Im looking to buy a moderately price used car and am deciding between 99 Olds Alero v6 auto ($5000) or 1998 Mazda 626 MANUAL ($6000).Which one is a better more reliable choice???
2007-02-21 06:36:00 · 8 answers · asked by TJ 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
Oh yea, Alero has 108k miles, 626 110k
2007-02-21 06:37:20 · update #1
Thanks for the blue book site but your quotes are inaccurate,The bbv for 626 $5,070 alero $5,370 and the lot cgarges $1000 finance fee...Oldsmobile went bankrupt but it is a GM car so the parts are interchangeable...basically a grand am anyway...
2007-02-21 06:53:49 · update #2
Neither car is worth the money.
Alero $2500 to $3000
626 $2800 to $3500
2007-02-21 06:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by Ghostly Ghost! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
626. The Alero, while a fine looking car, is a POS.
Getting an Alero repaired wouldn't be a problem. Under the skin, it's the same as a Pontiac Grand Am. Unfortunately getting it repaired would be a frequent non-problem.
Look here, see what I mean:
http://carsurvey.org/modelyear_Oldsmobile_Alero_1999.html
The 626 is a better choice, but not the best. The 626 and MX-6 are the least reliable cars Mazda has made outside of their turbo rotaries. (They're also very unspectactular cars regardless...not up to Mazda's other cars handling wise)
http://carsurvey.org/modelyear_Mazda_626_1998.html
edit: Blue Book is a work of fiction. Notice how you almost always see car ads saying "BELOW BLUE BOOK!" You know what that means? It means Blue Book is wrong.
2007-02-21 06:59:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember when the Alero came out...the torquey V6 made it a favorite with some auto-journalists, and overall the design and interior weren't really offensive.
But considering Olds is dead, its a tad harder to find parts for it in the next few years, ot to mention the depreciation will kill you. (remember Daewoo anyone?)
I would go with the 626...the drivability is a bit more fun, and a bit more reliable in the end. The 2.5L DOHC V6 is bulletproof and easy to work on overall, plus it sounds a bit more sophisticated than the 3.4LOHV V6 GM unit. The 4 cylinder 2.0L is a good reliable unit as well, just make sure you change the timing belt before it's time.
Other than A/C here or there, or electrical issue here and there, haven't really heard anything bad about it.
2007-02-21 07:42:04 · answer #3 · answered by A A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
626
2007-02-21 06:39:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If those are the only two choices, I would go with the Mazda 626. It's going to be a lot tougher to get any Oldsmobile fixed now that the division has folded.
2007-02-21 06:43:57 · answer #5 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would take the 626 manual (if you don't mind shifting), but I would try to talk them down at least 1000-1500 unless the thing is just in cherry condition.
2007-02-21 07:34:39 · answer #6 · answered by joemammysbigguns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been given 2 brothers a million is 21, 17, then me sixteen 21=he has a Saturn 17=he has a 2008 pink Ford Explorer (rather superb) Me(sixteen)- i basically offered a 2007 Ford Mustang with Black with a pink Racing Stripe and pink wall tires in case you like low priced flow honda in case you like superb and rather low priced flow Ford or Chevy I pay $350 a month and my 17 twelve months previous bro pay i cant keep in mind if its $4 hundred or $425
2016-09-29 10:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither- Those prices are a least twice to high.
2007-02-21 06:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by $1,539,684,631,121 Clinton Debt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋