I've been reading alot and what in your opinion is a good first car?

[hawks]

Originally posted by akeenan

something cheap . and rear wheel drive.

exactly.

[GT-Rmgedon]

Depends what u need it for? If u are on a budget i'd say R31 - coz it sounds like ur gonna go the way of the Skyline in the future. Plus parts and availability for these cars will be plentiful considering they were locally sold.

Both Civic and Corolla are good options 2 (modification friendly like the old skool Skyzerr). More petrol efficient if u want 2 to save a bit of money.

[Guest INASNT]

with a username like holdens r better y dont u get a shitty vb or vh for $1000 and drive that around?? coz holdens r better u know :bahaha:

[DLuded]

Ive been looking for a car for a while as mine is SH!T. anyway in a recent zoom magazine (No. 53) they have an article on the best performance buys for under $10,000. Here it is:

1989-91 MX6 Turbo

1987-88 VL Turbo

1987-89 MR2 AW11

1989-89 R31 GTS/Passage

1986-89 Commodore VN-VP V8

1978-85 RX7 Series 1-3

1989-98 Swift GTi

1987-94 205 GTi

1987-90 Laser TX3 4WD Turbo

1982-87 Starion JB-JD

for more info on then cars just ask cause there other stuff like power, torque, weight, kg,kW, 0-100 and 400M. also theres insurance prices which are helpfull

[Jamezilla]

You need to work out what you want from the car. Do you want space? Is performance important? How many doors? What sort of transmission? Can you afford to keep it going? etc

Wagon, sedan, hatch, 4WD?

Remember running costs...

Aus cars and older Jap cars are cheap to service. 4cyls are better on petrol than 8cyls. Rotaries can be quite thirsty.

Corollas are great. They are cheap to buy and run. Sure - most are FWD, but they are still quite zippy. Alternatively, you could get an Aus delivered Sprinter (AE85 RWD) and as you save up, swap the engine for a 4AGE or 4AGZE. This way you can learn how a RWD car handles without having too much power to start.

Euros are very expensive to maintain. Older turbos may need expensive work soon. The more complex the car is - the more expensive it is to fix.

For under $10k I'd look at a Japanese 4cyl. Mazda 323, Ford Laser, Toyota Corolla, Mitsubishi Lancer. Cheap, fun and reasonable to maintain.

Just my 2c

Oh - if you want a 4WD, Ladas aren't as bad as people make out

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

This may sound antinissan but if you go to the tradingpost auto trader website there is a Toyota sprinter for sale for 5K. I think the person has swapped the 4AC engine with a rebuilt 4-AGE rebuilt version. sounds really nice, cheaper than an import version and it already has suspension and wheels I think. you could do that up a bit with cams and stuff.

[rb25]

i found the XF falcon to be pretty good (mine had a bench seat and column auto - it rocked) and the VL was alright too.

[Maxx]

civic EG SI hatch. very good handling, okay performance, cheap to mantance/insurance.

[holdens_r_better]

*bump*

[akeenan]

i used to have a lancer, they still can be fun believe it or not

[Guest Dark Sky 33]

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Im also 17soon and will be getting my P's. Im looking at getting a non-turbo skyline. GTS4 R33 infact. Or GTS R32. Are non-turbo skylines really that bad? And would insurance be much cheaper than a turbo'ed skyline. If anyone who is 17,18 with has a non-turbo skyline let me know roughly how much their insurance cost that would be great. Thanks.

Yeah, im 18 and bought a n/a skyline dude, i looked all around for insurance as a turbo....and nobody will insure a turbo at my age, even as a second driver in my old mans name, they wont touch me. Im paying $700 p.a insurance for my 94 n/a......thats with agreed value of 17k, bodykit, rims ect ect,

Adam

[Xeaon]

Adam - that sounds great! thanks for that, May I ask what company? Is it under your dads name or yours?

[Guest gtst88]

just get a simple car to learn the basic and fundamentals of driving ..

i got a damn 1.8 twin cam lancer coupe(in my country) when i first got my driving license ..

sweeet though .. even though it didnt have much power .. its a good car to learn te basics ..

cheers dude !

good luck in getting your Ps ..

[ex_zero]

yeah, get a shite car first, i got a mazda 626 1984 model, pretty crap, but it does drift very well, for a fwd'er, hehehehe, i got no grip at the back and the shocks are gone

[Guest Dark Sky 33]

Xeaon,

The insurance is under HBF, in my fathers name.....the excess is $900 buks......very nice for a first car, this is my second car, my first car was a beetle ..go the herby's, just dont hit anything, i never made any damage in my first car.....if your a responsible driver then u should be ok, its the irresponsible pricks who run into you without insurance themselves...just watch out for them

[holdens_r_better]

Is the mitsubishi lancer a good car sounds cheap to run and i like the evo body kits you can get

[holdens_r_better]

anymore ideas?

[holdens_r_better]

I need some more comment and suggestions somone must have a lot of experience with a range of cars

[Soulja]

Originally posted by holdens_r_better

Is the mitsubishi lancer a good car sounds cheap to run and i like the evo body kits you can get

ahaha plz dont get a lancer. Umm is import still an opinion cuz u can import S13 for around 5K -> 10k

[Grim_reaper]

Go for a N/A or Tyrbo VL Berlina or Calais.

A holden with skyline engine, what more could you want?