V6 vs I4

[teflor the ranger]

Those inline four cylinder engines are getting more powerful every year. I think a lot of the new inline 4 cylinders put out better torque and power than my old V6. What would you guys look for in a new car? Do you really need 220 hp?

[Dugmaren]

Panty soup. Some cars have it, some do not.

[teflor the ranger]

I think if I was looking for that, I'd get a decent work truck, bang up the bed a little and rub some dirt into it, but then make sure the cab is clean. And maybe keep a small econo/eco car in the driveway next to it for when I'm not 'working.'

[Corth]

This is how Corth rolls. 372 hp is just enough!

[teflor the ranger]

Yeah, that would be in the list of the cars that I *want*. Unfortunately, I'm getting a spectacular price on a car I don't. Is $10,000 enough to soothe the pain? Only time will tell :(

[Corth]

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/995197/

Thread on fatwallet.com about cars.overstock.com. Some really great deals there. 2010 V4 Hyundai Sonata (automatic) for $13,982. Sick.

[Thilindel]

V4? Really corth? It's a Yamaha Vmax?

That would be an I4, as in 'inline 4'
:P

[Corth]

Fair enough. I just basically default to 'V4' when talking about 4 cylinders, but you are right.

[teflor the ranger]

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/995197/

Thread on fatwallet.com about cars.overstock.com. Some really great deals there. 2010 V4 Hyundai Sonata (automatic) for $13,982. Sick.

Yeah, that was the car and price that sparked my dilemma. It's HALF the price of the car I actually want.

[Corth]

If I needed a new car I would have been all over that. Hyundai's have really increased in quality over the past few years and that's a good car for what a much lower level car usually sells for. Also, the Hyundai warranty, though not transferable, is great if you plan to put a lot of miles on the vehicle or keep it for a while.

[teflor the ranger]

I'm probably going to see about picking one up this week. It's a great deal on a decent car.

[kiryan]

sok worked for hyundai about 8 years ago... they came a long way, but their automatic transmissions were still questionable. but if you went manual transmission, between the price and the warranty (10 year 120k miles?) you can't hardly go wrong. I was thinking of buying one, but I wanted/needed an SUV.

Who keeps a car for 10 years? In 10 years, government will have outlawed anything you could buy now in the interests of global warming.