Okay guys help me out here

[-The Stig-]

Single life FTW!

I'll post more later when I'm home.

[Gotian]

you guys are saying I cant afford a 10 or 11 K car, what do you think the jetta is? And I'm paying for it just fine, Im saying I am going to replace a car that is falling apart little by little with another car of the same value where I will be paying a bit less for monthly that isnt falling apart.

You know I asked for your opinions on the cars to get some info, but you guys havent been helpful in that department much. The prices that these cars are is very much in the range we can afford so stop posting about my financials and help me out by giving me info about the cars. Especially before I have to replace something else on the jetta.

And as for her being a new driver, she is an excellent driver and has been driving for quite a while now, she gets plenty of practice driviing manual cause she has to drive 50 miles everyday, and through heavy traffic. I dont doubt her driving ability.

And no, like I said before, it doesnt have to be supercharged, but those 2 cars where the ones at our price range that the seems to like, at least she isnt asking for a new car and neither am I and at least I can feel safe knowing she isnt going to be stranded, cause the jetta has been shutting off after the rough idle recently. That isnt fun when it happens in an intersection. You guys are assuming that im buying a 20K car, no im buying a car and financing less than I did the jetta so my payments will be less. Dont know how many times I need to tell you guys...

[turtlecrxsi]

I understand your fear of the Jetta. The reason is because I have a 99 Passat with 191k miles (original owner). The driver side mirror is shaky and is going to cause me to have a seizure. We've had our share of vaccum line leaks which have been fixed for a healthy sum of cash for just a piece of plastic tubing. The oil cooler flange leaks when the oil is topped off. My wife is scared to even use the rear windows due to that major fiasco with Jetta windows. BTW, her in-laws had a TDI Jetta and a n/a Jetta and both had issues. Anyway, I can definitely understand your fears of nickeling and diming your VW.

[Chiquae07]

id say the celica, but thats based on styling and because i drove one. i wanted to buy it soooo bad. but someone came in the next day and bought it an hour before i did.

wouldnt the celica be better for autox anyway? i think you and your girl are going to be wanted to autox together, so yea. celica ftw.

celica = clawhammer, chiquae

redline - jayson, rocker, jeep

why must she have a high performance vehicle and shes not your wife yet - stig, turtlecrx, 200ls1z28

theres your poll so far...

[CassiesMan]

Get the FC
Sell the RX-8
Buy and mount a 20B 3 Rotor with a big ole turbo in said FC
Use left over to buy a Civic
Give girl Civic
Get some beer, and chill.




Yes, I am being serious. Gutted FC with LSx or Three Rotor for the win.

[Polygon]

Originally Posted by clawhammer

I'd get the Celica. You get great looks (I HATE the way the Redline looks), great high-revving engine (fun!), 6speed tranny, pretty good gas mileage and Toyota reliability

You know, I find this really funny since Toyota has had a TON of recalls lately as well as a class action lawsuite becuase of engines that burn up. Reliability my ass, they are NO more relable than any other car.

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by CassiesMan

Get the FC
Sell the RX-8
Buy and mount a 20B 3 Rotor with a big ole turbo in said FC
Use left over to buy a Civic
Give girl Civic
Get some beer, and chill.




Yes, I am being serious. Gutted FC with LSx or Three Rotor for the win.

selling the rx-8 would put me in a huge hole i dont want to be in, cause then I wont have a car and will still owe financing. Which is why I am selling the jetta, no money owed on financing and the car is worth more than I owe. Also I love the rx-8 which is why I bought it.

And no the celica isnt really better for autocrossing than the redline is. And no my girl isnt going to be autocrossing. And it's true what polygon said.

BTW I went to see the redline, it's nice, has the recaro's the competition package minus the boost guage, and everything looks tip top, just needs to be detailed. There is a little scuff on the lip which is why they are selling it for 10K. Im going to my bank in a couple of minutes to see what they say.

[CassiesMan]

For some reason I have this strange feeling you are gonna wind up with the Redline. Like, I'm pretty sure of it. I coulda swore I read a thread a while back that said you ended up getting one...or wait, that was Mush, never mind. Well, I still say go with an FC with a motor swap, but I, much like Mr. Clarkson, love POWAAAAAAA.

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by CassiesMan

For some reason I have this strange feeling you are gonna wind up with the Redline. Like, I'm pretty sure of it. I coulda swore I read a thread a while back that said you ended up getting one...or wait, that was Mush, never mind. Well, I still say go with an FC with a motor swap, but I, much like Mr. Clarkson, love POWAAAAAAA.

you forget this is going to be my girls daily to work, an FC with a 3 rotor is a ver bad Idea for a daily, I dont care much about gas but when youre talking about 12mpg I do. It would be fine for a track car though.

[Musashi3000GT]

Gotian, you keep saying you'll be fine becasue the Jetta is just as expensive as the other cars your looking at so you really wont be assuming any more debt then what your already in. BUT you missing the big picture which is if you get a cheaper car you'll be freeing up some income and better your situation. why pay just as much when you can pay less?

Okay you know the Redline wassnt our first choice man! I wanted a Mustang GT for her, she wanted the 350Z. we came up short on the money for either due to all the issues we've had so then we said either a used Z or a Mazdaspeed 3 but then the eclipse broke (again!) and we came up short once more. basically we had to keep lowering our standards till we found a car that suited us.

Between the Redline and the Celica you know which one I vote for. And lets stop talking about Toyota like thier engines are bullet proof. The Ecotec in the Redline is 3 time stronger and can take a hell of alot more punishment then the Celica's. Its a solid car, cheaper to mod and has a better crash test rating then the Celica.

It boils down to looks really. The performance is very close in both cars so whcih one looks better to her?
and forget about warranty. I rather pay a mechanic to work on my car then let those idiot dealer pot-heads touch either of my rides, even if its for free. what ever money you save on warranty work you end up paying on cosmetic repairs from all the scratches and dents the dealer guys give ya.

[clawhammer]

So did you end up buying a car?

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by Musashi3000GT

Gotian, you keep saying you'll be fine becasue the Jetta is just as expensive as the other cars your looking at so you really wont be assuming any more debt then what your already in. BUT you missing the big picture which is if you get a cheaper car you'll be freeing up some income and better your situation. why pay just as much when you can pay less?

Okay you know the Redline wassnt our first choice man! I wanted a Mustang GT for her, she wanted the 350Z. we came up short on the money for either due to all the issues we've had so then we said either a used Z or a Mazdaspeed 3 but then the eclipse broke (again!) and we came up short once more. basically we had to keep lowering our standards till we found a car that suited us.

Between the Redline and the Celica you know which one I vote for. And lets stop talking about Toyota like thier engines are bullet proof. The Ecotec in the Redline is 3 time stronger and can take a hell of alot more punishment then the Celica's. Its a solid car, cheaper to mod and has a better crash test rating then the Celica.

It boils down to looks really. The performance is very close in both cars so whcih one looks better to her?
and forget about warranty. I rather pay a mechanic to work on my car then let those idiot dealer pot-heads touch either of my rides, even if its for free. what ever money you save on warranty work you end up paying on cosmetic repairs from all the scratches and dents the dealer guys give ya.

well we spoke about it when we went to carmax tonight, and yeah maria likes the redline and wants to get it instead of the celica, she said the car felt better to ride in and was more comfortable. Also like i told you, I wen tto my bank and they said everything would be fine and the payments would be less than the jetta, about 30 less a month, which it adds up to alot by the tim eim done.

Tomorrow im doing 3 things:
1) going to my mechanic who specializes in A/C's to see how much it will cost to fix the a/c.
2) Fixing the broken coolant line
3) Going to test the redline that im planning to get with maria so she can drive it this time.

[Musashi3000GT]

your selling yourself shot man. The Celica you tested was worn to shit! I know the Redline has responsive steering but the Celica is even better when it comes to driver-car interface.

again, let her do the driving. test out the Ion- and then test the Celica.
unless she completely does not like the Celica's look then go for it!

.....can you imagine us cruising round town? the RX-8 out in front followed by two Redlines, the GTO drowing out everyone's noise and the STI picking up the slack. (Junya would be working as usual)
and where would we end up at 1:00 a.m.?
WALMART!

[2000LS1Z28]

Oh my gosh, talk about an identity crisis. Both Mushashi and Gotian's girls are gonna have the same cars. I hope they are not the same color too.

LOL

This is kinda funny to me. It's all good though. Saturns are stupid easy to work on, so i'm sure it will be a great car to learn how to repair stuff on. It's also pretty quick, especially with the stage 2+ mods.

[CassiesMan]

Originally Posted by 2000LS1Z28

Oh my gosh, talk about an identity crisis. Both Mushashi and Gotian's girls are gonna have the same cars. I hope they are not the same color too.

If the Saturns today are anything like my girlfriends old SR1 or 2 or whatever it was called...

You can take the key from one and use it to unlock and start the other. One of my girlfriends sorrity sisters had the exact same Saturn as she did, and we used the key to my girl's car to unlock and drive around her friend's car.