I got talked down to every single time.

I was -markedly- unimpressed by their behavior when I bought my last Subaru - I ended up going to Natick. Natick was OK, but it was really far away from where I am now, so I wasn't so thrilled.

Now I have a Honda Civic from Honda Cars of Boston (Everett) and I love the car. And the service department has yet to condescend to me at all.