new car

well, since my crx was stolen, i am in need of a new car. I have an '01 jetta i am trading in and have been looking for a new car. I looked at the mazdaspeed 3. 263 HP sounds good and a starting price of 22k sounded great. I get to the dealer and there is a 4850 dealer adjusted price increase due t high demand. Has anyone else heard of this bullshit? i test drove a regular hatch and it seemed pretty sweet, for what it was. Then i ask how much and he said 20k. This is for an '06 with 8500 miles and only 4/48 warranty. I go check out the honda dealership and they have a bunch of SI's. I need a 4 door for the kids. They have one for 22,085. Going to test drive it right now. It is more than i want to spend. Our most economical choice is a fit, but they are out of stock and wont get one for a month. basicaly i hope to get 6500 for my trade and not finance any more than 16k. Any ideas on rides? This is the first time in my life i have no idea what i want to buy.

I would say a Honda but you've thrown out a few of my choices, sooo I do love the new VW's I would suggest checking out the new Golf or Rabbit (I'd prolly get the rabbit considering they're the same exact thing... on second thought I don't think you can buy a brand new golf, cause if I remember correctly all the golfs that were being shipped over here got stripped of their badging and replcaed with rabbit badging... hmmm) but anywho check out the new VW's (buy the rabbit! and then get a hold of the new 2.0 turbo and swap the motor!!!) lol

My friend just got an 07 mazda 3 hatch, sticker was 18 and its pretty nice, got pep and its nice inside.

dont be gay. get an evo. i forget how much they are but damn i would love one. lol dont take offense to the first comment

I just saw a nice brand new Toyota Camry SE with factory stainless steel duals. That is one nice car. I bet it's faster than the regular Mazda 3 or any Civic Si. Anyway, I think they got it right with this one... no gay spoilers with 4 brake lights because they can't remove one of them... haha, nice LEDs, tail light design, aerodynamics, nice V6. It's your choice though so do whatever you want...

My wife has an EVO and yes, it is sweet, but expensive also. i want ot finance less than 16k. mazdaspeed 3 is 31k here, screw that. civic si sedan is 23k but they wont give more than 5k for trade in.

So about what years are you looking into and about what is the amount that your looking to spend????? Still sorry about your loss, but I am sure everyone can help you find a great "family" replacement soon. :grinyes:

fit

i would look at a fit if they had them in stock. the new civic gets about the same gas mileage, if not better and has more power. Coming from a b16 crx and an EVO, i think the fit would annoy me with a lack pf power.

k20 swap

do you really feel the need to go out and get yourself a new car? im gonna guess u wanna be smart with ur money if u went from a mazdaspeed3 to a honda fit.. id prolly consider a older 4 door civic with low miles non smoker..or maybe a newer but used corolla..find something practical and save up a few bucks until your ready for the ms3..whats wrong with the 01 jetta?

i am done spending money on it, yes its been that bad

i've always been pro honda so id say si,but the best bang for ur buck is a neon srt,iron block,mitsubishi engn,turbo,230hp-300ft.pnds trqe,fur $19,000 u cant go wrong it romps..or go 4 quality sti or evo

i've always been pro honda so id say si,but the best bang for ur buck is a neon srt,iron block,mitsubishi engn,turbo,230hp-300ft.pnds trqe,fur $19,000 u cant go wrong it romps..or go 4 quality sti or evo


First of all he's already basically ruled that car out (Civic Si). Second of all it's not the neon srt-4, it's just the SRT-4 don't disrespect it! Those new around here in florida are only like 15-16,000. He also kinda ruled out the Evo as well, which means the STI is probally out of the picture too (considering he doesn't wanna PAY for another Evo and the STI is more expensive), maybe not the WRX tho. SRT-4's were rated at 215hp and 250tq, they did update that in the later models but not to 300lb-ft I do beleive it was 230hp and 260tq, and it's NOT a neon it has earned it's right to be it's own entity all together.

Im sill not quite sure why the SRT-4 is hated by so many people in the tuner community... I dont get it.

as that one dude said it is a bang for ur buck! most tuners n ricers seem to hate on things that come factory turbo/run 14's or less/cant afford! i believe the srt4 stage 2 is 300ft pds..my frind Nik has one and im very impressed with it..factory boost controller.. theres a button to press if u run 100+ octane! i would definately consider dropping a srt block into a older neon r/t

the SI is not out of the question, yet. If the insurance gives me over 5k, then i will get it. The reason the SRT is hated(my opinion) its a NEON. nuf said. I have raced a few in the EVO and yes, they are fast but what would you rather roll in(seriously)the fit just doesnt have enough balls.

so yeah as i read what u have to say im seeing this mtach.com chick gettin all excited waitin for her to flash her tits..but of course its not gonna happen..neways neons are known to be chick cars..but never sleep on a dohc neon..especially in the hands of sum1 who might know what there doing =) n/a or turbo 5spd of course ok so yeah let me add my friend has a 98 acr with header n intake and magnaflow exhaust and i must say im very impressed..dohc of course

The SRt-4 is nowhere close to being "another neon", when SRT designed that car they redid everything! Yes it was based on the neon platform, but wtf? you can't say your civic is a del-sol just because they're on the same platform! and as everyone else has mentioned they're fast! and have the potential to be ALOT faster!

well, it looks like i am getting the new SI tommorrow. It is not 100% for sure but i think i will. I went to 3 honda dealerships and what a differenece there was between the 3. My wife researched online and found 1 dealer selling an SI sedan for $21,800. Before we went there, we went to another dealer on theway. They wanted 25k for an SI with only tinted windows and door guards. I told them that there was one at another dealer for 21k and they said that it was an EX and there was no way it was an SI> i assured them it was but they said no, it wasnt. Anyway, 3rd time is a charm. When we get there, we are expecting to be swarmed by the salsepepole. We had to go and find one( i personally like it) We lookedr at cars instaed of being pulled into the office. We were offered a test drive without ANY info. I am still waiting for my insurance money for my stolen car but this SI was nice. They had one with navigation, leather, chrome rims( which i dont like) and tinted windows for less than the other dealers pretty much stock car.

well, i got the civic si sedan. It is blue and it is pretty sweet. Came with the navigation which is cool. Still miss my JDM CRX

its an srt-4 in a neons clothing. so its still a neon.

Congrats on the new car! Sounds sweet happy you could find what you were looking for and sorry about the jdm crx I feel for you.