Ok, I have it down to 2.

Ok, I just graduated HS and my grandmother is buying me any car thats 10k and under. I've been looking and looking and looking and looking and I've finally narrowed it down to 3.

1. 93-98 Z28 Camaro
OR
2. 93-2k Firebird.
OR
3.93-3k Transam

Basically its going to be my daily driver to get me to work and college so, out of the 2, which one is better? I was sorta leaning towards the Firebird simply beause I've had a crush on them since I was little, but I'm not sure how practical they are as a daily driver. Dont know much about the Transam either.


Any advice/suggestions would be very helpful.

my opinion id go with the firebird, just because it looks really nice if you mod it... trans am..and camaro, are all speed...not that im saying the firebird is slow, it still is fast but not as fast.

as a daily driver none of these cars would be good because of the gas mileage, but hey i said fuck that and got a v8 for daily driver so you can too, i would go with one of the faster choices honestly but thats just the way i am speed over looks, but really if you like the looks of the firebird GO FOR IT!

I was thinking more z28 camaro they are pretty nice if you get a 98 model thats what i would go for but its your choice mate so get what you want! Have fun with your new car!

yeah i agree, my friend owns the trans am... he doesnt drive it much because hes sick of payin for his gas... so maybe a v6 firebird... yeah it'll still eat up gas...not as much as the v8 fah sure!

but v6 would just be so boring and disapointing it seems like.

What about a 1995ish BMW M3, there are 3 in my area that, if I chip in, we can afford.

1 is a 1995, with 95k miles, 2nd one is 1996 with 123k miles, and the 3rd one is a 1995 with 86k miles and ALOT of performance upgrades.

a Z28 can get over 25 mpg, it is NOT a gas hog

if you can get an m3 i think i would, better handling with good performance, if you can get the modded one go for it, but either way its a good buy.

M3 > other cars mentioned.

Yea I seem to have fallen head over heels for the M3. I liked the 95k one, but i REALLY liked the modded one, only thing with that one is, how reliable is it with all that stuff on there? How bad will it wear down the engine.

Seems they just added some new ones. Heres a link to the ones that I can afford.


http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?advanced=&certified=&isp=y&search=y&lang=en&search_type=both&make=BMW&model=M3&start_year=1994&end_year=1997&min_price=13000&max_price=14500&distance=100&address=80303&x=66&y=4

M3s with body kits look amazing

body kits......... they come already amazing looking, dont waste money on a body kit

dude u want something that packs power...try a 3000gt twin turbo...

320 Horsepower @ 6000 rpm, 315 lbs.-ft. Torque @ 2500 rpm

(capable of up to 750hp with stage 1 - 4 kits)


Transmission - 6 speed with overdrive

My buddy has a 95 'bird, 3.73 rear, AFR heads, SLP headers, cam, and some other goodies and he made 30 mpgs consistently on the highway. Around town it wasn't the greatest at 22, but still respectable.