Recommend Me A Daily Driver.

[KezR33]

Hey guys, in need of daily. Looking at spending up to $10k, but would rather spend less.

Needs to be:

- Decent on fuel

- Reliable

- Not girly

- 4 door

I don't want something too old, or with too many k's. Whilst looks aren't important, I'd like to have something that wasn't hideous or too girly.

I'm really quite stumped, so I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks.

[jukebox8738]

I like the new shape Swifts.

Or the old reliability machine - Corolla

Go to carsales, search for 4cyl cars up to 10k with less than 100k on the clock no older than say 1998.... you'll find some good ones

[Mandingo]

Swift = Slow.

R31. $500.

Yes I know its old

[suraido]

R34 4 Door.

Corolla's are always good.

Mazda 6's are quite good also.

[NZM.031]

AE92 SX FTW!!! 4age screamer... lots of fun for a daily... love to be thrashed.

or

early 90's civic... the things never die.. i bought one for $300... had a little bit of rust.. its been going strong for almost 2 years since i bought it... ive washed it once for rego and topped up the oil and washer bottle... thats it! it goes good, comfy, quiet, has air con, quite roomy. brilliant little machine!

[Iron Chef]

Apologies for the ad, but:

http://www.ironchefimports.com/site/index....view&id=281

[Russman]

Laurel or Cefiro?

They're a bit quirky and cool. Not common and boring.

[rgr34]

toyota aristo.....not sure about its fuel economy thou haha maybe a non turbo 6cyl one.

[scathing]

Friend's in the same boat.

She saw a Mazda3 in that price range. Same with some Mark IV Golfs.

But, in terms of reliability, its hard to go past a Corolla/Civic.

[NORBY]

magna on gas? Can get 2002 model with low k's for about 6k if you look hard

Edited November 6, 2009 by NORBY

[KezR33]

AE92 SX FTW!!! 4age screamer... lots of fun for a daily... love to be thrashed.

or

early 90's civic... the things never die.. i bought one for $300... had a little bit of rust.. its been going strong for almost 2 years since i bought it... ive washed it once for rego and topped up the oil and washer bottle... thats it! it goes good, comfy, quiet, has air con, quite roomy. brilliant little machine!

What's fascination with the 4age anyway? I looked it up on wiki, but it mentions nothing about the cult following it has.

To all the others, thanks for the responses too.

[r32line]

Hey, why did you want a daily when you have an n/a supra?

[Dorigecko]

What's fascination with the 4age anyway? I looked it up on wiki, but it mentions nothing about the cult following it has.

Cult following may be due to the fact it was the weapon of choice in initial D.

Realistically, they are a friggin brilliant engine. sound good, go hard, easy to work on, makes decent power, and paired up with an AE82, AE92 be it hatch or seca, or the levins from year dot to year line.

I reckon either a quick little runabout like the ae92 corolla secaSX with the 4age powerplant, or something cool. like this:

newer

Cressiddaaaaaaa!!

Edited November 6, 2009 by Dorigecko

[evil_weevil]

Ive got a 1995 Nissan U13 LX Bluebird - 2.5k its yours!

but its NSW car lol

Otherwise, my suggestion a VT/VX commodore

[evil_weevil]

actually, a TJ series magna would be the pick.

smooth 3.5l v6, better build quality than local products.

BUT, my bluebird is for sale! lol

[ARTZ]

dont rely on the internet

too many people try to buy cars on the net with no idea what they are like to drive...everyone has different perceptions as to what is good to drive...any car can be good if you treat it right...try stick to decent brands as you would if buying a tv or something...that way you get better resale...

Just go down to a carsales place and try a few different ones...youll know what to buy when your in it..

then find one on the net

Edited November 6, 2009 by doozooby

[KezR33]

Hey, why did you want a daily when you have an n/a supra?

My gearbox just blew.

I'm considering selling the Soop and just buying a daily driver till I'm of my P's. Not worth having a car like this on my income when I need it for daily driving.

[r32line]

My gearbox just blew.

I'm considering selling the Soop and just buying a daily driver till I'm of my P's. Not worth having a car like this on my income when I need it for daily driving.

Well if that is the case i would be getting somethin a fair bit less than $10k. That way you can save more for the next proper car (after p's).

Corolla's for like $3/4k are pretty much trouble free.

BUT that is easier said than done

[scathing]

What's fascination with the 4age anyway? I looked it up on wiki, but it mentions nothing about the cult following it has.

As a rule of thumb, "cult following" is a euphamism for "weirdos who like dumb shit". Notice how all "cult movies" are rubbish?

Seriously, though, the 4AGE is good for what it is. Some of the good ones pushed 100kW, which is not a bad figure for a 1.6L engine now, let alone back in their day.

They're also very physically compact, which is why you see them getting dropped into kit cars.

They did get used for motorsport, so you do find a fair few mods for them and mechanics who know how to build the engines up.

I would have suggested a N15 Pulsar SSS but they are a bit long in the tooth, and Nissan build quality isn't fantastic. They did come standard with everything you'd need in a daily (air con, power windows/mirrors) and the SR20DE isn't a bad motor. Any Nissan hatch after the N15 isn't even worth considering.

[GTR-N1]

5th Gen Prelude VTiRs have now dropped below the 10K mark.

Build quality great.

Fuel consumpt'n good, in the 9s (l/100Km).