tell me a car i didn't think of yet

[Andrew Bohan]

ok so yea, i need a daily driver.

HAS to be: reliable and $7000 or less

i'd LIKE it to be: black, sedan, 6 cyl, newer semi-luxury or older luxury

so i'm looking at camrys and accords, and some lexuses like GS300 and ES300

what else is out there that i should be considering?

[!Zar!]

A 95 bmw 3 series.
94 7 series?

[Andrew Bohan]

those are nice, but i want reliability too :)

[Unholy S14]

hhhmm how about a maxima

[skatanic28]

i find 3rd and 4th gen maximas to be a much more exciting drive than most of their competition. should be easy for 7k.

[FaLKoN240]

Hmm. . .maybe one of the older infinitis? I think you should ask Art.

[ranisron]

J30 may be a good candidate.

I dont' like the accord as much as to the Maxima... The older Acura TL/CL (whatever) aren't that reliable either...

Camry is reliable as hell, but it's ugly IMHO.

[exitspeed]

Subby Legacy. That's my vote. Perfect DD.

Or a Camry like I have. Reliable as hell!

[FRpilot]

older imprezza

[NateKim]

Infinity J30
BMW 3/5/7 Series

[Romeyo07]

mazda millenia

[-usmd-180sx]

+1 for GS300.. that'd be a pimp DD IMO andrew..

[Andrew Bohan]

there's one right by me too..
http://www.craigslist.org/pen/car/123419631.html

i'd prefer black though.

the newer ones are a lot more expensive.

[Drunk Bastard]

acura legend....



...GANGSTA!

[mrmephistopheles]

Ls400?

[TurDz]

4th Gen to 5th Gen Maxima. I personally had a 4th gen for many years and liked it very much. VQ engine.

[FRpilot]

toyota cressida

[Ritz S14]

toyota cressida
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/smogtech/2jzcressida.jpg

Cressida with a 2jz.. woot

[FaLKoN240]

Oh, with the stock motor cressies have been known to hit 300k miles if you take care of them.

[S14DB]

3.5L Altima?

[sw20>>s14]

go V8! gas has dropped a lot; then rose a little...so technically, dropped a bit...hehe...

G50 Q45!!! Y33 Q45s are cool too...or an LS400!!! UCF20/21 only IMO...but if your set on a six banger then id go with the GS...

[DJPimpFlex]

sc300 . . . .

[FaLKoN240]

go V8! gas has dropped a lot; then rose a little...so technically, dropped a bit...hehe...

G50 Q45!!! Y33 Q45s are cool too...or an LS400!!! UCF20/21 only IMO...but if your set on a six banger then id go with the GS...

Gas prices are going back up.

[ramblux]

J30 all the way

If V-8s are acceptable, Q45

[wootwoot]

FWD is such a hassle with maintainence and just doesnt have that truly sporty feel
J30 only comes in automatic and I personally cant handle that
BMW is the only one I can honestly think I would want..The maintainence is a bit of a bitch compared to Japanese cars but how solid they feel and beautifully they drive its almost worth the problem. Q45 would be nice as well but you diddnt make it sound like you wanted something that big. Just be a badass and get the j30 and convert it to manual, a bit more work but that'd be cool and fun.

[jessfx]

buy my caaaaaar... well one like it. 92 190E 2.6L it's SMALL but it's lux because it's a benz >:P, it's been my daily driver since i started driving... gotta say my first car and in a way my first love. echo thinks my car's nice for a cruiser. soooo yeah. go! go!

[ciGARRETTsRbad4u]

Older Caddy STS V8
Its big, heavy, FWD, and bad on gas. But it is a pretty fun car.
It can do small slides, and slightly bigger ones in the rain.
It is also faster(straight line) than a 240sx.

[infinitexsound]

i vote for a maxima or.. the new altima just cause i like em... but for the money savings sake........camry or avalon

[240meowth]

old q45

[ohnobigtdawg]

i think you should just wait a year.. and save a little more money and buy a used scion xb... they do crazy gas mileage and they are pretty roomy.. if you like the style and dont worry too much about going fast then this is a great car.. one other downside is theres basically no trunk space.. just my 2 cents

[Phlip]

I am agreeing with the people calling off Maximas, and I still like the older boxy GS Lexus

[kazuo]

+1 for Q45... drewl, as I told you on AIM, I'd also look at the G20.

If I was gonna get a daily, it'd prolly be a G20 or a Civic hatchback... the base model.

[Ritz S14]

GS300 if you wanna roll baller status :)

2JZ is very well built, and easy to work on. I plan on upgrading myself as soon as I sell my two kids.

[Andrew Bohan]

i don't need a fun car. i have a racecar for that.
i need a car that doesn't really temp me to mod it or drive hard. maybe vip style is ok, but whatever


that's why i want an auto sedan. just a commuting/no-hassle get somewhere car. i felt so silly yesterday in my nice office clothes in my stickered up fc with lumpy idle waiting in the jack in the box drive through line.


i need a daily driver asap, so i can take apart my fc for the chassis build and engine swap, and because the engine is falling apart faster than i can fix it now. and i'm so sick of commuting in that car.

[Jeff240sx]

I'm getting a Jetta. It's got trunk room for 4 corpses, and the rear seats drop down, so you could have 6-8 pretty easily. I think it'll carry the desk I'm going to buy once I get the car, too.
Also, it's (to me) comfortable to drive, and the 1.8T isn't lethargic (it's a 15 second 1/4).
-Jeff

[!Zar!]

Yeah, a jetta sounds like a good choice.

[nistech]

i was gonna say jetta but people hate vw s on here.. u get mad flame..

ex.
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?p=864908#post864908

[Ritz S14]

I'm a bit skeptical about German electronics. I often see Audi/VW/BMW come in next door for repeated electrical grimlins. Especially the late 90s models are so prone to failure it's not even funny. Unless you're buying a new one, STAY AWAY. I mean you don't have to, if you like to fix these sorts of problems. But from the beginning of time VW has a rep of electrical failures.

[Andrew Bohan]

i'm well aware of problems that german cars have... i love them when they work right, but damn, not worth having an older one (to me). right now i'm driving howard's '01 E320. i love it. i'd get one or an E500 if i could trust it to last as long as it should for the price.

i'm looking at sc300's now too, even though it's a coupe

i think it's gonna end up being a camry though. it's not luxury, so i can get a better/newer one for the same price as a little bit older lexus, and everyone i've talked to seems to think it's a good choice.

[sr240mike]

Cummon. You know you want a sc300. 20mpg though.

[enen11]

cressida...ride vip style

or 2.5 rs

[RiversideS13]

LS400 or Q45. they are comfortable and take as much fuel consumpation as GS300. they are expensive to modify or fix up too.

you can also try a 95 merceds benz C280

[BlackSilEighty]

Definately a Maxima or q30. My wife's 92 Max has 236,000 miles on it and still does over a hundred with the greatest of ease. Get a 5 speed, or if you want an auto for comfort and laziness :D

Very nice black leather interior and blown shocks make it all cooshy. Get the "sport package" Maxima with the tinted tail lights, spoiler, white gauges, and fog lights and put some s14 SE wheels on it for under $3000.

[Phlip]

or 2.5 rs
Good fuggin luck finding one of those for sale.

[Ghettokracker71]

I know the feeling about feeling silly,but I think its kind of fun being dressed really nice (just short of suit/tie for my job) in my riced integra w/shocker emblams in morning traffic,heheh. But to each his own so..


MAXIMA all the way. I basically learned to drive on a 1997 Maxima SE auto. Took a shitton of abuse,was fun but still looks nice on the outside,can have semi luxery interior like leather. Handles great for a FWD,esspecially being a sedan I was really surprised. Really reliable,and just soo oh so smooth to drive. Unless you've driven a couple ,don't write it off. I love maximas. My sister in law had a 1993 Maxima SE auto w/every option...thing just wouldn't die...

CLIFFNOTES: Maxima=cheap,no hassle,looks great,nissan(woot) semi luxirous(sp)

[Phlip]

I got a few more ideas:

http://www.autothing.com/images/Fun%20Things/Spy%20Shots/SS-2006/06%20BMW%20M6/SS-06-BMW-M6-01b.jpg
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/02/camaro_031280.jpg
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/09/chopster05_08_1280.jpg
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/10/veyron06_021280.jpg

[Andrew Bohan]

ok i just bought a car!!

83 civic sedan, brown. it's so sick. :2f2f:

[Drunk Bastard]

i demand pics

[AllenRPS13]

yes, andrew, post pics!!!!! i wanna see it tho

[RiversideS13]

ok i just bought a car!!

83 civic sedan, brown. it's so sick. :2f2f:

wow are you serious..............WHY?

[Indolent]

toyota cressida

our 90' toyota camry has 360xxx and still running good, original engine too, get a toyota lol

[Andrew Bohan]

haha i'm just fuckin with you guys

here she is, my black 98 camry xle
http://www.shockdrifting.com/images/camry.jpg

[JtWo]

Nice car Drew. al you need are some bling ass rims now. I'll trade you your stockers for my blings :naughtyd: LOL

[dct223]

good choice andrew! haha

HOLLAAAAA PIMP STATUS!

[Andrew Bohan]

it drives very nice, and pulls pretty good with that 194hp V6 in it. it has BRAND new brakes all around too.

the car is quite tall, so i'm thinkin a 2" drop might be in its future. then some bling 18's or something. who knows. can't get TOO crazy with this car.

[AllenRPS13]

that's nice, andrew
i think that u really got a old civic before... haha

[nistech]

sick... was it 7 grand and how many miles?

[Andrew Bohan]

$7k and 117k miles

and holy shit, at the half tank mark i had gone 202 miles. my fc ran out of gas at 190 miles. the camry will pay for itself in gas savings in about a year. haha

[RiversideS13]

get projector headlight, TRD kit (discontinued), 1.5" Drop, and nice 18"... ^_^

like this one

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/trdcamrygracia/trd/123456789.jpg

also TRD supercharger is aviliable for your car, but it is discontinued too.