New car, what to chose?

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

Alright guys, i need somehelp on what new car im going to get, my limit is around $7,000 but here are the requirements.

1. Car must be spacious inside

2. Car must have a big trunk

3. Car must be easy to work in

4. I dont like riding on teen rims, i belive on 20" and up. (idk why but thats my style)

I was looking at 02 Altimas,00+ Impalas, Crown Vics,97-00 TL's.

What do you guys suggest, i mean if theirs anything else that you think its right list it up, im really kinda like undecided.

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[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Alright guys, i need somehelp on what new car im going to get, my limit is around $7,000 but here are the requirements.
1. Car must be spacious inside

2. Car must have a big trunk

3. Car must be easy to work in

4. I dont like riding on teen rims, i belive on 20" and up. (idk why but thats my style)

I was looking at 02 Altimas,00+ Impalas, Crown Vics,97-00 TL's.

What do you guys suggest, i mean if theirs anything else that you think its right list it up, im really kinda like undecided.

I am a fan of the altimas...good looking cars, plenty of space, and they will get up and go if you get the 3.5...

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

I am a fan of the altimas...good looking cars, plenty of space, and they will get up and go if you get the 3.5...

Im not really much into racing, i just like making my car look nice and shiny. But yes i would get the 3.5 over the 2.5 that would be a good idea. But i dont think i can find an 02 for around 7k.

 

[brad 10+ year member]

For me it would be between the altima and the impala. But I think the altima would be better to work with and they look better IMO.

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

For me it would be between the altima and the impala. But I think the altima would be better to work with and they look better IMO.

Yeah man, the imapal is a pain in the *** to work in. Specially the ones with onstar, first off in order to change out the HU i have to take apart the WHOLE dash board and i have to relocate the stock HU since the stock HU control the oil pressure and tire pressure and 2 other shit that i cant remember, and once i change the stock HU for my new one, some of the things in my dash wont work as ive read and all of the chimes wont work and onstar wont work. And the wiring harnes is $90 lol.

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

I personally would get the crown Vic, a Black p71 with 20's would look awful similar to a Mercury Marauder.

Have a muffler shop pull the mufflers, run straight pipes, lose some weight... put on some tips. that would cost less that 200 bucks.

The bigger brakes on the Police package would help with the bigger wheels and tires.

The trunk is huge- I had an 8 cuft box in the trunk of mine with room to spare.

Vics are also very easy to put air bags on, so if you wanted to slam her down later on it's easy because there is so much room to work with.

The later Vics also come stock with 140amp alternators.

As long as you don't do alot of parrallel parking, you'll like it.

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Im not really much into racing, i just like making my car look nice and shiny. But yes i would get the 3.5 over the 2.5 that would be a good idea. But i dont think i can find an 02 for around 7k.

I wasnt saying you should race it, but it is a very good motor...and i didnt see the 7k part...

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

I personally would get the crown Vic, a Black p71 with 20's would look awful similar to a Mercury Marauder.
Have a muffler shop pull the mufflers, run straight pipes, lose some weight... put on some tips. that would cost less that 200 bucks.

The bigger brakes on the Police package would help with the bigger wheels and tires.

The trunk is huge- I had an 8 cuft box in the trunk of mine with room to spare.

Vics are also very easy to put air bags on, so if you wanted to slam her down later on it's easy because there is so much room to work with.

The later Vics also come stock with 140amp alternators.

As long as you don't do alot of parrallel parking, you'll like it.

I have never done parallel parking, i love the vics specially a black p71, but hoes working on a system in that car, like changing out an HU, is it hard at all? Isnt the trunk weird shaped? Did u get 8cuft with MDF or by glassing?

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

I wasnt saying you should race it, but it is a very good motor...and i didnt see the 7k part...

Nissan is an awsome motor, thats what my dad tells me.

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

what year is ur vic anyway? u got pics?

 

[negativezeroz 5,000+ posts]

2002 TL Type S....

or

maybe 2000ish A6 2.7 Quattro..not fast but not slow...very smooth motor...dad just sold his couple months ago

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Bah, I can parallel park the E-150...it's all in how you learn it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I would probably choose the Vic. But my preferences are a lot different than yours...

 

[Harrison486 10+ year member]

1998 Impala

I dont know why....

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

1998 Impala

I dont know why....

didnt they stop making imapals at '96?

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

No, I just dropped it in, no glassing or any special skill needed at all. The trunk has a square bottom that's easy to work with, slightly sloped only.

They don't have onstar or any of that bullshit, a ****in monkey can work on them. THey are easy, believe me. There is even a nice shelf in the trunk to put amps on across the backseat. They are much, much bigger inside than an impala.

My vic was a 94. The 98' and above vics are the same except they have a double din radio enclosure, different interior, and an electric cooling fan, besides the body perks.