which is the best mid-sized sedan?

[crustyme]

my bro is car shopping and looking at the accord, camry, altima or sonata. all 2011.

anyone own any of the above? pros cons?

[doublej95]

I would buy the Toyota.

[C-Gold]

My friend just bought a Hyundai Sonata and lives it, my other friend has an altima. You probably can't go wrong with any of those good quality cars, just depends on how you like the look. Like I for example hate the look of the honda civics.

[crustyme]

would you buy the camry knowing it will be redesigned for 2012 or wait?

sonata looks awesome but worried about long term reliability and poor resale value.

altima looks nice and is the cheapest but heard cvt (?) transmission wasnt good.

[Andy117]

I have an Accord and just got an Altima 2 months ago as a company car. I like the Accord better. I actually prefer the Subaru Legacy over any of them though.

[crustyme]

what year accord? had 88 & 98 myself. great cars.

anything you dont like about the altima such as the cvt?

[FuzzyDunlop]

Yeah, at least look at the Legacy first before looking at one of those three.

[crustyme]

he doesnt like subaru. says they look like gremlins.

[doublej95]

would you buy the camry knowing it will be redesigned for 2012 or wait?

sonata looks awesome but worried about long term reliability and poor resale value.

altima looks nice and is the cheapest but heard cvt (?) transmission wasnt good.

I have seen some good deals on Camry's at my local dealer. The redesigned models will probably come out a little more expensive. My local Toyota dealer offers a life time powertrain warranty on all new Toyota's. We have two toyota's and many of my friends have bought toyota's the past couple of years.

[onetrickpony]

get a kia and tell ur buddy to increase his bankroll with the leftover money

[mr. leisure]

I`d go with the honda accord

[TobiasFunke]

All pretty good options...I'd narrow it down to the accord or camry, but you cant go wrong with any of those choices

[Smoke]

What's with you guys?

Buy American.. Chevy Impala is the best mid size sedan

[pavyracer]

Don't buy Japanese right now. Who knows when they will be able to make spare parts again?

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

Just buy a Used 09 Lexus IS350 or Acura RL for same price,...

hhahaa. But as you said you cant really go wrong with Toyota,honda, or nissan. There very good cars and built to last. The toyota and honda will have better resale value then the sonata or altima tho.

[jjgold]

Common Cruster you want the fukkin car

Cruster I know you end up with a 86 Honda

Lets go Son

The Brother angle was funny and clever

[crustyme]

What's with you guys?

Buy American.. Chevy Impala is the best mid size sedan

his first car was a ford and it would often stall in the middle of the road. it was a new car mind you. just one of dozens of problems he had. plus everytime it was washed the paint would come off!

hes vowed never to buy domestic again.

[boondoggle]

one word..mitsubischi galant..v6 all leather..loaded..nice sedan..best backseat of any in its class.

UPDATE:

The appear to have discontinued the V6..to bad as this car rocks!

[crustyme]

Common Cruster you want the fukkin car

Cruster I know you end up with a 86 Honda

Lets go Son

The Brother angle was funny and clever

wrong.

this isnt one of your fairytales.

ill post a pic of the car once he decides so you can jerk off to it in your '79 van.

[jw]

sonata looks awesome but worried about long term reliability and poor resale value.

... its got a 10 yr 100k mile warranty .. and higher resale value than the others .. looks like a no brainer to me.

http://blogs.automotive.com/6639078/opinion/2011-hyundai-sonata-gls-ahead-of-toyota-ford-chevy-in-resale-value/index.html

Right out of the box, the Hyundai Sonata received an impressive 36-month residual value of 54 percent of manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) from Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), the industry benchmark for residual values. The residual value topped popular competitive 2010 models from Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and Chevrolet, in addition to premium brands such as Lexus, BMW and Mercedes.

This represents the lowest depreciation in the midsize car segment. The 2011 Sonata even outperforms Honda, depreciating $640 over a three-year period less than a comparably-equipped 2010 model year Accord. Strong residuals add to Sonata’s value equation, indicating higher trade-in value for buyers and lower monthly payment for lessees.

[Dutch]

A 2-3 yr old Cadillac CTS.

[crustyme]

... its got a 10 yr 100k mile warranty .. and higher resale value than the others .. looks like a no brainer to me.

http://blogs.automotive.com/6639078/opinion/2011-hyundai-sonata-gls-ahead-of-toyota-ford-chevy-in-resale-value/index.html

Right out of the box, the Hyundai Sonata received an impressive 36-month residual value of 54 percent of manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) from Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), the industry benchmark for residual values. The residual value topped popular competitive 2010 models from Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and Chevrolet, in addition to premium brands such as Lexus, BMW and Mercedes.

This represents the lowest depreciation in the midsize car segment. The 2011 Sonata even outperforms Honda, depreciating $640 over a three-year period less than a comparably-equipped 2010 model year Accord. Strong residuals add to Sonata’s value equation, indicating higher trade-in value for buyers and lower monthly payment for lessees.

wow, that could change things.

last residual values i saw said sonata was worth only around 27% after 4 years compared to 50% for accord.