Help my buddy choose the right car.
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I would recommend your friend to get a new Honda Civic or Honda Fit rather than some used cars. When it comes to compact economical cars, nobody beats Honda. If your friend is willing to pay a bit more, like $15k, he or she could definitely buy one of these two nice small cars, very good handling and fit and finish as well as fuel economy. And they look nice in my opinion. They have bunch of aftermarket stuff to modify with if he or she is interested in doing so later on.
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I would recommend your friend to get a new Honda Civic or Honda Fit rather than some used cars. When it comes to compact economical cars, nobody beats Honda. If your friend is willing to pay a bit more, like $15k, he or she could definitely buy one of these two nice small cars, very good handling and fit and finish as well as fuel economy. And they look nice in my opinion. They have bunch of aftermarket stuff to modify with if he or she is interested in doing so later on.
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What about (gulp, I cannot believe I am saying this) a used ALtima. They are very popular with younger folks b/c well, it looks like a Lexus and its sporty to look at. Cheap, mods available, decent reliability overcome IMO, any expectations he should have.
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If I could go back and was given a budget of 12k, I'd get a 4door DC2 for like 5k, overhaul B18, build suspension and drive the crap out of it by attending autocross events, and learn every bit of mechanical thing. 4 doors to haul friends, may not be fast but it's quick, plenty of parts, and you can tell the chicks you drive an Acura
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hell, I'd love to do this now if I had time.
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Ok, so if basically his criteria is 10-13K, the car must be Japanese, and Honda (and assume Acura is out), and the car must be no more than 6 years old, it leaves us with Toyota/Lexux/Scion and Nissan/Infiniti. Since he was looking at a TC, I assume he wants a coupe, so there isnt much of a choice. Outside of the discontinued Celica or a used Solara there's nothing else.
Has he considered Toyota Matrix? You can get on in AWD, and it provides very decent utility, and it's one of the few hatchbacks that is actually pretty good looking.
Has he considered Toyota Matrix? You can get on in AWD, and it provides very decent utility, and it's one of the few hatchbacks that is actually pretty good looking.
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What does he want out of this car? Autocross? Track? Daily driver? Is he even into cars?
If I could go back and was given a budget of 12k, I'd get a 4door DC2 for like 5k, overhaul B18, build suspension and drive the crap out of it by attending autocross events, and learn every bit of mechanical thing. 4 doors to haul friends, may not be fast but it's quick, plenty of parts, and you can tell the chicks you drive an Acura
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hell, I'd love to do this now if I had time.
If I could go back and was given a budget of 12k, I'd get a 4door DC2 for like 5k, overhaul B18, build suspension and drive the crap out of it by attending autocross events, and learn every bit of mechanical thing. 4 doors to haul friends, may not be fast but it's quick, plenty of parts, and you can tell the chicks you drive an Acura
![Woohoo](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/woohoo.gif)
hell, I'd love to do this now if I had time.
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There were also comparibly few of the old AWD models sold...you might have to hunt to find one.
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