[girlcrazy_420]

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

POST YOUR OPINIONS Looking for negative feed back of both

http://www.autorvworld.com/autorvworld-uploads/westfall/73982/1308556532547289-small.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/3k13o13l35O05W35X5b6kd85996e9330b1da8.jpg

[!Aznboi128]

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

[Datsun]

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

[k3mps]

does it have to be a sporty car?
i can think of a few others

[girlcrazy_420]

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.

[!Aznboi128]

celica gt or gt-s is good reliable and peppy

[valent|n0]

civic sir and integra gsr will be on my top of the list

edit: a good condition GSR maybe hard to find though

[k3mps]

for extreme reliability http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/2454973998.html

for more fun http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/bnc/ctd/2454954157.html

protege's are great

[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

[Bonka]

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.

[freakshow]

for me, 'eclipse' and 'reliability' never felt right in the same sentence.

[TRDeol]

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 :)

[Nightwalker]

What's wrong with the Saturn?

[girlcrazy_420]

What's wrong with the Saturn?

who said there was anything wrong with it? ;) Its a... saturn... :puke:

[Nlkko]

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.

[lol]

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.

[girlcrazy_420]

Bought the Nissan :)

[1exotic]

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.

[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.

[bcrdukes]

LOL @ Eclipse

[!Yaminashi]

Congrats on the purchase

[Cman333]

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.

[LW]

Bought the Nissan :)

Good choice, DSM's aren't exactly known for rock solid reliability.

[girlcrazy_420]

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.

[belka]

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.

[oldsnail]

that is over priced for an SER with those kms.. there was a recall for the header i recall.

my brother wanted to trade his SER to the dealer few months ago. it was a 2003 with 40,000kms and they would only give them 3k for it for trade in.

he tried to sell it for 7k for a few months with no bites.. he ended up selling it for 5800.