i would agree. '88-era 626s were nice, i like the 5 door ones. even the mx6s then aren't bad. ya, 1 gen pro is cheeeeeeeap and they handle smartly.
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Originally Posted by cornercarve98
(Post 393431)
never caught dead in a honda, eh? not even a honda NSX?
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Hmm .. I'll have to look into a few 626s and 1st gen Pros too. MX-6 prolly not, cuz I don't think they're near as reliable as I'd want them to be.
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i got a 1st gen pro sitting in my back yard, peppy little car, fun to drive, i just need to actually fix it!
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You might want to look and see if you can find a mid 90's cherokee. Inline 6 + 4WD = FTW. Plus they are really reliable. I loved mine before I gave it to my mother.
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Originally Posted by KrayzieFox
(Post 393443)
NSX's are badass cars, but if it came down to it I'd probably settle for a G35 or 350Z for that money. So .. the answer's still no :)
yeah a first gen pro would be a blast! Slap some snow tires on it and I'm sure it would be great in the snow (though they're really lightweight) |
I'd love a nicely modded S2000. :)
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Originally Posted by _Kansei_
(Post 393453)
You realize the NSX is more than double the price of those, right?
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I disagree about the MX-6 being less reliable than a 626...there's is really not very much different about them.
Something else you might consider. My backup car is a 1992 Corolla. No, not a very cool car at all and every time I'm driving and I see a cute girl I just wanna sink into the seat. Anyway, the point is, I keep thinking that I want something else as a beater/backup. And I think about a lot of the suggestions already made, like a 1st gen (esp an AWD) or an MX-6 or even a Rex. Then I start thinking about how I'd want to mod it and suddenly my beater is coalescing into a black hole. With the Corolla, it's just a beater and will never be anything else. And every time I think, damn, maybe I should spend a few $$ on it, seeing the cute girl in the Sunfire brings me right back down to earth...what am I thinking? |
I just don't think a fwd economy car is a good second car when your first car is also a fwd economy car.
Either a small truck or a miata would be excellent :) gotta mix things up a bit. |
Oh a Miata :drool: would be so freakin sweet, but they're still crazy expensive .. even for an early 90's one.
A truck wouldn't be too bad but it's really not my thing at all. FWD economy cars are :) Besides, I need a winter time beater POS .. so a Miata would certainly fail to meet those criteria. It'd be a horrible thing to do to such a nice car anyway. Nothing wrong with FWD econoboxes in my eyes .. especially for my winter time purposes. |
Originally Posted by kargoboy
(Post 393470)
I disagree about the MX-6 being less reliable than a 626...there's is really not very much different about them
I'm still kinda stuck on the 5th gen Celicas .. I think one of those would make a great backup. It would get good gas mileage, be just as if not more reliable as the P5, looks pretty alright, and would be pretty fun to drive I hope. Too bad Toyotas hold their value so good :( |
Winter beater should be AWD/4WD imo. Since you're buying it for the sole purpose of driving in the snow you dont want to:
A) Get stuck easily like FWD are prone to. B) Understeer yourself off the road, like RWD (even more on trucks) are prone to. Just my 2/100 of a dolla! |
Found a '92 Celica for sale locally. 145K mi, 5-speed, 1.6L ST model, and supposedly doesn't have anything wrong with it. I'm gonna take a look at it later this week and maybe even buy it :D
http://www.veridiancu.org/swapsheet/...ads/307974.jpg |
The ST is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooo slow. If you thought your P5 was slow.. it'll feel like a rocketship haha
but as a car it's A-OK |
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