So, what car should I get?

a flying one if you have the money

(that's an airplane)

At 17, you should be happy with whatever you get as long as it moves.Mumbles527

Idoubt you were. All teen drivers want a good starting car.I sure as hell did.

[QUOTE="Mumbles527"]At 17, you should be happy with whatever you get as long as it moves.kylekatarn10

Idoubt you were. All teen drivers want a good starting car.I sure as hell did.

RX8's have rotary engines, which are pretty much as drastically different as you can get. They require specialized mechanics (who charge more), and did allegedly have problems, at least in the RX7. Are you sure you want RWD, i.e. do you live somewhere that it snows? :D RWD is great in the summer and sooo painful in the winter - I get by on AWD now, best of both worlds! :D

RX8's have rotary engines, which are pretty much as drastically different as you can get. They require specialized mechanics (who charge more), and did allegedly have problems, at least in the RX7. Are you sure you want RWD, i.e. do you live somewhere that it snows? :D RWD is great in the summer and sooo painful in the winter - I get by on AWD now, best of both worlds! :D

jodamn

if you're gonna get a used... make sure its recent like a fwe years old to say the least. My parents bought a 7 year old car 6 years ago and they had to pay more than double on getting it fixed than when they only bought it at $6k. :xGhelga

[QUOTE="Ghelga"]if you're gonna get a used... make sure its recent like a fwe years old to say the least. My parents bought a 7 year old car 6 years ago and they had to pay more than double on getting it fixed than when they only bought it at $6k. :xThaStig

They're not bad, and rotary(wankel) engines are real nice, just hope nothing goes wrong.

under 20G is a large margin.

Get a BMW. you can get an E46 for under 20K, or you can get an E36 M3 for under 20.

Their fast, L6 motors, RWD, finding one with a 6 speed is easy, there luxory cars, chicks dig them, and they just say high class all over them. Their status factor is threw the roof, and everyone will be jealious

[QUOTE="Ghelga"]if you're gonna get a used... make sure its recent like a fwe years old to say the least. My parents bought a 7 year old car 6 years ago and they had to pay more than double on getting it fixed than when they only bought it at $6k. :xThaStig

under 20G is a large margin.

Get a BMW. you can get an E46 for under 20K, or you can get an E36 M3 for under 20.

Their fast, L6 motors, RWD, finding one with a 6 speed is easy, there luxory cars, chicks dig them, and they just say high class all over them. Their status factor is threw the roof, and everyone will be jealious

GTA_dude

[QUOTE="ThaStig"][QUOTE="Ghelga"]if you're gonna get a used... make sure its recent like a fwe years old to say the least. My parents bought a 7 year old car 6 years ago and they had to pay more than double on getting it fixed than when they only bought it at $6k. :xDark__Link

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="ThaStig"][QUOTE="Ghelga"]if you're gonna get a used... make sure its recent like a fwe years old to say the least. My parents bought a 7 year old car 6 years ago and they had to pay more than double on getting it fixed than when they only bought it at $6k. :xThaStig

BMW=German engineering + looks= you know what magnet.

[QUOTE="ThaStig"][QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="ThaStig"][QUOTE="Ghelga"]if you're gonna get a used... make sure its recent like a fwe years old to say the least. My parents bought a 7 year old car 6 years ago and they had to pay more than double on getting it fixed than when they only bought it at $6k. :xmark4091

BMW=German engineering + looks= you know what magnet.

[QUOTE="GTA_dude"]

under 20G is a large margin.

Get a BMW. you can get an E46 for under 20K, or you can get an E36 M3 for under 20.

Their fast, L6 motors, RWD, finding one with a 6 speed is easy, there luxory cars, chicks dig them, and they just say high class all over them. Their status factor is threw the roof, and everyone will be jealious

Dark__Link

My first car was a 1991 BMW 318is, I got it for my 16th birthday. It was awesome. I loved that car, it wasn't exactly the most reliable, but it was great for a first. I treated the car like crap, and it doesn't matter, cause its your first, and cant expect it to last long. It was a $3,000 car, so it wasn't much of a loss. It was very fast, and was so much fun to drive. It had a 1.8L 4 banger, and a 5 speed trany. It was RWD, and weighed nothing. It had almost 200,000 miles on it, but it still was goin.

Drove it for 2 years, and 9 months ago I had to sell it. I now drive a 2002 Cavalier, and the quality on those things suck. I miss my bimmer. It was old, but the technology was still lightyears ahead of the cavalier.

I now have $28K in my bank account, and I've had enough of this cavalier, so I am buying a new car. Although since it is my money, I'm not spending any more then 10K. I'm looking for a E36 BMW, an IS coupe with a 5 speed. They are very good cars.

[QUOTE="mark4091"]

[QUOTE="ThaStig"][QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="ThaStig"][QUOTE="Ghelga"]if you're gonna get a used... make sure its recent like a fwe years old to say the least. My parents bought a 7 year old car 6 years ago and they had to pay more than double on getting it fixed than when they only bought it at $6k. :xThaStig

BMW=German engineering + looks= you know what magnet.

yeah the don't, but I personally just don't like the looks of em, the beemer will get you a little more though.

So, I've run out of ideas on what car to get. Im 17, and Im looking for a car that is under 20K, has RWD(preferable, not necessary) and isn't ugly. Doesn't have to be new. Im thinking about getting a used Mazda RX8 but I've heard there is reliability problems and that it has low fuel economy. Any suggestions? at all? And don't mention a Honda Civic. I hate Civics with a burning passion.ThaStig

You're name entails that you watch Top Gear, take their advice on cars over ours. $20,000 is a lot to work with buddy, I mean you must really have some cash or know some people if you're first car's cap is at $20,000. ****, I had $5,000 to work with. I got a Honda Accord which is reliable and has good mileage. I can get from the San Francisco area to LA in under 2 tanks which I think is pretty good.

Im getting a 97 mustang with a supercharger for REALLY cheap because my friends dad works at a car dealership :D .

its been used a couple times but I get it for around 1500 :D . Id say get a mustang I love em.

you can just try searching for one of those classic cars from the 60s or 70s and get it cheap, then just spend the rest of your money on fixing it up. Or, you could just get a Civic, cuz they;'re cheap, good gas, and reliable.warriortyson

crap... 20K for first car? Rich parent:| yes, im jealous:cry:. With that amount i would go with BMW like other people said. About Rx8...sure if you are willing to keep up with the cost of Rotary engine =D. In my opinion first car should be nice and easy to drive:?

crap... 20K for first car? Rich parent:| yes, im jealous:cry:. With that amount i would go with BMW like other people said. About Rx8...sure if you are willing to keep up with the cost of Rotary engine =D. In my opinion first car should be nice and easy to drive:?

kaung