want to get a new daily driver
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From: Orange County, NY
I know it's every ricers dream, but for anyone who likes to drive the 94+ Integra is a pretty cool FWD car, which means it's the best of the worst...take that as it may....
I like the way mine handles and shifts and turns. Friend has a purpose built AutoX RS integra, handles very very nicely. If you can deal with the lack of torque and power (mine feels broken at times) it's otherwise a fun car to be getting 30-34mpg in.
Mine:
May put some money into the suspension (and some wheels) and have a nice lookin' daily driver backup to some fun Rx7 in the future, and have it look something like this:
It's too bad every damn honda or relatively sporty car out there thinks I want to race and drive 90mph on a 30mph public crowded street.
Some of us drive these cars for a normal, economical purpose....yeesh.
I like the way mine handles and shifts and turns. Friend has a purpose built AutoX RS integra, handles very very nicely. If you can deal with the lack of torque and power (mine feels broken at times) it's otherwise a fun car to be getting 30-34mpg in.
Mine:
May put some money into the suspension (and some wheels) and have a nice lookin' daily driver backup to some fun Rx7 in the future, and have it look something like this:
It's too bad every damn honda or relatively sporty car out there thinks I want to race and drive 90mph on a 30mph public crowded street.
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From: oak town yo!
ok heres the long version..............
I drive to the port of Oakland every day.....there are a lot of semi trucks, the roads are really shitty and the semi trucks like to throw rocks and gravel all over the front of your brand new car.
I would just get rid of the mx-6 and drive the f150 every day, but i live in the city so its kinda hard to find parking every day for the truck. Another thing is i have a open car trailer that i park outside and don't like leaving it unhooked from the truck for long periods of time. ( might get stolen/impounded/etc.)
I am thinking something sporty, but not too new that i would get pissed off if i got rock chips and dings. Rwd would be nice but I can't think of anything nice, cheap, RELIABLE, newer than 1996.............
My other thinking was since i probably wont be able to ever afford a house in the bay area....i should break down and get a motorhome.
I drive to the port of Oakland every day.....there are a lot of semi trucks, the roads are really shitty and the semi trucks like to throw rocks and gravel all over the front of your brand new car.
I would just get rid of the mx-6 and drive the f150 every day, but i live in the city so its kinda hard to find parking every day for the truck. Another thing is i have a open car trailer that i park outside and don't like leaving it unhooked from the truck for long periods of time. ( might get stolen/impounded/etc.)
I am thinking something sporty, but not too new that i would get pissed off if i got rock chips and dings. Rwd would be nice but I can't think of anything nice, cheap, RELIABLE, newer than 1996.............
My other thinking was since i probably wont be able to ever afford a house in the bay area....i should break down and get a motorhome.
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From: California
Originally Posted by jrx13' post='859091' date='Feb 14 2007, 05:40 PM
ok heres the long version..............
I drive to the port of Oakland every day.....there are a lot of semi trucks, the roads are really shitty and the semi trucks like to throw rocks and gravel all over the front of your brand new car.
I would just get rid of the mx-6 and drive the f150 every day, but i live in the city so its kinda hard to find parking every day for the truck. Another thing is i have a open car trailer that i park outside and don't like leaving it unhooked from the truck for long periods of time. ( might get stolen/impounded/etc.)
I am thinking something sporty, but not too new that i would get pissed off if i got rock chips and dings. Rwd would be nice but I can't think of anything nice, cheap, RELIABLE, newer than 1996.............
My other thinking was since i probably wont be able to ever afford a house in the bay area....i should break down and get a motorhome.
lol, that was cody's idea back in the day, get a motorhome and hitch the FD up to it.
what about a protege?
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From: California
Originally Posted by jrx13' post='859096' date='Feb 14 2007, 06:07 PM
i was thinking about a protege......but cmon its a protege!
what about a protege?
yeah i know. well hate to go there, but since you're in the club..... bmw 5 series is pretty good, just dont plan on keeping it more than a year or 2, otherwise you get to change every peice of the car thats rubber, or near rubber....
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I would get a Lexus ES300, dressier then a camry, reliable as the sunrise, cheap to fix and own. Good power, plenty of comfort.
Even when it was 10 years old my ES still looked good when the valet parker would bring it around at the restaurant.
Should have kept that car and got rid of the 6.
Even when it was 10 years old my ES still looked good when the valet parker would bring it around at the restaurant.
Should have kept that car and got rid of the 6.
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From: Orange County, NY
Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='859140' date='Feb 15 2007, 09:18 AM
I would get a Lexus ES300, dressier then a camry, reliable as the sunrise, cheap to fix and own. Good power, plenty of comfort.
Even when it was 10 years old my ES still looked good when the valet parker would bring it around at the restaurant.
Should have kept that car and got rid of the 6.
I was actually going to sell my Integra towards an ES for those reasons. Quiet and Comfortable. Good stereo. And OMGTORQUEHI!
What kind of Gas mileage did you get in that car? You liked it eh? How many miles did you have it for...I see some for sale with 200, 250, 280k on them it's crazy...