Poll: Rank your top 5 priorities you use to buy a car

Performance (incl: speed, accel, braking, handling, balance, steering, shifting, control,..)

Style (the looks of the car)

Reliability (this is NOT the same as build quality) - measures design/manuf flaws not cup holder size

Quality - defined here as craftsmanship and use of top of the line materials, also body panel gap size, etc

Price (incl: incentives)

Fuel Efficiency in MPG

Image - what do you want to be seen driving

Use - family hauler, racer, day car, weekend car, summer car

Safety

Comfort - measured as how comfortable YOU feel in a car and not which car is roomier (incl: lumbar, reclining seats, leg room around the strg wheel, etc)

Features - gadgets like DVD Player, heated side mirrors, mirror dimmers, auto-sensing wipers, high-end stereo, iPod connections, etc.

Color

Sport Package availability

Other?


Lastly, do you consider yourself a driving enthusiast or a practical driver?

EvoAudi - 9/11/2006 1:00:09 AM

0 Boost

quality,safety, price, mpg. reliability, sport, performance

maxxm - 9/11/2006 2:36:07 AM

+1 Boost

1. Performance (if you're going to drive it, it should be fun).
2. Quality (should you expect anything less?).
3. Use (even toothpaste serves different purposes; so do cars).
4. Style/Image (in the real world, they're closely related).
5. Price (how can this not matter to regular people?).
And Bonus Category: The lineage of the manufacturer. Does this company really deserve your hard earned money and your business for the next few years?

BMW530i - 9/11/2006 4:40:59 AM

0 Boost

1. Driving Pleasure
2. Style
3. Safety
4. Reliability
5. Performance

matt635 - 9/11/2006 4:51:42 AM

+1 Boost

My thought process when buying a car...

1) Is it a BMW.... if YES proceed to 2, if NO go elsewhere and find a BMW for sale

2) Is it faster than my previous car.... if YES proceed to 3, if NO ask to see something with a bigger engine

3) Can I afford it.... if YES buy it, if NO take it for a test drive, but then politely decline to purchase it, then go back to stage 1

Mark - 9/11/2006 8:38:00 AM

+2 Boost

I'll input for logical.....

Priorites for buying a car:

1. Contact local BMW dealer and let them know I am on the way.

2-5. N/A

GermanNut - 9/11/2006 10:45:06 AM

+2 Boost

My thought process when buying a car:

1. Does it have a better interior than a BMW? (If YES, buy it)

Therefore you would end up buying an Audi.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 9/11/2006 12:31:39 PM

+1 Boost

Performance
Safety
Comfort
Quality
Gadgets (Gadget Freak :)
Reliability

Jacob - 9/11/2006 3:16:38 PM

+1 Boost

1. Style
2. Comfort
3. Quality
4. Performance
5. Price

PlanoA4 - 9/11/2006 4:39:12 PM

+1 Boost

1. Driving Dynamics
2. Performance Overall (Acceleration and MPG)
3. Comfort
4. Quality
5. Safety

PlanoA4 - 9/11/2006 4:39:55 PM

+1 Boost

matt635- sounds you have a repeatable process there.

Jay7 - 9/11/2006 4:49:41 PM

+1 Boost

1. reliability
2. performance
3. size
4. luxury
5. safety

1970toyotamarc - 9/11/2006 4:55:47 PM

+1 Boost

A lot of you must be high, if you buy a used vehicle and dont seriously look at reliability. It clearly isnt on most of your lists for new cars, as Autospies readers seem to heavily lean towards German cars. But on a used car, it's a must.

S4cabriofox - 9/11/2006 6:28:34 PM

+1 Boost

1. Performance
2. Luxury/quality
3. Styling
4. Power
5. Safety

Price isn't really an issue these days.

WalterMax - 9/11/2006 7:25:32 PM

+1 Boost

1. tunability
2. reliability
3. handling
4. performance
5. value

S4cabriofox - 9/11/2006 7:35:35 PM

+1 Boost

toyotamarc-

That's also because a lot of people on this website don't buy used.

Carboy - 9/11/2006 8:41:59 PM

+1 Boost

EVERYTHING

mstangpny07 - 9/12/2006 4:50:03 PM

+1 Boost

Make mine the same as I95

Rupert - 9/12/2006 5:54:21 PM

+2 Boost

i buy used.
i don't want to waste my money.
if i had bought a new 745 in 2003 i would have lost around 80000 dollars by now. (cost new, say 120000 dollars here?)
buy used, its great value. 80000 dollars is enough for a used 996 911 here.
2 cars for the price of 1.
and if you get a current model, you still look cool!

weaponX - 9/20/2006 10:32:45 AM

+1 Boost

I drive in stop-n-go traffic 70% of the time. So my priorities are the following.

1. BMW or Mercedes
2. Style
3. Comfort
4. Performance
5. Quality/Reliability
6. Resale value
7. Some practicality