Vehicle choices for $5,000

i thought you were in st.pete.

 

like tune ups and oil changes? it shouldnt be difficult to maintain

 

nah i live in broward county...but my friend moved up there for college, he goes to usf and when i come to tampa, i usually stay at his place

 

i would recommend a ford explore or and expedition.....
there is a lot of them so the parts r usually cheap.... get a 2 wheel drive one so the insurance isnt threw the roof because its much more expensive to fix a 4x4 if you get in a wreck. Im looking to get one for my self as well.... i found a 5 speed version of it for 2g's...... they look sweet and you can fit people and a good amount of subs and sh** in the back........just thought i would throw my 2cents in....

 

nice dude how do you like it?
cause i would like to maybe get one a couple years down the road depending what im doing....

 

i would imagine the mpg sucks too having the smaller engine.

it has to work harder to get it moving.

hows the vehicle search going so far?

 

right now you definately want to go 'import" I would personally be looking into the hondas mitsubishis etc. Not because there are better vehicles, but if you have a specific only manufacturer can fix problem then if you go with Gm or chrystler then you won't have anybody to fix them.

Approximately 800 or so chrysler gm chevy dealerships are going to be closing down in the us.

some info coming my certified idiot... sorry...mechanic mind/research

lol

 

how good is the mpg ?
and how much is it to insure?

 

not good at all. 12-15 ish. i could be wrong, but my cuz has one and it sucks gas.

for your age you may not be able to afford it. how old are you again?

 

im 17 will be 18 in oct

 

ok then it will be more than you want to pay.

back when i was your age i was paying upwards of 2500 a year

it was bad.

 

well hope im not too late for the suggestion haha... the 4dr blazer is a great option, you can slam it, you can lift it has nice space, and its loud haha my blazer is 4db louder than the quest with the audiopipe...

 

Im 17 and mine is 900 a year so I think you may be a bit high, but I do get discounts for grades and stuff.

 

mine will prob be around 1200 to 1400 a year which will kill me but i gota do it till im 18 and can get my own insurance

 

ouch!!! is it obligatory to have insurance on the states?? here in puerto rico we dont need insurance like all state or stuff like that, although its better to have it, here we have an "obligatory" insurance that you pay for it every year with the license of the car and its like 200 bucks, but it only covers for about 5k in damages, really POS insurance but better than nothing hehe