My little brother is getting his first car, he has ROUGHLY 8-10k MAX to spend on a car. It has to be a v6 or 4 cyl, and preferabbly manual.
He wants something that has a decent aftermarket on it, and god please no one say a honda.
I told him to try to find a j-body but he wants something different than me.
My car. YAY. But I am in NJ.
Tell him to go to ebay and look at a bunch of cars till he finds one that he likes.
I found my 02' Jetta GLS 1.8t for 9,999$. Look around, you should be able to find a 02-03 Jetta or Golf with 50-60k miles on it for right around his price range. Great cars, great aftermarket
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02' Jetta GLS 1.8t for 9,999$
crap...when i looked at one they were wanting 17g's
tell him to find a 2000ish tacoma. the mini tacos are easy to find for under 7 grand and if you're lucky, you can find the 4x4 prerunners for around 8-9k.
GO PATS!!!
Honda.
Why not? Reliable, can find one for under 10k, lots of after market, different than your car, can be made quick for cheap, and at the same time great starter cars.
Nissan. I've always loved them. I just picked up a low milage '97 Pathfinder for 9k something after tax, title, etc.
-John
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mid 90's subie
Agreed. If he's looking for a car, this would be a great way to go. The Legacy GTs of this era are darn nice!
-John
sc0000bar00000!!
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
mid 90's sentra, then do the sr20 swap and call it a day. And he'll have money left over!
Project Crash Pattern wrote:rx7. jk.
ummmm v6 transam.
it should of been the other way around
v6 transam should of been a joke
a baby engine in a big heavy body
i would say Subaru.... 98-99 2.5 RS coupe.. YUMMY! other than that, Honda wouldnt be a bad place to start, i mean i know you said "oh god not honda" but they ARE reliable, have one of the biggest, if not THE biggest aftermarkets available, and they get good gas mileage... great first car in that price range no doubt... Miata's arent bad if u like em... theyre nice little cars, i just dont like the looks... MKII MR2's are sexy, performers, and EASY to get to go real fast for relatively cheap... some parts can be higher priced... but worth it...i have even seen some of the MKIII spyders going for below 10k all day long, low miles early 00's, i prefer the looks of the MK2s better.. but honestly.... think... having like a bright red 2001 MR2 Spyder with a black top as a first car... for under 10k... realy hard to beat that!
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
I just bought a 20 inch widescreen ultrasharp flat pannel..I'm going to have to subscribe to the high quality porn places now......damn
What about a 1st gen Eclipse/Talon?
They have that 4G63 (IIRC) motor...huge aftermarket
How about an 300ZX?
Insurance might be high, but you don't need to get the TT version, even NA they are still pretty torquey engines
How about a mid-90's Integra?
It's not a Honda
But really, a Honda would be a good way to go, any JDM will have a larger aftermarket.
Dreamfire (JStaton) wrote:
I told him to try to find a j-body but he wants something different than me.
he is a smart one.
naa honestly tho a honda wouldnt be a bad idea.
how about a late 90's V-6 S-10 or GMC? Good aftermarket for everything ( speed / lowrider / offroading )
honestly, if it's a first car, i'd say a Toyota Corolla. better insurance rates than Hondas, less likely to be stolen, reliable, halfway decent aftermarket(depending on the year, though they're getting innovative lately). oh, and they can be had for little money. an 01/02 will sell for around 6-7k...
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
oh, and one last thing...check insurance rates on the vehicles in question before deciding. there's a GOOD chance that he'll crash it if it's his first car, so he might as well start as low as he possibly can.
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
Well, hes decided on trying to find an eclipse.
The little brat said this exactly, "under 100k miles, black, auto, hardtop...turbos opt."
Ugh...well time to go out lookin.
i saw a 91 eclipse, turbo, dohc, gsx for 7200 in the paper.
i laughed.
should i have laughed? cuz it seems like a lot.
Could always go with a 240SX. that would be fun and you can get them cheep and build them up. 3rd gen toyota supra. there's a couple ideas
2009 Ford Mustang V6
Volkswagen. He'll never go back.
