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Gibson
User | Posts: 54 | Joined: 08/08
Posted: 10/07/08
02:06 PM

Hi its me again well my parents wont let me get the AE86 because its had like 170k miles in it.and i wouldnt have time to rebuild the engine cause ya know im still in school.well now i need to pick a good car in between 1995-2007.

right now im thinking of these cars:
give me some feedback on them and wat other cars would u recommend. and hey im only 14.ima bout to be 15 in November.

and i want the car to be 8k and under.

its mostly gonna be a daily driver and show car.its not gonna be a racer but i will still engine mods.

my ideasin no certain order)

Volkswagon Golf GTI
Volkswangon Jetta 1.8T
Honda Civic SI
Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
Honda Prelude
Honda Accord
Nissan 240sx

and thats all i can think of right now.
but plz give feedback about the cars and how much are they gonna cost and does it have a good aftermarket.  


 
godfather4g64
Enthusiast | Posts: 440 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 10/07/08
02:39 PM

go with the eclipe. you can find a 3rd gen gs for 5-8gs. it is a really safe car to drive. it handels like a queen with stock struts. and gets pretty good mileage. everybody talks *** about them until they get smoked by it. on the other hand the 240sx is an awesome car, but it wont handel as well as the eclipse.  


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Trakes07
User | Posts: 66 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 10/07/08
02:56 PM

haha the civis si isnt a bad choice either, you can get a 2000 for around 8 g's and its a pretty quick car. its good for a first time driver because of the fwd and it handles pretty well. theres a lot of aftermarket support for them also.  


 
THE94LEGEND
User | Posts: 93 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 10/07/08
05:03 PM

wheres the ae86 at i'll buy it.. i want one so bad
all of the hondas except the accord has a very good
aftermarket although it still has one
If I were in ur shoes i'd go for the 240 no doubts about.  


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Tom1994 Tom1994
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 10/08
Posted: 10/08/08
10:31 AM

go with the 240. you can find them under 5,000 most times. it has good mpg, its fast, and it looks a lot better than your other choices. the only thing that will need to be replaced is just a belt or two depending on the mileage which isn't expensive. other than that it shouldn't need much.  


 
Gibson
User | Posts: 54 | Joined: 08/08
Posted: 10/08/08
12:46 PM

yea but for the 240 to be good wouldnt i need an SR20DET swap?

and wouldnt an GTI be good to besides the FWD it is stock turbocharged right?plus it has room. which is one thing i neeed too.lol.

and THE94LEGEND its in the central Alabama.  


 
rabblerouser12
Enthusiast | Posts: 407 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 10/08/08
01:08 PM

GTI's are pretty nice... my friend has one currently in the high 12's.  very nice car, with good potential while retaining driveability.  The KA engine in the 240 is good too, if i got me a 240 id drive the KA till it dies then either get a new KA an build it or swap for an sr depending on fundage.

and ohh *** where in bama? (st, town, and how much)... im comin to central bama on fri in a car carrier for work, and i got 2 spaces available lol. my wifes gonna kill me tho if i bring back ANOTHER car.  so far the total is 3 cars in various project stages, and my daily (4 days a month) driver.  


91 MR-2 Turbo 5-spd
BBS lightweight wheels with Goodyear F1 rubber
Tit-alum A arms with Koni adj. coilovers
Rotura big brake kit in front

 
Gibson
User | Posts: 54 | Joined: 08/08
Posted: 10/08/08
01:15 PM

lol dude its in cc near mont.some poor dude owns it well i think there poor anyway well not poor but dont have too much money.lol.

and yea i kinda do like the GTI cause there stock TC only thing is the FWD. but do u think it would be worth it i showed my parents a pic of one and they kinda like it.  


 
rabblerouser12
Enthusiast | Posts: 407 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 10/08/08
02:53 PM

its def a good starter car... good luck convincing the rentals on it.

A few pointers on the convo, avoid saying anything about power speed etc.  stick to roomy, good mpg, safety, volks reliablity, etc.  and if they bring up that its turbo'ed, tell them a turbo helps with mpg, after all theres a saab commercial that says, "we take the energy from exhaust and recycle it" REPEATEDLY  


91 MR-2 Turbo 5-spd
BBS lightweight wheels with Goodyear F1 rubber
Tit-alum A arms with Koni adj. coilovers
Rotura big brake kit in front

 
Nalls90 Nalls90
New User | Posts: 2 | Joined: 10/08
Posted: 10/09/08
11:39 AM

well in my opion I hope u dnt get ur own insurance because ur going to spending all ur money just paying for that lol. but the civic si is nice for 8k u can get a 2000 si stock which in my opion stock si are pretty hot.

but the eclipse u can get alittle bit cheaper and use the extra money to mod it up.  


 
Gibson
User | Posts: 54 | Joined: 08/08
Posted: 10/09/08
01:08 PM

Im thinking of getting the GTI if my parents let me cause they look pertty nice for a hatchback.

plus has alot of room and pertty good mpg.

soo how much u think for an Volkswagon GTI 1.8T would cost?  


 
THE94LEGEND
User | Posts: 93 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 10/10/08
06:56 AM

Chicks would like the GTI better because its new..
dumb i know.  


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rabblerouser12
Enthusiast | Posts: 407 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 10/11/08
10:10 AM

well take a look at the way most chicks are. dumb.  luckily i found my wife reaking of wd40 after wrenching on her brothers camaro at the drag strip.  love at 1st smell lol  


91 MR-2 Turbo 5-spd
BBS lightweight wheels with Goodyear F1 rubber
Tit-alum A arms with Koni adj. coilovers
Rotura big brake kit in front

 
Twin_Cities_G Twin_Cities_G
New User | Posts: 9 | Joined: 10/08
Posted: 10/13/08
01:00 AM

Do not get a Mitsubishi Eclipse GS! They are ok for a 4 cyl but if your willing to spend 8k look into the honda prelude. That V-tech will rock the Eclipse. I owned a 2001 eclipse gs and didn't like it much. It drove nice but slow. I was just in a car accident and the car was totaled. I broke my neck too   oh well it was the other persons fault and i will be getting a chunk of change so once im out of the brace its all good. Remember, you can never go wrong with a honda, look into nissan more too.  


 
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