<p>musicmom- that is why a manual transmission car is so cheap- no market for them.</p>
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<p>OK…so I read the above and wondered about using a TORCH on a gas tank!!!</p>
<p>On a more serious note (not that using a torch on a gas tank isn’t serious…)…Congrats Sue…I agree…we need to know the interior and exterior colors!</p>
<p>When H and I were poor grad students we bought a toyota corolla with a manual transmission… I learned.<br>
When our kids were learning to drive, they learned on our old Volvo with a stick. I decided learning how to drive with a clutch was a skill that you would never loose - kind of like riding a bike.<br>
Love the new Corollas - looks like a lexus!</p>
<p>white with beige interior, automatic, air, power windows, nice stereo, ac, security alarm</p>
<p>it was a one owner car, clean record. They put 4 new tires on it. Curious to see what mileage I actually get, supposed to be 30 mpg in the city. that would be a 50% upgrade over the civic. Car is so quiet, that it when you are sitting there at a red light, it doesn’t even feel like it’s running. Going to sell the civic to a friend of my bf for $200. They will replace the rack and pinnion and get a car I’m sure still has life in it.</p>
<p>Congrats on your new purchase! If bf doesn’t want it, I will take it for D in MA. :)</p>
<p>I’m driving a Ford Windstar Van with 211,000 miles on it. Praying it will last me another 6 months!</p>
<p>Great deal- I wish I could have found one like it.</p>
<p>Somehow, I pictured Sue driving a red car. Congrats! When I’m being driven by others, I am always amazed that their cars are quiet. (My 10 y o car definitely rattles.)</p>
<p>We just acquired a 2006 Volvo S40 that is 4 years old and only has 9000 miles on it, driven by original owner only & perfectly maintained & spotless. It was $13,350 and runs great (her lease ended & she wanted it to have a good home while she started a new lease on a SUV). I know that there may be some expensive maintenance & repairs down the road but we couldn’t resist the price & feel we’ll have some years of hassle-free driving. Did take it to the dealer because left trunk prop needed to be replaced just as the warranty is expiring on 9/10.</p>
<p>Yes, that’s it!
Newer cars are QUIET.
My friends have a 3 year old Prius, when sitting at a light, it sounds so quiet that it seems that it must have stalled out. Even my ‘new’ Scion is very quiet for a small car.
Love it.</p>
<p>Sueinphilly- your new car sounds perfect, all the bells and whistles I would ever need.
Hope it lasts you many many miles.</p>