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That blue '93 Supra Twin Turbo is beautiful. I would love to have that car.
RX-7, 8 or CRX!? or maybe... an Impreza WRX?
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That blue '93 Supra Twin Turbo is beautiful. I would love to have that car.
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get a used 1998 c5 corvette... lol those run for like 12-15k
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ew, no American cars heh
but hmm... crazy response while I was on vacation... I might be leaning a bit more towards a nice civic then... I really want to have a nice interior on whatever car I get... so that will eat up a chunk of cash
and to the person who said to skimp on the car and spend on my rig... I personally haven't been playing PC games much these days... been getting into some racing/action games on my 360. forza 2, ninja gaiden 2 (just got it from GameFly) and GTA IV
but hmm... crazy response while I was on vacation... I might be leaning a bit more towards a nice civic then... I really want to have a nice interior on whatever car I get... so that will eat up a chunk of cash
and to the person who said to skimp on the car and spend on my rig... I personally haven't been playing PC games much these days... been getting into some racing/action games on my 360. forza 2, ninja gaiden 2 (just got it from GameFly) and GTA IV
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You might be able to find a used Lancer Evo for 15k.
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I think I might actually go with what gurusan said... there are some great deals on decent Civics on AutoTrader... I could pay for one straight up and just sink all my cash (from working) on upgrades...
I want to try and find one that has low mileage though... I know they are old, but all of them are 100K+
whats the best way to buy used cars? autotrader? carmax (doesn't have the older cars), ebay motors? dealerships?
I want to try and find one that has low mileage though... I know they are old, but all of them are 100K+
whats the best way to buy used cars? autotrader? carmax (doesn't have the older cars), ebay motors? dealerships?
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whats wrong with american cars? i'd love to find some corvette contenders in the same price range.. that just don't happen too often 
even a nice used camaro z28/ss or a trans am ws6... you can find those for roughly 8k-13k... each ranging in horsepower from 285-330... and all running 13 sec. 1/4 miles (well.. more than likely not for the average joe)
even a nice used camaro z28/ss or a trans am ws6... you can find those for roughly 8k-13k... each ranging in horsepower from 285-330... and all running 13 sec. 1/4 miles (well.. more than likely not for the average joe)
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Those things eat up gas nos, 5.7L is no joke.
A civic really? I would not take a civic any of the cars mentioned in this thread, seriously.
A civic really? I would not take a civic any of the cars mentioned in this thread, seriously.
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well.. sounded like he wanted to go fast.. i mean he's got rx7 and impreza wrx in the title.. lol
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eh, obviously, but if I buy a 1-5k car... then thats 10k I can put into upgrades...
I'm still looking at the RX-8's heh, for some reason I like the stock body... looks kind of weird, but its kind of nice as well
the WS6 is nice...
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Some of you guys are forgetting this is his first car.
I would not in good conscience recommend something like a Corvette to a new driver. I am not saying you wouldn't be able to handle it or anything, it's just that high power RWD cars are very easy to slip up with and are fairly unforgiving.
If you do get a civic, just make sure the body and chassis is in good shape and then replace everything else with aftermarket stuff Or boost the stock d-series motor, the d16z6 is good for 200-220whp with good tuning. That will put you into low 13 sec 1/4 mile, 12's with really good tires.
I would not in good conscience recommend something like a Corvette to a new driver. I am not saying you wouldn't be able to handle it or anything, it's just that high power RWD cars are very easy to slip up with and are fairly unforgiving.
If you do get a civic, just make sure the body and chassis is in good shape and then replace everything else with aftermarket stuff
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