I hate my life
 

My parents are making me sell the civic (see Classifieds). and now im lost on to which car i want: it cant be new
it has to be 5 spd
no crap like Saturn, Kia, Daewoo
It cant be a honda or acura (they wont let me, as long as i am living under thier roof)
It has to have aftermarket support, and last but not least

it has to be under 12 grand
any thought's??

p.s. it has to have 4 wheels!;( ;(

240sx

Re: I hate my life
 

:confused: Does your parents have something against good reliable cars, that get good gas mileage?

Ford Focus (I know its a bad word around here, but its still an okay, cheap little car with a fairly strong aftermarket.)

Toyota Corolla

Nissan 240Sx or Sentra

Mazda Miata or Protege or MR2

VW Jetta or GTI

There are plenty.. of other cars out there.. I'm still very confused as to why and what the purchasing rules are.

that's messed up.. I'd suggest getting a DSM.. they have good aftermarket for them, and can be quite fast, especially the AWD ones..

Doh! Forgot about those.. Nice suggestion.

I second the 240sx
and why are they making you sell?

Its weird that they wont let you have a honda...
Get an older celica awd, 2.5rs, or 240

Not feeling the celica. But both the 240sx and the DSMs came to mind.

And 12k is actually alot. Save a few more grand and you may be able to find a neon srt.

Man...I know I'm going against the grain here...but I'm thinking Mustang. You could probably get a super clean, low mileage early '90s LX 5.0 5spd for around $7K-$8K and still have 4 or 5 grand to play with. Plus it's hard to ask for a bigger aftermarket.

no honda/acura do to driving record, 240 is out of the question, already asked, mustang: Gas!!!!
Focus: Maybe.


they are making me sell the car, because mine isn't reliable with the mileage on it. i have to drive 140 miles a day, 70 both directions

i would say 240sx.they are sweet cars, and 12G's could do alot.
http://store.yahoo.com/ntnsracing/240sx.html
if your parents dont wont you to have a honda/acura, then i'm sure they will grow to hate nissan just as much if not more.
;)
^sorry didnt see that last post

get a 1st gen talon or eclipse AWD

So why not get another job that is closer and spend money on rebuilding that car??

Or just get a used dsm for cheap....

its not a job that i have to travel back and forth, it is school, i only have like 3 months, but thats 140 miles a day, 5 days a week, so my civic is out of the question.

fuck em get a hybrid civic haha

Heresy, I say. A lot of stock Mustangs get over 20mpg on the highway. I know a lot of guys running decent power stroker motors that get around 20mpg highway with 400-450hp. Hell...on the highway and off boost my car gets around 18mpg or so and that thing's a beast.

I would only consider a Focus if it was an SVT, and I'm not sure you can pick one of those up for under $12K. The SVT Focus, however, is one fine piece of sport compact car...even as much as I hate Focuses (Foci?). The 170hp isn't exactly devastating, but it's suspension is totally badass for a factory setup.

well i test drove an svt focus, but i dont like the look of it cause it is an ugly hatch, uglier than the ep3, but i came across a a focus lx (4 door) for under 5k, and an svt focus motor for around 3, so that leaves me 3k for goodies!!! so i might just make a terrible car a good one!

ew...DO NOT GET A FOCUS..please fo rthe love of god..might as well get a pt cruiser or neon..haha

Used WRX's might be around $12k

elaborate, why not?

good gas mileage, best crash rating for its class, huge after market support,

P/T with an srt engine sounds pretty doable

neon srt-4, had one, sucked cause i wrecked it

wrx: insurance would kill me, as it is with the focus i am looking at a payment of 240 a month, and insurance of 360 a month (bad driving record, full coverage)

360 isn't that bad.. my friend pays something like 400ish for his STi

Okay your parents wont let you get a honda because of your driving record? WTF difference is that going to make? Any car that will do the speed limit or over is going to be trouble for you. :D

Maybe you should look into a Metro or something. :nana:

i have a bad driving record. honda is at the top of the most stolen list in my area, add those 2 together, plus full coverage equals no way in hell an insurance company will give me coverage.

that sucks...

I hate to say it..but GT's got some good points about the SVT focus.

What about a Maxima or something like that?

what about a tiburon gt, one of the new onws, yeah or no? it handles nicely, and F****** launched, i think i made the guy S*** himself during the testdrive. it was at the local Subaru dealership, and the cool thing about this dealer ship is that it is built with a long entry way, and no speed sign! so as i am leaving i drop the clutch and the guy has the happy/scared shitless look on his face! it was great.

Maxima's are the most stolen cars.

not in my area, and overall it is the toyota camery

I hate foci

they are ugly!

nah its faster than a camery im pretty sure. i know its got more aftermarket support

he's talking about the most stolen car I believe..

Just get a prius;)

OH! OH! Or an Echo!!!11!1!1one!!1eleven! :D

i am going to go with the tiburon gt. i go back to the dealership tomorrow to make a pick up.


i will be paying a lot more than i wanted at 15k, but with the 6 speed, and 172 horses i think it is worth it.

Let us know how you like it. I can't believe insurance on a Tib GT will be any cheaper then a civic.:liar: :poke: :D

its not on the most stolen list, so thats like 200 cheaper a month in insurance, oh and i love it!!! this thing is awesome, im looking for rims it right now.

I wish someone would steal my civic.:luck:

I'll steal it for you. Just dont report it until after I ditch it in a lake

people here are actually into neons now:confused:

where is someone into neons? the only mention of one was that he had a SRT-4