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Most fun car for <$10'000? (1 Viewer)
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theism
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3 of my mates drive 180sx's.
one of them put a roll cage in his and took out the rear seats
one of them put a roll cage in his and took out the rear seats
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cool story hansel
depends what you're into but this is a good idea
i think if you're intrested in s13, r32, 200sx, mr2,etc. group then you should wait until you are ready to spend 10-18,000 otherwise the odds are you will just end up wasting your $10,000 on a car that has a fucked up diff, 400,000kms, and cracked coilovers
and also check out some ae86's, ke70's if youre lookin for well-conditioned rwd/drift cars in the 0-10,000 range.
i think if you're intrested in s13, r32, 200sx, mr2,etc. group then you should wait until you are ready to spend 10-18,000 otherwise the odds are you will just end up wasting your $10,000 on a car that has a fucked up diff, 400,000kms, and cracked coilovers
seremify007
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agreed. not many people realise that the selling price of the car is not necessarily indicative of a price which will get it up and running in good nick. especially if it's a performance car, there's a good chance the gearbox and diff are fked and a few other areas are lacking.
... on an interesting note, my mate bought a used STi and even though it passed NRMA inspection, MRT showed that the turbo was blown (not detected) and the brakes needed replacing. it shows that inspections aren't everything.
Kalashnikov47
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MX5 is not a girl's car, it's a modern interpretation of old-school British sports car: open top, RWD, lightweight, good handling and agile. Anyone who says the MX-5 is a girl's car is an idiot.
seremify007
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... the people who say it's a girls cars are probably big (overweight) blokes who don't appreciate a light weight and aerodynamically efficient car (and instead rely on a huge muscle engine to push their weight around).
seremify007
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I think it's not so much that people call it a girls car but rather, its called a hairdressers car.
theism
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most modern cars have leaned towards more feminine then masculine features
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seremify007
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I'd say it's quite different though. One is driven by girls because it's cute, the other is driven....
At least it's not driven by sales reps though. Or tools.
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LOL are you trying to say an mx5 is the new jaguar e type?
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lets hope they never emasculate a V12 engine
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maybe the MG but no way the Healey
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How is it different from a sprite? Aside from the mazda being a much better car.
Actually, can't believe I forgot this, but the mx-5 is obviously inspired by the 1960's lotus elan, an NA mx-5 is virtually the same car.
Actually, can't believe I forgot this, but the mx-5 is obviously inspired by the 1960's lotus elan, an NA mx-5 is virtually the same car.
seremify007
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It does have some masculine touches to try and beef it up though. I think the new gen one is still relatively neutral compared to the previous model.Insecurity how? It is hardly an aggressive 'masculine' looking vehicle
