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megaforcetkd

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Looking for something around 15k..

I'm 17, and get my P's Feb (I got to Australia late =[).

I'm considering a '01 Audi A4 or something similar. I guess I could push the budget up a little, but not too much.
 

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either...
BMW 1 series convertible

if i get a good uai :) >80
lexus is250C
 

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a WRX engine is over-extended and over-boosted to the max.

Driving a large-engined car is always better than driving a 4-cyl... I prefer not to have to pre-plan my gear changes in some 3500-4250 rpm range where power is made.

Carrying around heavy load (boxes of magazines, as I had to do - just a 100kg+ load) was a tough task in a 2L 4-cyl. With no low-end torque, going up hills was painful.

Its simply more comfortable to drive a car that makes torque smoothly, esp. if you have to carry heavy loads. As soon as I can, I will switch to a v8 from a v6.

The fuel economy of a 4-cyl doesn't really justify what you get. I'd rather drive a big 3.8 v6/4L I6/6L v8 than a yaris and skip a few mcdonalds meals.

The evo/WRX/import range never appealed to me. They give some sort of an illusion of cheapness and mediocrity, even though I know they cost a fair bit. Just not my thing.

Although, I think diesel hatchbacks would be pretty neat if you live in the city.
Not really mate.
 

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yeah my mimmy and dad are buying me a f430 maybe i dont know though its kind of meh what do u guys think
 

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'08 toyota yaris. easiest car to drive. cheap for fuel, also can use e10 and it goes just as far. 40L gets me about two weeks, and i drive to school everyday, and i have touch at ridiculous places, like penrith, bankstown etc [i live in the shire, so it's a bit of a trek] at least once a week. you cn park in those spots that say small car only =]]. smallest turning circle. has a lot of power behind it for a small car [yes, for a small car - not in comparison to normal sized cars]. love it.
 

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'08 toyota yaris. easiest car to drive. cheap for fuel, also can use e10 and it goes just as far. 40L gets me about two weeks, and i drive to school everyday, and i have touch at ridiculous places, like penrith, bankstown etc [i live in the shire, so it's a bit of a trek] at least once a week. you cn park in those spots that say small car only =]]. smallest turning circle. has a lot of power behind it for a small car [yes, for a small car - not in comparison to normal sized cars]. love it.
did your daddy buy it for you?


lol it doesnt have lots of power, not even for a small car. terrible cars tbh. most cars are fine on E10. 40L gets me ~650km, thats nothing special
 

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did your daddy buy it for you?


lol it doesnt have lots of power, not even for a small car. terrible cars tbh. most cars are fine on E10. 40L gets me ~650km, thats nothing special
in comparison to other small cars it does, most of them struggle up the hills where i live, but mine goes fine.

bullshit it gets you 650k, most cars are 6ish litres per km, you'd need 100 litres, not forty.
 

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40/6=6.67x100=~667km lol

100 litres would get me ~1667km


hahah you're doing ext 2 maths. what?
you're car is weak as piss and is by no means a standout in the small car section of the market.

also, most cars do not get 6l/100km lol more like 12.
 

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40/6=6.67x100=~667km lol

100 litres would get me ~1667km


hahah you're doing ext 2 maths. what?
you're car is weak as piss and is by no means a standout in the small car section of the market.

also, most cars do not get 6l/100km lol more like 12.
didn't think about it. wrote 6/km not /100km haha.

small cars do about 6 per hundred, and if it was a 12 L you'd definitely not get 650 anyway.

my car is the shit.

what would you recommend then?
 

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