Mrs INASNTs new car - what to get

[NismoR34]

Astra turbo is $36,990 retail for the coupe [obviously out of the price range].

an N/A R34 for $23k? I wouldnt like to see that, a half decent one will be out of your price range IMO too.

I think these 2 are good buys for the price "pug 206 GTI, Proton GTI" But if she is after a real *bang for buck* then a low vol import like a skyline or silvia really cant be beaten in the mid-size range.

Newsagents have buyers guides which would help decide on a locally made / delivered model car too.

An early model wrx is pretty good value and has 4 doors which a lot of women prefer [kids etc ]...

[Baron Bohr]

BMW 320 (early 90's)... Reliably - heaps of tuning potential, classy, small...

[inark]

Originally posted by predator666

that rex is good tho nark -- its in GC and pretty good for the price .. seen it once..

wasnt talkin about the rex

but i think i seen it at bennys not too long ago... the black wannabe carbon fibre look bonnet is a bit ricey.

[Guest INASNT]

i liked the pug 206 gti the best out of the lot we looked at but they gti versions are all manual and she sucks at driving manual! The normal pugs like the XT and XR are 2 plain looking!

chop

what year is the fto and with how many km's?

[dAVE]

a 92 model bmw 320 could be ok for that price.. insurance will be shit on any import.

proton satria gti and pug gti both good... the proton isnt sooo bad.. i had one until someone wrote it off.. a freind has one with 55,000kms on it and only serviced it twice and its still going strong.

[Ender]

Wot about a supacharged mini.......

nissan pulsar n/a sr20...they are ok, great engine etc.....cheapish now.

Cheers,

[dAVE]

supercharged minis r sweet to drive.. could do with a bit more go.. but are about 45k.

[Guest INASNT]

Originally posted by Ender

Wot about a supacharged mini.......

nissan pulsar n/a sr20...they are ok, great engine etc.....cheapish now.

Cheers,

the new 1'c look shit, and when u drive it, it feels like u r driving a bus, the layout of the dash suxs

[meggala]

inasnt what about a merc 190 or 180? in auto

women love mercs well I know my wife does

meggala

[SS8_Gohan]

are the BMW straight sixes really tunable??

i reckon WRX wagon's are cool... A bit of change to all the sedans around.

FTO sounds nice... but i have never driven any of the above mentioned cars except the BWM 320i (which was 94 i think) that was a beautiful car, torquey engine, strong brakes, real nice handling.

All well and good u driving these cars denham, but what did she think we she drove some of them? or u didn't let her?

[inark]

could always buy my 32

oh but its manual

[Baron Bohr]

320i - stock 110 kw I think... It's not too hard to get to about 140-150. If you want to go higher, supercharge or turbo-charge would be possible and give you up to 350+kw.

(Alternatively do what a friend of mine has done and dump a 4.0l NA v8 into one for 220rwkw.

Stock handling is fantastic, brakes are good, quality is good and you get to give Mrs INASNT a key with a BMW badge...

But then I'm biased...

[Guest INASNT]

bmw hey?

i some how dont see her in a bmw, i do myself in a M5 or 740 tho

SS8_Gohan

yes she did drive a few of the cars we looked at but she doesent ring their neck like i do in the test drive. The pug was the funniest, i did 7000rpm launches and 7000rpm changes while she did 2500rpm changes!! When u test drive a car u gotta give it a hrd time!

[Baron Bohr]

She'd like a 320 I'm sure, but if you like the 7, get her an early 90's 735 or 740 then... You can get one for under 30k...

But I think trying to convince you to get a BMW is a lost cause, so I'll give up now...

[JAGR33]

How about a Mazda SP20, my friend's got one and it's one very nice package!!!

[Guest INASNT]

having a look at the sp's this weekend