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Re: Help CarWoo’s CEO Buy His Next New Car

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Post by tommy_mcclung »

tommy_mcclung wrote: post #4

Ok, here's some more info... I want something practical with a little power, maybe more than a little. An EVO is definitely in the running, my co-founder used to have one of those (until he crashed it into a wall at Infineon). Don't care about the badge but I do care that it has three seats/seat belts in the back.

If you're interested... here's a bunch of threads going on about this on Ford, Honda, Toyota, etc's social media pages. The problem now is I have about 10,000 opinions. Now what do I do?

This is a pretty interesting experiment in how social media can be used. We just posted a note on the FB pages of the manufacturers and our FB page.

http://www.facebook.com/carwoo/posts/164850626908575 http://www.facebook.com/carwoo/posts/10150255637960049 http://www.facebook.com/Nissan/posts/10150574147450375

Re: Help CarWoo’s CEO Buy His Next New Car

#12

Post by tommy_mcclung »

vaksel wrote: post #9
jmjerlecki wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great idea Tommy. Way to leverage social media and go through the process of "eating your own dog food." Glad you guys are OK.

Hondas are pretty safe, when I totaled my Acura I didn't even feel the impact, when I got out I was pissed thinking I now had a dent in my front bumper...only to find out that the whole front end was destroyed

Agree. For how hard we got hit in the accident, it was amazing how little anyone was hurt. Honda FTW.

Re: Help CarWoo’s CEO Buy His Next New Car

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Post by goldmab »

I have a Civic Si, and I would say it's a good compromise of many things. It's more powerful than a base Civic, but I still get 35 mpg highway. It's small, but it's roomy inside and it has a big trunk. It has also been very reliable, as they tend to be.

Maybe get another one.

Also consider: Miata. Because they are the most fun.

Re: Help CarWoo’s CEO Buy His Next New Car

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Post by icey »

I bought a Mazdaspeed 3 on the recommendation of some people here a couple of years ago, and I love it. I actually prefer it over the other 2 "fun" cars I had before - a BMW 330i and a Nissan 350z.

FWD does take a little getting used to though.

Re: Help CarWoo’s CEO Buy His Next New Car

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Post by localtalent »

tommy_mcclung wrote: post #11
tommy_mcclung wrote: post #4

Ok, here's some more info... I want something practical with a little power, maybe more than a little. An EVO is definitely in the running, my co-founder used to have one of those (until he crashed it into a wall at Infineon). Don't care about the badge but I do care that it has three seats/seat belts in the back.

If you're interested... here's a bunch of threads going on about this on Ford, Honda, Toyota, etc's social media pages. The problem now is I have about 10,000 opinions. Now what do I do? This is a pretty interesting experiment in how social media can be used. We just posted a note on the FB pages of the manufacturers and our FB page. http://www.facebook.com/carwoo/posts/164850626908575 http://www.facebook.com/carwoo/…

Two issues I see here:

1. Ultimately, there's a fairly finite universe of cars that meet your criteria, even if you consider the much wider used market. If you pick, say, an EVO MR, how do you pick who gets the prize when multiple people would have suggested it?

2. We ran into this a lot on our automotive board. Someone says 'I want RWD, MT, 4 doors, under $35k' and got a bunch of answers.

But cars are ultimately pretty personal - e.g. I hate VW's interiors, but many love them. Since you've got to go look at them personally, at best you're narrowing down the universe of things to go check out. Unless you're committing to buy the one that gets the most votes.

Could be interesting collect the responses, graph them, and run some analysis on how vocal each brand's fan community is.

Re: Help CarWoo’s CEO Buy His Next New Car

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Post by localtalent »

tommy_mcclung wrote: post #12
vaksel wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hondas are pretty safe, when I totaled my Acura I didn't even feel the impact, when I got out I was pissed thinking I now had a dent in my front bumper...only to find out that the whole front end was destroyed

Agree. For how hard we got hit in the accident, it was amazing how little anyone was hurt. Honda FTW.

My anecdotal evidence agrees - I was a passenger in a Ridgeline that hit a parked (empty) bus at 45mph, everyone walked away with minor bruising.
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