Honda Cars and Motorcycles

Which car should I buy?

Most persuasive / in depth answer gets the best answer
Im looking to spend about 40,000
Not a minivan
It must be at least a 5 seater
i'm enviormently consencoius so mileage is important I would consider a hybrid
I already have a honda but ill by another brand if you can convince me
Saftey is extremely important
Do outhink I should buy american why
Thanks guys good luck best one wins
40,000 is the limit im willing to spend upt 40K

First of all, you don't need to spend $40G
Nor, in the case of a Hybrid, should you go pre-owned, because only the FIRST owner of a Hybrid will be able to take advantage of federal & state tax incentives.

Click on the link below for a side by side comparison that I've compiled for you.

http://www.fordvehicles.com/suvs/Escape/compare/details/?vehicles=19019|20184|20665|19297

I highly recommend the Hybrid Escape or (it's sister) Mercury Mariner.
Now, as far as the gas mileage ratings....well...they're compiled by the government & .....well I'll give you my own personal experience:

4X4 Escape my combined average (city & hgwy) 28 MPG (one week test drive & I drove it like I just stole it)
The following week I did EXACTLY the same type of test with a Honda Accord Hybrid.....result..15.8 MPG
The reason for the big difference in gas mileage is (for one) the Ford is a "full" Hybrid while the Accord is a "mild" Hybrid.
All Hybrids are not huge gas savers and there are several types of "hybrid" technology. For more info on this subject, you need to go to http://hybridcars.com >technology>types of systems>terms

Now here's the link for this vehicles safety ratings:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/ncap/index2.cfm?myYear=2007&myMake=Ford&myModel=Escape%20Hybrid

The safety ratings on this vehicle are great.....even though...
This test was done WITHOUT the optional side impact air curtain/canopy!!!.....I would opt up for that, if I were you since safety is extremely important to you .

I included the Lexus in the 1st (link) comparison for you only because another answerer suggested it....& because Lexus has been rated #1 for reliability for 11 straight years ( according to J.D. Powers Study (I'm gonna cut & paste one of my previous answers for those results), But I also included the Mercury Mariner ..because Mercury is rated #2

My prev. "Best" answer:
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Since you ask specifically for reliability , may i refer you to the most recent J.D. Power & assoc. study, rather than each individual "Yamster" opinion ?
The most recentl study was of 2003 vehicles that had been on the road for 3 years. This study lists 37 manufacturers in order of the least problems to the most problems .
I'll list in their order:
1 Lexus
2 mercury
3 buick
4 cadillac
5 toyota
6 acura
7 honda
8 jaguar
9 bmw
10 infinity
11 lincoln
12 ford
13 oldsmobile
<<<<<<<<< 14 chrysler
15pontiac
16 subaru
17 gmc
18 mercedes-benz
19 chevrolet
20 nissan
21 mazda
22 porsche
23 hyandai
24 dodge
25 mitsubishi
26 jeep
27 volvo
28 audi
29 mini
30 isuzu
31 saturn
32 volkswagon
33 hummer
>>>>>>>>>>>>not reliable
34 kia
35 suzuki
36 saab
37 land rover
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SORRY THIS IS SO LONG ...BUT YOU ASKED FOR IN DEPTH
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Now as for buying Amercan ? Let's not EVEN get me started on that ! I'll be typing all night!!!!!

(but take a look at the top 6 on the above list...50% American!)

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