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Offline 1K3

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What car should i get?
« on: September 10, 2004, 04:04:41 PM »
I just got my drivers' licence today, and i have $7,000 somewhere in my room :D

My question is what car should i get? used Hondas, Toyotas, or Ford?

Offline Lizking

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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2004, 04:07:34 PM »
Get one that you can afford the insurance on, and that you won't cry when you wreck it/blow the motor.

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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2004, 04:22:12 PM »
get an ealy 80s chevy full sized pick up. Low insurance, parts are easy to find, Very sturdy vehicle. Easily customized, decint gas milage depending on the engine u get, best bet would be a 350 V8 with fuel injection. bout 20 MPG on high way.:aok

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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2004, 04:26:18 PM »


Toyotas aren't the most sexies cars but they're cheap and reliable = good way to start driving.

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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2004, 04:27:02 PM »
LOL

Offline J_A_B

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« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2004, 05:03:24 PM »
My first car was a Mercury Topaz

I hated it.  

I won't suggest a specific model.  Only YOU know what you like and dislike.   Whatever you do, DO NOT buy something that you don't really want.....I did that with the Topaz and I hated every minute of it.  

Take your time.  It has always taken me at least a couple weeks of searching to finally find a good vehicle; sometimes I've spent as long as 3 months looking for the RIGHT car.  Do your research, learn a thing or two, and pick out THE car YOU want.  The Internet is a TEMENDOUS tool for searching for a car--USE IT!!

For 7K, you can have anything ranging from a Civic to a Cadillac.  It's just a matter of knowing what you want and looking in the right place.

Hint--look for cars that old people owned.  They're usually pretty  old (thus cheap) and often have insanely low miles and are usually well cared for.  New cars are over-rated.  Let someone else take the depreciation.  I like to buy cars that are 5-9 years old.  That way I pay 1/4 what someone would pay for a comparable new vehicle.   My current car cost me less than 7K and is utterly superior to ANYTHING you can buy new for less than 4 times that.  It takes a serious sports car (like a V-8 Mustang; I blow away the V-6 ones) just to out-perform me, and they can't compare in size or comfort.

Speaking of which, don't buy a "sports car".  Any "sports car" you can get for 7K either won't be reliable or it won't perform good (like the aforementioned V-6 Mustang)--and probably both.  Plus you'll get nailed on the insurance and attract too much attention at school (read: it'll get keyed).  If you want performance, look for car with a sports car powerplant in a different package.  

Don't buy a high mileage car.  Mileage doesn't affect a used car's price that much, so a 6-year-old car with 95K miles is going to cost roughly the same as the same car with 45K miles.  

Avoid the 2-3 year old used cars.  These are generally lease vehicles and former rental cars, both of which would have been owned/driven by people who couldn't care less about them.  You don't want to inheret somebody else's problem.


In a word....buy something you LIKE and don't settle for something that is merely "okay".

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« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2004, 05:09:55 PM »
LOL Staga :D

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« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2004, 05:14:25 PM »
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Originally posted by J_A_B
 My current car cost me less than 7K and is utterly superior to ANYTHING you can buy new for less than 4 times that.  
J_A_B


What car is that? Is your insurance rate low?

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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2004, 05:18:21 PM »
go get ya a cheap toyota pickup ... cheap in gas ... low maitenance . and when ever you gotta move ya just toss it all in the back and go ..
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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2004, 05:22:01 PM »
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Originally posted by 1K3
I just got my drivers' licence today, and i have $7,000 somewhere in my room :D

My question is what car should i get? used Hondas, Toyotas, or Ford?



Hmmm......

Ok..If your a Democrat you have the following options....:lol

Take the 7k and donate part of it to the Homeless. Take a bit more of it and buy a years worth of Bus passes. Then with what you have left buy a Bicycle and and ample supply of Gatorade.


If you are a young republican you have limited options....

Buy a 1965 Galaxy 500 with a 400 engine. No smog emissions and make sure it smokes like a furnace. Drive the H out of it and use tons of gas. Youll need the 6500.00 you have left for the gas. :rofl


Just kidding.....Hondas are good cars. My Daughter just bought one and my wife had one as well. Fine lil cars.:aok
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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2004, 05:31:04 PM »
Hondas are tight as hell and last forever.  Toyotas last forever too, but they're kinda looser feeling.

But if I just got my license and $7K to spend on anything, I'd try to pick up an old 911. :)

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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2004, 05:35:18 PM »
Get a used mid 60's VW bug. Fix it up. Put some porche alloys on it and then figure out what to do with the other 5k you have left. Cheap parts insurance gas everything. Looks good too.


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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2004, 05:50:00 PM »
Or an old MR2.  Incredibly fun to drive.

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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2004, 06:02:30 PM »
Don't buy an American car - they're crap. Buy German or Japanese.

Offline Blooz

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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2004, 06:08:08 PM »
You're in Vegas.

Get something that's not going to be jacked or keyed and has awesome A/C !

I lived in Vegas. I gets a tad warm down there...lol.
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