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Cars for under $5000

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Titus69
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trying to get a job and have about $1200 saved up im looking for 240sx, wrx, or gsx basically any overrated nissan,mitsubishi, and subaru what do you think?
Apr 29 2013 6:31PM
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t-roy
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good luck getting one of those for under 5 grand that isn't going to beat up with a million miles.

if you're looking for an older subaru, look for an older 2.5RS...should be cheaper, still fun to drive and practical.
Apr 29 2013 6:43PM
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Titus69
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ive found all of those cheap but then again some were shit and some were good and im considering a 2.5rs and just make it ricey but for some reason craigslist people overprice the cheap stuff
Apr 29 2013 6:47PM
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last_tango
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You're from new hampshire, I would only look at subarus. The awd is prime for the shit show of a job snow plowing is, the muddy dirt roads, and subies are generally pretty tough.
Apr 29 2013 6:54PM
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MAvallon
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Why on earth would you want to make your car look "ricey"
Apr 29 2013 6:54PM
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Titus69
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i meant if i got a 2.5rs id add a nice exhaust and wheels not slammed with camber rice that shits stupid
Apr 29 2013 7:37PM
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Titus69
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im mainly an awd person but rwd is good for drifting in the dirt and id prefer an evo over any subaru but evos way out of my budget
Apr 29 2013 7:39PM
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pomme-de-terre
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ill sell you a subaru for $1200 but its not going to be a fucking 2.5rs, a clean GC8 body style Subaru goes for like 6 grand in my area.

Apr 29 2013 7:48PM
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Titus69
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thats a nice ass car
Apr 29 2013 7:52PM
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BertBoyd
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Its going to be difficult, but you could maybe just get a base model impreza, 2.5rs, 02 wrx, A beat up 240, eclipse, civic's, accords, Might be able to score a scion tc for cheap. These are all the "teenage sports car's" good luck!!!!!!!!
Apr 29 2013 7:56PM
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Titus69
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yea it sucks most stock 240s on craigslist are either shit or modded with welded diff because drift car. i know girls in my surrounding town with 240s they dont do shit but lie about drifting thats all i want it for haha and i respect civics for gas mileage only that vtec stuff is dumb im planning for AWD or RWD
Apr 29 2013 8:02PM
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BertBoyd
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Well for AWD cant go wrong with a wrx, AWD turbo wrx would be ideal, the only thing is they can go from anywhere from 4k-alot of cash. You might find better luck in a mazda protege awd turbo cause they can be cheaper then some wrx's.
Apr 29 2013 8:04PM
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Titus69
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yea i managed to find an STI for $4500 but cant trust an 06 car thats originally about $21000 im probably gonna get som form of subaru within the next 2 or 3 years really need a job just hoping for a kick ass car for senior idk why
Apr 29 2013 8:07PM
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BertBoyd
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an sti for 4500 wow!
Apr 29 2013 8:11PM
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Titus69
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i cant trust that considering its an 06 heres a wannabe STI for 6500 cant find the $4500 link http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/3675049385.html
Apr 29 2013 8:15PM
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Titus69
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1st i need da $$$$$$
Apr 29 2013 8:20PM
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Titus69
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theres at least 10 on craigslist from 2k-5k but yea its one of the cars im considering i have cars for winter im just in need of my own car because ones a shitty rwd volvo that wont last then out truck which my mom uses in the winter when snowy then my dad and bro have there own cars
Apr 29 2013 8:26PM
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JStrathern
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lololol
Apr 29 2013 8:29PM
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Titus69
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why so lolololololo?????
Apr 29 2013 8:30PM
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SPskier543
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Have fun paying insurance for an sti or wrx. What about an outback sport or a toyota truck?
Apr 29 2013 8:34PM
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Titus69
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i drive a tundra most of the time its sweet with a v8 and 350hp but i just want a car of my own and well yea insurance would blow with those cars idk yet and outbacks are just no for me i hate driving wagons i also often drive a volvo wagon its annoying to reverse park yet id drive a wrx/sti hatchback lolo
Apr 29 2013 8:38PM
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gengar.
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get a vw
Apr 29 2013 8:46PM
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daannnnieel
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240sx's are actually not all that great, steer clear of them unless you have the money to turbo and weld your differential. Not ideal for a first car at all.

I would recommend a golf, or a toyota carolla or some shit that's cheap and easy to work on, because if you buy a performance sports car as your first car, for under $5000, you're buying a deathtrap.
Apr 29 2013 9:05PM
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Wheaty214
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You should buy a 1993 Ford Festiva, here are some reviews. http://www.edmunds.com/ford/festiva/1993/consumer-reviews.html
Apr 29 2013 9:07PM
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Kooky_Lukey
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This this this.

A golf will be much cheaper to fix and to buy. Because seriously just face the facts that you're not going to get a nice WRX or 240 unless your dad buys it for you. So suck it up and deal with a crappier car for your first car.

Having a crappy car as your first car is half the fun anyway.





Or you could do what this kid did and be a fucking boss.


Apr 29 2013 9:13PM
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Chunter
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Have the money to weld a diff lololol? You can easily find a repairable WRX for under $5k but I know for a fact OP does not have the knowledge to go about any body work.

Buy a bicycle OP.
Apr 29 2013 9:19PM
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Titus69
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im gonna deal with the shit for a while until i can buy a good first car no golf though i hate Volkswagen
Apr 29 2013 9:39PM
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Titus69
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exactly theres a girl at my school with one but she most likely doesnt drift and then theres a grandma in a nearby town with a completely stock one probably does full lock drifts
Apr 29 2013 9:46PM
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gengar.
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You'd rather have a shitty nissan over a nicer volkswagen?
Apr 29 2013 9:49PM
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grapejuice3000+
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hates volkswagen
has never owned a car
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Apr 29 2013 9:51PM
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Titus69
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there just filled with girly driven cars and annoying ricers
Apr 29 2013 9:56PM
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Titus69
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yes because i can have fun in a rwd car then a fwd car that id crash if i tried to drift
Apr 29 2013 9:56PM
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gengar.
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Apr 29 2013 9:58PM
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Joebin
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Dont know what 240's are like where you live, but I find very clean SR swapped 240's around 5k all day. I actually went to look at one that had an SR before winter started and talked the guy down to 2500, Im still kicking myself for not pulling the trigger. To OP's question though, everyone in here is hitting the the point pretty well. Get a beater for your first car, keep saving your money, and buy something else that you can do a build on or whatever your plans are. I would personally start off with a cheap ass honda or integra just so you can learn how to work on cars, but for the love of God please dont stay in that scene. Wait a year or two and buy a 240 to build (Or a WRX, but youre gonna be dumping a shit load more money into it) and keep your first car as a daily/beater. Also welding a diff takes no more than a few free hours and someone who knows how to lay a fat bead.
Apr 29 2013 9:59PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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I got my 2004 gti vr6 for 4300 with a extra pair of rims with snow tires mounted.


And to the kid that said a found an sti for under 5k, you are either a liar or that car is not running.
Apr 29 2013 10:00PM
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Joebin
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Its not an STi, its an RS with an STi wing and a WRX interior or something. He posted the link.
Apr 29 2013 10:01PM
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grapejuice3000+
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last time i checked a volkswagen wasn't from japan..

i have a feeling op does not know anything about his stupidity
Apr 29 2013 10:02PM
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Titus69
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i have people who would help me with a 240 to work on but i think im gonna either save up get an awd car to use and make better and in the next 10 years try to be a proud evo or sti owner im one of those kids who wants a shit ton of cars haha and ive found cheap 240s that id have to trailer home but comes with an sr20 im freshly licensed so i got nothing but time
Apr 29 2013 10:04PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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Ahh on mobile didnt see link. But reading through these posts, colin.titus seems like a fucking idiot that has little to no knowledge of cars.
Apr 29 2013 10:04PM
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Willgum
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You shouldve labeled your thread "Potential drift cars/money pits for a 16 year old with zero sense"
Apr 29 2013 10:05PM
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Titus69
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it was from a used car dealer and the link wasnt for the $4500 sti its not posted anymore
Apr 29 2013 10:07PM
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Titus69
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Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement also known as lowering a car that doesnt need downforce or a car that doesnt need racing slicks or a car that doesnt make over about 250+ hp japanese cars are whatt make fun of rice like evos or stis dipshit this thread has gone downhill from suggestions to fights thanks
Apr 29 2013 10:10PM
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Titus69
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something wrong????? :(((
Apr 29 2013 10:11PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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No japenese cars ARE rice
Apr 29 2013 10:15PM
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deleted5
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then by a crown vic there like 1,300$
Apr 29 2013 10:19PM
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Titus69
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ive seen a couple s14's and id love an rx7 but so much stuff to do just to drive ive heard you have to let it warm up a while before driving and to redline very often to get the carbon out rotarys just arent good but an rb26 would be fucking sick in an s14...its just a hard time finding a good thing for cheap i just wish i were rich
Apr 29 2013 10:19PM
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Titus69
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ultimate troll car
Apr 29 2013 10:21PM
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grapejuice3000+
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wikipedia searches yo tite
Apr 29 2013 10:32PM
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Titus69
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or basic knowledge lol this thread is done
Apr 29 2013 10:34PM
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cool_name
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i know i suggest this in every car thread but get a miata it is what i got for my first car and couldn't be happier
Apr 29 2013 10:38PM
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pomme-de-terre
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i hate these threads.

like, i want to say things and also try to help and steer you in the right direction but its just such a lost cause.


just buy a fucking camry and take up a nice sport. maybe soccer. soccer is fun.
Apr 29 2013 10:42PM
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