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Old 09-09-2004, 08:23 PM
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Default Need opinions... Girlfriend needs new car, has $2k

She wants something 'cute' and fun to drive. I searched around with her yesterday and the only cars that I thought looked decent were 2 late model Mazda Mx3s (one v6, one 4cyl), two early 90s v8 automatic camaros (the sort of long, low ones with the huge, angular hoods), and one early nineties v8 auto firebird. All 5 cars have around 150k miles on them. Does anyone know anything about these cars? I really only know european cars well. Are these at all reliable?? The thought of a 12 year old american auto transmission scares the hell out of me, but I could be wrong, they do seem to last. The mazdas seem almost too good to be true if theyre anywhere near as good as the civic. Any input would be appreciated.

Steve

ps. I tried going the civic/accord/camry route but she said they were too boring.
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not the best in the winter, but reliable and economical too.
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It should scare you, it would scare the heck out of me. Then again, you get what you pay for.
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Default If she doesn't want to go fast bugs are cute...

and my girlfriend had one and it was great to work on.
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Default i think that's out of the 2k budget ;)

by a lot
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Default get a VW Fox 4-spd!! or a mark 1 gti or cabrio!!

of course, i would have more fun with those than she would...
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my sister is selling her 91 integra for 1K, 166K miles check out craigslist.org new york area.


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