well yea, Id say stay in the family and h22/turbo it w/teh extra $$$...

-Alex

PS - otherwise, go w/a mazda 3 5/dr or 6... I love those cars.

i/h/e/p on a well driven stick shift GTS will put you well into the low 14's

Lets take it to an opposite side of the spectrum. ever thought of an 3gen m3?

http://motors.search.ebay.com/search...e=search&fgtp=

Only deal with bimmers is maintainance.

look into them if you are interested in euro material

'01s were all auto's. '02 was the first year of the 5-speed IS. (I almost had one before tha' CL.

go for a honda prelude... sporty, quick, 5 speed, performance parts available, very affordable and best of all, its a Honda !

e36 M3?
2nd gen CL

havent found any m3's worthwhile in my pricerange, and absolute NO IS's below 17K. the eclipse im looking at is a white GT 5spd for 7K, it seems iight for my tastes. def needs drop/i/h/e though. would it be quicker than my 2.3 stock for stock?

dunno. what year is it?

its an '01

^ his car is very nice.

i saw it with my own eyes.

as far as luxurious goes... i dono...

that price range u cant get much luxurious if ur not willing to pay

just a heads up.....

make sure you check insurance rates. I was in the same boat as you a year ago and almost traded in the CL for an IS300, but then I learned that is the single most expensive car to insure.

eclipse will be quicker than ur CL... but i think thats a chick car... plus the interior is small and cheap

you could pick up a real nice audi a4... thats what i was looking at before i got the cl..

for a little under 15k you should be able to pick up a 2001 2.8 liter quattro(AWD) or a 1.8 liter turbo Quattro

go german.

hahah no wonder why cant find an 01. and dont buy that eclispe it suck ass and is a chick car. i can never get that 2f2f car out of my head. what a nightmare. i dont know if tyrese made it look even worse then it is.

im gonna go check the eclipse out n see for myself if i like it. as for the audi, ive decided not to go over 10K and save the rest of the money for college/mods, not to to mention audis are costly to maintain

yeah cuz they break all the time. everyone i know who has an an older a4 99-02 has problems. my friends whole dash looks like a broken lcd screen. it just blew up one day.

57 Belair w/ 572 @ 12:1 Blown

seriously, stay away from the eclipse, my cousin got one for his first car, the first 10 months they had it (bought at 40K miles) it spent over a month being repaired about 4 times, radiator failed, engine overheated, they replaced the engine, needed an ECU and a lot of other shit, on top of 3 random electrical problems before all that... plus its slow, it was an '01 auto GS and 0-60 was like 11 sec.

this search seems endless and hopeless...still havent been contacted by like 1/2 the people i messaged on autotrader...any know of any1 in the tri state area selling a good car lol...or have any more ideas on good whips...im really bout to lose it up here at school with no car living offcampus

hows it going with the insurance, i still havent recieved a penny AND still havent found a cL thats fit for me...

insurance already cut the check, i just need a car to spend it on! i didnt think finding a new car would be such a hassle, makes me miss my CL even more

what about an accord? They are nice. I had two...Not as luxurious unless you get the v6. But they are still nice and there are more parts for them.

every1 else in my fam has an accord, my dad has a 93, my oldest sister has an 00 and my other older sister has a 95....im def not gettin an accord

Come down to OK, We seem to get all the hopped up Texas CLs. They do weird shit to their cars down there. Good luck, how about a legend or I know.... Have you ever heard of a Sterling? I would love to find one. A Lotus / Honda compilation... All though, finding parts for it would be a real bitch... I can't beleive how long this thread is... wow.

maybe a mazdaspeed protege if u can find one?? iono
my friend's brother has one and its a pretty cool car.

I really dont know if anyone else has said it yet, but what about a new v6 tiburon? I kind of like them.

S4 bi turbo audi

Unless you got 6k in the bank for turbo failure I'd stay away eventhough its a nice ass car.

I havent found any mazdaspeed protege's that werent in that bright ass orange yet but im gonna keep lookin..and im not feeling the tiburon at all...and i def dont have 6k for turbo failure although that would definitely be a sick whip!...still lookin at an eclipse also, the person is being very manageable about the price

If you get the eclipse put aside money for the supercharger or you'll be disappointed in its power. There isnt too much aftermarket for the Eclipse GT V6, my boy has one and has regreted buying it since he can't do too much to it.

I went over to club3g.com, and i saw plenty of aftermarket stuff for the GT V6. way more for that car than the 1st gens thats for sure. everything from i/h/e/p to cams gears etc...and cosmetically theres wayyy more choices than a 1st gen. i think its worth a look to see if it fits me, a test drive cant hurt

yeah but did you see the prices of that stuff..I been to that forum too..Test drive it carajo I'm just giving my 2 cents..

interior quality of an eclipse = NOWHERE near as good as my CL was

Its hard to get a better build quality than a honda

If you're still lookin for a CL, idk how far this is from you though...

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...28&aff=newsday

it's a 98 black 5 speed lowered, intake, exhaust.. and some other stuff already done, 119K miles though..

just saw it has remote start too

That looks perfect but never heard of Eibach Touring Suspension

u are THE MAN! I've already emailed him. Although, variety is the spice of life lol...and i do wanna experience something new maybe, but if this car is at the right price, theres no way im passing it up