Hey all, I just talked to my grandpa, and he says he'll give me $5k for a car once I get my licence. What kind of car do you think I should be looking for? I'd like a small, 4-door car (like the size of an Accord, or something). I'm just looking for a general idea. The only place I know of to look for a car (other than the local cassified ads) is eBay. I like the Ford Focus, but I don't think it's too realistic of an idea to find one for five thousand (maybe a few on eBay, but locally, I don't know). As you can see, I know close to nothing about cars. 🙁
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Sub-$5k car?
- Thread starter Shoobie
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KingNothing
Diamond Member
Get a Geo Prizm with a 5-speed. Not a Chevy Prizm, a Geo Prizm. It's the exact same car as a Corolla, but with much lower resale due to the name. Great little car.
Ryan
Lifer
Carfax ANY car you find, have it looked over by a machanic, Stay away from any german cars, they're very costly to upkeep, expecially at such an old age. Be sure to check with Epinions.com and Edmunds to see what experiences opther have had with the car. A Japanese car is probably your best bet 🙂
halik
Lifer
focus would be neat, they almost brand new (2000ish).
you wont find newish civic (97/98) for anyhere near 5g unless its got 150k miles or something.
autotrader.com is a great place to find cars
if you want class, for 5gs you can get a nice BMW 318i or something similar 🙂
Also you can get some nice quattro audi (80 / 90 / 100)
As far as sporty cars go (my domain 🙂 )
toyota mr2
1st and 2nd get DSMs
early 90s supra or rx7
porsche 944
nissan 300zx if you dont mind the high milage
EDIT:
please dont call people and waste their time untill you a) have the money in your hand and b) have the drivers license. I hate dealing with little kids calling me about whatever car im selling at the moment, saying that they like the car, but have to get a loan in 6 months when they get their drivers license
you wont find newish civic (97/98) for anyhere near 5g unless its got 150k miles or something.
autotrader.com is a great place to find cars
if you want class, for 5gs you can get a nice BMW 318i or something similar 🙂
Also you can get some nice quattro audi (80 / 90 / 100)
As far as sporty cars go (my domain 🙂 )
toyota mr2
1st and 2nd get DSMs
early 90s supra or rx7
porsche 944
nissan 300zx if you dont mind the high milage
EDIT:
please dont call people and waste their time untill you a) have the money in your hand and b) have the drivers license. I hate dealing with little kids calling me about whatever car im selling at the moment, saying that they like the car, but have to get a loan in 6 months when they get their drivers license
Originally posted by: halik
focus would be neat, they almost brand new (2000ish).
EDIT:
please dont call people and waste their time untill you a) have the money in your hand and b) have the drivers license. I hate dealing with little kids calling me about whatever car im selling at the moment, saying that they like the car, but have to get a loan in 6 months when they get their drivers license
Heh, don't worry, I'm more sensible than your average 15 year old. Right now I'm just browsing around, getting a general idea of what I'll be looking into seriously in a month or two. Kind of like those little kids in the toy store, except I'm not making anyone mad by looking and not buying. But I see where you're coming from. 🙂
EDIT: Oh, and I'm not really into those street-racer type cars. I'm also not too familiar with the inside of a car, so rebuilding or restoring is above me (I do, however, have a few uncles who restore older cars, like 60's Camaros and Corvettes, so i could probably learn some things if I wanted to).
one more question, what kind of milage is acceptable for a used car? I'm guessing 150k+ is pretty bad.
halik,
how can you get BMW 3series for 5k? (or better question, how old would it be?)
i'm sort of in Shoobie's situation; but i do have my license (parents will get me a used car once i get a parking spot in my building)
...how about acura's--classier than hondas (acura is made by honda), tho you might spend a lil bit more than 5k
how can you get BMW 3series for 5k? (or better question, how old would it be?)
i'm sort of in Shoobie's situation; but i do have my license (parents will get me a used car once i get a parking spot in my building)
...how about acura's--classier than hondas (acura is made by honda), tho you might spend a lil bit more than 5k
Well, I guess that rules out a Camry, then. No one wants an 'old people' car. 😛
And rbloedow, I actually meant that I didn't want to have the same car as my dad, not that it was an 'old person' car, if that's what it sounded like. I actually like my dads car, other than the fact that it's an automatic. But he always takes me driving, so I hardly ever get to drive a stick.
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