What car would you pick?

ljasonl · Post by **ljasonl** » March 22, 2004

None of the above unless you're not the one paying for everything. You could get a much cooler/faster/better car by buying something with less cost of ownership. Save the sports cars till after you turn 25. Or 21 at least.

Post by **tenchu** » March 22, 2004

What would you recommend then ljasonl? I'm up for suggestions, I'm not to big on my nice $435/mo insurance...

Post by **kotomile** » March 22, 2004

tenchu wrote: $435/mo insurance...

:jawdrop:

Post by **tenchu** » March 23, 2004

...yeah, thats what i said, I called American Family, General, Geico, and Allstate, and that was the cheapest ><, its like 750/6mo for liability only, but i gotta get a loan to get a new car, so I would have to get comp/collision, which brings the grand total to... $2610/6mo, DEEDOO!!

Post by **Nikku** » March 23, 2004

first of all call 21st century, second of all your insurance should not be that high even for a first time driver

Post by **tenchu** » March 23, 2004

I don't know if there is a 21st Century around here, ill have to look into it. And I donno, maybe my Operation w/o a drivers licence, wreckless endangerment, obstruction of justice tickets, made it so high lol

ljasonl · Post by **ljasonl** » March 23, 2004

Well, I would get a 93-01 Impreza. If not that, a 240sx or Miata. All of those are cheap to buy, and any of those with a low boost turbo kit would own any stock mk3 Supra, N/A Z, and give a good run to a TT Z on the straights and be quicker in the corners. The same goes for a Civic, or just about any of the cheaper to buy cars, but they're not as unique or cool. For example an Impreza you can get a good condition one for $2000, spend about $800 on a 2.5 swap and $2000 turboing it, and own modded WRX's all day long. Spend another $1000 building the internals, turn up the boost or give it a dose of nitrous (or both) and you'll have a monster. Or simply swap the 260hp JDM motor for about $3000, or even the 300+hp closed deck RA-C engine if you can find one.

The DSM is not a bad choice, but you do know those things tend to break a lot of parts once you start modding if you don't know exactly what you're doing, right? I know a few people with some really high power DSM's, and I think their cars spend more time in the shop than they do driving.

Post by **tenchu** » March 23, 2004

you do know those things tend to break a lot of parts once you start modding if you don't know exactly what you're doing, right?

Ive heard

-Also, any Z I would be able to afford would most likey have an expired turbo due to high mileage.

-And, MA70's (7M) are known for going through head gaskets like a kid through cap'n crunch.

I looked into Impreza's for a while, and kinda forgot, I'll have to look into them again, I love my dad's WRX and I would LOVE to smoke the fuck outta his 30k car with my 2k, ROFL!!!!!!