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Old Jan 17, 2005
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$13,000, AWD or FWD and 4 doors, what would you buy?

Just helping out a friend. He is thinking of a 2001 2.5RS
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are you kyle4583's friend?? anyways i would go 3000gt vr-4
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depends on what he wants to do w/ the car. but id go w/ the awd vs fwd up there in the northeast and the 2.5RS isnt a bad choice for a car.

you can also try and find an older audi quatro. who knows, maybe you can find a decent one for 13k.
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shoot, 4 door huh? never mind about the 3000gt, 2000 Acura Tl, It's FWD but it's classy
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nah sorry. friend totalled his civic si, and to keep insurance costs down he needs to get a 4 door that is not commonly "riced out" according to the insurance company


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are you kyle4583's friend?? anyways i would go 3000gt vr-4
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He is looking for speed, looks, and low insurance
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he wants to keep the insurance down and also wants a fast car???.....that won't happen..
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2.5rs is pretty fast and the insurance is better then his si.
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4 doors, AWD, not commonly riced out: tell him to get a Subaru Outback, they're moderately cheap and I've never ever seen one riced. I have seen the odd riced 2.5RS, its not pretty.
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The sedan right? I've never seen one of those.
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By riced out, I mean the insurance company doesnt see the car as something that a 17 year old F&F avid watcher will drive and try to copy.
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91 galant vr4, 4 door gsx.. hehe

the 3000gt is a 2 door sports car
you can probablly find one for around 2-3k depending on the shape
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my friend found audi a4 quattros for about 9-13k with the 1.8t, which he plans to buy and mod it the same way my friend with the gti 20ae, who is pushing about 400hp and goes 13.9 because of lack of traction, the quattro should cure that problem
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Mazdaspeed Protege.
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Mazdaspeed Protege.
whats up with you and mazda isn't there a mazda forum somewhere?? j/p, i heard mazda speed isn't all that good
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Haha, I like Mazda yes, but I love Honda also. If you see my sig I have a 2004 civic.

Yeah, the MSP in stock form is not that great, but SCC called it the new benchmark for FWD handling. The MSP is a fairly easy car to mod as well with a cult following. A larger FMIC, turboback, and cai have shown up to 25 whp gains. The cars came with an overly restrictive NA exhaust setup.

Check out www.msprotege.com

There's a guy named azian6er and he was putting down around 300 whp. Upgraded internals, and what they call a "thumper kit."

But anyways, they're great cars, and like SCC said "it knocks the ITR off the mountain." In 2003 it was second only to the SRT-4 in the under 20 g's shootout, due to the SRT-4's power. But when the editors were asked which car they'd rather own, they chose the MSP.

BTW stock racing harts, racing beat suspension with tokicos, kenwood sound system with flip face, MP3, and integrated subs. Really hard to beat package I think, and used ones can be had for around 13,000.
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Originally Posted by dre2600
4 doors, AWD, not commonly riced out: tell him to get a Subaru Outback, they're moderately cheap and I've never ever seen one riced. I have seen the odd riced 2.5RS, its not pretty.
that is true. but i do know a bunch of stock looking outbacks with EJ20s in them. they just dont sound stock...
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actually, if he really wants to keep insurance costs down, tell him to go for the subaru outback or 2.5RS wagon. they are really not much slower than the sedans, and you get a lower insurance w/ a wagon. and you can still mod it if you want to...its very european. AND you get MUCH more cargo room.

id say thats the best option.
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look for that one car gotboost has...well had (i think) a 323 gtx or its something like that
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I was very close to getting a mazdaspeed protege, but it sold, it is a rare car no? Not produced anymore, but prices usually start at $16k..

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