The S2K is a nice car, but its really small inside and same with the 350Z (a backseat of some sort is prefered)

 

TSX is a 4 Cylinder with 205 hp... were lookin at the 260's lol

 

The Accord coupe doesnt come out till tomorrow i dont think, so i doubt anyones seen it on the road.. (i could be wrong)

 

I just got back from test driving the G37 coupe, i skipped class just to go lol, and smoke Hookah .. sooo nice.. i loved it!! badass car..

 

"a while" = 1 year?

does he definitely want to buy new?
does he want to "mod" the car?
I would say STi/EVO, but he wants AT.....

i think the 128 would be a good choice if he can wait for it.
how about a GTi, or GLi, or even......R32 - DSG is supposed to be a lot of fun, and people can't give him crap for not buying a manual. and AWD in the R32 would be nice.

I just still find it hard to pay 30k+ for an accord/altima. I know that's what the top of the line are going for, it just seems like such a boring decision.

 

hes not going to mod the car.. factory sports package more than likely, tint the windows, and he already has a brand new sub in the Lude that he'll transfer over to the new car..

 

Why not look into a lightly used 05-06 G35 coupe?

 

not this again........

 

wow, i hadn't seen the accord coupe but i just looked it up and it looks badass! I wonder how it drives though. I sure hope the altima coupe drives better than the sedan though. I took it for a test drive since they didn't have any of the coupe's and man the steering is shit. Its about as bad as my first car ('94 sable station wagon) which felt like i was steering with those video game steering wheels.

+1 here on the rx-8. Two of my friends have them and those cars can really haul ass. I don't know the numbers, but i'm sure they'd do a lot better than any of these coupes.

 

I saw an Altima coupe on the road the other day. It was white, and the rear looks really good.
For exterior, I'd say the Accord's front > Altima rear, but Altima rear > Accord's rear.

 

 

i almost forgot about the RX-8, i wanted to get that when i got my TL but my parents hate 2-doors..

His folks arent looking for a used car.. i suggested a used G35 too but he said he doubts theyll go used..

 

I was checking out the numbers for the RX-8, and the cars pretty expensive to have only 212hp and 159lb tq. for the auto.. i know the numbers make it seem slower than it actually is, but i still dont think it can keep up with the others on terms of performance without mods..

and 1 guy in our group has a Mazda 6 too, so we want to get something different. Plus, from what i know, maintaining the Mazda 6, along with other Mazdas, is more expensive than you would think.. but yes, it is a quick car!

 

shit if he has that nice of a budget... why not get him black on black g-35 coupe or a nice white one. i would go with that over the accord coupe anyday, although it is a nice car but g-35 is more of a headturner.

 

G35 will be more around 40K with options and even more after taxes and all..

 

ill tell him about the 1 series, but it doesnt come out till 08, which is a long while away..

 

yea the G will get up there after options.

not sound like a hater, but man, i remember when i was 19, my friends and i couldn't care less if we had the same brand-new '99 accord.

your friend's a lucky guy. hope he finds a car he's happy with. and kudos for you if you talk him out of the eclipse.

 

yeah dude.. the eclipse just does not work... if he wants power, why not tell him about a gto or sumthin around those lines, and i dont think 07 g35 would be quite that expensive.. especially since 08's came in. I think the g-35 well equipped out of the lot would be 35,500

 

i vote Altima v-6 stick
and this is coming from a Accord owner

 

When i went to test drive the g37, there was a 07 G35 in the showcase, it was like 39,800 Msrp.. i thought that was crazy!!... so i dont know, maybe in a few months the price will drop more. well see..

 

its wierd... a lot of Indian people, specially our kind, usually get a nice car.. same with me, i started with a BMW 540i, totalled it, and got an TL.. im not trying to brag or anything, thats just how it is, they reward us for...nothing? lol

 

I know they were surposed to have addresses some of the reliability issues with the rx-8, but I'm not convinced enough to be totally sold on it...

If he's looking for a rwd 6cly. coupe for under 30K, that's probably a good idea...

I'd just wish BMW would annouce pricing on it... but we're still 6-8 months from it's release...

Not much out there for rwd coupes under 30K (RX-8 and Mustang) and even if you include the 2 seater convertibles (s2k, miata, etc) there really aren't that many choices...

 

1 series is going to be a little shit box, go with the accord, altima, or bicyle, eclipse is a girls car,

tell the kid to put in 5k of his own money and he can get whatever he wants: new g37, A5 should be out soon,

must be nice to have that problem

people with money, hate them

 

^^ Don't be a clown.

 

sorry u feel that way bro.. and i hardly doubt the 1 series be a "shit box". i actually dont think ive ever heard BMW and shit box in the same sentence before.

 

i agree... bmw will not manufacture any type of vehicle that is a "shit box" it will ruin their reputation which is pretty up there. everyone knows bmw and what they're known for is performance and handling. i'd love to test drive a 1 series, should be a nice car =D

i wished i could have started with a nice bmw, but for me... i have to buy my own shit, so i went with an acura cl 6 speed. reliable, and maintenance is low low low

 

accord>>altima>>>umm? eclipse?

 

my buddy owns a mazda 6. It has a ford motor, what's so hard to maintain?

 

Get a job sir. The war's over! The bums lost!

 

He makes a lot of trips to the dealer for little issues he has.. and the service prices are crazy..

 

How about a slightly used M3 SMG FTW!!

 

No one mentioned the Solara?

 

As easy as it is, hes to stupid to drive an SMG.. and he'd get tired of the shifting.. lol
other than that, im sure his rents would wanna drive the car every once in a while, so they wouldnt go for that..

 

^^^ damn, he is fucking picky. I would jumped on M3 right away.

 

i mean.. im sure he would jump on the M3 if he had the chance.. but in ATL, the shifting will really get annoying, plus like i said, his rents will drive the car every so often..

 

Rents like tenants ? are you serious? Rents= can I drive your car...... friend = sorry not this one

 

Parents dude. Parents

 

If he can't drive an SMG then I think we need to pull his drivers license from him. IMO, buying a car and optioning it because someone "may" drive it is the worse decision you can make when looking for cars. He should get what he wants and if "someone" else wants to drive then they should learn how to operate the car.

 

so what's the deal? is he looking to buy anytime soon? or should we just check back in a few months?

 

I mean.. his parents are buying the car, he really cant say "its my car, yall better learn to drive it" cuz then he would here a "fuck off and go buy ur own car"

He is supposed to buy it in Oct or Nov, shouldnt take as long as Dec.. ill let you guys know what he gets in the end.. keep the opinions coming in, ill let him read this whole thread one of these days lol