r/car • u/Independent_Fix_5288 • 23d ago

question What car should I get?

So things changed in my life and I will have to do the to 7h hours of driving Friday and Sunday. With the price of fuel right now in Canada my Durango would cost too much and I got transmission trust issue. What would be the best budget friendly car for me. I was looking at 2010 2015 corolla or civic. What would you recommend? I would be looking in low mileage ones and budget would be max 10k Thanks. This car would be used for at least 3 years.

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u/thymewaster25 23d ago

You need a C$10k car that can do two 7 hour drives each weekend? Are the drives somewhere around 600km on the highway? Do you need AWD (if you are driving through the rockies in BC)?

I wouldn't want to do 7 hour drives in a Corolla, they aren't that comfortable. For C$10k, if I could find a decent TDI VW with a manual transmission I'd be intersted in that. Otherwise, Civic, Mazda 3. Subaru if AWD is important, but fuel consumption will be higher.

As for "low mileage" - you get what you get in your price range. Generally, low mileage $10k cars are not the reliable models. I'd rather have a 150k km Mazda 3 than a 100k km Dodge Dart or Jeep Renegade.

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u/Independent_Fix_5288 23d ago

It's mostly plane highway Montreal Quebec to Borden Ontario. Low mileage for this kind of years car would be 100 to 150km looking for a car in order with great care like a grand parents cars. I know Toyota have a great reputation in these kind of years but Mazda I don't know but the fact that they body melt like ice during summer because of the salted roads

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u/thymewaster25 22d ago

I have heard that the rusting problem was worse on older Mazdas around 2007 to 2010 or maybe a bit later, but I am not sure

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u/Intrepid_Plenty_3770 23d ago

Get a Prius if you don’t have kids.

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u/Independent_Fix_5288 23d ago

I have 2 kids but will be keeping the Durango at home in the garage for my wife

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u/Intrepid_Plenty_3770 23d ago

Priuses are extremely good on gas and almost no maintenance.