cheap, fun, reliable, baseline tuner cars.

[ksinao]

im probably going to trade in my 96 maxima today to get a new car. im sick of all the maintenance and repairs thats comes with older cars. i could be spending that money on upgrades. anyway, so the cars im looking at now are TC's (yeah i know they are girl cars), newer civics, newer altimas, early 2000 maximas, possibly a 1500 series truck. basically i just want something that is fun stock, that i can mod to my taste. and that has under 50k miles and is reliable and will last me for a while.


any advice/suggestions?

[wrxandgsr]

Can't go wrong with an integra.

[SE-Rious1]

stay with nissan get a clean SE-R Vspec

[collins]

price range?

[cdhtang]

price, size of the car?
If size is not a problem, s2k is the best, fast for stock, good handling, reliable.

[collins]

ding ding ding. thats what i was going to suggest as well, but i asked what price point he was trying to stay with. you can get a GOOD s2k under 50k and depending on year probably betweed $15-19k

[spacelion]

price, size of the car?
If size is not a problem, s2k is the best, fast for stock, good handling, reliable.

+1 I'd suggest that.

[aaronfelipe]

CRX

[ksinao]

price range between 9-13k. i want under 60k miles. i went to go look at an 02 wrx with 55k miles on it, but it was sold by the time i got there. im going toward spec v's and tcs now. i want a newer 02+ car.

[Wurm]

hyundai sonata

[§treet_§peed]

Smart Car

[ksinao]

http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dda/detail.jsp?result_car_id=234697285&dealership_view_name=northtexasimports&car_id=234697285&dealer_id=100007780


looking at that now. good price. looks nice.

[§treet_§peed]

Smart Car with GSXR motor..:D

[OneSlow5pt0]

Smart Car with GSXR motor..:D

wat ever happen to the gsxr car?

[blackshine007]

im probably going to trade in my 96 maxima today to get a new car. im sick of all the maintenance and repairs thats comes with older cars. i could be spending that money on upgrades. anyway, so the cars im looking at now are TC's (yeah i know they are girl cars), newer civics, newer altimas, early 2000 maximas, possibly a 1500 series truck. basically i just want something that is fun stock, that i can mod to my taste. and that has under 50k miles and is reliable and will last me for a while.


any advice/suggestions?
Newer cars has the same maintenence issues as well. Either way, you come out cheaper keeping an older vehicle. You will spend more money trying to fix up a new car vs. trying to maintain an older car and here's the reason. You have to actually purchase another car first first. Let's say that it will cost you maybe $1500 to make everything right on your Maxima. Then you take another $1500 and invest it into the engine. And if your budget can go even deeper, you spend an additional $1500 in chassis and suspension upgrades. So let's tally that up to $4500 for a vehicle that you already own.

Let's go to the newer car. First off, purchasing it. Oviously, the cars you mentioned is gonna be used somewhere in the $10k minimum. Then you start adding more stuff onto that newer car. let's go with the same budget. In all, if you think it's cheaper to spend over $10k for a vehicle, maybe you see something I don't. I'd keep the maxima and fix what's broken, then eventually boost it. But which ever is your choice.

[Andy_013]

stay with nissan
get a 02-03 maxima with vq35 and change the head and tail lights to the 00-01 model.

[§treet_§peed]

th gsxr car is still there lol

[IronEagle]

You should get a DSM if you don't want to do much maintenance/repairs.


HAHAHA

[atlxpat]

if you can afford them, best bang for the buck imo
srt-4 or wrx
idk much about the srt-4 aftermarket but im sure its almost the same if not better than the wrx
wrx - turboback exhaust+tune *ex. cobb ap OTS map* = 280 hp and around 325tq all for under $1k if you can get an exhaust cheap

[IronEagle]

Yeah I would say go WRX or SRT-4 for something with low miles.

[ksinao]

well its done. i picked up an 02 spec V. came with a short throw shifter, new clutchmaster clutch, dc headers, magnaflow exhaust, nismo intake. its dropped, but im not sure on what kind of springs, i couldnt tell. only 51k miles on it. came with a nicely done tint as well. AND I ONLY PAID 8000!! i think i did pretty ****ing well.

[SandM]

which color?

[3.5altman]

well its done. i picked up an 02 spec V. came with a short throw shifter, new clutchmaster clutch, dc headers, magnaflow exhaust, nismo intake. its dropped, but im not sure on what kind of springs, i couldnt tell. only 51k miles on it. came with a nicely done tint as well. AND I ONLY PAID 8000!! i think i did pretty ****ing well.

where the pics at homie

[ksinao]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/sexandglue/044.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/sexandglue/043.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/sexandglue/042.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/sexandglue/041.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/sexandglue/040.jpg




plans for the car soon - paint the wheels black, and smoke the tails
plans for when i get moneys - coilovers and another exhaust.

[SandM]

ahhhh..... reminds me of jasons car.

[speedminded]

price range between 9-13k. i want under 60k miles. i went to go look at an 02 wrx with 55k miles on it, but it was sold by the time i got there. im going toward spec v's and tcs now. i want a newer 02+ car.If you're looking at a WRX then how is a Spec-V an option? :thinking:

[speedminded]

well its done. i picked up an 02 spec V. came with a short throw shifter, new clutchmaster clutch, dc headers, magnaflow exhaust, nismo intake. its dropped, but im not sure on what kind of springs, i couldnt tell. only 51k miles on it. came with a nicely done tint as well. AND I ONLY PAID 8000!! i think i did pretty ****ing well.oh sweet it's got "headers"! Must be the super special edition Nismo V-4

[atlxpat]

wow for the price, you cant go wrong on that

[ksinao]

wow for the price, you cant go wrong on that

i know right? with the low miles, good warrenty, and upgrades already on it i think i lucked out.

[AnthonyF]

almost everyone in this thread is being biased to their own vehicle.

go with what u feel. weigh your options. FWD, RWD, AWD (wheel hop, to no traction, to transfer case breakin), 4cyl vs 6cyl vs 8cyl (gas mileage, price on mods, reliablility of each motor) if something breaks on each car, how long would it take to get fixed? questions like those.

drive all the cars and see what u like. figure out how much are mods and labor and purchase the vehicle which fits your budget

[AnthonyF]

wow for the price, you cant go wrong on that

finally i found you! IM me sometime! i couldnt find ur IA name. i lost ur AIM name

i kno i kno :offtopic:

continue....

[AnthonyF]

EDIT- i didnt see that u bought one. Nice ride! I LOVE that model sentra. the newer SE-Rs, i no like. very sexy car even better color!

[khailon]

cool looks good :goodjob:

[IronEagle]

Sharp ride man, congrats!