Comments on: Less Pedestrian http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/ Jeremiah on gay geek technocracy. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:52:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: gregory http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-30748 gregory Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:38:02 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-30748 buy a honda. they are rather bulletproof, and good on gas by the way...hope your trip/LA is as fun as mine buy a honda. they are rather bulletproof, and good on gas
by the way…hope your trip/LA is as fun as mine

]]> By: ryanharne http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-29772 ryanharne Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:41:51 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-29772 With some brakes added onto Steph's suggestion, you'll be ready to go. With some brakes added onto Steph’s suggestion, you’ll be ready to go.

]]> By: Steph http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-29477 Steph Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:27:02 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-29477 I think you should get a car with four wheels. And a steering wheel. And breaks, those are good too. And probably it should have an engine, unless you want to go Fred Flintstone. I think you should get a car with four wheels. And a steering wheel. And breaks, those are good too. And probably it should have an engine, unless you want to go Fred Flintstone.

]]> By: Armen http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-28815 Armen Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:58:11 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-28815 Corolla's and Civic's are definitely contenders as well. My first car was a Corolla and my parents have bought nothing but Camry's for the last 20 years! Talk about brand loyalty! :-) You'll be pleased to know that there are more Toyota dealerships within a 30 mile radius in L.A. than any other city in the country! Competition is fierce. I recommend you pick up a Friday or Saturday edition of the L.A. Times when you arrive. You'll find incredible offers out here. For the best bang for the buck, also try cars.com and carmax.com. You'll find great deals on slightly used vehicles at both sites. Good luck searching and welcome to the City of Angels :-) Corolla’s and Civic’s are definitely contenders as well. My first car was a Corolla and my parents have bought nothing but Camry’s for the last 20 years! Talk about brand loyalty! :-)

You’ll be pleased to know that there are more Toyota dealerships within a 30 mile radius in L.A. than any other city in the country! Competition is fierce. I recommend you pick up a Friday or Saturday edition of the L.A. Times when you arrive. You’ll find incredible offers out here.

For the best bang for the buck, also try cars.com and carmax.com. You’ll find great deals on slightly used vehicles at both sites.

Good luck searching and welcome to the City of Angels :-)

]]> By: ryanharne http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-28727 ryanharne Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:53:32 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-28727 The 2003-present Toyota Corollas are incredibly reliable, have fuel efficiency in high 30s mpgs, and are in the value range that you are likely looking for. My sister & bro-in-law purchased one a year ago and it is an awesome vehicle. The automatic transmissions on Toyotas are also impressive. I think this would be the value car you should look at. The 2003-present Toyota Corollas are incredibly reliable, have fuel efficiency in high 30s mpgs, and are in the value range that you are likely looking for. My sister & bro-in-law purchased one a year ago and it is an awesome vehicle. The automatic transmissions on Toyotas are also impressive. I think this would be the value car you should look at.

]]> By: Armen http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-28645 Armen Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:15:32 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-28645 On my drive home tonight, I came to the realization that perhaps I didn't give the Mini fair credit. :-) It is indeed a phenomenal car for the price, but given that only the manual transmission will give you driving pleasure, it just won't be a good mix for the heavy traffic that you'll hit here. If you can wait that long, the 2007 Mini's will get a substantial boost in torque and horsepower. More importantly, I would imagine these new powerplants would pair very well even with an auto transmission. Comfort level however played a large part in my list of recommendations. The interiors of both the Jetta and the Mazda 3 have a level of quality that the Mini just can't match. For the best deals, I wouldn't overlook the used car market as well, especially if you have your financing already squared away. If however you find the urge to splurge, then head straight to the Rusnak Audi dealership nearby in Pasadena. The Audi A4's beautiful interior will definitely serve as relaxing therapy for those inevitable bad traffic days :-) On my drive home tonight, I came to the realization that perhaps I didn’t give the Mini fair credit. :-)

It is indeed a phenomenal car for the price, but given that only the manual transmission will give you driving pleasure, it just won’t be a good mix for the heavy traffic that you’ll hit here.

If you can wait that long, the 2007 Mini’s will get a substantial boost in torque and horsepower. More importantly, I would imagine these new powerplants would pair very well even with an auto transmission.

Comfort level however played a large part in my list of recommendations. The interiors of both the Jetta and the Mazda 3 have a level of quality that the Mini just can’t match.

For the best deals, I wouldn’t overlook the used car market as well, especially if you have your financing already squared away.

If however you find the urge to splurge, then head straight to the Rusnak Audi dealership nearby in Pasadena. The Audi A4′s beautiful interior will definitely serve as relaxing therapy for those inevitable bad traffic days :-)

]]> By: Armen http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-28609 Armen Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:40:53 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-28609 The Prius is usually the obvious choice, but I frankly think it's too overpriced for such an uninspired driving experience. If I had to choose a car that is exhilarating to drive and high in quality, the Mazda 3 would win hands down. It has phenomenal gas mileage for a non hybrid and drives like a car twice its price. My runner up would be the Jetta TDI, but since it's not available in CA, you simply can't go wrong with the 3. It will give you the best experience for a car under $18K. You should definitely check it out. The Prius is usually the obvious choice, but I frankly think it’s too overpriced for such an uninspired driving experience.

If I had to choose a car that is exhilarating to drive and high in quality, the Mazda 3 would win hands down. It has phenomenal gas mileage for a non hybrid and drives like a car twice its price.

My runner up would be the Jetta TDI, but since it’s not available in CA, you simply can’t go wrong with the 3. It will give you the best experience for a car under $18K. You should definitely check it out.

]]> By: mike3k http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-28608 mike3k Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:54:51 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-28608 I forgot to mention it's my third Toyota (the other two were Corollas). If I didn't buy the Prius I probably would have bought another Corolla. The Scion & Yaris (?) look nice and are pretty inexpensive. I forgot to mention it’s my third Toyota (the other two were Corollas). If I didn’t buy the Prius I probably would have bought another Corolla. The Scion & Yaris (?) look nice and are pretty inexpensive.

]]> By: mike3k http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-28607 mike3k Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:52:13 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-28607 I just bought a Prius a few days ago (I actually ordered it June 10 and got it Monday). I love it. I was lucky to buy it early enough to get the $3150 tax credit, which goes down to $1500 after September. It cost $25000 with a decent options package (smart entry, backup camera, MP3 input, etc). A basic one is $21,000, but if you can use the tax credit that will effectively bring it down. I just bought a Prius a few days ago (I actually ordered it June 10 and got it Monday). I love it. I was lucky to buy it early enough to get the $3150 tax credit, which goes down to $1500 after September. It cost $25000 with a decent options package (smart entry, backup camera, MP3 input, etc). A basic one is $21,000, but if you can use the tax credit that will effectively bring it down.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/comment-page-1/#comment-28606 Jeremiah Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:42:35 +0000 http://jeremiahlee.com/blog/2006/07/27/less-pedestrian/#comment-28606 Would love a hybrid, but they're so expensive that it would take over 10 years to recoup the premium paid for it over a non-hybrid. Would love a hybrid, but they’re so expensive that it would take over 10 years to recoup the premium paid for it over a non-hybrid.

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