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on: 12-18-2009
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The beachside Florida air hasn't been kind to the 'ole girl... :( |
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| #81 |
4-13-2010 @ 03:03:35 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#80, The BH and BJ generations of Mazda Protege was supposed to be a pretty good chassis, and you might even find a Protege ES (which had the Miata's 1.8 liter engine, 4 wheel disc brakes, and sway bars) in your range.
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| #87 |
4-13-2010 @ 03:41:51 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#86, Age is a bit of a trade-off....older cars in your price range may have lower mileage, and they're also cheaper to tag and insure. Parts on older cars are (usually) cheaper, but on the downside certain components may be harder to find (this is more an issue with body and interior parts, as mechanical parts stay in manufacture by third parties for longer) and some parts may have be placed on order (rather than being readily in stock) depending on the model.
Both of my vehicle are very easy to get parts for, but they're both American vehicles with V8 engines, which tend to be widely-supported parts-wise.
Regarding your current picks: Maybe a Mk4 Golf or Jetta?
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| #89 |
4-13-2010 @ 04:32:28 PM |
| Posted By : ricerocketboy |
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#88, Can you drive stickshift? I've found a perfect car for you if you can. 10 miles from you, too.
1990 Mazda Miata. 118k one owner miles. Everything all original. $3750.
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| #90 |
4-13-2010 @ 04:41:25 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#88, Generally speaking, the lower the mileage the better. I never said that precludes mechanical problems in a car that hasn't been maintained.
[Edited by Skid on 4-13-2010 @ 04:41:44 PM]
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| #91 |
4-14-2010 @ 11:59:23 AM |
| Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#87, That's a very strong point regarding age. It's very likely I'll buy something younger exactly because of that. Yeah, my 'dream cars' might be cool (to me) but a car that sits dead on the parking lot is useless to me. Even if a car is not cool, you can make it do cool things. But only if it runs and drives.
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| #93 |
4-14-2010 @ 12:57:55 PM |
| Posted By : ricerocketboy |
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#92, sweet :) I'm assuming you can drive stick then? If so, have you considered a 200SX SE-R?
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| #98 |
5-21-2010 @ 04:27:45 PM |
Posted By : DiRF  |
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It's looking like next week might be the week to start looking for a car...
Looking online, the local Chrysler/Suzuki dealer has a Mazda Protege5 well within my budget, but it's manual. For a Protege5, in excellent condition, in my budget, I would be willing to teach myself to drive manual.
...another car that's piqued my interest, a used Scion xA. I've always liked the way they look... yeah, it's essentially a tall Echo wagon, but I've told myself from the beginning, I don't want to compromise... either I get a vehicle with an excellent, dynamically engineered chassis... failing that, I want immense practicality and fuel economy... and the xA suits the latter to a t.
[Edited by DiRF on 5-21-2010 @ 04:35:19 PM]
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| #99 |
5-21-2010 @ 05:14:52 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#98, I'd go for that Protege. Every enthusiast needs to learn to drive manual at some point, anyway.
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