Buying a car for college?

[Sijray21]

I know I'm late on this discussion, but in that price range I would def. look for the 1999 or newer 2.5 RS or a 94-96 prelude VTEC. GSR's are a close 3rd.

I agree with this. I would place the GSR's a little higher on the list. It sounds like you want to simply buy a daily driver as opposed to do a conversion such as a swap. The swap would save you a lot of money in the long run. Correct me if i'm wrong though. If you can find a GSR with somewhat low mileage in your price range, i would look into that over the Si. You'll be happier with the power, overall feel, and the seats. Atleast that's what i like about the GSR over my car, the Si. If i could go back when i was searching for a car before my senior year in HS, i would've looked a little more carefully. I probably would've just not bought a car, inherited my mom's '86 Gti and built that car up. In fact, if you're willing to, those vdubs are great, you can get them for about $1K, then with the extra money you can replace the suspension, the engine, and almost anything else you wanted to do. In addition to that you can save a TON of money on insurance. I'd also like to add that this car weigh's in at about 2300 lbs, over estimating the weight .