What car to purchase. Need help.
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What car to purchase. Need help.
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I was thinking of buying a new manual car. Looking to spend mid 20k. What came to my mind was...RSX type S, Honda Accord V6M, or should I get a Toyota Celica GTS. I heard that the RSX is going to be discontinued in 2007. And the Accord is going to get a total redesign in 2008, and the Celica is also getting a redesign in 2007. So I'm a tad confused of what to buy. But as of now...what do you guys think of those 3 cars. Also, I need it as a practical car..no RWD. got any other suggestions...that would help. Thanks.
I was thinking of buying a new manual car. Looking to spend mid 20k. What came to my mind was...RSX type S, Honda Accord V6M, or should I get a Toyota Celica GTS. I heard that the RSX is going to be discontinued in 2007. And the Accord is going to get a total redesign in 2008, and the Celica is also getting a redesign in 2007. So I'm a tad confused of what to buy. But as of now...what do you guys think of those 3 cars. Also, I need it as a practical car..no RWD. got any other suggestions...that would help. Thanks.
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are you serious? how did you miss this
https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/2005-legacy-gt-stage-1-a-315643/
subaru is clearing out 05 legacys right now!!!! you can get a full loaded limited 5spd for 25K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats 4K of!!!!! could prob get a reg GT model for 23K if you can find it. it will completely eat all of those cars without trying. RSX is too small. Celica is a chick car no matter what you do to it i dont care. accord is like and @sshole everyone has one. do yourself a favor. SUBARU LEGACY GT!
not to mention it is extremely untuned from the factory!! the amount of power released with so little $$$$ is insane.
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https://acurazine.com/forums/car-talk-5/2005-legacy-gt-stage-1-a-315643/
subaru is clearing out 05 legacys right now!!!! you can get a full loaded limited 5spd for 25K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats 4K of!!!!! could prob get a reg GT model for 23K if you can find it. it will completely eat all of those cars without trying. RSX is too small. Celica is a chick car no matter what you do to it i dont care. accord is like and @sshole everyone has one. do yourself a favor. SUBARU LEGACY GT!
not to mention it is extremely untuned from the factory!! the amount of power released with so little $$$$ is insane.
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peace
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Originally Posted by WiLLs TypE S
Hey,
I was thinking of buying a new manual car. Looking to spend mid 20k. What came to my mind was...RSX type S, Honda Accord V6M, or should I get a Toyota Celica GTS. I heard that the RSX is going to be discontinued in 2007. And the Accord is going to get a total redesign in 2008, and the Celica is also getting a redesign in 2007. So I'm a tad confused of what to buy. But as of now...what do you guys think of those 3 cars. Also, I need it as a practical car..no RWD. got any other suggestions...that would help. Thanks.
I was thinking of buying a new manual car. Looking to spend mid 20k. What came to my mind was...RSX type S, Honda Accord V6M, or should I get a Toyota Celica GTS. I heard that the RSX is going to be discontinued in 2007. And the Accord is going to get a total redesign in 2008, and the Celica is also getting a redesign in 2007. So I'm a tad confused of what to buy. But as of now...what do you guys think of those 3 cars. Also, I need it as a practical car..no RWD. got any other suggestions...that would help. Thanks.
What does it matter if the RSX is getting discontinued in 2007? Are you waiting for that time to buy? If you like the car, get it. Same with the Accord...however, I hear the Accord is getting an 10 HP boost for 2006...it might be worth waiting for that.
BTW: Isn't the Celica getting discontinued soon too?
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Yeah I believe so...Yeah I prefer a 2dr car..cause I'm tired of driving a Sedan. =| Besides I have a TL =). So yeah thats why I was leaning toward those 3. I probably will either get an Accord V6(M) or a RSX-S. I was thinking of buying a WRX...becuase I drove the 98 2.5RS...and it was hella of fun...while the Celica isn't that appealing to me. So I don't know...people be telling me to get the RSX-Type S. Stay in the Acura family. LoL...but if the accord is getting a 10hp boost...which doesnt mean anything. lol. which makes it wat 250hp vs. 210hp. I don't know. Also, the accord v6 is 3k more...so I don't know.
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Originally Posted by WiLLs TypE S
Yeah I believe so...Yeah I prefer a 2dr car..cause I'm tired of driving a Sedan. =| Besides I have a TL =). So yeah thats why I was leaning toward those 3. I probably will either get an Accord V6(M) or a RSX-S. I was thinking of buying a WRX...becuase I drove the 98 2.5RS...and it was hella of fun...while the Celica isn't that appealing to me. So I don't know...people be telling me to get the RSX-Type S. Stay in the Acura family. LoL...but if the accord is getting a 10hp boost...which doesnt mean anything. lol. which makes it wat 250hp vs. 210hp. I don't know. Also, the accord v6 is 3k more...so I don't know.
Yeah, 10hp doesn't really mean much...but it's something to consider anyway.
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Drive 'em all and that should tell you what you will like best... You really need to decide how big (or small) a car you're looking for. The RSX and Celica were too small for me, so I went with the CLS. The accord coupe ex 6mt is pretty much the same as the CL (at least size wise).
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I'd go for the RSX simply because it's fuel efficient and fun to drive. Plus the 05 RSX-S is somewhat quicker than previous iterations. It will be cheap to operate over its lifetime.
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Originally Posted by WiLLs TypE S
hmmm...maybe a Legacy GT...since its AWD.
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Originally Posted by VXCL
are you serious? how did you miss this
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315643
subaru is clearing out 05 legacys right now!!!! you can get a full loaded limited 5spd for 25K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats 4K of!!!!! could prob get a reg GT model for 23K if you can find it. it will completely eat all of those cars without trying. RSX is too small. Celica is a chick car no matter what you do to it i dont care. accord is like and @sshole everyone has one. do yourself a favor. SUBARU LEGACY GT!
not to mention it is extremely untuned from the factory!! the amount of power released with so little $$$$ is insane.
join us
peace
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315643
subaru is clearing out 05 legacys right now!!!! you can get a full loaded limited 5spd for 25K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats 4K of!!!!! could prob get a reg GT model for 23K if you can find it. it will completely eat all of those cars without trying. RSX is too small. Celica is a chick car no matter what you do to it i dont care. accord is like and @sshole everyone has one. do yourself a favor. SUBARU LEGACY GT!
not to mention it is extremely untuned from the factory!! the amount of power released with so little $$$$ is insane.
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btw. you could probably get a non navi tsx for $25-26K
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id say if its a coupe, go with the rsx type-s. ive driven 2 '05 rsx's and i couldnt take the smile off my face for hours. The Rsx's are also faster than the accord coupe v6's, ive witnessed it for myself. if sedan, def subaru legacy GT's. 1k worth of mods will get u an insane amout of HP, that car responds to mods so well. the TSX doesnt have enough power in my opinion, honda needs to give it alteast 50 more hp
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Originally Posted by virtualbong
Wow, that's pretty cheap. Isn't the fully loaded GT Limited cost over $30K usually?
btw. you could probably get a non navi tsx for $25-26K
btw. you could probably get a non navi tsx for $25-26K
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Thx guys..I will test drive both. It seems that I am leaning more toward the RSX-S. I always liked that car. Its a quick, light, and easy to mod car. The performance parts in the RSX world is much larger than the Accord V6. =) I'll wait till the clearance comes up for the 06's, so I can see the concepts of the new accord =0).
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Originally Posted by DaInFaMMuS1
the TSX doesnt have enough power in my opinion
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Originally Posted by VXCL
pretty much every car magazine has said this. it is def underpowered.
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I'd prefer an Accord because I prefer a decent sized car rather than a hatch but that's me. The RSX will easily outperform the other 2 and easily has more mod availability. The Accord can only get like 3 or 4 mods. It all depends on what you want. I'd get the Subie too if I were going for that range.
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Originally Posted by youngTL
That car is meant to have a manual.
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Another option completely off your map is a Subaru Forester XT. Can be modded with an STi suspension, STi turbo, STi intercooler, and engine management relatively cheaply. Total sleeper (except for the fact that your SUV would be sitting fairly low). And extremely practical, too.
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Originally Posted by SC TL
Another option completely off your map is a Subaru Forester XT. Can be modded with an STi suspension, STi turbo, STi intercooler, and engine management relatively cheaply. Total sleeper (except for the fact that your SUV would be sitting fairly low). And extremely practical, too.
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In that price range I'd buy an Evo, but I do like the Accord Coupe V6, fully-loaded with the 6-speed out of all your options.
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