Which sub $15k car, used?

[-cy-]

I am going to be getting a car soon, and i have a budget of about $12k, i will be gettung used, i want under 70k miles, and good if not great repair records. What other suggestions do you have?

[LiuBei]

Why do you need a sports car for? Just saying, I had a 1999 Pontiac T/A WS6. Fun car, but costed way to much to own. That meaning insurance, service, and repairs. I would just reccomend a used Accord or Civic. Hell you could get a newer V6 accord coupe with decent milage for about the price you are asking. Trust me they are not really sporty but then they are no slouches. My .02

[hakka]

there are plenty of sports cars out there you can get for around $12K...Porsche 944Ts, 928s, older 911s, you could get a '77-93 vette for that, maybe a 300ZX or other Z car, any MG (they are a reliability nightmare, though)...there are tons, it just depends on what you are looking for and what your insurance/fuel budget is

[-cy-]

Porshe's are too small (at least to my parents), the vette's have hella miles on them, and 300zx's are too expensive for a decent one. The fuel efficiency has to be at least decent, nothing terrible. Insurance isn't much of a problem, i got a quote for a firebird formula and a mustang GT and since one of my parent's will be down as the main driver and me as just a secondary driver, plus we have a lot of people insured on a few cars the rates aren't bad at all. RELIABILITY is the big thing, this car is going to be my car for a while, as long as i can keep it going (hopefully a while).

[NismoDrifts]

wow, hope we get more replies for this post coz i wanna know the same stuff........

ummm as for reliability id say go for something honda or toyota......

[JBL85]

HAHA nice 12k

Civic Hatch 4k
Engine Drop w/b18 Turbo 7000k
Paint job or Rims 1k

smile on face when flying by that Mustang GT
Priceless

[-cy-]

Actually my budget is now $15k tops. Anyways, it looks like a nice '98 f-body for me.

[NismoDrifts]

98? niiice, congrats!

[-cy-]

Yup, got it today. '98 Firebird formula, 6 speed, black leater, silver (car), cd, monsoon stereo, t-tops, ect. I like

[JBL85]

what the heck is that, I never heard of one of those? some pictures pelase =)

[-cy-]

pictures....YES

[-cy-]

and then this. These are all i took today, considering i only got the car today, i will have more pics up as the days go on. It drives great, i just need to get a little better at manual. I love how it drives, feels, looks, sounds, and everything else. Its a great car.

[NismoDrifts]

whoa, that car is 100% sexy

[JBL85]

MAD PROPS AND CONGRATS ON THAT CAR ITS BEAUTIFUL, now that I know what it is

just drive safely in it, if I had that thing when I first got my license i sure as hell would be dead.

[-cy-]

I've had my lisence for about a year, its not a huge amount of time, but its not like i just got it, and before my lisence i had my permit for 7 months. ANYWAYS, i haven't been driving it as much as i could be, just because if i drive a long time thinking about trying to get better i just end up sucking more and getting aggrivated. So i am just taking it on normal trips out on errands, and its working ok for me. As long as i can drive it ok by the 7th. But now my problem is giving it too little gas starting out in first, i used to give it too much, now its a bit rocky with too little, but every few shifts i get the perfect shift where you don't feel a change at all, just smooth....i just gotta get more consistant.

Car = chick magnet, me driving it = double chick magnet....stalling out in front of a group of girls = bad so i hope i don't, lol