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So my birthday is coming up pretty soon and i need to decide on what car i should get cause im about done with my honda shit lol

choices i have so far are a 2004 mazda rx8 and a ford mustang 1965 restored. both are around $10,000- $13,000 i dont want to go over $13,000

i need help from you guys to throw some cars out there for me, some things i like in cars is speed and interior/exterior looks i want something with a decent mpg too (29-35 if possible)

thanks if you help me i'll post pics after birthday or something

Mustang all the way

a 2002-2006 acura rsx type s, its really fast for a 4 cylinder car.
2004+ subaru imprezza wrx
04 model mitsubishi evolution, hard to find but are fast as heck and very respected.

If you do care about reliability and mpg, i still recommend sticking to honda and acura's cars.

btw, not sure about how reliable is the 65 mustang or mpg it has. but the rx8, with it's rotary engine, is not gonna give you the mpg your looking for and also carrys alot of maintanence.
A car similar to the rx8 in looks would be a 2000-2005 toyota celica.

buy an audi.. a4 or a6

A6

Useless replies LOL

And the mustang wont give you the mpg at all

Subaru will probably blow up (the engine) because of the previous owner, not always 100% right but any wrx or sti owner will have reved the car a lot of times to 6000 rpm ++ which is not smart for the engine life time.

The audi a4 or a6 will have 200k + mileage for that price and maintenance will cost you a shit ton of cash

Toyota celica is a good choice but be wise in your choice...

In my opinion try to get a mazda 3 2.3 litre 4 cylinder 2006 - 2008. I have looked for cars in montreal and I could easily find a mazda 3 2007 ish for 13k CAD with under 60,000kms standard and in good conditions with all the gadgets (sun roof, 17" rims, spoiler, small body kit e.t.c.) You will get power, especially standard. You can also tweak the engine, (p-flow, cold air intake e.t.c) to gain a few HP here and there that wont totally wreck your engine and make your car sound beast when shifting
(Or you could look at 2002 - 2004 mazda 3 speed if you are stubborn and want 50hp more absolutely)http://www.citymazda.com/en/usedcars/listing/index.spy?make=Mazda

You could also go for a VW Golf R32 2004 if your seriously looking into speed, but then again like I said for the previous cars most of the car owners pushed theirs to the limit, and will probably need some heavy maintenance soon after you buy it..

Another car you could go for is the Honda Civic Si, fast reliable sporty e.t.c. but it wouldn't be my personal choice...

Don't go for the above, not worth it especially the subaru, I have been smashed upon with my own "im getting a new car thread" previously and I have summed up what the others have said in my thread... (Kinda)

No.. do not buy an audi.

Unless ofcourse you are rich and like paying way over the odds.

My recommendation is to buy a domestic vehicle because normally parts for imports are fairly expensive.

The 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Coupe has a 2.2L 148hp engine, comes in either automatic or manual transmission and depending on which you buy determines the MPG you get. Automatic transmission has 24 mpg for city driving and 34 mpg for highway driving. Manual transmission has 26 mpg for city driving and 37 mpg for highway driving.

The 2008/2009 Dodge Caliber SRT-4 has a 2.4L 285hp Turbocharged engine, comes specifically in manual. The Caliber has within 25-35 mpg for both city and highway driving.

I couldn't find anything in Ford because I thought most of the vehicles I saw weren't up to your standards. Either they were too expensive or old busted pieces of shit

I'm assuming you live in the USA, so this advice might not be particularily helpful since driving there compared to the UK is a different story completely. But when I was younger turning into my twenties I got myself a rather old Mini Cooper which served really well as a town car and I used it for 2 years with almost no problems till I could afford the insurance for a Supra.
So I could recommend a Mini if they are cheap enough and you don't need to drive super far every day, especially since the models these days are more up to the modern standards then what I had to deal with.

Failing that, you could try to get yourself an older import/domestic car and tune it up. A lot of my mates did that as we grew up, and if that's your sort of thing then your can tailor your car into whatever you want to get out of it.

Sorry I'm not a conventional car driver, but hopefully this sheads some light on some new ideas if you haven't already thought about it.

Just saying.

I never did says all of my choices are good in reliability since he wanted fast cars.

if reliability is a factor, then nothing will ever beat honda, acura and toyota.

i'm also getting ready to buy a car soon, so i've been doing alot of researched for over a year now.

if your lucky, you might find a 94+ toyota supra, other choices are acura rsx, celica, civic si.

also getting a dosmestic car will not save y0u money.

ok, the audi is a bit too expensive...

try a skoda.

ok i'll clear this up a little like i said before i dont want a car thats over 13 thousand xD ive had an audi before so thats out of the question and i dont want to get another honda or a car i have to do stuff to thats what i was gonna buy a rx8 that comes with navigation and bose sound system

get a chrysler 300... god i love those

Not really that great unless you get the 300C or SRT-8. 300C has the 5.7L Hemi V8 while the SRT-8 has the 6.1L Hemi V8.

skoda!

you can find one with 60'000 KMs and around 10'000$

only_me we are talking about the USA, not europe, skoda isn't THAT popular, pieces are hard to find if they break, shipping time e.t.c. its not worth it, it's not europe here

not gonna argue with ya, if you want the rx8 then go for it. just remember that you won't keep it long.

i heard that after 100 thousand miles the engine starts to fail that true?

i dont know much about cars but i kinda dont want to spend another 5 thousand after 30-50 thousand miles to replace the engine

Then follow my advice, get a mazda or a volkswagen 2007 ish with 30k miles or less on the odo and you will be set for atleast a good 3 - 5 years depending on how you drive the car and the previous owners

Miles/kilometres doesn't necessarily matter. There's so many ways to drive the car. I have 250k+ kilometres on my BMW and never had any problems at all with the engine.

Dumbo it depends how you driving your car, if you take care of it and generally bmw's are made to tough also but expensive on repairs

Exactly my point.

And yea you are right BMW's are not the cheapest ones but in my opinnion they are worth the money (two BMW's in the family now and never going back).

i cant afford a bmw lol if i had the money i would get one but a car thats around 10-13k is pushing it for me

I'll take that 65 stang with the 302(5.0)-more than likely- getting better gas mileage than the 04 RX8 with it's- what 1.3 wankel engine... Setting sail to fail...

Anyways... If you want something with power and also eco, think VTec sir. Anything with a B18.. K series or H22...

-edit- BMW has actually got some pretty cheap models now, if you step back a couple years.. Either way you better save for the parts cost...

rsx

If you dont get an m3 or m5 dont get a BMW.

All the other BMW's have become the new ford mondeo - see them everywhere you go because everyone who wants an ordinary car gets them now.

What's wrong with your honda shit? lulz

ive had it for like 3 years already xD
its broken down like 3 times in the past 2-3 months and someone decided to spray paint my wheels a bright green color lol