Your 17, you have $3k, what kinda car would you buy???
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generally im not a ford guy but a mustang is cheap to mod and you can make fairly quick for under a grand and also the 5.0'* are a good motor accept for a oil leak that they are prone to geting
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all i can realy say about this is one word "insurance" your 17 yrd old and you wanta a sports car you will pay more for the insirance then you will for the car!!!! go with something fwd first off. my bonne will keep up with my freinds turbo treaked probe and anothers freinds rustang. just remember insurance is expensive when you are only 17
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American cars don't have anything going for them when it comes to 4cyl, 5-speed RWD .
....sure is a lot of mileage on that Toyota.
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Originally Posted by its840
all i can realy say about this is one word "insurance" your 17 yrd old and you wanta a sports car you will pay more for the insirance then you will for the car!!!! go with something fwd first off. my bonne will keep up with my freinds turbo treaked probe and anothers freinds rustang. just remember insurance is expensive when you are only 17
I"m sure you're Bonnie probably does keep up wtih your friends Turbo probe, but like I've already said, I'll be keeping the STE, it runs high 13'* (mid 13'* with traction), is FWD, and has just about every option under the sun, an SSEi is just gonna give me more of what I already have. I just want something else to play around with and I like RWD and a manual if I can have it. And preferably something with torque, a V6 or V8. Gas mileage is not a concern, afterall my STE only averages about 14mpg and take premium.
Buy something small and light with a 4 cylinder and 4 or 5 speed. It will be cheap to run and fun to throw around in the corners. It will also feel a lot faster than it really is. Keep it American if you can but that will really limit your choices.
I like my Jeep Cherokee. It'* been very reliable for the last 17 years. That 4 speed auto trani is bulletproof and you can put over 200 K on that engine without doing a thing.
It is very light and scoots along just fine for a 4x4. They do make them in 2wd. A 4.0L in one of those would really go.
I like my Jeep Cherokee. It'* been very reliable for the last 17 years. That 4 speed auto trani is bulletproof and you can put over 200 K on that engine without doing a thing.
It is very light and scoots along just fine for a 4x4. They do make them in 2wd. A 4.0L in one of those would really go.
generally im not a ford guy but a mustang is cheap to mod and you can make fairly quick for under a grand and also the 5.0'* are a good motor accept for a oil leak that they are prone to geting
Lets just say you're in my position, your 17, and have $3k. What would you buy? FWD, RWD, 2wd, 4wd, auto, manual, car, suv, truck, van, 4 cyl, 6 cyl, 8 cyl, it doesn't matter, what would it be?
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That'* easy then......a '78 or '79 Firebird with a 350 and a 350 Turbohydramatic auto trani. Want more torque, find a 6.6 L. Keeps me plenty happy.
Even a newer 350 like in a late 80'* model. The 305 standard trani early 90'* models are no slouches either. The insurance is cheap too. I only pay $600. a year for mine.
Bet you could find one easy for the money you are talking about.
....and it'* a Pontiac.
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Even a newer 350 like in a late 80'* model. The 305 standard trani early 90'* models are no slouches either. The insurance is cheap too. I only pay $600. a year for mine.
Bet you could find one easy for the money you are talking about.
....and it'* a Pontiac.
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