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Well I am thinking of getting a different car, but I’m not sure exactly what to get. The only reason I am thinking about it is because my civic is kinda expensive. Each month I pay about $200 car payment, $300 insurance, then plus the gas and plates and stuff. The major one is the insurance, so I was thinking that if I got a car that had a lower payment, or no payment, it would be better.

So I talked to the bank a few days ago and I guess I’ve got about $6,000 to potentially spend. I know I want to stay with something that is at least a 2000, and I don’t want Ford, Dodge, Chrysler, and the like. The two best in my mind are Toyota and Honda. Also I want something that accelerates better than my '01 EX Coupe MT.

Any tips or advice would be awesome.

 
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so you want a faster car then your civic, not domestic, 2000 and up for 6000??

That car doesnt exist buddy but you might want to spend 2000 bucks on a 90-91 corrolla and the rest on a bike.

 
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$6000... as a down payment, right?

 
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Heh, I know I know.... I could still have some payment, but damn insurance is killing me!!! The other idea I was playing with was getting a POS and saving for something real nice... but I like having a nice car NOW, not later. What I really really want is a 2000 Si 5spd that was owned by grandma or something. It seems that every Si I see for sale has something done to it that shows it was formerly owned by someone that poetically raced it

 
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well, that's the nature of the SI. it's a tuner car. if you find one that's been ran hard but very well taken care of, it seems good enough for me.

 
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but you can never really know what happened to it, unless of course it was a grandma, or someone who just put it in shows all the time, in wich case i wouldent want it anyhow cause all the fun is gone

 
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Your only real option is a Celica if you go new, but go for the GT-S if you get one. If you get $13,000 for your Civic and have $6,000 more, that's $19,000 and you'd only be paying on about four thousand dollars worth if you can get a deal.

As far as used cars go, I'm also paranoid with them. I would only buy a used car if I knew the previous owner well and knew they treated it well.

 
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I wouldent need to know the owner, but if i knew it grandma was the only owner ever, then I think it would be OK, or even if it was like a 47yr + person selling an Si, I would assume its altight.

hey this may be a stupid question, but did the Sis come with front grills that dont have an emblem or anything? cause i keep seing those....

 
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For some reason I dont think there are many grandmothers driving around in Si's.

 
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Why don't you just switch insurance companies?

 
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I can get ya a great Yugo for about $200.

For $6k post 2000...go buy a bike. You can get a GSXR 600 for about that much.

 
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something for $6000 and is faster.... i'm pretty sure you could find a 92-97 Lude for that much. and oh yeah, the celica isnt that fast at all... the narrow powerband and the super high gearing make it slower than an old man. i'd say look for a jetta/golf/GTI 1.8t or a passat 1.8t. those dont have much power stock, but the engine is very overengineered, and they are very fast with subtle mods like a chip(up to 48hp, no joke), intake, exhaust, downpipe and FMIC. my buddies 01 GTI w/ chip can take out my dad's RSX-S.

 
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alot of ludes are already modded too!!!!
I have progressive ins right now, I guess I could switch to geico, but the insurance rep is a friend of the family....

 
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Dude... you want an untuned tuner car and you don't want to pay much. It seems like you're wanting something that's near impossible to find. You're not gonna find a 47+ year old guy driving a stock Si, or probably even an Si for that matter.

 
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i was just looking at eBay abit ago and found a stock 2000 Si that a guy bought for his wife or somthing, now they are haveing a kid so they need 4 doors. I would go find it, but i feel lazy right now. and i have seen grandmas driving ludes around town, i bet they dont even know what an intake is!