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iri:
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 14 August 2025, 17:13:47 ---(specifically I want a 2-door RWD gas powered car, that's the bottom line)
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Bad news: you can only afford this.
Sniping:
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 14 August 2025, 17:13:47 ---
--- Quote from: fohat.digs on Thu, 14 August 2025, 07:42:19 ---
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 14 August 2025, 01:54:54 ---rotary trim kit and touring package
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You should scrape together a few $K and get a good solid 10-year-old 4-cylinder Camry. Boring as hell but dependable - and - it gets you around and keeps you out of the rain. And heck, it is happy to cruise at 80 mph for hours out on the highway if you want to.
I speak from experience, I had 3 of them over the course of over 20 years and they served me very well.
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Camry has no uniqueness or personality. Ya know how you can look at a car and tell "I'm not that guy" how I feel when I see Mercedes, Audis, and Mustangs. I wouldn't feel comfortable or right in any of those vehicles.
And then you are just cruising under $10k cars and keep seeing the exact same Subarus and BMWs - page after page after page... until one uncommon car stops you and you feel it in your muscles and bones that it's like "This is your car"
That's how I feel when I scroll by an RX-8
The other sub-10K cars I was looking at was a >2010 Miata MX-5, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, and the Scion FR-S (specifically I want a 2-door RWD gas powered car, that's the bottom line)
but I'll probably have to settle for an Aprilia S50 scooter :rolleyes:
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That's a pretty wide variation of cars. The Miata is truly limiting with its small size, so as an only car, it kind of sucks for that. The FR-S is a solid one, but you need to find a gently used FR-S. In the sub 10K range, FWD offerings are better if you ask me. 8th gen civic Si with factory HFP body kit are awesome, both the coupe and sedan. Fiesta ST is amazing and so fun. Honda Fit (1st/2nd gen sport) is probably the most realistic, practical and fun car out of the bunch, its realistically that's the best choice if you ask me if you want to have a reliable, fun car and own a good product. They've almost doubled in price past few years, but still under 10k.
Truth is, RWD/FWD is really only a serious conversation topic when driving cars hard, and driving cars hard is expensive. You basically have to treat cars as disposable/plan to spend 4 figures+ on random parts every year. Just get something that won't **** the bed and is fun enough on grocery runs.
noisyturtle:
The 2018-2023 Fiesta ST is sweet, it does look fun to drive but their prices are creeping up these days
tp4tissue:
RWD is really bad for daily driving. You can far more easily spin it out and die on slippery roads, water or ice.
AWD or 4WD is the safest. FWD cheaper, so 2nd best.
iri:
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 15 August 2025, 20:20:16 ---The 2018-2023 Fiesta ST is sweet, it does look fun to drive
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I can confirm that it is indeed great fun to drive.
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