if you had 15 grand...

[Black_Jesus 10+ year member]

30 18's pretty much eats up all of that 15k

 

[BoominBeast]

30 18's pretty much eats up all of that 15k

I'll add the rest from my pocket

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

i would not even think about spending 15k on a car durring college. you dont realize how many imature idiots will be on campus and be jelous of your ride. i have a feeling it will be the target of break-ins and keyin's.

you are way better off spending a little bit on a old cavalier with a crappy beating setup, and after you get OUT of college, look for the car you want - and hell, by then, you might be able to get a mazda3 for like 7k with 20k on it.

and its a much better investment to buy a USED car than a brand new one - its incredible how fast cars depreciate their value. it may be worth that to you - but when you go sell it, it wont be to anyone else.

as far as weather, the only problem you will come up with in the NE is body damage really, as long as you wash your car and do regular mantainance - your car should last well over 150k before signs of problems. and yes, i live in central new york, and my saturn has 100k miles on it (mind you its a f*cking 01) and its been through a few SALTY winters now AND an accident, and its doing just fine.

and thanks for the correction on the dash kit, i assumed it was the same as the 6 series //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

learn how to drive a stick and get a SVT focus....6 speed makes it awesome on top end, my friend can hit 115 in 4th gear in his SVT....awesome handling, and the stock sound system isnt that bad with the audiofile 9006. it comes stock with an 8 in the hatch.

 

[HiAmplidude 10+ year member]

2-year old used car (preferably from an adult driver with maintenance records), and remainder of the factory warranty, incase you do discover problems. If you don't know how to check for previous collision damage that's been fixed, you should get someone to help with that part. Pretty important. CarFAX is a good idea, but doesn't always tell the whole story of a car's life. I'd also avoid cars that were rentals, because many people drive a rental like they stole it. Also, Consumer Reports is an excellent non-biased resource for finding a car with great expected reliability. Don't buy without it.

I'm on my 17th or 18th~ish personal vehicle. I've been where you are many times myself.

Lood Guck!

-HiAmp

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

Id buy a cobalt if you wanted new

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

This topic is pretty old but none-the-less its good advice for other people that are looking to buy a car.

I already bought a 06 Scion tC, and I have no regrets with it so far and I highly doubt I ever will. It's a reliable car, so-so-power, but has a lot of potential for what I plan to do with it.

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

my sister has an 06 Tc and my dad has an 06 cobalt LT....and i still like my car better....2000 ford focus LX.

 

[HiAmplidude 10+ year member]

of your original post's choices, I would have voted Tc, hands down. What a great looking car, and reliable, great gas mileage, made by Toyota, etc. Good choice.

Yea, there are some beef-ups you can do to really get some put-put out of that hampster.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

you guys do realize this thread is over a year old...right?

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

you guys do realize this thread is over a year old...right?

i dont read post dates...

 

[pd298 10+ year member]

Used, 2001-2003 mustang gt.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

mannnn, that engine block is bulletproof, time for FI

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

They didnt try to replicate it they RE-invented it.

That's not accurate either. How could changing the grill, the emblems, and the side that the steering wheel is on in a car that has existed for several years already be considered re-inventing anything?

GM's presence in Australia is known as Holden. They used to be called General Motors-Holden (Or GMH) but now they are simply Holden.

Ever since the original GTOs that the Pontiac division of GM here built back in the 60s Holden in Australia built a look-alike (almost exactly the same with some minor cosmetic differences) that they called a Monaro. When I went to Australia my first time in '01 I ran across a raffle in a mall for what I thought was a '69 Goat until I walked closer to it and saw that it was a '69 Holden Monaro.

When GM here discontinued the GTOs in the 70s Holden in Australia did not discontinue production of the Monaro in Australia.

When it was decided that the GTO model would be revived stateside it seemed a natural conclusion for the company that never quit making what essentially was a GTO anyway to make the modern ones for stateside use. Hence the Holden division of General Motors being called upon to make some minor changes to the Monaro that they were already building so Pontiac could sell them stateside as GTOs.

They are/were manufactured in a plant located in Elizabeth,South Australia (I have toured the facility - the floors are clean enough to eat off of ~ kind of amazing!) and shipped stateside for sale here.

YES I know this is a rather old thread - but there were so many recent respondants to it I reckoned I needed to throw in my $0.02.

Having done that I'm out.........

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

i nevery tire of your essays

honestly