Ach So, the people riding around on camels in America stole your auto.

Not trying to be snarky, but I stated a price per gallon, not per litre. You have to read (and comprehend) the entire post. We Americans haven't converted to the metric system yet.

Roadwarrior,

Fiat has a new small car for North Americans:

http://autos.sympatico.ca/automotive-news/6909/2011-fiat-500-just-15-995-in-canada/2

It's not about the gas milleage, the point is to make
sure your clients don't want to drive with you. Way to hard
to talk real estate and figure out were you are going at the
same time, plus you dont want to drive into someone.

Have you driven a Smart? It's fun, that is the whole idea.

I have a small car I drive around most everyday that gets great gas mileage. When I am taking a client out Ill take my wives newer Tahoe.

With gas prices these days, I drive my Ford Escape a lot less. My wife has a Ford Fusion. That is what I drive as often as I can.

I drive a 99 ford escort and I am 6'3 280lbs and I drive this for the gas mileage, yes I could be in a little nicer car but I deal with first time home buyers and middle class folks and a cheap car seems to work for me.

Keep in mind too that the 2011 model requires premium gas. So even the fuel economy is skewed.

I am a major fan of the Escort. I drove one until about 6 years ago. I did not care for the automatic seatbelt, but I loved the milege, I swear it was 30 or 32. Even when the ac crapped out on mine I drove it to for doin' bpose since it doubled the mileage of my truck at the time, which was an 8 banger. The escrot was easy to work on, quick, and responsive. It raised few eyebrows going in for the shoot.

Thanks Sally--you are totally right-I did not know that. A not so good deal just got worser.er..ererer.

This was very insightful. I have been car shopping for the past 3 weeks...

car shown your status so go with new car..i am car loving person i go with new car every year

If you're getting a brand new car every year, I'm assuming you are leasing them then? What type of cars you driving? Favorite brand?

here I live and breathe the internet, but just now found this website, very good information here...

regarding cars and IMHO, or maybe I am just different then most people: if someone tells me they are successful at what they do, and they pull up in a 15 year old car that barely runs, I have a hard time believing it. I think someone else hit the nail on the head though... I think peoples respect of an agent at first meeting comes from not only the car they drive, but how articulate they are about real estate....not just one or the other. But first impressions are the most important.


I never buy new, but I do buy only luxury cars. I wait 2-3 years, purchase used for 40% off list price with only 30-35k miles on them. This has worked out well for me. What am I driving right now? An Infiniti M45 I picked up 3 years old with 35k miles on it. My wife drives an Acura MDX we picked up 3 years old with 45k miles on it. We picked up both for less then half what they are going for new. We then maintain them meticulously and usually sell when they hit 300k miles. My last BMW 535i I sold after I hit 320k miles and 90% of people couldn't believe I had that many miles on it.

Both the Infinit and the Acura have been bulletproof.

Here's how I try to look at things: If all things being equal, one real estate agent pulled up in a nice luxury car and another pulled up in a 10 year old Ford, which would most people figure is the most successful? Perception is reality.

Sorry to jump in late here and not read all the pages but whats the concensus on larger rims???? Ok??

Larger rims may make you appear to be a drug dealer or a pimp. Do you really need rims that may be worth more than your clients car?

[quote=bsareo]Larger rims may make you appear to be a drug dealer or a pimp [/quote]

If this is your target market, then this should be fine.