I need a new car Options

[Oasis]

My fucking fuel pump just went out on my truck which pissed another $300+ down the drain. Not to mention I'm spending nearly $25 a day in gas, which is seriously cutting in to my beer fund.

I need a new automobile.

My truck has a KBB value of around $13k, minus probably $1k to fix the various dents from drunk assholes hitting my truck in lubbock. I can probably come up with $15k cash, putting me around $27k. If I took out a loan for the rest, I'd like to keep it under $8k because I don't need any more monthly payments to worry about.

So yeah, I'm looking at a car between $27k-$35k. Recommend some shit, cause I haven't picked up a Car & Driver in years. Three prerequisites

1. Needs to look somewhat sporty or cool
2. Needs to get at least 20 city/25 highway
3. No fucking hybrids
4. No fucking trucks. I rarely agree with Dogmeat about anything, but he's right that trucks are useless unless you need them in the field. I'll be buying a Mule to keep in Giddings for field use.

Make that four prerequisites

Two cars I've been looking at are the Saturn Sky and a used BMW 330i.


I think these look pretty fucking cool. I can get one with 250 hp and an aftermarket turbo for around $30k I think. I'd only get one if they're made with a hard top or there's a decent looking aftermarket hardtop. I hate convertibles.


My friend just bought a used (30k miles) 2006 BMW 330i for around $29k. 2006 is pretty recent, still had a 100k mile warranty from BMW, and come on....it's a fucking bimmer. A year ago if I said I'd own a BMW in the next 12 months you'd ask me what I was smoking and laugh at me. Now I can probably pull it off

My other options in that range would be a 1998 Supra 15th anniversary twin turbo (dream car), or an early 70's muscle car. Neither are that practical when it comes to repairs or getting assraped on insurance

Recommend something else if you know something in that price range.

And no fucking Saabs, Lance

[rabble]

get a Tc

[Oasis]

get a Tc

I'm talking about NSX's and BMW's and you mention a fucking Scion?

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I'm talking about NSX's and BMW's and you mention a fucking Scion?

Maybe I don't see the need to spend 1/4th the cost of a decent house on a car, maybe I'm economical, maybe Jews are so rich because they don't go around spending their money, seeing just how much they can spend on any given purchase. Maybe I think spending more than 20k on a car is fucking stupid.

But its your money, do what you want. But you better not drive anywhere because if you wreck your 50k car you're pretty much going to be fucked.

[impala454]

Maybe I don't see the need to spend 1/4th the cost of a decent house on a car, maybe I'm economical, maybe Jews are so rich because they don't go around spending their money, seeing just how much they can spend on any given purchase. Maybe I think spending more than 20k on a car is fucking stupid.

Well then when you start a "need a new car" thread we'll keep that in mind.

But its your money, do what you want. But you better not drive anywhere because if you wreck your 50k car you're pretty much going to be fucked.

Do jews not get car insurance or somethin?

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Well then when you start a "need a new car" thread we'll keep that in mind.
Do jews not get car insurance or somethin?

Enjoy those insurance premiums, especially if you get in an accident.

[impala454]

Enjoy those insurance premiums, especially if you get in an accident.

well if you can afford a $50k car payment, the extra in insurance isn't that big of a deal. and your premiums go up if you get in an accident no matter what kind of car you have.

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well if you can afford a $50k car payment, the extra in insurance isn't that big of a deal. and your premiums go up if you get in an accident no matter what kind of car you have.

Ehh if you say so man, insurance aside, you have to look at what you get for how much you are paying. Once you jump up from the "economy" to "luxury" cars you start paying double for the same features, the engine in one is the same as the engine in the other, the chassis are essentially the same. It seems like a waste of money to get a base model luxury car when you could get basically the same car with a different symbol on the hood for half the price.

If you're talking about buying a speed machine then I've got nothing to say to you aside from the fact that 99% of the time you won't use any of your "super speed" don't forget that it will probably need the premium gas and have only marginal fuel efficiency. If you want to commute in that then that's your deal.

I'm trying to give practical advice because if I know anything, its that people buy expensive cars to show off and get laid, but you don't need to spend 45k on a car to get the clap from some cheep floozy.

[impala454]

Ehh if you say so man, insurance aside, you have to look at what you get for how much you are paying. Once you jump up from the "economy" to "luxury" cars you start paying double for the same features,

So you gonna try to tell me a scion has the same features as a caddy?

the engine in one is the same as the engine in the other,

show me a $50k car that has the same engine as a $25k car.

the chassis are essentially the same.

no. again, show me a $50k car that has the same chassis as a $25k car.

It seems like a waste of money to get a base model luxury car when you could get basically the same car with a different symbol on the hood for half the price.

they're not basically the same in any way. yet again, lets see a $50k car that is "basically the same" as a $25k car.

If you're talking about buying a speed machine then I've got nothing to say to you aside from the fact that 99% of the time you won't use any of your "super speed"

how do you know how I or anyone else (will in particular) drives 99% of the time? maybe you drive like a grandma but not everyone does. maybe you don't care to have any power but someone else does.

don't forget that it will probably need the premium gas and have only marginal fuel efficiency.

This just goes back to the insurance. If someone is making a $50k car payment, they probably don't mind any difference in gas.

If you want to commute in that then that's your deal.

Bingo. And if you want to commute in a plastic box with an AM radio then that's your deal too.

I'm trying to give practical advice because if I know anything, its that people buy expensive cars to show off and get laid, but you don't need to spend 45k on a car to get the clap from some cheep floozy.

Well obviously your advice was way off base, given will's original post and the subsequent posts of the type of vehicle he's looking for.

Maybe accept the fact that some people have/choose to spend more money to spend on their vehicle and want to get something nicer.

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show me a $50k car that has the same engine as a $25k car.

The Ford GT and the Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 have the same engine. $140k car vs a $40k car.

no. again, show me a $50k car that has the same chassis as a $25k car.

How about the Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 and the Ford Mustang V6? Same chassis.