Suggestions for a new car?

Jstalilwyrd · 19th February 2001, 20:45

Hey guys, since I don't think I can use the lone family car for all the things I want to do, I'm busily searching through classifieds and looking in web sites and going to car shows and I have a few choices, but what car would be a good one at under $22.5K in your opinions? Gratci.

s1138 · 19th February 2001, 20:50

Beetle!!!!!

the old ones!!! those are better
thats what im getting

Somebody · 19th February 2001, 20:53

Well.

Yeah, and old beetle, a nice Chevy Camaro, or a truck

19th February 2001, 20:59

get a cheap jeep, they'll survive hell and back.

Junklord · 19th February 2001, 21:10

Beetles suck. Import a 1999 Holden VT Commodore, a Calais if you can afford it.

s1138 · 19th February 2001, 21:13

they do not

beetle's RULE!!!

Junklord · 19th February 2001, 21:17

They look stupid and sound worse than a Harley. Get a real car. Buy a Holden. Sit back and relax knowing that you *are* better than everyone else.

Jstalilwyrd · 19th February 2001, 21:33

Beetles rock, Junklord. Especially ones that have been kept in awesome condition, not those run-down ones everyone drives around. But like the new ones, I don't get too much room, being I'm 5'11" with a small frame and really long legs.

The Camaro, I like late-'80s-'92 IROCs. The mouths on the new Camaros ('98-present) don't look all that nice, and on top of that, they have crappy mags for those things, otherwise I like the engine in it.

The Commodores look like our Cateras, and if I'm not mistaken, GM owns Holden (or Holden uses the GM chassis). They don't look too shabby, but I wouldn't go through the trouble of importing one though.

Trucks and jeeps... I flipped over in a Frontier Crew Cab during the summer on the freeway, didn't get hurt but it was quite a wreck. Being high off the ground freaks me out a bit after that whole fiasco.

Namelessv1 · 19th February 2001, 21:40

Get a new mustang. Nuttin like ridin in a sports car, flippin off everybody u pass.

Junklord · 19th February 2001, 22:03

Quote:

...I don't get too much room, being I'm 5'11" with a small frame and really long legs.

Well I'm 6'1" and 166 lbs, and I *do not* fit into small cars. GM does owns Holden.

Is this sort of what your Catera's look like?
What is $22 500 in AUD$? Must be about double. Buy a good car that can outrun a cop trying to give you a speeding ticket. I don't know what Toymota and Mitsushity market elsewhere in the world,but they make some nice fast cars that look good and aren't that expensive.

theelf · 19th February 2001, 22:48

Chevy Monte Carlo or a Ford F150(I know; not a car) the Monte Carlo is fairly quick and looks good although I like the truck better.

Jstalilwyrd · 19th February 2001, 22:53

Dawg: I'm considering a Mustang GT, though my mom's side of the family is anti-Ford. However, it looks nicer than the Camaro IMO. Maybe I can put a Roush package when I have the dinero.

Junklord: $22,500USD = $42,550AUD...

Here's a Catera...

Mitsubishis are overrated. Other than the Celica, Toyota's line looks crappy over here.

Jstalilwyrd · 19th February 2001, 22:59

Oh yeah, about outrunning the police... you must not have many chases in Australia? I live in Southern California. Out of all the chases here, only one guy's been able to make it to Mexico but he was caught anyway.

And then you get the people who do that whole suicide thing.

theelf: I love the Monte Carlo, but would want nothing less than an SS.

tjb2004 · 19th February 2001, 23:00

I know it's out of your price range but all I can say is, Hummer.

Jstalilwyrd · 19th February 2001, 23:04

I'll be paying out the ass for a Hummer

I sat in one at the Auto Show. Nice and big, but it's kind of cramped and it takes diesel. Not too many stations around my area have diesel unfortunately. That, and I'd be giving too many kids rides home from school though I could just mow them down. Hmm...

tjb2004 · 19th February 2001, 23:08

Actually, it has two diesel tanks.

tjb2004 · 19th February 2001, 23:10

They are cool though. And the cheapest on is only $80,000.

m3s3lf · 19th February 2001, 23:12

Old school mopar's the only way to go!! Check out my '72 challenger at http://shitcan.cjb.net =þ

Jstalilwyrd · 19th February 2001, 23:13

I like that... "only $80,000"

If only they had a "no interest, no payments till 2050"

tjb2004 · 19th February 2001, 23:16

Yeah, I wish. Get one then leave the country.

Jstalilwyrd · 19th February 2001, 23:23

m3s3lf: I love that Challenger, that's awesome! And I see you've got a girl too

If I had to go old school Mopar, a Cuda or a Charger Daytona/Superbird would be awesome. But if I had $80,000, I'd own Boardwalk, Park Place, and a new Viper

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 20th February 2001, 00:22

Well.... I've got a '95 Chevy S-10 Super Sport and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

P.S.- There's a reason that General Motors is the largest corporation on the planet.... They're the best.

D-cibeL · 20th February 2001, 02:13

Jaguar all the way. I'm sure you can get an old one for $22.5

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 20th February 2001, 02:15

Jaguar = Ford = Yucky

Corvette = Chevy = Yummy

20th February 2001, 02:29

yes ford bad, gm & dcx (daimler chrysler, as in mercades, jeep , chrysler, freightliner & dodge) good.

THAT CHALLENGER YOU HAVE KICKS ASS
i'd like one like it exept flame red with a 528hemi(damn 610hp, hemi engines kick ass)

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 20th February 2001, 02:37

Eh.... Chrysler was good back in "tha day", but now they suck major Viking butt. You couldn't give me a Chrysler.

Heh, the Viper can only match the performance of the Corvette, but it costs twice as much as the Corvette and has none of the features...

tjb2004 · 20th February 2001, 02:40

Aren't Vipers the fastest commercially available cars?

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 20th February 2001, 02:44

Nope.

20th February 2001, 02:46

yes chryslers suck, but i am not really a car person - i like dodge trucks and well chrysler fucked up jeep, I wish it was still AMC, then we could still have the J10 and commanche, and maybee they would have revived the CJ.
I like a few mercades but not all, and i dont think i'll be driving any semi's
(dcx is wthe worlds largest commercial vehicle producer, making american la france - freightliner - sterling - thomas built busses - detroit desiel - western star - and some other shit.)

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 20th February 2001, 02:47

Matter of fact.... Motor Trend tested a Corvette not that long ago that takes that title. It was a tuner 'Vette, but it's street-legal and publicly available. It is the world's fastest street-legal sports car at 226mph, besting the McClaren F1...

tjb2004 · 20th February 2001, 02:47

Darn, too slow. Never Mind.

20th February 2001, 02:50

i never knew a vette went that fast, damn, talk about highway to hell.....

Hummer, and people say wish's may come true, yeah - right

like i'll ever have a Hummer, thats like drew caarrey being a ulimpic runner

[Edited by xapec on 02-19-2001 at 11:07 PM]

weedsatan · 20th February 2001, 03:13

Buy this...

or this...

But I think you'll first have to rob a bank or sth

weedsatan · 20th February 2001, 03:21

And the fastest commercial car is the Callaway Corvette.

If you don't believe me, look here the statistics

Nice to be of service...

20th February 2001, 03:27

Callaway C7 Corvette
Manufacturer: Callaway / Chevrolet
Powertrain Layout: Front Engine / RWD
Wheelbase: 2616 mm / 103 in
Length: 4191 mm / 165 in
Width: 1981 mm / 78 in
Height: 1067 mm / 42 in
Engine Type: V8
Displacment: 6800cc
Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
Weight: 1000 kgs / 2200 lbs
Top Speed: 356.8 kph / 223 mph
0-60 (mph): 2.9 sec
Horsepower: 659 BHP @ 6250 rpm

holy shit thats a car

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 20th February 2001, 03:27

The new H2... Check out the image gallery.

tjb2004 · 20th February 2001, 03:29

Quote:

Originally posted by weedsatan
If you don't believe me, look here the statistics

You need this on the bottom of that page, weedsatan.

tjb2004 · 20th February 2001, 03:31

Quote:

Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
The new H2... Check out the image gallery.

Personally, I like the look of the old one better!

Jstalilwyrd · 20th February 2001, 03:41

OK guys, I'm not in a mid-life crisis. This is a first car people

Sarge and xapec: I saw the H2 at the LA Auto Show last month. It's really not all that great. Looks like AMC met up with Tonka and Meccano R&D people and made a 1:1 scale Erector set.

I still like the H1. They only made 39 slant-backed H1's for this year. Very pricey.

Weedsatan: Yes, the Callaway is one fast mofo. I'll give it that, but where am I gonna pull 200+ other than getting a transporter and taking it to speedway? And I think the C5 Vettes are probably the best looking Vettes ever made, and I used to think the C4's looked cool but man, it looks ugly now.

And Audi TT's are "chick" cars, I cannot see myself driving in something like that. And they suck. I love the Audi S4 though (does Justin have an A4 or an S4?)

And I like the Viper, the best looking car on the road IMO, though Dodge's better days were back "in tha day."

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 20th February 2001, 03:48

But I like the "Tonka" look...

19th February 2001, 23:00	#14
tjb2004 Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Rocky River, Ohio. Posts: 1,881	I know it's out of your price range but all I can say is, Hummer. Hype? tjb2004.deviantart.com

19th February 2001, 23:08	#16
tjb2004 Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Rocky River, Ohio. Posts: 1,881	Actually, it has two diesel tanks. Hype? tjb2004.deviantart.com

19th February 2001, 23:10	#17
tjb2004 Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Rocky River, Ohio. Posts: 1,881	They are cool though. And the cheapest on is only $80,000. Hype? tjb2004.deviantart.com

19th February 2001, 23:12	#18
m3s3lf Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 13	My suggestion Old school mopar's the only way to go!! Check out my '72 challenger at http://shitcan.cjb.net =þ

19th February 2001, 23:16	#20
tjb2004 Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Rocky River, Ohio. Posts: 1,881	Yeah, I wish. Get one then leave the country. Hype? tjb2004.deviantart.com

19th February 2001, 20:45	#1
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	Hey guys, since I don't think I can use the lone family car for all the things I want to do, I'm busily searching through classifieds and looking in web sites and going to car shows and I have a few choices, but what car would be a good one at under $22.5K in your opinions? Gratci.

19th February 2001, 20:50	#2
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	Beetle!!!!! the old ones!!! those are better thats what im getting

19th February 2001, 20:53	#3
Somebody Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,531	Well. Yeah, and old beetle, a nice Chevy Camaro, or a truck

19th February 2001, 20:59	#4
xapec Guest Posts: n/a	get a cheap jeep, they'll survive hell and back.

19th February 2001, 21:10	#5
Junklord Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 57	Beetles suck. Import a 1999 Holden VT Commodore, a Calais if you can afford it.

19th February 2001, 21:13	#6
s1138 Alumni? Join Date: May 2000 Location: joja Posts: 6,936	they do not beetle's RULE!!!

19th February 2001, 21:17	#7
Junklord Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 57	They look stupid and sound worse than a Harley. Get a real car. Buy a Holden. Sit back and relax knowing that you are better than everyone else.

19th February 2001, 21:33	#8
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	Beetles rock, Junklord. Especially ones that have been kept in awesome condition, not those run-down ones everyone drives around. But like the new ones, I don't get too much room, being I'm 5'11" with a small frame and really long legs. The Camaro, I like late-'80s-'92 IROCs. The mouths on the new Camaros ('98-present) don't look all that nice, and on top of that, they have crappy mags for those things, otherwise I like the engine in it. The Commodores look like our Cateras, and if I'm not mistaken, GM owns Holden (or Holden uses the GM chassis). They don't look too shabby, but I wouldn't go through the trouble of importing one though. Trucks and jeeps... I flipped over in a Frontier Crew Cab during the summer on the freeway, didn't get hurt but it was quite a wreck. Being high off the ground freaks me out a bit after that whole fiasco.

19th February 2001, 21:40	#9
Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	Get a new mustang. Nuttin like ridin in a sports car, flippin off everybody u pass.

19th February 2001, 22:48	#11
theelf Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: USA Posts: 58	Chevy Monte Carlo or a Ford F150(I know; not a car) the Monte Carlo is fairly quick and looks good although I like the truck better.

19th February 2001, 22:53	#12
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	Dawg: I'm considering a Mustang GT, though my mom's side of the family is anti-Ford. However, it looks nicer than the Camaro IMO. Maybe I can put a Roush package when I have the dinero. Junklord: $22,500USD = $42,550AUD... Here's a Catera... Mitsubishis are overrated. Other than the Celica, Toyota's line looks crappy over here.

19th February 2001, 22:59	#13
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	Oh yeah, about outrunning the police... you must not have many chases in Australia? I live in Southern California. Out of all the chases here, only one guy's been able to make it to Mexico but he was caught anyway. And then you get the people who do that whole suicide thing. theelf: I love the Monte Carlo, but would want nothing less than an SS.

19th February 2001, 23:04	#15
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	I'll be paying out the ass for a Hummer I sat in one at the Auto Show. Nice and big, but it's kind of cramped and it takes diesel. Not too many stations around my area have diesel unfortunately. That, and I'd be giving too many kids rides home from school though I could just mow them down. Hmm...

19th February 2001, 23:13	#19
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	I like that... "only $80,000" If only they had a "no interest, no payments till 2050"

19th February 2001, 23:23	#21
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	m3s3lf: I love that Challenger, that's awesome! And I see you've got a girl too If I had to go old school Mopar, a Cuda or a Charger Daytona/Superbird would be awesome. But if I had $80,000, I'd own Boardwalk, Park Place, and a new Viper

20th February 2001, 00:22	#22
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Well.... I've got a '95 Chevy S-10 Super Sport and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. P.S.- There's a reason that General Motors is the largest corporation on the planet.... They're the best.

20th February 2001, 02:13	#23
D-cibeL Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: the basement Posts: 158	Jaguar all the way. I'm sure you can get an old one for $22.5

20th February 2001, 02:15	#24
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Jaguar = Ford = Yucky Corvette = Chevy = Yummy

20th February 2001, 02:29	#25
xapec Guest Posts: n/a	yes ford bad, gm & dcx (daimler chrysler, as in mercades, jeep , chrysler, freightliner & dodge) good. THAT CHALLENGER YOU HAVE KICKS ASS i'd like one like it exept flame red with a 528hemi(damn 610hp, hemi engines kick ass)

20th February 2001, 02:37	#26
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Eh.... Chrysler was good back in "tha day", but now they suck major Viking butt. You couldn't give me a Chrysler. Heh, the Viper can only match the performance of the Corvette, but it costs twice as much as the Corvette and has none of the features...

20th February 2001, 02:40	#27
tjb2004 Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Rocky River, Ohio. Posts: 1,881	Aren't Vipers the fastest commercially available cars? Hype? tjb2004.deviantart.com

20th February 2001, 02:44	#28
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Nope.

20th February 2001, 02:46	#29
xapec Guest Posts: n/a	yes chryslers suck, but i am not really a car person - i like dodge trucks and well chrysler fucked up jeep, I wish it was still AMC, then we could still have the J10 and commanche, and maybee they would have revived the CJ. I like a few mercades but not all, and i dont think i'll be driving any semi's (dcx is wthe worlds largest commercial vehicle producer, making american la france - freightliner - sterling - thomas built busses - detroit desiel - western star - and some other shit.)

20th February 2001, 02:47	#30
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Matter of fact.... Motor Trend tested a Corvette not that long ago that takes that title. It was a tuner 'Vette, but it's street-legal and publicly available. It is the world's fastest street-legal sports car at 226mph, besting the McClaren F1...

20th February 2001, 02:47	#31
tjb2004 Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Rocky River, Ohio. Posts: 1,881	Darn, too slow. Never Mind. Hype? tjb2004.deviantart.com

20th February 2001, 02:50	#32
xapec Guest Posts: n/a	i never knew a vette went that fast, damn, talk about highway to hell..... Hummer, and people say wish's may come true, yeah - right like i'll ever have a Hummer, thats like drew caarrey being a ulimpic runner [Edited by xapec on 02-19-2001 at 11:07 PM]

20th February 2001, 03:13	#33
weedsatan Forum King Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Under the Ground Posts: 2,303	Buy this... or this... But I think you'll first have to rob a bank or sth "Insanity -- a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world." -R. D. Lang

20th February 2001, 03:21	#34
weedsatan Forum King Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Under the Ground Posts: 2,303	And the fastest commercial car is the Callaway Corvette. If you don't believe me, look here the statistics Nice to be of service... "Insanity -- a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world." -R. D. Lang

20th February 2001, 03:27	#35
xapec Guest Posts: n/a	Callaway C7 Corvette Manufacturer: Callaway / Chevrolet Powertrain Layout: Front Engine / RWD Wheelbase: 2616 mm / 103 in Length: 4191 mm / 165 in Width: 1981 mm / 78 in Height: 1067 mm / 42 in Engine Type: V8 Displacment: 6800cc Transmission: 5-Speed Manual Weight: 1000 kgs / 2200 lbs Top Speed: 356.8 kph / 223 mph 0-60 (mph): 2.9 sec Horsepower: 659 BHP @ 6250 rpm holy shit thats a car

20th February 2001, 03:41	#39
Jstalilwyrd Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 948	OK guys, I'm not in a mid-life crisis. This is a first car people Sarge and xapec: I saw the H2 at the LA Auto Show last month. It's really not all that great. Looks like AMC met up with Tonka and Meccano R&D people and made a 1:1 scale Erector set. I still like the H1. They only made 39 slant-backed H1's for this year. Very pricey. Weedsatan: Yes, the Callaway is one fast mofo. I'll give it that, but where am I gonna pull 200+ other than getting a transporter and taking it to speedway? And I think the C5 Vettes are probably the best looking Vettes ever made, and I used to think the C4's looked cool but man, it looks ugly now. And Audi TT's are "chick" cars, I cannot see myself driving in something like that. And they suck. I love the Audi S4 though (does Justin have an A4 or an S4?) And I like the Viper, the best looking car on the road IMO, though Dodge's better days were back "in tha day."