Best first car for $4500

[Setanta]

GTX = 4WD turbo Mazda 323? Very rare, very expensive, limited parts and no chance of getting insurance on it for an under 21 who has just got his licence.

I still say the Civic - all Hondas are expensive regardless of their age. A good GL should be about 5 grand and if you are buying from a yard then that can be negotiated down (likewise private sales). If the engine is an issue in one in good nick externally then negotiate a grand off the price and drop in a JDM D15B from a XT25 (what I did) - you get an extra 4bhp as well

I seriously would not touch a pulsar - they are shit in the reliability stakes and the Corolla's tend to rust out badly (plus finding a good twin cam is getting harder - the more popular SOHC engine is carbed and is crap).

Suzuki GTis are a waste of time too - the chassis tends to become very weak over time.

Have you thought about an 88 accord or a 1G 'teg? Both are in the 6000 bracket nowadays.

[Oz]

Accord-old man's car
1g Teg-tell me more plz.

[dejoux]

OMG your cars must be so expensive
a 1G teg is hard to sell over here, if you get a grand your lucky.
A B16A equipped XSI 2G teg can be bought for 6 Grand.

Lots of GTX too, event he newer 90s shape can be bought for that money


Ok Ill shut up now.

Have you thought about an EF9 you can get one of those for that money Oh thats right your not in NZ

Sorry

[Spunkymonkey]

Originally posted by dejoux
OMG your cars must be so expensive
a 1G teg is hard to sell over here, if you get a grand your lucky.
A B16A equipped XSI 2G teg can be bought for 6 Grand.

Lots of GTX too, event he newer 90s shape can be bought for that money


Ok Ill shut up now.

Have you thought about an EF9 you can get one of those for that money Oh thats right your not in NZ

Sorry

Our cars are expensive here dejoux.....

there is only a few Mazda 323 GTX's here....very rare...although I have a friend who has one.

for $4500 you can't get that much here.

[tannee]

how much is the old crx?

i say corolla despite everyone else...faster...but then again...a lot of ppl got it...looks better than the old civic...i dunno...pros and cons...but..dunno

[Setanta]

There are very few 1G Si CRXs around - they seem to go for 5-6 grand and are private imports. 2G CRXs (Si spec) are in the 9-11 grand bracket but 90% of them have been modified/riced/ruined

I've seen 1G 'tegs with ZC standard for 5-8 grand in good condition. Again, buying a good body and then dropping in a new low km JDM engin if necessary is even easier as the JDM engine drops in. Aussie/JDM spec is 130BHP on a Civic chassis and a good looking car to boot. Most I looked at 2 years ago had about 90,000 to 140,000km on them and were still going strong. The Accords of the late '80s look damn nice with mags on and few mods. I bought one for my ex 12 months ago and I really enjoyed driving it. Plenty of power and very refined with a sporty look to it - dropped they look even better, hers has 15" mags on it and it really looks nice.

Tannee - Corollas look better than Civics? Ummm... time to get off the crack

[TOYVTi]

in the poll i posted civic cos i didnt read it and thought u meant brand new, but after reading i say pulsar q, is nicer, dont get a carby civic, gay!

[evil_elmo]

hey i got $1000 for my gen 1 teg, it wasn't in the best condition to

[Jimster]

I say go for the Pulsar, the engine is bulletproof

BTW, TOYVTI, I saw you in Petone today- the VR-4 is looking good

[tannee]

Originally posted by Setanta




Tannee - Corollas look better than Civics? Ummm... time to get off the crack

well that corolla looks better than that old boxy civic...
crack?...its weed get it right! hehehe...

[EF6_CR-X]

There's nothing wrong with the dual carb engine, get the Civic.

I'm not biased..... honest:flash:

[TOYVTi]

Originally posted by Jimmy_11_cars
I say go for the Pulsar, the engine is bulletproof

BTW, TOYVTI, I saw you in Petone today- the VR-4 is looking good

really! I wasn't causing trouble again was i!! Wat were u in that day?

[Ssom]

It is clear the Nissan is the winner here, it is newer, safer and the most reliable

[Ssom]

Originally posted by TOYVTi
really! I wasn't causing trouble again was i!! Wat were u in that day?

Well although he is at work right now he read the thread this morning and said for me to tell you that he was in a Red Rover 216SLi

Apparantley his car was being used for our cousins wedding limosine

[TOYVTi]

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi


Well although he is at work right now he read the thread this morning and said for me to tell you that he was in a Red Rover 216SLi

Apparantley his car was being used for our cousins wedding limosine

oh yeah cool!!! I didnt realise u guys were based in welly!