Help me shop for a car!

[johnny961]

[QUOTE=Delaney37;7285959]

Originally Posted by COchief

Lol at the guy suggesting a Chevy Monza.


LOL..can't hurt to throw it out there. I saw it and it reminded me of the 1975 2+2 I had in high school. It had the 262 V-8 in it. My dad and I had a lot of fun turning it into a drag car. Mini-tub kit on it running 10" slicks on a narrowed 12 bolt rearend with ladder bar suspension with a healthy tunnel rammed 383. Thing would run 10.60's all day long. Traded it for the 1973 Type LT Camaro I have now.

Right on! My first ride was one of these. But mine wasn't equipped with the V8 to begin with. That got added later. If I ran across the right deal on one of these with a decent body I wouldn't mind doing another one and swapping in another V8 at some point. Problem is finding an unmodified original that isn't rusted out or been badly wrecked for a decent price.

[COchief]

Drive to Denver and buy this one, one owner 120K stick with leather. Won't find anything nicer and faster than that for $6k. Should run to 200k with minimal maintenance. They also hold their value like you wouldn't believe I just sold a 2000 that I bought book for 7200 three years ago for 5900 after putting 30k on it.

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...5&aff=national

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by COchief

Drive to Denver and buy this one, one owner 120K stick with leather. Won't find anything nicer and faster than that for $6k. Should run to 200k with minimal maintenance. They also hold their value like you wouldn't believe I just sold a 2000 that I bought book for 7200 three years ago for 5900 after putting 30k on it.

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...5&aff=national

That's the car I should have bought 4 years ago instead of my Gay-lant. Fail on my part.

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

That's the car I should have bought 4 years ago instead of my Gay-lant. Fail on my part.

My buddy had a mitsubishi galant. biggest piece of shit I ever rode in.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

My buddy had a mitsubishi galant. biggest piece of shit I ever rode in.

Mine has been nothing but ****ing garbage. Some of that is my own doing; most of it is not. I just stopped caring about the ****ing thing.

[Brock]

If you want something that's not boring, just go all in and buy a stang or something like that. If you want something you don't have to screw around with, well, we all know what kinds of cars those are.

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by Brock

If you want something that's not boring, just go all in and buy a stang or something like that. If you want something you don't have to screw around with, well, we all know what kinds of cars those are.

Oh, I'm looking at Mustangs as well.

[JTagg7754]

Not trying to add more to your list but if it's not a Camry or Accord, I haven't owned it. If you want a car that's minimal maintenance (the BMW will not be), will last you to 250+ thousand miles (the Ford will not), and has been nothing but absolutely 10000% reliable to me, I'd go w/ either of those two.

As for your list if you're really stuck on it, I'd go w/ the Jetta. VW makes good cars and you can get them serviced at most places. I think Beemers require specific stores that do that. If the VW needs specific places also to get serviced, I suggest getting off the list and looking into what I said.

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by JTagg7754

Not trying to add more to your list but if it's not a Camry or Accord, I haven't owned it. If you want a car that's minimal maintenance (the BMW will not be), will last you to 250+ thousand miles (the Ford will not), and has been nothing but absolutely 10000% reliable to me, I'd go w/ either of those two.

As for your list if you're really stuck on it, I'd go w/ the Jetta. VW makes good cars and you can get them serviced at most places. I think Beemers require specific stores that do that. If the VW needs specific places also to get serviced, I suggest getting off the list and looking into what I said.

I just got out of an Accord and had a CRX in my younger years. If a good deal presents itself I'm not gonna turn it down because it's a Honda but I'd like to try something different.

Craigslist had about eleventybillion different Accords & Civics. Nothing that was an outstanding deal like the one I had that was totaled tho.

[JTagg7754]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

I just got out of an Accord and had a CRX in my younger years. If a good deal presents itself I'm not gonna turn it down because it's a Honda but I'd like to try something different.

Craigslist had about eleventybillion different Accords & Civics. Nothing that was an outstanding deal like the one I had that was totaled tho.

Well I can tell me you my father has been a Camry owner for almost 30 years. He's only had 3 of them. He gave one to me when I was first in college and I sold it (yes sold it although not for much haha) when it had 262k on it. Just some food for thought. He gave my bro his older one (the one after mine) and he still has it w/ 170k on it and it runs perfectly. Few minor malfunctions like a window motor needing replaced but nothing else unexpected.

I wouldn't do Craigslist either. The automobile people know this is economy is killing their business. You can bargain HARD. I got my latest car (an Accord) for significant discount after a 30 minute conversation w/ the guy. People on cragslist are negotiable for sure but that site just seems so damn sketchy to me. I'd rather go to a reputable dealer. That's just me though.

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by JTagg7754

Well I can tell me you my father has been a Camry owner for almost 30 years. He's only had 3 of them. He gave one to me when I was first in college and I sold it (yes sold it although not for much haha) when it had 262k on it. Just some food for thought. He gave my bro his older one (the one after mine) and he still has it w/ 170k on it and it runs perfectly. Few minor malfunctions like a window motor needing replaced but nothing else unexpected.

I wouldn't do Craigslist either. The automobile people know this is economy is killing their business. You can bargain HARD. I got my latest car (an Accord) for significant discount after a 30 minute conversation w/ the guy. People on cragslist are negotiable for sure but that site just seems so damn sketchy to me. I'd rather go to a reputable dealer. That's just me though.

At least to me, Camry's are the epitome of boring. Supras and Celicas though are not.

[JTagg7754]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

At least to me, Camry's are the epitome of boring. Supras and Celicas though are not.

Right on man. Just a suggestion based off the cars you listed b/c while Camry's are "boring" so are the rest of the cars you listed so I figured that's what you were in the market for.

You're good w/ those choices either. I will never own anything that doesnt' have a Japanese name to it. I'm gonna go for a Maxima soon but my Honda's almost paid off so I'm gonna sit back and enjoy not having a car payment for a while. It's a good feeling

[COchief]

Originally Posted by JTagg7754

As for your list if you're really stuck on it, I'd go w/ the Jetta. VW makes good cars and you can get them serviced at most places. I think Beemers require specific stores that do that. If the VW needs specific places also to get serviced, I suggest getting off the list and looking into what I said.

VWs of that generation are notorious for their epic level of shittiness, read the first page:

http://www.edmunds.com/volkswagen/je...r-reviews.html

[JTagg7754]

If you're looking at any Toyota, you're looking at win.

[pr_capone]

Just wanted to put this out there... wanted to say thanks for the input from the board. I expected more Yugos, Cavaliers, and Festiva's posted with a request for help like mine.