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What is your priority in purchasing a car/truck/vehicle?

What are your top priorities in buying a car/truck/SUV?

  • The cost of buying the vehicle

    Votes: 34 61.8%
  • Fuel economy and/or how green the vehicle is

    Votes: 31 56.4%
  • How much/how many it can carry - big is better

    Votes: 4 7.3%
  • Luxury/comfort

    Votes: 14 25.5%
  • Performance - ie powerful and fast

    Votes: 22 40.0%
  • Country of origin/brand

    Votes: 9 16.4%
  • Safety of driver and passengers

    Votes: 18 32.7%
  • How the car looks - cute, sharp, prestige

    Votes: 17 30.9%
  • Length warranty

    Votes: 10 18.2%
  • Multi-use capability (4 wheel drive etc). both as car/truck etc

    Votes: 16 29.1%

  • Total voters
    55
I really dont look for it to be a nice car, just so long as its in good shape, i can keep it that way, decent miles on it, fairly good mpg, and its not going to put me in debt till the end of my life to buy it.
 
This poll misses the most important criteria:

1. Dependability: Is it workable when I need it?

2. Durability: Will it last a long time?

3. Economy: The original cost of the vehicle AND the cost of usage and maintenance (fuel economy included).

4. Simplicity: The ease of repair and maintenance.

5. The availability and cost of parts.

These are the priorities I use whenever I consider purchasing a vehicle. I expect performance to be adequate, but I don't need a hot rod. I expect it to carry what I need to carry.

Things I DON'T need are styling, power windows and doors, A/C, a fancy stereo system, embellishments, etc.

Government regulations have overdone safety (air bags, crushable ends, etc.). I consider these undesirable and prefer a car without them. Give me a car that is sturdy, like the ones built in the 1970's that could take a 5 mph impact with NO damage. Try that with a car made today.
I like your list, but I do like power doors/windows and AC.
 
Cost, someone else mentioned reliability, gas mileage. Perhaps in that order. Poor university/graduate student's needs: need to drive across big state in cold weather on the cheap.
 
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