Most fun car for <$10'000? (2 Viewers)

[quik.]

One with high km (and prob less than stellar overall condition), maybe

 

[theism]

3 of my mates drive 180sx's.

one of them put a roll cage in his and took out the rear seats

 

[Azarnakumar]

cool story hansel

 

[jasonml]

depends what you're into but this is a good idea

datto 1600
with CA18DET

and also check out some ae86's, ke70's if youre lookin for well-conditioned rwd/drift cars in the 0-10,000 range.

i think if you're intrested in s13, r32, 200sx, mr2,etc. group then you should wait until you are ready to spend 10-18,000 otherwise the odds are you will just end up wasting your $10,000 on a car that has a fucked up diff, 400,000kms, and cracked coilovers

 

[seremify007]

depends what you're into but this is a good idea



and also check out some ae86's, ke70's if youre lookin for well-conditioned rwd/drift cars in the 0-10,000 range.

i think if you're intrested in s13, r32, 200sx, mr2,etc. group then you should wait until you are ready to spend 10-18,000 otherwise the odds are you will just end up wasting your $10,000 on a car that has a fucked up diff, 400,000kms, and cracked coilovers

agreed. not many people realise that the selling price of the car is not necessarily indicative of a price which will get it up and running in good nick. especially if it's a performance car, there's a good chance the gearbox and diff are fked and a few other areas are lacking.

... on an interesting note, my mate bought a used STi and even though it passed NRMA inspection, MRT showed that the turbo was blown (not detected) and the brakes needed replacing. it shows that inspections aren't everything.

 

[Kalashnikov47]

MX5 is not a girl's car, it's a modern interpretation of old-school British sports car: open top, RWD, lightweight, good handling and agile. Anyone who says the MX-5 is a girl's car is an idiot.

 

[seremify007]

MX5 is not a girl's car, it's a modern interpretation of old-school British sports car: open top, RWD, lightweight, good handling and agile. Anyone who says the MX-5 is a girl's car is an idiot.

... the people who say it's a girls cars are probably big (overweight) blokes who don't appreciate a light weight and aerodynamically efficient car (and instead rely on a huge muscle engine to push their weight around).

 

[quik.]

I think it's a great car but I wouldn't wanna be the dude who drives the mx5 as a daily

 

[seremify007]

I think it's a great car but I wouldn't wanna be the dude who drives the mx5 as a daily

I think it's not so much that people call it a girls car but rather, its called a hairdressers car.

 

[quik.]

You can go on about its great handling etc all day

But it is still a small, feminine looking car

Just how it is

 

[theism]

most modern cars have leaned towards more feminine then masculine features

 

[John McCain]

I think it's not so much that people call it a girls car but rather, its called a hairdressers car.

Yes and hairdresser is a euphemism for...

You can go on about its great handling etc all day

But it is still a small, feminine looking car

Just how it is

insecurity

 

[seremify007]

Yes and hairdresser is a euphemism for...

I'd say it's quite different though. One is driven by girls because it's cute, the other is driven....

At least it's not driven by sales reps though. Or tools.

 

[philphie]

MX5 is not a girl's car, it's a modern interpretation of old-school British sports car: open top, RWD, lightweight, good handling and agile. Anyone who says the MX-5 is a girl's car is an idiot.

LOL are you trying to say an mx5 is the new jaguar e type?

 

[philphie]

most modern cars have leaned towards more feminine then masculine features

lets hope they never emasculate a V12 engine

 

[John McCain]

LOL are you trying to say an mx5 is the new jaguar e type?

http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/MG_MGB
http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Austin-Healey_Sprite

 

[philphie]

http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/MG_MGB
http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Austin-Healey_Sprite

maybe the MG but no way the Healey

 

[John McCain]

How is it different from a sprite? Aside from the mazda being a much better car.

Actually, can't believe I forgot this, but the mx-5 is obviously inspired by the 1960's lotus elan, an NA mx-5 is virtually the same car.

 

[quik.]

insecurity

Insecurity how? It is hardly an aggressive 'masculine' looking vehicle

 

[seremify007]

Insecurity how? It is hardly an aggressive 'masculine' looking vehicle

It does have some masculine touches to try and beef it up though. I think the new gen one is still relatively neutral compared to the previous model.