viper_2_4

used Miata

92si

Seen some with 80km for around 16-17. What are some common problems they have? Is there a certain model I should look for?

fingolfin

apparently the pre 2004.5 models had tranny issues and the suspension was odd.

Keep in mind other things when buying a car. get insurance quotes, find out what maintence will run you, find out how much gas will run you. Expensive/ sports car tend to cost more afterwards as well

hatchie

17gs for 350z? that thing must be beated to death or something is wrong with it. I suggest you go look for one in the states, its way cheaper there.

still, i want one so bad.. but i'm not about to pay 4000bucks a year for insurance. i'm 26 with a full G license, with a clean record no speeding or accidents too.

ForSale

i bought mine brand spankin new, so i didn't have any problems, i bought the 2004 model in winter of dec 2003 on my b-day.lol

My cousin had the 03, he had some issues with rear suspension, and nissan is known for engines and not trannies, so it's not bad but maybe some of the first ones had tranny problems too, i wouldn't count that out, i have owned several nissans and the new first models tend to have tranny issues but are 90% fixed by the second year, and perfect by the third.

yea even right now 17 sounds fishy, its most likely been **** raped or it was a 03 model someone didn't like or had and accident in and its a refurbished car.

i would not put my money into any 350 Z costing less then $25,000 even if it had 130 k at that price i would rather buy that then a 17k with 80k, because i know many people bought those cars the same time tokyo drift came out and the drift scene became huge, and everyone i new drifted the s,hit out of them, and many got into accidents.

when it comes to nissan, you get good deals but don't use the same formula for the Z, they may look pretty but may have been raped from the inside.

as for your insurance problems i had the same, you have to phone few people, my father phoned one guy who got us 10 companies and we choose the one the best fit us, and my insurance went

from

$356 RBC
G licence, under 25
1 over 40kmh speeding ticket
1 Accident

to

$145 .........
Same info.

now im laughing all the way to my garage.lol

now i don't have to worry about what car i buy, i can get something sporty.

oh, and my parents went from $200/$140

to $80/$35 lol. fkn insane.

mugenpowered

mk4 GTI

globalc

you could look for a mint eclipse..99ish and it wouldnt cost all of the 10 grand probably..but the problem would be finding one

viper_2_4

and the several thousand he'd have to put into it...

92si

Thanks guys, thoughts on like an 02 WRX?

Polkaroo Killa

This one is good, offer him $7000-7500 and spend the remaining $2500 to finish it up:

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...QAdIdZ43090138

Or this one too:

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...QAdIdZ37768071

fingolfin

as long as the turbo is healthy and it hasn' been abused, they're alright.
Get an insurnace quote

FiveO

Dumb choice if you're on a budget. Service and repairs will be expensive as hell, and with it being considered a performance car AND also being at or near the top of the list of most-frequently stolen cars, insurance will also be expensive.

fingolfin

i looked REALLY heavily into the rx7, but honestly, they are terrible cars. They are expensive as hell to repair (parts and labour). Parts are hard to come by, need to normally order them. Motor's are hit or miss. If its solid, its great. if its not, might as well start saving up for the next repair

Cynikal.Mindset

insurance wasnt too bad when I was looking at them...in fact it was cheaper than the civic I was driving at the time

scyzoryk_o4

3 series bmw

Trybal

i have heard from a few people that the RSX doesn't handle as well as the recent Integra :S

out of the cars that you're interested in, which have to driven?

DumbasSi

Rsx

FiveO

Honda's aren't always that cheap for FULL insurance coverage either, so saying the WRX is cheaper isn't necessarily saying much.

By the way, it was much cheaper for me to get coverage on a 10 year old Mercedes 500SL convertible than it was for a 10 year old Honda sedan. Go figure...

While on topic, you can get a 1992 to 1994 500SL in good shape for under $10,000. You'll have to buy south of the border though.

ForSale

i agree here, talked to few people in my neighbourhood 4 of them own sti's and they told me wrx's and sti's really depend on the driver, they didn't recommend it for me, 1. because i have a heavy foot and ripping it everyday will destroy it, and yes some people say its cheap to maintain and some don't, but those guys told me IF something goes wrong its loot for sure. And i wouldn't lie either these guys are pretty rich, they baught their sti's new and added about 10k of mods. so lol i don't know about you but i wouldn't get any turbo imreza for now since im a student.

btw sat in those new rsx's the 05 type, i just realised today that they are fkn sexy as hell, my friend had the blue one and it was lowered perfect, the rubber didnt tuck in but the over all look was smooth, and low, and it was amazing.


rx7 not worth it, the fc are ceap if they are the older version, but the 93 up are very expensive to fix.

92si

02 WRX
03 RSX base

The problem is I like them both equally, lol. But, the RSX should get better gas mileage so I'll probably end up getting that.