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06-21-2011, 07:22 PM
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Alright, giving the girl a hand shopping for a car that is RELIABLE. She is not a car guru, I`ll be the on fixing it...
Budget: 5grand Plus she's got a MINT 01 saturn for trade value (2grand mabye?)
Car #1 is a 2003 Nissan Sentra seR spec-V in awesome shape. 195,000km`s, new rubber and pretty much stock. 6sp trans, LSD etc Seems to have alot of pep, handles the road well and seems RELIABLE. Dealer listed at $6900
Car #2 is a 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. Body is 9 out of 10, automatic, fwd, TURBO on 19" wheels (235-35-19) The soft-top will need some attention within the next year, engine is quite dirty looking but nothing a detail cant fix. 225,000kms Private Sale... $4000
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06-21-2011, 07:40 PM
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comparing the two then sentra but the qr2.5 has headgasket problems
eclipse... it's an older car with turbo and high mileage that would be something to think about
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06-21-2011, 07:48 PM
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I remember a thread on a Sentra SE-R forum where some guy wanted a motor swap but his GF didnt let him, so he poured a bunch of nails/screws/rocks into the crankcase to ruin his current engine. Still worked afterwards, lol
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06-21-2011, 07:48 PM
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does it have to be a sporty car?
i can think of a few others
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06-21-2011, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by lllggg  does it have to be a sporty car?
i can think of a few others | think away...  The others she's interested in are celicas and tiburon gt, civic si's etc... so far we've got it down to these two.
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06-21-2011, 07:57 PM
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celica gt or gt-s is good reliable and peppy
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06-21-2011, 08:02 PM
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civic sir and integra gsr will be on my top of the list
edit: a good condition GSR maybe hard to find though
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06-21-2011, 08:03 PM
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06-21-2011, 08:14 PM
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when you guys say peppy - what do you mean?
-it has a lot of "pep"
-celica gt or gt-s is good reliable and peppy
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06-21-2011, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld when you guys say peppy - what do you mean?
-it has a lot of "pep"
-celica gt or gt-s is good reliable and peppy | Usually a 4cyl, tends to have a twitchy throttle but great for driving around town.
Downsides are that the difference between 25% throttle input and WOT is nothing aside from the engine screaming.
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06-21-2011, 08:20 PM
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for me, 'eclipse' and 'reliability' never felt right in the same sentence.
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06-21-2011, 08:25 PM
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i have a gt-s, bought it with 90k on it, at 121k, had no problems so far. only thing ive had to do is a regular oil change | |
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06-21-2011, 10:17 PM
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What's wrong with the Saturn?
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06-21-2011, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightwalker What's wrong with the Saturn? | who said there was anything wrong with it?  Its a... saturn...  uke:
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06-21-2011, 11:55 PM
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Peppy is sporty? Not a sport car but a sporty car.
I believe you can get a decent Celica with 6k. Very liable, ok gas milage, fun to ride with razor sharp handling except the engine has absolutely no balls and suffered from the fail-wheel-drive maladies. Get a manual one if she can drive stick because the auto ones are slow as snails. Not to mention there are a loads of trunk space in that tiny little car.
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06-22-2011, 07:03 PM
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I used to own a 97 Eclipse Spyder. However I was a non-turbo and I never had any problems whatsoever with mine. The turbo for this generation is an entirely different story. They are unreliable and can be a lot of work especially if the car doesn't have a great maintenance history. I would prob go for the Nissan if these are the only two options you have.
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06-22-2011, 11:02 PM
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Bought the Nissan
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06-23-2011, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by girlcrazy_420 Bought the Nissan | so how much boost is it running and how much WHP is it putting down?
you should look into the HKS T51R turbo.
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06-23-2011, 10:30 AM
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What options did you get? Is it modded in any way? I had a 2k3 Spec-V, as well. I loved that car. Although, one of my major gripes is the car's desire for premium fuel. The QR25 sucks it down, big time.
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06-23-2011, 12:20 PM
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LOL @ Eclipse
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06-23-2011, 01:51 PM
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Congrats on the purchase
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06-23-2011, 03:30 PM
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Those Mitsubishi's aren't known to be the most reliable.
I would probably go with the Sentra
If you want proven reliability then most Honda's or Toyota's are a good choice.
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06-23-2011, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by girlcrazy_420 Bought the Nissan | Good choice, DSM's aren't exactly known for rock solid reliability.
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06-23-2011, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Presto What options did you get? Is it modded in any way? I had a 2k3 Spec-V, as well. I loved that car. Although, one of my major gripes is the car's desire for premium fuel. The QR25 sucks it down, big time. | Premium? regular sounds cheaper on a stock car...?
No, no mods whatsoever. I hear the catalytic converters like to explode so we're looking into getting a header and intake and leave it stock after that.
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06-23-2011, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by girlcrazy_420 Premium? regular sounds cheaper on a stock car...?
No, no mods whatsoever. I hear the catalytic converters like to explode so we're looking into getting a header and intake and leave it stock after that. | I had an 02 Spec-V, yes you must run Premium gas unless you like detonation. If you only get a header the car will sound like poop, also budget for a cat-back at the same time, something with a small muffler. The QR25 is a big 4 cyl and will sound good if the exhaust is done right. I had the AEM intake and it worked very well.
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