What Car Would You Get If You Had around $20-30k to spend?
08-24-2003
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Originally posted by CapYoda
I'm sorry but if u just give me another 2 grand...
I'll grab the Infiniti G35 Coupe
man I duno why but I'm suddenly really into this car.
I guess its cuz my mommy got the G35 Sport Sedan recently..
even though its only 260 and its an auto, 0-60 in ~6.5 sec is fairly fast.
I'm at the age where I still want sport, but its time for a little luxury as well...
and there's a reason why the G35 is MT's car of the year...
I wish I have 32K...
sitting in the civic SUCKS.
I'm sorry but if u just give me another 2 grand...
I'll grab the Infiniti G35 Coupe
man I duno why but I'm suddenly really into this car.
I guess its cuz my mommy got the G35 Sport Sedan recently..
even though its only 260 and its an auto, 0-60 in ~6.5 sec is fairly fast.
I'm at the age where I still want sport, but its time for a little luxury as well...
and there's a reason why the G35 is MT's car of the year...
I wish I have 32K...
sitting in the civic SUCKS.
08-24-2003
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Rep Power: 345 Originally posted by kenji4861
You are 21 and you feel that you are at the age for a G35?!
You are 21 and you feel that you are at the age for a G35?!
meh. my next car isn't going to be under 30k, thats all I know.
sooner or later, u'll get tired of the boy racer stuff too.
anyway at the end its just a car.. I probably have more important things to worry about. heh.
I'll keep the vic for a very long time... its been over 2 years already.. feels weird.
08-24-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by rscivic
Mercedes Kompressor hatchback- only the AMG model though and only in gold.
Mercedes Kompressor hatchback- only the AMG model though and only in gold.
i never knew they make it as an amg
08-25-2003
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Rep Power: 352 I swear id buy my civic, put a nice clean kit on it, tighten suspension, upgrade breaks, interior, and exterior.
- Gunmetal METALLIC paint
- Viper front, Aero Sides, Something rear
- 15% charcol tint
- BLK Tenzo R Rally seats
- Some gunmetal 17s that weigh under 17lbs or those black spoon 16s (powder coat them same color as paint)
on pirelli tires - bf goodrich whatever
- CF hood, trunk lid, speaker deck, fenders(if they made them)
- Stiff springs, neuspeed/tanabe lower tie bar, neuspeed front upper strutbar spoon rear upper strut, progress 22mm rear sway bar, plus spoon lower tie bar.
- willwood disc breaks all around
- hasport motor mounts (when they come out)
- Build my motor
- SF turbo with all extras i could get
- Apexi VAFC II
- Thermal turbo exhaust system
im sure i left out alot of things
- Gunmetal METALLIC paint
- Viper front, Aero Sides, Something rear
- 15% charcol tint
- BLK Tenzo R Rally seats
- Some gunmetal 17s that weigh under 17lbs or those black spoon 16s (powder coat them same color as paint)
on pirelli tires - bf goodrich whatever
- CF hood, trunk lid, speaker deck, fenders(if they made them)
- Stiff springs, neuspeed/tanabe lower tie bar, neuspeed front upper strutbar spoon rear upper strut, progress 22mm rear sway bar, plus spoon lower tie bar.
- willwood disc breaks all around
- hasport motor mounts (when they come out)
- Build my motor
- SF turbo with all extras i could get
- Apexi VAFC II
- Thermal turbo exhaust system
im sure i left out alot of things
Last edited by cdmx; 08-25-2003 at 12:17 AM.
08-25-2003
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Rep Power: 0 g35 = well balance car for the price. luxury, sport, balance....
wrx or sti = if you like turbos and blow off valves....
s2000 = if you can live with a two seater....
i have a del sol and sometimes i wish i bought that eg6 hatch.
but popping the top is oh so great.....
acura tl = great car that has an old body style....new style soon to come out. honda/acura reliability
acura tsx = if you want money left over and blow it on some extras.
lexus is300 = great car, no power.
sell the del sol = buy the s2000
sell the truck = sti/wrx, but i'd probably buy a tl or a tsx because i'm part of the honda/acura family. my truck is the first gmc/american car i've ever bought and it was because of the whole luxury truck, big vehicle, big ballin trend and i needed something to pull my cars.
too bad honda/acura didn't have the muscle at the time.
been loving the style of the g35 though.....the balance, the sound of the stock exhaust....
now i can't even sell my truck because of the fast depreciation of gmc/american cars.
just my thoughts....
wrx or sti = if you like turbos and blow off valves....
s2000 = if you can live with a two seater....
i have a del sol and sometimes i wish i bought that eg6 hatch.
but popping the top is oh so great.....
acura tl = great car that has an old body style....new style soon to come out. honda/acura reliability
acura tsx = if you want money left over and blow it on some extras.
lexus is300 = great car, no power.
sell the del sol = buy the s2000
sell the truck = sti/wrx, but i'd probably buy a tl or a tsx because i'm part of the honda/acura family. my truck is the first gmc/american car i've ever bought and it was because of the whole luxury truck, big vehicle, big ballin trend and i needed something to pull my cars.
too bad honda/acura didn't have the muscle at the time.
been loving the style of the g35 though.....the balance, the sound of the stock exhaust....
now i can't even sell my truck because of the fast depreciation of gmc/american cars.
just my thoughts....
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08-25-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Look the newest integra type R you can find and use the extra cash to do a JDM front end conversion and tune it.
Other than that, S2000 or RSX type S
Other than that, S2000 or RSX type S
08-25-2003
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Rep Power: 0 no no no.. Get a 99 or a 00 AUDI S4 =biturbo... 25-30k now thats a car.
with only one mod.. buyin a Computer Chip// the cars hp goes from 250 ... upto 375..
the chip turns the car into a Twin Turbo instead of a biturbo.. now thats a car!
with only one mod.. buyin a Computer Chip// the cars hp goes from 250 ... upto 375..
the chip turns the car into a Twin Turbo instead of a biturbo.. now thats a car!
08-25-2003
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Originally posted by CapYoda
lol.
meh. my next car isn't going to be under 30k, thats all I know.
sooner or later, u'll get tired of the boy racer stuff too.
anyway at the end its just a car.. I probably have more important things to worry about. heh.
I'll keep the vic for a very long time... its been over 2 years already.. feels weird.
lol.
meh. my next car isn't going to be under 30k, thats all I know.
sooner or later, u'll get tired of the boy racer stuff too.
anyway at the end its just a car.. I probably have more important things to worry about. heh.
I'll keep the vic for a very long time... its been over 2 years already.. feels weird.
so at 21 you want to get something 30k US and over you must be a doctor or engineer.
Or some money from papa, from mama?
or a lot of loan and down payment here and there?
I wuld rather believe you are a M. doctor
08-25-2003
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Rep Power: 274 just get BMW or IS300 or audi or corvette
the pride you will get can't be described no matter how slow you drive.
unless you are actually race for money then you can spend on modifications on some low end of imports. Otherwise, stock BMW, Lexus or audi will be good.
the pride you will get can't be described no matter how slow you drive.
unless you are actually race for money then you can spend on modifications on some low end of imports. Otherwise, stock BMW, Lexus or audi will be good.
08-25-2003
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Rep Power: 345 Re: ok
Originally posted by orion_squall
so at 21 you want to get something 30k US and over you must be a doctor or engineer.
Or some money from papa, from mama?
or a lot of loan and down payment here and there?
I wuld rather believe you are a M. doctor
so at 21 you want to get something 30k US and over you must be a doctor or engineer.
Or some money from papa, from mama?
or a lot of loan and down payment here and there?
I wuld rather believe you are a M. doctor
I'm driving a civic, i go to college. i work part time like anyone else to pay for the car.. yada yada.
I'm just saying next car is going to be something better. is it 5-10 years later? most likely.
and even if I can afford to buy a g35 coupe right now... which I probably can with what u said, loan and downpayment... its not smart to eat it in the interest, and like I said, I probably have better things to worry about than a new car when I have a car thats running fine right now.
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Rep Power: 0 it seems like u wanna sedan. well TL is good but if aint type s, it aint good enuff, is300 looks nice but damn itz slow. Acura TSX looks nice fixed uP, but it aint fast either. 3-series, i dunt like personally so u should jus get a RSX-S and use the remaining to jus modify it. but if u had to choose from the list, id get the is jus cuz it looks best out of the list
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Rep Power: 0 Seems like everyone is evenly split down the middle with either a luxury sedan or a sports car/sedan. I didnt see too many SUV's. I figure if I'm going to fully pay for my next car after I get out of school, it's gonna be something I want to pay for, not something I feel I'm stuck with. 30k opens the doors for A LOT of nice used cars and a decent amount of affordable brand new ones too.
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Rep Power: 345 yeah. nice car shouldn't have the "damn I'm stuck with this crap" feel.
but we shouldn't complain. we have relatively new car... at least we're not driving some beater.
I appreciate my civic.
the TSX should be faster than the RSX-S, no? heh. extra torque... *shrug*
no more hondas. heh. thats all I'm saying. 30k is a lot of money.
but we shouldn't complain. we have relatively new car... at least we're not driving some beater.
I appreciate my civic.
the TSX should be faster than the RSX-S, no? heh. extra torque... *shrug*
no more hondas. heh. thats all I'm saying. 30k is a lot of money.
08-25-2003
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Rep Power: 0 I would be more than satisfied with a V6 6 speed Accord Coupe - it can actually be bought in the price range you have listed - with that kind of money to spend I sure as hell would not be buying a 4 cylinder vehicle.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by bullseye
I would be more than satisfied with a V6 6 speed Accord Coupe - it can actually be bought in the price range you have listed - with that kind of money to spend I sure as hell would not be buying a 4 cylinder vehicle.
I would be more than satisfied with a V6 6 speed Accord Coupe - it can actually be bought in the price range you have listed - with that kind of money to spend I sure as hell would not be buying a 4 cylinder vehicle.
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Rep Power: 284 Originally posted by born2xLr8
rsx-s nuff said.
everyone is saying the IS300. That's under 30k?!
rsx-s nuff said.
everyone is saying the IS300. That's under 30k?!
. . . and only slightly more than 200 HP. . . and heavy.
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Rep Power: 274 Re: Re: ok
Originally posted by CapYoda
its a thread asking what u want to get with 20 to 30k. sheesh people. lol. I just said I was recently really into that particular car.
I'm driving a civic, i go to college. i work part time like anyone else to pay for the car.. yada yada.
I'm just saying next car is going to be something better. is it 5-10 years later? most likely.
and even if I can afford to buy a g35 coupe right now... which I probably can with what u said, loan and downpayment... its not smart to eat it in the interest, and like I said, I probably have better things to worry about than a new car when I have a car thats running fine right now.
its a thread asking what u want to get with 20 to 30k. sheesh people. lol. I just said I was recently really into that particular car.
I'm driving a civic, i go to college. i work part time like anyone else to pay for the car.. yada yada.
I'm just saying next car is going to be something better. is it 5-10 years later? most likely.
and even if I can afford to buy a g35 coupe right now... which I probably can with what u said, loan and downpayment... its not smart to eat it in the interest, and like I said, I probably have better things to worry about than a new car when I have a car thats running fine right now.
I won't just come and say nothing, but I forgot to put what all I need to say in one thread.
really I have the exact same question as you and I am no doc yet. WELL, LUXURY BMW 3's, LEXUS IS300, TSX, CORVETTE all the way guy~
I know STI, EVO8 are very cool and I envy those when I was 18. but with one of those luxury car listed you will get pride, everybody will think you are rich instead of only car nuts think you have a nice car. For exemple, most of young girls and men (not into cars like us) in my office just don't get how strong EV8 and STI is, they don't care and they don't know. For them they are just a suburu and a mitsubishi. So if you can get a BMW 3, even it is slower heavier yeda yeda, people will still think you are great anywhere.
It is the pride you want? Or you just want to get powerful car while many people don't know you got a threasure in fact? That will determine your choice.
