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WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - ViPER1313 - 01-29-2018
Lastly, Infinity G37. Decent selection of these with RWD/6-speed in your price range.
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/723457424/overview?aff=share_text
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - .RJ - 01-29-2018
Goodspeed, have you driven the newer IS? I'm worried they'd be too fat and slow.
WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - ViPER1313 - 01-29-2018
There is also the Volvo S60 R, but it’s getting up there in age and mileage. Still, it’s a large,300hp manual AWD.
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/723631986/overview?aff=share_text
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - JPolen01 - 01-29-2018
(01-29-2018, 08:30 AM).RJ Wrote: Goodspeed, have you driven the newer IS? I'm worried they'd be too fat and slow.
This is the problem with the latest gen IS250 so I suspect it is likely the problem of the older gen. I know those cars are hard to find in manual as well.
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - .RJ - 01-29-2018
(01-29-2018, 08:42 AM)ViPER1313 Wrote: There is also the Volvo S60 R, but it’s getting up there in age and mileage. Still, it’s a large,300hp manual AWD.
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/723631986/overview?aff=share_text
Yeah, no. Those cars eat front suspension parts for breakfast and they have drivetrain problems. I'd rather have an E34/E39.
What I really want is a B8 S4, the one with the supercharged 3.0 v6, but that's going to be $30k and up for a nice one. In theory I'll have the wagon paid off this year so having a car payment isnt the worst thing I guess, especially if I found a CPO car. But it would be nice to roll into next year without any car payments and I dont want to buy a $30k car that is going to sit idle most of the time.
WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - *insertusernamehere* - 01-29-2018
Yeah don't do an s60r.
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WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - ViPER1313 - 01-29-2018
Why no G37? Seems like a safe choice with no major drawbacks.
WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - ViPER1313 - 01-29-2018
(01-29-2018, 09:44 AM).RJ Wrote: I'd rather have an E34
Come join the club.
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/d/e34-540i6-he53/6439896569.html
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - WRXtranceformed - 01-29-2018
The IS250s are super slow. Mom has one and it's a decent daily driver but I wouldn't call it sporty.
I like the suggestions so far, and even an old IS300 like Goodspeeds if you can find one with a MT. I miss mine! RIP
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - Goodspeed - 01-29-2018
(01-28-2018, 11:55 PM)Goodspeed Wrote: PSA: someone should buy a 2008-2017 Honda Accord EX-L Coupe with a 6-speed manual. 278hp 3.5 V-6, 28mpg highway, 5.6 0-60, sleeper as hell. Especially whoever it was that may be having their Forrester poop the bed and has parents wanting something "grown up". These things are awesome.
2012 with 67k miles for $11,785
2013 with 18k miles for $17,467
And on and on...lots of them with a 6-speed on autotrader
![[Image: f8dc5de253ef4248beb7ad243374e6c4.jpg]](https://images.autotrader.com/scaler/653/490/hn/c/f8dc5de253ef4248beb7ad243374e6c4.jpg)
![[Image: f4accd565c5f426c80a528d62a84b19a.jpg]](https://images.autotrader.com/scaler/653/490/hn/c/f4accd565c5f426c80a528d62a84b19a.jpg)
Quoting this again so someone buys one. I havent driven any other gen IS ever
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - .RJ - 01-29-2018
(01-29-2018, 10:13 AM)ViPER1313 Wrote: Why no G37? Seems like a safe choice with no major drawbacks.
That's exactly the problem.
(01-29-2018, 10:20 AM)ViPER1313 Wrote:(01-29-2018, 09:44 AM).RJ Wrote: I'd rather have an E34
Come join the club.
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/d/e34-540i6-he53/6439896569.html
Uh.... if half the photos in the ad are service receipts perhaps I should look elsewhere.
My wife liked the look of the ATS. BRB, going down the turbocharged rabbit hole. Does GM performance sell tunes/parts for the 2.0T motor?
(01-29-2018, 10:23 AM)Goodspeed Wrote: Quoting this again so someone buys one. I havent driven any other gen IS ever
Is solid option. I really like the new accord with the 2.0t / 6-speed, too. Its like a CTR that wasnt beaten mercilessly with the ugly stick (Sorry, G).
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - JPolen01 - 01-29-2018
The new Accord Sport w/ a 2.0 and 6 spd is probably a great daily. The new Accord, overall, is getting screaming reviews. But the upgrade to the 2.0L is a pretty penny and will be way over your budget.
WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - JustinG - 01-29-2018
A Honda with 20psi from the factory, I feel like I'm taking Crazy pills.
I love the Honda/Acura headlights with the array of lenses and LEDs, looks so awesome.
Accord Sport with the 2.0, do it.
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - ScottyB - 01-29-2018
.RJ Wrote:I feel like WRX reliability and fit/finish is a bit of a wild card... did they stop blowing up motors? What about the STI hatch?
more or less, the 2L DI is a decent engine.
i would pass. the 2.5L EJ25 in the current and past-gen STi is an old-ass engine that requires some tweaking to make it a fully reliable daily....you need to shop those used very, very carefully.
Goodspeed Wrote:PSA: someone should buy a 2008-2017 Honda Accord EX-L Coupe with a 6-speed manual. 278hp 3.5 V-6, 28mpg highway, 5.6 0-60, sleeper as hell.
everyone i know who's owned/driven one has basically said:
- far faster than has any right to be
- no traction whatsoever, just 1-wheel peel
- brakes are not up to the task of the way it can move, at all
if you like roll-racing out of the toll booth and like running the traction control 24/7 then it might be worth checking out
.RJ Wrote:8th gen Honda Civic Si 4 drif you can find a good one...
it'll be the slowest thing you've driven in years if you're OK with that. stupid reliable though.
.RJ Wrote:Audi TTi love these. even my dad's old FWD DSG gen2 was super nice to drive. quattro/6spd? i'd dip my balls in it.
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - JPolen01 - 01-29-2018
(01-29-2018, 10:45 AM)JustinG Wrote: A Honda with 20psi from the factory, I feel like I'm taking Crazy pills.
With 273 lb/ft of torque at that!
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - davej - 01-29-2018
It might not be as peppy as the 6 banger accord, but what about a first gen TSX? get four doors, 3 pedals, 200ish hp, variable timing on both the intake and exhaust, still only one wheel drive but apparently any K series lsd will slap right in.
80k miles for $8k
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=476303263
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - .RJ - 01-29-2018
If I'm going to blow the budget on something it has to be warrantied, and preferably new, so the payment on a new accord sport, while unpalatable, is not totally off the table. I guess if I bought a new car the E91 would sit idle more often, which is totally fine with me, as much as I'm already griping about what that fuckin' thing is costing me to maintain.
I'd be ok with a slower Civic Si, because, Scotty listening to your tales of hoonery just brings me back to ripping around in an ITR. The TSX is an interesting choice - my parents have an '07, although with an automatic, but it has all the fit/finish/smells/sounds of the 90's hondas and that always gives me the warm fuzzies in the feels. Its cheap, and more power is a head swawp and k-pro tune away. The price is right on both of those, plus honda reliability.
Goodspeed, how hard is it to find a nice condition, manual trans IS300? I had forgotten about those.
WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - ViPER1313 - 01-29-2018
Step outside your comfort zone.
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/d/2009-mercedes-benz-e63-amg/6475410844.html
RE: WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - .RJ - 01-29-2018
10000% no
WTF should I buy (A consolidated list of bad decisions) - Senor_Taylor - 01-29-2018
Yes, please Goodspeed, give us the run down on what to look for with a manual Is300. I'm very interested.
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