My wife and I are looking for a larger vehicle (we have a Corolla) and have settled on the Vibe/ Matrix. There are 2 vehicles that I am seriously considering:2006 Vibe (automatic, 20k miles) for $10,8002007 Matrix (manual, 17k miles) for $13,000I actually prefer a manual, but either way is no huge d...

Thanks all (and I enjoyed the debate as well ).We are planning on buying the car with cash, so financing is not really an issue. How do I find out about the various rebates that are being offered right now?I just contacted a Toyota dealership in my area and I could buy a new 06 Matrix base w/ 5spd f...

Thanks a ton to everyone. What a lot of great advice! I will keep checking this board and promise to let you know when the decision is made. I feel so much more empowered now to make a better decision. The xA is definitely off the board, the Versa quite unlikely, so we will probably be going with th...

thx joatmon.We are leaving Europe and moving to Cali (my home state). I know the test drive is important, but I am starting to lean heavily towards the Matrix/ Vibe. I just sold my 2005 Skoda Fabia (basically a VW Golf- parts manufactured by VW) with 101hp so I am not gonna be too picky about a lot ...

Hi all.First of all, thanks for a great site/ community!Okay, my wife and I are looking to purchase a used/ new car (if used then less than 2 years old). She is also expecting (yeah!!!) so we have to think of things like space (stroller in the trunk). We want a reliable, economical car that we plan ...