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New Car Question My brother who's sn I am using has a 02 Civic ex 
and love it. I was just wondering since I have about $5,000 saved up and was looking to buy a car. I am 17 and am currently working. My question is in two parts.
a) What kind of car would you get if you could spend around $10,000? (used)
b) What kind of car would you get if you could spend around $15,000? (used)
Need to negotiate with the parents about how much they will let me spend.
Thanks for you input!
and love it. I was just wondering since I have about $5,000 saved up and was looking to buy a car. I am 17 and am currently working. My question is in two parts. a) What kind of car would you get if you could spend around $10,000? (used)
b) What kind of car would you get if you could spend around $15,000? (used)
Need to negotiate with the parents about how much they will let me spend.
Thanks for you input!
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Just buy a new 7th gen... $15K will get you out the door with an LX, an EX for a bit more. $5K is a nice down payment, that's what I put on my EX and owe $226.80/60mo (It'll be payed off in 36 though)... now that interest rates are better, you can probably get it for less than that.
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Rep Power: 0 i'm not so sure about used car prices...
for about 15k my first choice would be an eclipse gst or gsx but i think you would be very lucky to find a good one for that much, next i would get a 99 or 00 civic si, then a 98 or 99 eclipse gs...these last two shouldn't be very hard to find for around 15k with a few miles on them, they are both very good engines and light cars with huge amounts of tuning options, but correct me if im wrong like i said i haven't checked prices for a while
for about 15k my first choice would be an eclipse gst or gsx but i think you would be very lucky to find a good one for that much, next i would get a 99 or 00 civic si, then a 98 or 99 eclipse gs...these last two shouldn't be very hard to find for around 15k with a few miles on them, they are both very good engines and light cars with huge amounts of tuning options, but correct me if im wrong like i said i haven't checked prices for a while
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You come to a 7th gen website and ask what car to buy???? Of course people are going to say 7th gen or Honda ...... Do some research then pick a car that suits your needs
Originally posted by 03Eclipse
You come to a 7th gen website and ask what car to buy???? Of course people are going to say 7th gen or Honda ...... Do some research then pick a car that suits your needs
You come to a 7th gen website and ask what car to buy???? Of course people are going to say 7th gen or Honda ...... Do some research then pick a car that suits your needs
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Rep Power: 0 Go with the 7th gen, it is the best choice of anything. It gets good gas mileage and it is pretty fast. Of course go with the ex it has the v-tec motor and that is what i have and i like it alot.
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Rep Power: 317 you'll probably get a better % rate on financing if you go new, so for $15k, an LX civic is a great choice, since it seems like you like your brothers car so much.
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