Aside from cost, what was the most important factor when you purchased your last car?

We all buy cars for different reasons. What influences you or who do you reference before purchasing a car? (Carfax? Significant other? Online reviews?)

Design (20.0%)

Technology (GPS, bluetooth, etc.) (3.3%)

Safety (25.3%)

Fuel Efficiency (33.5%)

Environmentally-friendly (1.8%)

Brand loyalty (7.3%)

Other (9.1%)

Aside from cost, what was the most important factor when you purchased your last car?
  • joy9281 By joy9281
    on Feb 13, 2011  

    We purchased a dodge dakota with 4 wheel drive because our winters here in Ohio are so bad and the 4 wheel drive is much safer to drive with. It has also come in handy when moving or purchasing furniture because we can use the truck to do so. I love my 2004 Dakota because of all of these things, it does have it's problems at times but it has been pretty good most of the time.