Coming from a 3.0CL......what should I get for 26k ?
05-23-2004, 06:38 PM
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Coming from a 3.0CL......what should I get for 26k ?
Ok, here is the deal. I have a 1997 3.0CL Premium with 110k miles. I will be commuting to my college campus which is about an hour away everyday. This does not bode well for my current car. No matter how much I love my CL, it's not what I need right now.
I've been thinking about quite a few cars, with some major considerations in mind:
- Gas milage
- Cargo room/towing capacity
- Reliabily
- All-wheel drive
- Manual transmission
- $26,000 spending limit
Of course, the boy racer in me wants a 350Z or Corvette, but a two-seat sports car isn't good for helping people move or tailgating. Then again I could get a truck with a V8, but gas comes into consideration. And SUVs for the most part are too expensive for my price range for ones that I like.
So rigth now my top consideration is the Subaru Forester 2.5XT. Does anyone have any feedback or any other suggestions? All-wheel drive, turbo, carrys stuff, can haul stuff, fits five people....
What do you guys think?
I've been thinking about quite a few cars, with some major considerations in mind:
- Gas milage
- Cargo room/towing capacity
- Reliabily
- All-wheel drive
- Manual transmission
- $26,000 spending limit
Of course, the boy racer in me wants a 350Z or Corvette, but a two-seat sports car isn't good for helping people move or tailgating. Then again I could get a truck with a V8, but gas comes into consideration. And SUVs for the most part are too expensive for my price range for ones that I like.
So rigth now my top consideration is the Subaru Forester 2.5XT. Does anyone have any feedback or any other suggestions? All-wheel drive, turbo, carrys stuff, can haul stuff, fits five people....
What do you guys think?
05-23-2004, 07:08 PM
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Originally posted by bkknight369
wrx fully loaded
wrx fully loaded
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05-23-2004, 07:35 PM
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You don't need 4 doors!
Get a used S2K.
I drove a friend's today, and OMG, I was in heaven! That car rocks.
But seriously, if you don't care about the car being domestic or foreign, why not get something like a Contour SVT? You can pick up a 99 or 00 for about 10-12K, you'll have a fun car, and cash leftover to mod the shit outta it. I know 2 guys that have them, and they are fun cars.
Get a used S2K.
I drove a friend's today, and OMG, I was in heaven! That car rocks.
But seriously, if you don't care about the car being domestic or foreign, why not get something like a Contour SVT? You can pick up a 99 or 00 for about 10-12K, you'll have a fun car, and cash leftover to mod the shit outta it. I know 2 guys that have them, and they are fun cars.
05-23-2004, 07:42 PM
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People people people! You guys crack me up......I need something practical, I'd love to get all the cars you mentioned but none of them work for me. I do need four doors, as much as people ride in my car, flippin the seat up is a pain in my ass.
I need practicality, not a racer. I'm only 18, but I already think like my dad.......sigh.
I need practicality, not a racer. I'm only 18, but I already think like my dad.......sigh.
05-23-2004, 07:45 PM
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26K to waste on a car that you'l be using to commute in.
Get a used 4-cylinder Accord for 12k and save the rest for school.
Some of you people make me laugh. Buy a brand new car for 25k and just drive it into the ground as you drive to school...
lol
Get a used 4-cylinder Accord for 12k and save the rest for school.
Some of you people make me laugh. Buy a brand new car for 25k and just drive it into the ground as you drive to school...
lol
05-23-2004, 07:46 PM
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fully loaded wrx sport wagon... practical and fun.
plenty of 04 models left to get amazing deals on. Cheap to insure. but if you do need more cargo then that wagon has to offer, then yeah the forrester is the next best choice.
plenty of 04 models left to get amazing deals on. Cheap to insure. but if you do need more cargo then that wagon has to offer, then yeah the forrester is the next best choice.
05-23-2004, 07:47 PM
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inline-4 mazda 6-i. Efficient and nice. Of course it's only 7.96s 0-60...the S version (v6) hits 6.56 I believe...quite a bit faster but eats more fuel.
i-4: 25/32
v6: 20/28
I believe those are the numbers
i-4: 25/32
v6: 20/28
I believe those are the numbers
05-23-2004, 07:49 PM
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Originally posted by sarlacc23
fully loaded wrx sport wagon... practical and fun.
plenty of 04 models left to get amazing deals on. Cheap to insure. but if you do need more cargo then that wagon has to offer, then yeah the forrester is the next best choice.
fully loaded wrx sport wagon... practical and fun.
plenty of 04 models left to get amazing deals on. Cheap to insure. but if you do need more cargo then that wagon has to offer, then yeah the forrester is the next best choice.
Scrib, I know I don't think like you, but if I was going to buy an Accord I'd keep the CL......
05-23-2004, 07:51 PM
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Originally posted by Minch00
I truly dislike wagons.....
I truly dislike wagons.....
BUT both the WRX wagon and the Forrester have the balls to back up their apperances.
05-23-2004, 07:51 PM
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Originally posted by Crazy Sellout
why dont you just keep your CL? It will get fucked up in the parking lots at campus anyways
why dont you just keep your CL? It will get fucked up in the parking lots at campus anyways
05-23-2004, 07:53 PM
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But why spend that kind of money now on a car that's going to have a shitpot of miles when you've graduated.
Spend some now, put the rest away and reward yourself when you graduate and get sometihng you can not only afford, but enjoy and not rack the miles on???
Spend some now, put the rest away and reward yourself when you graduate and get sometihng you can not only afford, but enjoy and not rack the miles on???
05-23-2004, 07:57 PM
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Originally posted by Scrib
But why spend that kind of money now on a car that's going to have a shitpot of miles when you've graduated.
Spend some now, put the rest away and reward yourself when you graduate and get sometihng you can not only afford, but enjoy and not rack the miles on???
But why spend that kind of money now on a car that's going to have a shitpot of miles when you've graduated.
Spend some now, put the rest away and reward yourself when you graduate and get sometihng you can not only afford, but enjoy and not rack the miles on???
That makes a lot of sense, but I have to take in consideration being a college student. An Accord would work, but it's not what I want. I see way too many of them, and no matter how hard these ricers try, you can't make an Accord cool....
And I'm not the one spending the money on it anyway, my parents offered to get it for me since I got a full ride, so that also is affecting the way my brain works...
05-23-2004, 08:00 PM
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Well... That's awesome with the education. Sounds like you've really done well for yourself.
Why not have them put the money away, use the CL, and when you graduate, the money will have gained interest which they can then buy you a 35k car???
j/k Get what you want. :P
Why not have them put the money away, use the CL, and when you graduate, the money will have gained interest which they can then buy you a 35k car???
j/k Get what you want. :P
05-23-2004, 08:02 PM
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Originally posted by Minch00
That too is an option.....but with 110k on it.....I'm not sure how much longer it will last.
That too is an option.....but with 110k on it.....I'm not sure how much longer it will last.
Possibly Scrid has the right idea. Take the suggested money (one lump some, or what they would pay in monthly installments) and start an ING direct savings at 2% interest. When you get enough in there, open a CD, or money market and leave it there till you graduate.
Then you can buy yourself a pimp ride when youre ready for the real world.
But, i know the feeling of I want it, and I want it now.
05-23-2004, 08:03 PM
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Originally posted by Crazy Sellout
minch how is a wrx or a4 not practical?
minch how is a wrx or a4 not practical?
05-23-2004, 08:05 PM
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Originally posted by Crazy Sellout
minch how is a wrx or a4 not practical?
minch how is a wrx or a4 not practical?
And I missed the housing deadlines for school, I'll be living out there next year....
05-23-2004, 08:49 PM
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Take the money and put it in a money market or CD. After you graduate, you can use it to buy a really nice car. Meanwhile, just drive your CL, it should last all through college. Just take care of it (preaching to the choir, I'm sure).
05-23-2004, 09:11 PM
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save your cl and either take the money and invest it and have something to start with when you come out of college
OR
take your $26g's and live on campus
OR
take your $26g's and live on campus
05-23-2004, 10:16 PM
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Originally posted by Crazy Sellout
yea cuz gas mileage wouldnt hurt him
yea cuz gas mileage wouldnt hurt him
Get a Jetta TDI, I have a friend who id getting one for about 20k w/5 sp.
05-23-2004, 10:51 PM
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you're a student...no need to buy another car. You dont have a problem until the CL dies...keep driving it. Save your money and try to graduate debt free, now theres something to be proud of. Use your car til it dies...110k aint nothing
