Dear Steve and Jeev,
My girlfriend needs a car while in the midst of many other big financial decisions that severely limit her car budget. Here’s the situation. (Read More…)
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Tercel. Echo. Yaris.
When the history of great cars is written, these models will likely not be anywhere near the short list.
Posted in News Blog, Toyota
Tagged as Budget, frugal, fun, SE, small car, Subcompact, Toyota, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Yaris SE, under $20k
Tagged as Budget, frugal, fun, SE, small car, Subcompact, Toyota, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Yaris SE, under $20k
Here’s a statement you won’t see at any other automotive outlet – when I hopped out of a 2012 Mercedes CLS and into a 2012 Nissan Versa SL, I felt like I was at home. This has as much to do with my auto journalist salary as it does my love of bargains. As much as I love $50,000 pickups and supercharged sports sedans, my friends and relations rarely ask which AMG product they should buy. Usually, the decision looks a little like the photograph above. Today’s quandary: the 2012 Nissan Versa vs the 2012 Nissan Sentra. Let the games begin.
Posted in Car Reviews, Nissan, Sentra, Versa
Tagged as 1.6, 2.0, Alex L. Dykes, bargain, Budget, commuter car, Comparison, Economy, MPG, Nissan, Sentra, Versa
Tagged as 1.6, 2.0, Alex L. Dykes, bargain, Budget, commuter car, Comparison, Economy, MPG, Nissan, Sentra, Versa
A federally funded ticketing blitz in the state of Virginia landed a total of 6996 traffic tickets this weekend. The blitz, dubbed “Operation Air, Land & Speed” coincided with frantic efforts by state officials to close a$2.2 billion budget deficit. Supervisors ordered state troopers to saturate Interstates 81 and 95 to issue as many tickets as humanly possible over the space of two days.
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Posted in Crime & Punishment, Government, News Blog, Taxes
Tagged as Budget, Crime & Punishment, Speeding Tickets, State Police, Virginia
Tagged as Budget, Crime & Punishment, Speeding Tickets, State Police, Virginia
Why that car? My cousin was slightly amused at the sight of my 2004 Ford Taurus SES. A rental car seemingly loaded with penny-pinching mediocrity and cut corners. An unusual choice for the holidays. It had made the long journey from Northwest Georgia to Jewish Florida in a day’s time. The leather was cheap, but functional. The buttons were cheap, but functional. The price bought it for was very cheap…
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