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Mrs INASNTs new car - what to get

inark

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NismoR34 Grand Master

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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 :spank:]...

inark Grand Master

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

wasnt talkin about the rex :P

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

dAVE Grand Master

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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.

SS8_Gohan Grand Master

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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? :)

Baron Bohr Enthusiast

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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. :D

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

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

Guest INASNT

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bmw hey?

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

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!

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