Car Shopping!!!!

Ok so here's the deal, I'm new to the site and dont yet have an integra so I appologize ahead of time if I ask any stupid questions.

My situation:
I just blew the tranny on my MX-6 and its not worth fixing. I'm gonna have about $9000 to spend on a car by the end of the summer before I go back to school.

Is the gsr worth the money or should I try buying an LS and then saving up for a turbo? And if I go the LS route how difficult is the install...can my basic mechanic make the upgrade?:confused:

Thanx for your help guys

I'd say for 9k, just buy a nice GS-R w/ lowish mileage for like 8k, then spend that extra 1k on intake/exhaust. Then a month later or whenever you've got the cash, put on headers.

You'd be pretty good w/ that, and all those are simple to install bolt-ins. GS-R packs nice enough power stock, and w/ i/h/e, you'll be good :)

edit:

well, looks like you dont have too many car dealers/owners up there in carmel, but i did see this nice LS w/ only 44k mileage, leather int etc for 8900

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/vdetail.jtmpl?car_id=136077111&dealer_id=69237&car_year=1995&make=ACURA&distance=25&max_price=9000&model=INTEG&advcd_on=n&end_year=2004&min_price=&address=10512&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1994&color=&cardist=15

edit2:

here are some nice GS-R's that arnt too far from you:

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/vdetail.jtmpl?car_id=136495953&dealer_id=22934957&car_year=1996&make=ACURA&distance=50&max_price=9000&model=INTEG&advcd_on=n&end_year=2004&min_price=&address=10512&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1994&color=&cardist=47

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/vdetail.jtmpl?car_id=134119351&dealer_id=852305&car_year=1995&make=ACURA&distance=50&max_price=9000&model=INTEG&advcd_on=n&end_year=2004&min_price=&address=10512&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1994&color=&cardist=50

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/vdetail.jtmpl?car_id=133887560&dealer_id=&car_year=1994&make=ACURA&distance=50&max_price=9000&model=INTEG&advcd_on=n&end_year=2004&min_price=&address=10512&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1994&color=&cardist=46

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/vdetail.jtmpl?car_id=133887560&dealer_id=&car_year=1994&make=ACURA&distance=50&max_price=9000&model=INTEG&advcd_on=n&end_year=2004&min_price=&address=10512&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1994&color=&cardist=46 [20k miles!]

http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/vdetail.jtmpl?car_id=135103683&dealer_id=585015&car_year=1994&make=ACURA&distance=50&max_price=9000&model=INTEG&advcd_on=n&end_year=2004&min_price=&first_record=26&address=10512&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1994&=&color=&cardist=45

Thanx Config...yeah I think ur right about the GSR I started talking to a couple of mechanics around my area about the turbo idea....none of them really wanted to tackle it...also I like the idea of having a fast car straight out of the box...I'm gonna start checking out autotrader and some other sites :wink: