1g or 2g?

so here's the deal.
as soon as i can sell my car, which i've been trying desperately to do for the last few months with no real results, im going to buy a gsx or a tsi awd. i live where there's a lot of snow, and i love my current dsm, and can't even imagine what a turboed is like.
so here's my dilemma-
the 1g is cheaper now, generally, and apparently is easy to make a little faster than the 2g, or so ive heard.
but the 2g just looks so friggin awesome.... but its more expensive.
just curious what you guys would do if you were in my shoes and had 5k to spend on an awd dsm. thanks for the input.

2g all the way :2cents:

well if u are lookin for more performance id say a 1g there lights and already have a 6 bolt in them so u dont have to worry about usein ur money to put a 6 bolt in a 2g if ur going for looks id say 2g

yeah, im definately leaning towards another 2g. they just look so incredibly good. anybody else?

2g all the way. People around hear just stare at my car. I am in love with my car. Some people buy cars that they try to make lookgood. But a 2g DSM or any DSM for that matter is just plain sexy.

I bought the 2g because it looked better. 5 years later I've finally come to accept the fact that I would have been 10 times better off with a 1g. Back when I bought my car it was 12k. Thats about 8-9k that couldnt have gone into power mods. I dont care about looks anymore. :) But if YOU do, then you should try your best to get a car that you will still like in a couple years time. You could go 1g now and have money left for mods and get that instant gratification, but you may regret it later. In your case I would say go with a 2g.

good point kevin. thanks everybody, i think im definately going to wait it out and be patient for a 2g.

on another note, besides dsmtuners, dsmtrader, ebay, and autotrader.com, does anybody else know any better/quicker ways to sell my car? and yes, i've read the sticky. just curious for personal opinions. thanks.

good point kevin. thanks everybody, i think im definately going to wait it out and be patient for a 2g.

on another note, besides dsmtuners, dsmtrader, ebay, and autotrader.com, does anybody else know any better/quicker ways to sell my car? and yes, i've read the sticky. just curious for personal opinions. thanks.


Post your car on Yahoo and or Msn auto's, because thats how i found my 2g. good luck

I like alittle "Flash" with my "Bang", i would get the 2G.....

you can also put up a cardomain page that says its for sale. i would get a 1g since 5k isnt gonna get you 2g in good shape. but im biased :points down at my list of cars:

good point kevin. thanks everybody, i think im definately going to wait it out and be patient for a 2g.

on another note, besides dsmtuners, dsmtrader, ebay, and autotrader.com, does anybody else know any better/quicker ways to sell my car? and yes, i've read the sticky. just curious for personal opinions. thanks.
i would put it on cars.com i have had my 97 gs-t on there for no more than a week and already have 2 peeps coming to look at it and 3 more that want to set up a time to see it.

I like alittle "Flash" with my "Bang", i would get the 2G.....

I have to agree. However, I really think a well pieced 1g looks damn sexy, too. Here's an example...
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=37509&password=0&sort=1&cat=500&page=1

That's HokieDsm's car from tuners - very sexy 1g. :iceslolan

This is probably my favorite 1g:

http://newengdsm.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1142&highlight=hoosier

yeah wow, both of those 1gs look good!

i suppose i'll have to just wait until i sell mine and then see whats availiable.

off-topic, am i correct - reading in between the lines, it seems like the 1G was the truest race-dsm, then the 2G was a lot better looking, but maybe with a few less performance parts(bov, etc), and the 3G was just completely bastardized?

yeah wow, both of those 1gs look good!

i suppose i'll have to just wait until i sell mine and then see whats availiable.

off-topic, am i correct - reading in between the lines, it seems like the 1G was the truest race-dsm, then the 2G was a lot better looking, but maybe with a few less performance parts(bov, etc), and the 3G was just completely bastardized?

dont know bout the other 2, but yes, the 3g is a total piece of poo :iceslolan

The 1g is really only considered more of a race car because they are cheaper, leaving more money for mods. They are a little easier to make lighter as well (Smaller size, manual rack available, etc).

my favorite 1G

http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41222&password=0&sort=2&cat=500&page=1

yeah, those are nice 1gs.... but i think im gonna stay with the 2g, i just cant get over how sexy they are.

i think the only thing sexier than 2G's are women...

lol ive seen plenty of women who dont hold a candle to a 2g.... yeah.... upstate ny..... thats right, fat hicks.

well...when i say women, i mean sexy women...lol

lol ive seen plenty of women who dont hold a candle to a 2g.... yeah.... upstate ny..... thats right, fat hicks.

i live in upstate NY so i know what you are talking about. they dont even hold a candle to a 1g sometimes...i like the way 1g looks, the 90,91 with flip up headlights. but the 97-99 are pretty sweet also.