Best 1st Car

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Best 1st car is my car. I'll sell you it.
 
Anything less than 7,000, which leaves you 10,000 for rims, a fea thousand for tires, speakers and other nonsense. That's what the kids are into these days, no?

Flourescent rims on a 5,000 cars. The girls love it.
 
I may be in the minority here, but I would recommend considering a late-model GM sedan, something along the lines of an Olds Intrigue or Aurora, or a Pontiac Grand Prix or Bonneville. Reason I'm tossing that out there is because I've had no major issues with my first car ('02 Bonneville), and it's reliable, sport-ish, and fairly thrifty for what it is. They're all a decent size and should be OK insurance-wise. If you can find a good one I'd recommend looking there.

You could also look at a Chrysler 300 or Dodge Charger as well, if you wanted to go that route.
 
Volkswagen Golf Mark V GTI.
 
Love the 300's!
 
Considering that this is GTP, I'm surprised no one has said this yet:

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Mazda Miata

In all seriousness though, get something slow, safe and cheap that you wouldn't mind crashing. Give it a couple of years and get something more fun later.
 
Naw! I want something fast, dangerous, and able to run people off the road, or run someone over, with no problems.
 
Lol, Jk! Thanks for these ideas guys.
 
I'd say go for the Mazda 3. Funner to drive than a Corolla or a Civic and good on gas. For 25k you can either get a used Speed3 or a new 2.5. I can tell you right now that the 2.0 are pretty gutless. That or the automatic is supremely retarded.
 
My friend just got a mazda3 and he likes it.
 
Blix
My friend just got a mazda3 and he likes it.
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They aren't bad cars at all.

Honestly though, I'd say skip the new car, or a car worth that much at all, and get something much cheaper that you fiddle with and work on and use to learn about cars. And then you also won't mind learning to drive in the snow over there as much. Silly West siders and snow. :sly:
 
Mazda Miata, Honda CRX/Civic/Integra, Nissan 240, 80s-90s American Muscle, Ford/Chevy/GMC pick-ups.
 
Azuremen
They aren't bad cars at all.

Honestly though, I'd say skip the new car, or a car worth that much at all, and get something much cheaper that you fiddle with and work on and use to learn about cars. And then you also won't mind learning to drive in the snow over there as much. Silly West siders and snow. :sly:
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I essentially just avoid steep hills, or if they are unavoidable, I just don't drive. Driving on ice up a steep hill can be just a little difficult.

Otherwise, what he said.
 
Camry 2.2, Hands down. The insurance rates on those are the lowest you can find on any car. Not to mention it can out accelerate any car out there, but you need to know how to. Its comfortable, sporty, and reliable. Also looks good, definately a sleeper too. Trust me. a Camry 2001 2.2L is the way to go.
 
Yeah seems to be the winner, so far. Lol, I like skylines too, hence ur name.
 
$25K? My mate got an '05 Impreza WRX STi for 20...

It had 125,000 on the odometer, but still... 25K is alot for a first car.


I have the 2.2 Manual. Solid car, 180k miles and not a foot has been put wrong.
(For the record, the 2.2 is an inside joke on the forum)
 
Subaru's are very sporty looking , too.
 
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Blix, we have an edit feature, please use it.

If you want to make a correction, or add to a post you've already made, again, use the edit button as double posting is generally frowned upon.
 
Thank you, I now know there is an edit button, just in case I mess up.
 
Blix
Subaru's are very sporty looking , too.
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I've never heard of anyone getting a WRX or STi at your age keeping it out of a wreck before leaving high school.

Ever.
 
There are three qualities you must look at when buying a car. Speed, cheap, akd reliable. You can only ever get two at a time, and being a new driver I would go the cheap and reliable route.
 
ReDxHorneT
Mazda Miata, Honda CRX/Civic/Integra, Nissan 240, 80s-90s American Muscle, Ford/Chevy/GMC pick-ups.
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You realize that if you have a crash with one of the car you mentionned you probably gonna die ?

For your first car I think the best is to get something that have some sort of security, so no car that is more than 5 year old, something like a 2-3 year old MX-5 would be quite good I imagine. You should also be able to buy a Hyundai Coupé.

To sum it up I would get something : FR if possible, it's the best to learn how to drive, something rather new (no more than 5 year old) and if possible a manual drive.
 
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RX-7_FD3S
You realize that if you have a crash with one of the car you mentionned you probably gonna die ?
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Alternatively, with a car that's a little more vulnerable, it may encourage the owner to drive a little more carefully and avoid crashing altogether.

Safety is undoubtedly important, but the best policy is simply to drive with a little observation and consideration and try not to crash in the first place. My first car wasn't particularly safe and I managed to avoid faceplanting any walls in the entire 6.5 years I owned it.
 
RX-7_FD3S
You realize that if you have a crash with one of the car you mentionned you probably gonna die ?
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I somehow managed to survive, miraculously, 2 accidents in a 94 Toyota Tercel and one in an Integra. Clearly death traps :rolleyes:
 
homeforsummer
Alternatively, with a car that's a little more vulnerable, it may encourage the owner to drive a little more carefully and avoid crashing altogether.

Safety is undoubtedly important, but the best policy is simply to drive with a little observation and consideration and try not to crash in the first place. My first car wasn't particularly safe and I managed to avoid faceplanting any walls in the entire 6.5 years I owned it.
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It's also the possibility of someone hitting into you too, and that's not always unavoidable.
 
aadil717
It's also the possibility of someone hitting into you too, and that's not always unavoidable.
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True, but you can still mitigate it by driving carefully. And call me wild and crazy and reckless (I'm none of the above) but I've never, ever got into a car and thought "I hope I don't crash this/get crashed into". I just drive in a way that minimises risk, and minimises the risk of others crashing into me.

Again, it's risk compensation. A young driver in what feels like an impregnable box (furnished with ABS, traction control, a billion airbags) is more likely to drive in a manner that gets them into more trouble in the first place.

Lacking a few safety features certainly isn't something that should put a new driver off getting a car. Very few cars made since the 1970s have been complete deathtraps, even if cars have got incrementally safer in that time. All you really need is a seatbelt, an airbag (maybe not even that) and to not drive like a mindless berk.
 
oopssorryy
There are three qualities you must look at when buying a car. Speed, cheap, akd reliable. You can only ever get two at a time, and being a new driver I would go the cheap and reliable route.
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Not true at all. I only managed to get one of those things with my car, and it certainly isn't cheap, or reliable, but it is fast, really scary fast.:D You guys are no fun i haven't killed myself yet and I'm pretty sure I've got more go than a gsr integra or wrx. op just needs to respect the power is all.
 
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