my grandparents just decided that they shouldnt be cheap pricks anymore. so theyre going to buy me a new car. ive got a 20g limit and i need som help with what to choose. so far im thinking about the vw gti 1.8t. with 17's and leather its right under 20. plus according to motor trend its quicker 0-60 then the sentra se-r, focus svt and civic si. any ideas about what youd get would be great.

subaru WRX, mazdaspeed protege, nissan 350z. they cost more than 20k but just finance whatever it is over 20k https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

Mazda 6 would be my first choice, Mini Cooper- which you should see in person and sit in, the quality is great, Galant is a good car, my gf has one, the Mazdaspeed Protege- as long as you like it in either black or that funky orange **** color- last years MP3 was only $18,000, I cant see them asking that much more for the MazdaSpeed one. Oh, and give me your grandparents email address so I can send them a copy of your post, lol

lol yeah sure... i sat in the mini and it was just too small for me. plus im not sure how well the styling will hold up. the galant is way too slow. but the mazdaspeed protege might work if its low enough. oh and i cant spend moe than 20 cuz theyre paying and im not allowed to go over. so yeah i get twenty but their still being bitchy about it

You can get a V-6 galant, 200 horsepower, the 4cyl only has 140 horsepower. As for the styling of the Mini, the thing causes so much commotion when I see one on the streets, the car is going to be HOT,they will sell as many as they bring into the country. Check the Mazda 6, car is very nice, should be in showrooms this month, I seen it at the Javits Center, car is very nice, probably be the new car in my driveway before the end of the year.

mazdaspeed protege is supposed to be the same as the mp3 price wise

Galant GTZ's are nice but not really that fast... like 7.8 to 60... those 3.0 litre V6's are bit doggy off the line and that hurts them!

Oh I forgot stay away from the VW 1.8 Turbo's friends got one! POS!!! Brand new Golf and what a piece! He is so wishing he had gotten the SVT or the SE-R V spec. By the way the SVT smokes the 1.8T Golf on the road course....

you could get a crotch rocket

mmm.... YZF!!!



SWEET!!!!

ok get a $5000 car and get a crotch rocket you could get a 10th ae or something

my brother has the 1.8t gti and it kicks ass. but then again he put about 12,000 into the car already. just get the 25th anniversary, 6 speed, 18" rims, recaro seats, etc

yeah... the gti 337 anniversary looks decent. i was thinking about the svt. bu apprently im not allowed to buy a ford. old people are partucular. i find it funny that im jewish and they want me to buy german but ford is out of the question. and track wise i know the svt is supposed to be the best hadling. handling does matter but i think long term id rather have a comfortable ride. im trying to convince them on the vr6 now... i heard the 1.8t is really laggy. the mazda 6 looks ok but its got 4 doors. if i wanted 4 they have maximas for like 22 occsionally on clearance type of deals. only problem is maximas just to big

Go see the 6, four doors or not, its nice, and at least no one else will have one for a while. This aint your grampas car, 4 doors are nice now, its not the 70's and 80's anymore!

yeah but how fast is it?

go but a saturn or kia

SVT focus!!!



or the MazdaSpeed Protege! Only 2000 being made! just read the 1/4 mile times.... 15.4 not too shabby at all!!!! Comfortable but stiff ride!

yeah... i like the mazdaspeed one... its prolby coming down to that and the gti... the gti also ran a 15.3 1/4... 0-60 at like 6.8. i think its time to do some test driving... i cant wait

Mazda 6, 218hp V-6, and you can get it in a stick, car is HOT

Trust me stay with the mazda... Dont go VW.... or at least Ford.. lol probably the same 2.0 thats in the protege thats in the ZX3...

Unless Ford ganked it from Mazda, that's unlikely. The 2.0 in the Protege is the FS motor, and it has been used in a few Mazdas since 1993. Check this site: http://members.aol.com/solomiata/MX5Engine.html for a table of Mazda 4 cylinder engines and the cars they've been used in.

just found out that with a chip the gti goes to 220 hp... basically equalling the audi tt... sorry mazda but i think vw wins

hey just get an fd. then you would have money left for mods

Get an FD or crank up the boost on the MazdaSpeed protege! Gonna react similar probably!

lol i wish i could get a fd... would kick my gtu's ass. but i have to get a new car and be able to afford the insurance. im defintely going to go look at the speed protege b4 i make my final decision... it supposedly handles amazingly

that chip just blew my brothers motor

i would get that mazdaspeed protege, the one w/ the turbo. And then sell it later for and FD :ph34r:

Just had to throw this in... but for 20g's you could also find like a 2000 or 2001 Mustang GT!



I know a guy selling a sweet ass one that is dark blue for 18 Grand! With like 30,xxx miles on it. All kinds of steeda **** on it and he takes damn good care of it!!!







lol guys I already said FD and he turned it down so I have to go to one of my other favorite cars!

Asses- he has to buy a new car that he can afford the insurance on, he isnt getting a $20,000 check from his grandpappy to spend as he pleases, now if he was getting a check for $20,000, that would change EVERYTHING! :o https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png :o https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

I think with a stmt like that all you should get is a swift kick in the ass. why does everything have to be given to you? Be a man and earn it and i dont want to hear about school and **** like that. I know a lot of people that earn thier own stuff while in school.



And dont get me wrong its not the fact that your getting money, its the attitude that you feel like if they dont give you a $20K car they are cheap pricks.



They need to give your ass a bicycle so you can get your ass up to a job.



Dont go off saying I'm jealous either, my parants could have given me anything I wanted (and still could) but I choose to work for what I get and always have. It just kills me to think people feel like they are due so much in life



STEPHEN

Oh yea, now that I'm done being old what about a slightly used decked our Miata!!!! The last few year models look great, kinda like mini FD's



STEPHEN

haha your damn protective of the grandparents arent you?. anyway they just sold a house for 400g went on a cruise and havent given me more than 20 for a birthday ever... and yes im being a spoiled brat.. its so damn fun. and yes the gt is probly the fastest car for the money... that ill aqree with. i jut refuse to own a ford( unless of course its that new cobra) plus the gt would cost me so much insurance money i couldnt afford it for more than one or two years. being 20 sucks in that way

Nah, its not so much that I'm protective of my grandparents, as a matter of fact I only see them a couple times a year since they live pretty far away. Its just wierd, I just dont feel like people have to give me stuff for free no matter how much they make. We own a family business with revenue over 10m a year (notice i said revenue not profit), so you could say my parents could pretty much buy me anything they wanted to but they dont and I dont feel like they need to. They earned thier money working hard and building a business and I'm earning mine.



Different people are different though, thats what makes the world go around......Oh yea, go check out something like a 2001 Miata, that are a lot of fun to drive and extremely reliable and can be made fast reliably!!!!



STEPHEN

I think with a stmt like that all you should get is a swift kick in the ass. why does everything have to be given to you? Be a man and earn it and i dont want to hear about school and **** like that. I know a lot of people that earn thier own stuff while in school.



And dont get me wrong its not the fact that your getting money, its the attitude that you feel like if they dont give you a $20K car they are cheap pricks.



They need to give your ass a bicycle so you can get your ass up to a job.



Dont go off saying I'm jealous either, my parants could have given me anything I wanted (and still could) but I choose to work for what I get and always have. It just kills me to think people feel like they are due so much in life



STEPHEN[/quote]

Well said, man.



My folks paid for half of my '86 GXL, and even though the car wasn't the greatest (burned oil from the start), I shouldn't have treated it like **** like I did. Now that I'm paying for my '89 out of my own pocket (only ~1300 bucks left!), I appreciate the car much more.

dude im 6'4 and the miata is way too small... oh well. and i payed for my gtu wth my own money from my past 3 years of working. im hoping it lasts so i can get it fully modded in the future... streetported along with some other stuff

Well now wait I was insured on my Grandma's Eclipse GT back in 2000 when it was new and it was 1500 a year.... same as it was on my 89 Mustang GT for a while... by the way I am also only 20....



Yes insurance sucks..... Try doing a 210 car payment and a 250 insurance payment and gas and all of the other crap every month! DAMN THAT SUCKED!

I WISH I had your bills!

lol bills suck... my used car with just liabilty added like 1700 to my parents bill... would have been close to 3 on my own... oh yeah than rob for actually readig my post and not telling me to buy a fd lol... ive already thought of that idea anyway... need a warranty anyway

oh yeah... rob where you located... im in albertson

Copiague, soon to be South Amityville I hope.