Suggestions

[oddduck]

I'm looking to buy a car within the next 24-48 hours. My Jeep is completely unreliable atm. I have 10-12K CAD to spent, could go higher (but it would require putting it on my LOC). I would like it to be no older then 2007 and with under 100,000km on it. This will be our second vehicle. I need to be able to fit a hockey back in the back and an umbrella stroller in the trunk (or hatch).

We are planning on having a 3rd within the next couple years, so in 2-3 years we would want to be able to do 3 across (likely 1 HBB, 1 FF, 1 RF).

We are planning on test driving a Malibu, Fusion & Taurus tonight. Any other suggestions?

 

[Brianna]

2007 Malibus are the last year of the older style, except for the 2008 Malibu Classic. All 2008 and newer that aren't labeled Classic are the newer style. I know the newer style has a hump in the middle seat that I find annoying for tipping. You may find a 2007 or 2008 Classic is more 3 across friendly because the back seat is flat. I do my 08 Malibu though. The trunk is huge.

 

[SafeDad]

I believe the newer Malibu also had somewhat better crash test ratings, too.

 

[oddduck]

We ended up getting a 2011 Ford Fusion with 34,000km on it ($17k vs the $10-12k I wanted to spend). DH test drove one and fell in love. We had a very knowledgeable sales person who knew the car well.