invisiblewar

its anotherr looking for a car thread...
My transmission just went in my CL-S, so its going to get replaced but I frankly do not want to deal with it anymore. Havent had the car two years and Its going onto its third (forth overall). So basically Im looking for a new car

heres what im looking for overall

manual
sporty
preferrably rwd
under 11k
get about the same mileage as the CL

invisiblewar

erm let me restate that...im basically looking for something thats not seen too often and come with mt, and gets decent mileage

invisiblewar

actually...whats the going price for a v70r??

FiveLiterCheater

Rsx-s?

mrmako

An older V70R is not a bad bet. Turbo charged 300HP... search on ebay motors.

Sarlacc

Good luck finding a used V70r...in manual. Could barely find them new. And after driving a manual S60r...I wasnt as blown away as i thought I would be.

Costco

SC300
LS1 Camaro/Firebird
E36 M3
WRX
Prelude

I actually researched those cars and looked for things and had a budget similar to yours. PM me if you have any questions or hell, ask away...

Sly Raskal

iTrader: (1)

used s2000?

invisiblewar

i was also looking at gti's but worried about going used with those because reliability and all, man it would be awesome to find a v70r hows the reliability ith volvos??

hemhaw

Miata?

black label

About the same as Volkswagen, the parts just cost more.

S A CHO

There's your answer. E36 M3... Fits all the criteria...

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

03 CL-S manual?

S A CHO

Here: http://orlando.craigslist.org/ctd/788299547.html

Go buy it...

Trackruner228

iTrader: (1)

The accord and altima coupe.

GreenMonster

He's in the right area for a 'vert... but for $11K, he'd have to buy one w/ over 100K miles...

GreenMonster

That would work... no more tranny issues... and that would be in his budget.. I've seen quite a few for under 11K with average mileage...

Sucks that my CL 6spd is only worth about 10K, but for a buyer a CL 6spd is a great bang for the buck

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

just do a manual tranny conversion in your CLS. Could do the 3.5L upgrade if you feel really ambitious.

invisiblewar

well it wasnt my tranny so i dont think the rents are cool with me selling the car anymore but maybe i can still talk them into it...that m3 is siiiiiccccck

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

id say it would be great because most or all his mods can transfer over.

mrmako

You could try this:

V70R


Another V70R

A third V70R

And before I get flamed, The older model years were a bit more powerful than the newer ones (the 300HP stopped production in 2003/2004 time frame), plus the OP has a budget of 11K.

stright-(paint)balling

Why not a early model GTO? you can pick up a 5.7 GTO fairly cheap.

GreenMonster

Going on the FWD sport end of things: Prelude

Sadly, there's not many cheap reliable RWD cars out there....

Older BMW's and Porsches can kill you on maintenance (german cars in general are like that), and there aren't that many RWD cars on the japanese side...

You can check out Nissan 240sx and Toyota Supra, but those are getting older and harder to find in good condition.

For RWD, we're kinda limited to Camaros/Mustangs and Miatas in that price range...

S2k, G35, RX7, etc. and the rest of the RWD cars out there are going to be over your 11K limit...

Probably best to find a sporty FWD car in that price range, unless you don't mind driving a 10 y/o car...

invisiblewar

my parent know that the moment i find a 5spd low mileage s14 that is stock, i am taking some of my inheritance money and buying it and selling the CL. My parents hate the fact that i like the car soo much but its my dads fault, i never even knew what the car was til he was with me one day when i still had my restricted and told me to check the price of 240's

mrmako

You could also take a look at your local Subaru dealer.... Legacy GT, used.... AWD and sporty, plus you can get them with a manual tranny.

invisiblewar

for 11k??? isnt that a tad bit low

JediMindTricks

is it possible to buy the cars mentioned in this thread for under 11k?

stright-(paint)balling

I don't know why the poster can't get into a early model GTO for 11 grand. sure it won't have all the bolt ons and big rims and other fun shit on it but he or she can add it down the road once they get some cash.

Moog-Type-S

So, what was the problem?

ThermonMermon

For 11k I would personally be more concerned about the condition of the car than the type of car. But then again, you need to start searching somewhere...

fsttyms1

I would go the GTO route.