Okay guys help me out here

[Sleepr awd]

not mushi, gotian just needs a good old evo and call it a day. end of story.

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by Elchicoloco86

not mushi, gotian just needs a good old evo and call it a day. end of story.

An Evo for a beginning driver

[Right_LiRrr]

The only car i know out of those is the Celica. Chicks look hot in it....that's about the only extra thing that I have to add. I would personally go for an FC cos I'd love a project car atm. But for your/her purposes, definitely bad idea.

And I find it funny how Gotian says he's got a good relationship with his bank. I would say your money has a good relationship with your bank =P hahaha

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by Right_LiRrr

The only car i know out of those is the Celica. Chicks look hot in it....that's about the only extra thing that I have to add. I would personally go for an FC cos I'd love a project car atm. But for your/her purposes, definitely bad idea.

And I find it funny how Gotian says he's got a good relationship with his bank. I would say your money has a good relationship with your bank =P hahaha

ive got a good relationship with the branch manager at the bank so whatever i need it gets taken care of, all about connections man.

[CassiesMan]

Originally Posted by Elchicoloco86

not mushi, gotian just needs a good old evo and call it a day. end of story.

+1.

Everyone here is missing the point Elchico and I are making...

Spend the money on getting yourself somethin that can handle and go real fast in the straights, use the left over to buy the girl a Civic or something.

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by CassiesMan

+1.

Everyone here is missing the point Elchico and I are making...

Spend the money on getting yourself somethin that can handle and go real fast in the straights, use the left over to buy the girl a Civic or something.

i'll pass, evos are ugly, if i wanted one i wouldve bought it instead of the 8 since they are the same price. And besides if i sold the 8 (which i am not so stop suggesting it and instead be helpful) i would be in a huge hole since I wont be done paying for the financing till about november. so instead of making smart ass comments be helpful.

[CassiesMan]

Well, just ask her what she wants, and buy it. If those are the three cars she wants, tell her to make a decsion. I mean, c'mon, its your money and her (well, your) car, so don't ask us. I mean, if I had what, 11k to spend? I dunno, maybe a mid ninties Civic and gut it and drop in a B18 and boost it, or maybe something along the lines of a DSM. Thats my opinion.

But, your girl wants a Celi or a Red Line. So, have her test drive both and make the call, simple as that. From what I've read, she wants the Red Line. So, there ya go, she wants the Red Line, get the Red Line.

Originally Posted by Gotian's girl through Gotian

Thing is she doesnt want to get a basic boring 4 door sedan

Well...regarding this...

I'll tell you the same thing my parrents told me when they said they would help me pay for a car as long as it was a safe, four door, boring car. I wanted the Supra they had on the lot, they wanted me to get the Rav4.

"When you are paying with 100% your own money, you can get whatever the hell you want."

You said you wanted our opinion and advice, well, thats mine. Get the Red Line or the Celica, whichever one she likes better. Or, tell her to spend her own money.

[TheStang00]

Originally Posted by Gotian

i'll pass, evos are ugly

times infinity


buy her a lincoln ls. absolutely beautiful cars, v8 or v6. its like the bmw 3 series of lincolns. just no one knows much about it cause it wasnt advertised much. and you could find one within your price range. (i think you said like 11k right?). other colors look better than this one (black is sexy), but this is a good link none the less.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/V8-UL...QQcmdZViewItem

[Musashi3000GT]

Originally Posted by Gotian

i'll pass, evos are ugly.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I'll kill you!
Evos are half car and half god!

and where have you seen a new Evo for 28K? they where more expensive then my GTO......thats why I didnt buy one!

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by Musashi3000GT

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I'll kill you!
Evos are half car and half god!

and where have you seen a new Evo for 28K? they where more expensive then my GTO......thats why I didnt buy one!

Without dealer mark up the base model evo is 28k (scratch that, base model is 29k)

And cassie, this goes to everyone else, I wasnt asking you if you would keep my rx-8, i was asking for info about the cars that would be useful to me and my girl, especially information that we dont already know. Some of you have provided good info and others just shouldnt be posting. If you arent going to post to actually help me out than dont bother posting at all.

And that should be an automotive forums CARLAW. - If you dont have useful info when someone asks dont even bother to reply, no flaming because everyone doesnt know everything and you never know how much help you could be to that person who asked.

[Mad_Maxima]

Okay, so the RX-8 is going to be your main daily and you're looking for a car for your girl but that you can drive too.

I'd rule out the FC just because it doesnt really fit with what you want I think, a peppy livable daily driver with some comfort. It'd be pretty hard to find a good one to DD without putting more money into it.

If she doesnt like the way the Celica feels, how about a Acura RSX. My friend has a base model automatic and its pretty comfortable and a nice ride. Decently peppy when using the tip-tronic or whatever its called, even better with the manual.

I'm sure you could find a base model, 2003 with around 60k miles under your price range, even a type S with a little more miles for like 13K with a little searching.

[Chiquae07]

well, honestly, get something that you both can actually use. i know thats what you're doing. but, what i mean is what would the car be for in say 2 years, provided all goes well between the both of you?

is it grocery's or just a fun car to drive for work commute and possibly aftermarket?
thats the real question.


---edit, large edit---
actually, i just read this whole thread over again. you said that the car for her is used for:
A) daily commute for work
B) reliable enough that she isnt stuck on the side of the road
C) coupe(from your car choices)

sounds to me that she is picky. seriously, do a full autotrader search for cars in the 0-13k range with manual trans under 100k. that should help ya a bunch. have her see cars, and test some out. pick a large list and show her pics of all the cars. make the list to about 5-6 that she likes looking at, and dont tell her the price tag on them either. see them in person, and eventually you'll know what car you want to buy.

just saying celica vs redline, isn't going to go very far without discussions on here that might seem like arguements.(all honesty here). best for buck, aftermarket, more reliable, all that stuff. just do what i said above, and go nutz.

[Sleepr awd]

loving evo's and galant's is like loving fat chicks. you just have to realize that the thrill is still there in the ugly ones and it might give you the ride of your life.

used evo's go for 20k and most still have a 10/100 warranty on drivetrain

[Musashi3000GT]

You should forget about the Redline bro. I drove the car for the whole day today. Its a pain in the ass to drive. the clutch is either all on or all off, no sweet spot and if you rev it up and ride it out you'll be changing out the damn thing every 25K miles according to the Redline forums. thats like once a year for you guys.
I also had the chance to drive Jin's tunned out Redline tonight. (hes back in Miami) its gets even harder to drive with a few miles on the tranny and clutch. dude, Nami can barely handle a steep climb, a Redline might not be a good one, I mean i have trouble driving it. she needs something with a friendly and light clutch.

how about a Sentra SE-R Spec V? they are hella friendly and got pleanty of pep under the hood.
or a Tiburon. Im not a fan of the car but it is very nicely equiped with leather and premium sound package.
A RSX is actually a good idea but you know how I feel about Honda so.....
Dude seriously we wont be much help to you unless we actually own the car and all these guys are trying to help even if they may go a bit off topic you know they are trying to help ya out.

all i can say for the Redline is its noisy, everything shakes, the handling and steering response is amazing! the brakes are crap! and the clutch is one of the hardest things to get right that Ive ever driven. The engine is solid and the internals are nuke prove. Its a pain to maintain and takes 7 or so quarts of synthetic oil so figure 60-70 bucks per oil change (if you do it yourself) but the mods are cheep and the power potential can rival alot of cars.

thats all I can offer. oh and I have a stick of gum, I can offer you that too.

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by Elchicoloco86

loving evo's and galant's is like loving fat chicks. you just have to realize that the thrill is still there in the ugly ones and it might give you the ride of your life.

used evo's go for 20k and most still have a 10/100 warranty on drivetrain

Man, that's funnier than you know...