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Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV):
Price range:
New or used:
Manual or automatic:
Years of driving:
Cars currently suggesting:
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc):



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Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): Luxury, Economy
Price range: $25,000.00 max USD
Manual or automatic: Automatic/Manual
Cars currently suggesting: 2005 Honda Accord EX Coupe/Sedan used w/ V-6, 2005 Honda Accord EX Sedan/Coupe, 2005 Mazda 6 sedan, Acura RSX, Scion tC
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): Leather Seats would be nice , decent car stereo, moon/sun roof?

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): economy...?
Price range: $15,000 USD Max (T___T;;)
Manual or automatic: Either.
Cars currently suggesting:
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc):

Actually, I just need a car that not a lot of people have XD. For example, there are like four corollas in my car, I do not want a corolla XD;;. I wanted a mitsubishi eclipse 2005, but my parents said I have 15,000 max limit on my car =_=;;. Any suggestions .__.;;?

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV):
Price range: $20,000 max
Manual or automatic: Automatic
Cars currently suggesting: Honda Accord Hybrid Sedan, Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): CD player

I'm definitely thinking about a hybrid because gas is so expensive where I live.

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): Sporty
Price range: 5k-15k
New or used: used
Manual or automatic: manual
Cars currently suggesting: Integra GSR, s14 240sx, 3000gt vr-4, Honda Prelude.
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc):
2 door, 4 seater, Power, the best to Mod for less($$$).

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): Sporty, SUV
Price range: up to 32k
New or used: new
Manual or automatic: auto
Cars currently suggesting: chevrolet avalanche, cadillac escalade ext.
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): I don't need space at all. I just want a REALLY tall/high car. But not really that long.

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if You live in the 'real world' like the rest of us i suggest one of the following 3 choices:

Subaru AWD WRX/Toyota Supra/Mazda RX-7

if You can scrape up the dough.....You WON'T regret it.....i guarantee it!

-CLUTCH-

^in the 'real world', gas prices are really really high.
those sports cars are gas chuggers =/

Wussup?!

true. but thats not what he asked. he just asked "WHAT CAR SHOULD I GET?" besides....its a package deal. and we all know, thats just the way thing are and ever will be. if you want a Pantera-its going to be EXPENSIVE and suck gas. if you want a geo metro-its going to be cheap but plan on leaving to your destination REALLY early... anything in the middle is pretty boring.

-CLUTCH-

Get whatever you like and can afford... dont let the car be a burden financially.

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): economy
Price range: up to 20k
New or used: New
Manual or automatic: automatic
Cars currently suggesting: Honda Civic 2006, Toyota Matrix 2006
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): reliability, fuel economy, performance etc...basically, I wanna know which car gives me more bang for the bucks. You can be as specific as you'd like, in fact, I prefer it. Thanks.

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): SPORTY,ECONOMY
Price range: up to 15k
New or used: NEW
Manual or automatic: AUTO
Cars currently suggesting: no idea, honda civic, mazda3, lancer..etc
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): fuel economy

Mazda 3, Honda Civic, or Toyota Corolla

I'd pick the 3...just cause it's a bit different.

Beware of buying a Mitubishi. Bad "customer service".

Between those two, i would get the civic. more horsepower and better fuel efficiency. i would only go for the matrix if i needed the cargo space. but then again, i would rather go for something else like a mazda3 hatch instead of the matrix even though the mazda3 gets worse gas mileage. The top choices for an economy car under 20k would be the civic or corolla. other competitors are the sentra, mazda3, lancer.. the two i would consider are civic or mazda3.. civic being more economical, and mazda3 being more fun to drive and more cargo space (with the hatch)

^ Thanks Boa808!! That's the exact kind of answer I need.

*shakes hand*

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): sporty
Price range: max 21k
New or used: used
Manual or automatic: perferably automatic but manuals good with me (just think of the extra workout u get when stuck in traffic...sheesh.)
Cars currently suggesting: vw GTI 1.8T, acura rsx type s 2k, honda 2k s2k
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): uhm no preference really. just has to be aesthetically decent and a moderate price range

Honda S2000 but get the AP1 (2000-2003) because it has a 9k redline if you can help it get the 2002 because it has the leather wrapped shift knob, tweeters in the doors, and a glass rear window with defrost. Most of the problems where worked out in the MY02. It only comes 6 speed so...yea.
Very tossable car, its a honda so its very reliable. 240hp on a 4 cylinder engine. Convertible, 2 seater, rwd, hid's, digital gauges. Only downside is you cannot rotate the tires, no traction control or anything like that, better not have more than 1 friend that needs a ride, stiff suspension so uncomfy for long drives, sucks in rain and don't even think about driving when it snows.

^ the s2k sucks in the rain ? really?

Get an e36 m3 =P 95s are as cheap as 10,000. torque-y, and handles well.

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): sporty/luxury
Price range:up to 20k
New or used: used
Manual or automatic: leaning toward stick? but with a sedan probably auto
Years of driving: 2
Cars currently suggesting: 95-99 e36 M3, 330ci, 98-99 CLK, c240/320 (2001-2003)
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): uh always wanted an m3, but then again 330ci looks nicer/newer? clk's are in the same price range and newer for the same price, but then again for college, c240/c320 might be more practical, plus newer?

Depends on which tires but factory tires yes. The popular tire for this vehicle is the Potenza S02 and that sucks in the rain. Then you have the Potenza S03 which is good for like the first 3-4k miles because it has this small rain tread but once that runs out its pretty much like an S02.

But like everything if you have skill enough then you can drive this car all year round with all season tires as some people do on the s2000 forum




if you get an E36 M3 look for a 97 if you can help it, it has the updated nose, water pump, it also has the 3.2 litre engine where as the 95 has the 3.0 litre engine. I think the 99's will be over 20k but if you can find one in your price range because they are awesome. I believe they used a different type of leather that year as well as a 3 spoke steering wheel

Besides those 2 differences, anything else that makes it better besides that year or two of being newer?

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): economy
Price range: 5000 usd max.
New or used: used
Manual or automatic: want to learn manual...
Years of driving: just got licenses
Cars currently suggesting: civc hatch 00, vlkswagen gti....
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): passenger room, but doesn't need to be totally comfortable cuz i'm just driving a few ppl around town or so. something to get around in. also. wanting to learn manual driving, so it'd be my first manual car. i like a small compact car...preferably a 2 door. nice car stereo. but i'd probbaly have to buy and install my own?

I think a Civic hatch would be a great car for you. Its economical and practical. GTis are nice I hear, but they might cost a lot to insure. I'm not sure how much Matrix goes for, but I would also recommend that.

i'd recommend a Civic hatch as well. if a hatch isn't their taste, then a coupe will do fine.
can't go wrong with a Honda if it's an "A to B" car.

just adding on to my post..

which would you guys buy, a 2000 ws6 or a 97 m3?

ws6 is amazingly torquey, and I might not ever take a car onto a track. Although I might take it through calaveras..

M3

i got 1 billion dollars for a car.. what should i buy?

Geo Metro with two LS1's combined with quad turbos and nos

lol... remember MiChaEL52087? imma mess around with him on clubrsx with the cache trick you did on echo boy

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:O7zof...y&hl=en&start=1

Nice nice. He's got a quite a few posts over there...with a nice Mashimaro avatar...

he seems pretty pissed at me over at clubrsx. hahah

I wasn't to sure if I was allowed to make a new topic or should've jsut posted in here, but I already know what car I want to get sooo yeaaaah. Just needed some feedback

I'm looking into buying an 03' Hyundai Tiburon and a did a quick search for my area:

What I found

The seller is asking for $11,850.00 CDN, and I was just wondering if it's worth the price? or should I keep on looking?

Basically Im just looking for a good looking car (hahaha) to get me from point A to B. In the 10K CDN(give or take) price range.

That sounds like a reasonable price. I'm not sure about that bodykit but KBB values it at about $13K CDN, so $12K CDN sounds like a good price. Not sure if Canada has it, but find out if it has a salvaged title or not and bargain it down to $10,500 or so. Its a used car dealer, so I would say that you only have $10K at most.

it's a decent price.
another car you could try looking at is the 94-00 Acura Integra...although, it'd be hard to find one that hasn't been modified(usually riced out) yet. Civic's are good too, 92-00 you can usually find them for well less than 10,000cdn.
some other cars come to mind..but they're not good for A to B commuter cars.

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV):sporty
Price range:up to 32k
New or used: new
Manual or automatic: does not really matter
Years of driving: 6 years
Cars currently suggesting: mazda rx-8, nissan 350z, acura tsx, infiniti g35, honda civic, audi a4
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): doesn't matter but i want a navi system

Type of car: sport/lux

Price range: Under $10,000

New or used: Used

Manual or automatic: dont care.

Years of driving: 1

Cars currently suggesting: I've heard it all. mr2's, n/a FC's, Miatas, 240's, integras, civics, 96-00 celicas, etc, etc.

Needs and other info: I'm not a fan of hatches. I also need more than 2 seats. I'm sick of seeing integras, civic's (selling mine), etc. I've been really leaning on the 2000-04 Mustang (non cobra of course. ) This car WILL be my daily driver, and I need it to last for a looong time. (So probably under 75,000 miles)

Much obliged.

i dunno how luxurious a car can get for under $10,000.

But you can try a 97-99 maxima SE or some kind of accord. They're easier on the gas than a mustang. For your budget you would probably be getting the '99-04 V6 mustang and not the GT. good thing about domestics is their resale value isn't as great as some imports so it should be cheap for you. You might even want to take a look at the previous gen of mustangs, '94-98 if their look appeals to you

Honda/Acura has some of the best navigation systems out there. Definitely something to consider in your case. BTW all those cars listed sound good, except the civic is not in the same league as the others.

Help me wise car people

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): whatev, something to get me to school wayyy cities away.
Price range: max, $17k
New or used: new
Manual or automatic: automatic because my dad says girls don't drive stick
Years of driving: 4+
Cars currently suggesting: Either the Honda Civic LX Coupe ORR! THe Scion TC.
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc): I just need something that is easy to handle, will be spacious, etc.

My friend has a Scion TC and I like how the back is VERYYY spacious...but I haven't seen the new Coupe yet in person because...the dealers around me don't have it yet. But spec wise and all that jazz, which one would be best for a 5'5" Korean girl to drive to Fullerton from Irvine every morning? Which one is actually worth getting? Everyone I've asked so far that knows somewhat about cars say to get the Scion, but...I really want to see the Honda in person too...

What do you think!

Type of car (sporty, luxury, economy, SUV): sporty/economy
Price range:16,000-21,000
New or used:preferrably new
Manual or automatic:auto
Years of driving:2
Cars currently suggesting:honda civic 2006 coupe, honda accord 2006 coupe
Needs and other info (do you need passenger room, cargo space, AWD, etc):

i'll juss copy and paste onto here ^^

so... i'm planning to buy my first car before the end of november... and at first my parents were gonna go with the g35 or the 350z... but then... it's my first car right so i didn't want something nice when it was gonna get messed up anyways so I downgraded slightly and I'm currently considering a used chrylser crossfire

here's a picture of the front


and this is what it looks like from the side


it's a convertible... and here's a few stats on it

EPA Fuel Economy:
City: 17 – 21 Highway: 24 – 28

Available Engines:
215-hp, 3.2-liter V-6
330-hp, 3.2-liter V-6

Available Transmissions: 5-speed automatic w/OD
5-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual
6-speed manual w/OD

Notable Features
• Tapered hatchback coupe body
• Standard 215-hp, 3.2-liter V-6
• Manual or automatic
• Kinship to Mercedes-Benz
• New Roadster for 2005
• New supercharged SRT6 model for 2005

Pros
+ Performance
+ Maneuverability
+ Sporty handling and steering
+ Automatic-transmission operation
+ Seat comfort and support

Cons
- Difficult entry and exit
- Ride comfort on rougher surfaces
- Interior space
- Visibility
- Control layout

Chrysler introduced a shapely new low-slung sports coupe for 2004. Considered the first tangible result of the DaimlerChrysler merger, the Crossfire is built in partnership with Karmann in Germany. The Crossfire's bodysides are relatively tall, but glass surfaces are minimal. Either a six-speed-manual gearbox or five-speed-automatic teams with the standard 215-horsepower, 3.2-liter V-6.

Link to the used car

that's a link to the used car that i am planning to get... so what do u think? cuz i'm not that well informed about cars... do u recommend it?

The new Civic Coupe is actually has less legroom in the back than the older model and the new sedan version.

Hey Infinit... how is the Crossfire downgraded slightly? If you mean by price... well those three choices come up similar.

really...? cuz when i looked up a used crossfire it was like $22 k and like $28~30k for G35 or 350z

lol.. i would definately choose a 350Z or G35 over the crossfire. and you call that a downgrade? in price or quality of the car?

yeah 350Z or G35 over crossfire...if your scared of messing up your car, just dont be reckless and drive safely and you'll be fine

no i don't mean downgrade in quality, juss in price cuz like i said right above, there was a quite hefty price difference of course the mileage mite affect it to but the mileage was both between 15k~20k it was pretty similiar

Accord V6 Coupe is probably your best bet.
not sure about how much they go for where you live though.
if you don't mind a little bit older...maybe a Lexus GS ?

Damn, that's a nice downgrade.

Crossfire? Someone here at my work has one. Looks kinda weird. I would say the Crossfire is the least practical of the 3. If you can afford the G35, I'd get that.