What's your dream car? (1 Viewer)

[Azure]

100 is read as one hundred bro.

 

[hscishard]

I've always wanted a corvette. Not a dream car but it's a car that I can probably buy if I land on a good job

 

[Absolutezero]

Seats for everyone =)

 

[hscishard]

That is one looooooooong limo

 

[mirakon]

am about to get 1st car. wat do u recommend? must be under $25000

 

[seremify007]

am about to get 1st car. wat do u recommend? must be under $25000

suggest you create a new thread and put up some requirements/intended use (e.g. school, uni, carrying friends, shopping, sitting in traffic, sporty, etc)

 

[Omnipotence]

am about to get 1st car. wat do u recommend? must be under $25000

Mazda RX8

 

[Azure]

Mazda 3 or the new Imprezza hatches. I think they're both around the 25k mark.

 

[Omnipotence]

I also like the Accord Euros and Liberties.

 

[Azure]

Oh yeah, both of those are nice, especially the Liberty.

Like seremify said, it really comes down to what you specifically want.

 

[slyhunter]

The current Liberties look like taxis to me.

 

[vikraman]

am about to get 1st car. wat do u recommend? must be under $25000

FPV GT 2003 or 2004. Billions of spare parts, every hick mechanic knows how to fix it so maintenance is a easy and cheap. Well-built and reliable, 4 door 5 seats. Nice fat boot, 290kW. 15.1l/100km combined. Look for one that's been well maintained and serviced on time and on schedule. When you're buying it, bring along your own mechanic or have the car taken to a mechanic for an inspection make sure the guy checks the brakes, suspension and tires. Good luck mate.

 

[mirakon]

thanks for the recommendations people! btw my m8s say a lancer is pretty good too. ur opinions?

 

[slyhunter]

A Lancer is alright lol.

 

[vikraman]

thanks for the recommendations people! btw my m8s say a lancer is pretty good too. ur opinions?

The turbos they stick in lancer evos from 5 or 6 years ago (two generations ago) which will be in the kind of range you could get it for <25k$ are finicky and somewhat less reliable especially in the summer. Otherwise, it's a wonderful car and one of my all time favourites. (I'm just a sucker for off-roading in general, be it rally, motor-X or kitted our VW Touaregs doing the Paris-Dakar.

 

[muzlak]

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Look at the size of those brakes!

 

[slyhunter]

Look at the size of those brakes!

Holy, just realised.

 

[muzlak]

am about to get 1st car. wat do u recommend? must be under $25000

25000? That's a fairly big budget for a first car.

For that money, I'd recommend a Ford Fairmont Ghia (BF MKII)

Pics:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3248/bfiifairmontghiaseduce.jpg
http://www.nextcar.com.au/i.ford.falcon.BFII.fairmont.ghia.i.06aug.jpg


In the end, different cars suit different requirements (and you haven't stated yours), but this is probably able to fit the needs of most. It comes with a torquey I6 with plenty of low down urge (which Commodores unfortunately lack). The motor's very reliable, and due to its ubiquity, every mechanic will have the ability to work on it. The ride and handling are widely recognised as being pretty great. The steering will (thankfully) provide plenty of feedback (it isn't plagued by the over-assisted tiller from hell that affects many a car). It also comes with the widely acclaimed, smooth ZF Friedrichshafen automatic transmission, increasing acceleration and decreasing fuel consumption.

You also get space for you and your mates (it can seat five adults comfortably, something which cannot be said about the current Falcon), comfort (the interior has quite an upmarket appearance, more so than quite a few BMW offerings), and stellar dual-zone air conditioning (essential in Australia, better than the majority of imports this side of a Bentley, and again, something which cannot be said about the current Falcon).

 

[muzlak]

FPV GT 2003 or 2004. Billions of spare parts, every hick mechanic knows how to fix it so maintenance is a easy and cheap. Well-built and reliable, 4 door 5 seats. Nice fat boot, 290kW. 15.1l/100km combined. Look for one that's been well maintained and serviced on time and on schedule. When you're buying it, bring along your own mechanic or have the car taken to a mechanic for an inspection make sure the guy checks the brakes, suspension and tires. Good luck mate.

This is an excellent car, but power/cylinder restrictions prevent it from being driven legally on P plates.

 

[vikraman]

This is an excellent car, but power/cylinder restrictions prevent it from being driven legally on P plates.

In NSW. You can drive anything you want in the ACT. Also, if he can spend 25k$ on a car, I greatly doubt he's still on P's.