Jetta - I have no info there.
Accord/Camry - Very worthy, V6 can be pricey.

Since you are going to keep it and you like warranty, you really can't go
wrong with the '06 Hyundai Sonata. I have an '99 V6 Accord and I really
enjoyed the Sonata V6. Gets the same gas mileage as all of the other V6's
plus, the truly fun part, you'll save many thousand dollars on the purchase.
I test-drove one for a $50 promotion and I liked it. Heck even the base 4
cyl comes with a crap-load of airbags (seat, curtain front and rear), ABS,
brake assist, stability control and traction control. If you just consider
the safety features, wait, you can't even option some of those features on
the Camry/Accord and certainly not at a decent price. I think Edmunds is
advertising the top-of-the-line, loaded with every option, Sonata LX V6 for
$24k. They also have a $1000 rebate if you finance through Hyundai. Not
bad. The base 4 cyl model with rebate is yours for ~$17k. Yes, they still
have the 100k mile warranty.

here are the trims:
http://www.hyundaiusa.com/vehicle/so...mpare_trim.asp

I know I will get spammed for that but DUFFFMAN, just go drive it, Hyundai's
deserve consideration, as they are not the same cars of even 2 years ago.
If you don't like it and think it sucks, at least you can come back here and
spam me

.... back in the day, Toyota/Honda/Nissan (Datsun) were considered cheap,
suck-azz vehicles.

-keith




<dufffman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> i am about to buy a new car and am debating between the accord the
> jetta and the camry.
>
> I want to buy a car that will potentially last me a while. I am not in
> the market to buy a car and sell it after 3 years.
>
> - The car has to be automatic.
> - It has to be a four door with more back-room than our current car (a
> 2000 Corolla).
> - I am not too good with cars so preferably something that I wont have
> to tweak around too much, and hopefully will never need to pop the hood
> unless I need a jump. And on that note can someone explain me the
> differences between the various warranties? (powertrain, bumper to
> bumper, corrossion perforation etc?) My thinking (although probably
> flawed) is that I should just buy a hyundai since they have 'americas
> best warranty' and I would be able to take it into them if there do
> arise any problems w/it. Can someone please explain?
> - A V6 would be nice but I honestly can't justify it, and a V4 would
> suffice
> - The car will be parked on the streets of NYC and will be driven
> primarily on weekends.
> - I am thinking of getting a used car (either a 2003 or 2004) to take
> into account the major depreciation that I have heard about in the
> first year of the car. Any thoughts on that? Any recommendations on a
> good place to look for such deals?
> - And finally what is a good place to check "prices" of cars? I have
> seen various sites (kbb, edumnds, carfax).. can anyone recommend a
> particular one or are they all good enoough?
>
> Based on these criteria can someone please recommend the best fit based
> on my needs and any reasons for doing so?
>
> Thank you very much!
>