On May 24, 2:21 pm, Jack <buywhe...@hotmail.com> 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

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 shit 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.
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"billyboy24d" <billyboy24d@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On May 24, 2:21 pm, Jack <buywhe...@hotmail.com> 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
>

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.

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 shit, 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.
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"Tom Y" <tomy@noemail.com> wrote in message
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> 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.