View Full Version : Got My Permit Today
Orefus
08-13-2005, 09:57 AM
Yeah, i got it, im 16, but lazy. Today i found out if i go to state my mom will giv me 2 thousand dollars. So cool i guess, cuz previous year i missed state by little.
Point of thread?
First driving experiances, and cars under 2k lol.
spi-ti-tout
08-13-2005, 10:07 AM
Whatever you do don't think about getting an X5, an Esomething AMG or a 911 :p
my porsche
08-13-2005, 12:01 PM
Yeah, i got it, im 16, but lazy. Today i found out if i go to state my mom will giv me 2 thousand dollars. So cool i guess, cuz previous year i missed state by little.
Point of thread?
First driving experiances, and cars under 2k lol.
state in what football?
cars under 2k well shro0olvl has an $800 240sx
my porsche
08-13-2005, 12:04 PM
Whatever you do don't think about getting an X5, an Esomething AMG or a 911 :p
Shut Up.
Shut Up.
No i agree, he is right.
Orefus
08-13-2005, 12:32 PM
state in what football?
cars under 2k well shro0olvl has an $800 240sx
swimming.
ruim20
08-13-2005, 12:38 PM
Whatever you do don't think about getting an X5, an Esomething AMG or a 911 :p
:D:D:D:D:D:D LMAO
johnnynumfiv
08-13-2005, 12:40 PM
It's sad what they let on the roads these days.
shr0olvl
08-13-2005, 01:11 PM
You just got your permit ? How long before you get your license ? For $2000 you can get an OK car... Autotrader people tend to price there cars a lil high. Plus you won't find much for $2000 in there anyways. You'll find the best deals in the newspaper under Used Cars or something like that. ;)
Orefus
08-13-2005, 01:21 PM
rly? thanks, can you tell me what brands i should look for. Im lookin at 3000 gts right now. What you think i should go for.
Orefus
08-13-2005, 01:21 PM
It's sad what they let on the roads these days.
I KNOW!!! i cant belive they let u drive.
Rockefella
08-13-2005, 02:03 PM
rly? thanks, can you tell me what brands i should look for. Im lookin at 3000 gts right now. What you think i should go for.
You cant afford a 3kGT. Buy an MKII Golf or old 240SX or something.
shr0olvl
08-13-2005, 02:05 PM
Doesn't really matta what car you get right now since all you got is $2000. A honda would be your best bet but if you can find a 240 in that range, do it to it. Just make sure its in good shape and have a mechanic check it out before you buy it. ;)
Oh yea... you blocked me on aim you lil twirp ! :mad:
spi-ti-tout
08-13-2005, 02:33 PM
Man, 240SX's are really popular here huh....
shr0olvl
08-13-2005, 02:41 PM
Man, 240SX's are really popular here huh....
obviously...
Prius
08-13-2005, 02:43 PM
OMG lookout, RUNAWAY CAR!
oh ok, it's just Orefus.
may I suggest a Saturn, a good car for the beginner driver, or maybe an Eagle, they were designed around enthusiest drivers, so you'll have a fun time in one!
spi-ti-tout
08-13-2005, 02:45 PM
obviously...
Me being not-so-familiar with the Japanese old performance market yet, could you explain why?
may I suggest a Saturn, a good car for the beginner driver, or maybe an Eagle, they were designed around enthusiest drivers, so you'll have a fun time in one!
Have you driven one yourself?
And don't forget maintanence....he'll have to sell his whole house to keep those things alive.
Rockefella
08-13-2005, 02:49 PM
Me being not-so-familiar with the Japanese old performance market yet, could you explain why?
Just a simple sportscar like the Miata, but cheaper. It's light, quick, cheap, reliable, RWD, offers a manual tranny, and the aftermarket is loaded.
shr0olvl
08-13-2005, 02:50 PM
Just a simple sportscar like the Miata, but cheaper. It's light, quick, cheap, RWD, offers a manual tranny, and the aftermarket is loaded.
What he said. :) But he forgot realiable. :p
Prius
08-13-2005, 02:52 PM
Me being not-so-familiar with the Japanese old performance market yet, could you explain why?
Have you driven one yourself?
And don't forget maintanence....he'll have to sell his whole house to keep those things alive.
The Eagle TAlon is built by Mitsubishi, so it will have the maitnence record of an Eclipse (it is a rebadged one of course)
Esperante
08-13-2005, 02:54 PM
The Eagle TAlon is built by Mitsubishi, so it will have the maitnence record of an Eclipse (it is a rebadged one of course)
But an Eagle Vision wouldn't have that reliability, as you claimed. :p
Why don't you just buy a Trabant?
spi-ti-tout
08-13-2005, 02:56 PM
Shut up n00b! :p
You're losing your grip, go edit your post to make him look stupid :p
The Eagle TAlon is built by Mitsubishi, so it will have the maitnence record of an Eclipse (it is a rebadged one of course)
And how much would one cost?
I don't disagree that Mitsubishi being Japanese - their spare parts and what not are slightly cheaper but the Eclipse's maintenance isn't exactly the cheapest of the three digit numbers.
Rockefella
08-13-2005, 03:00 PM
What he said. :) But he forgot realiable. :p
Uhm, look again.
Just a simple sportscar like the Miata, but cheaper. It's light, quick, cheap, reliable, RWD, offers a manual tranny, and the aftermarket is loaded.
shr0olvl
08-13-2005, 03:06 PM
Uhm, look again.
I hate YOU and the EDIT button ! :D
spi-ti-tout
08-13-2005, 03:32 PM
Greatstuff :D
h00t_h00t
08-13-2005, 03:48 PM
So all the "what car should I buy?" threads were pointless spam since you can't drive the car you bought anyway.
Spastik_Roach
08-13-2005, 04:00 PM
The Eagle TAlon is built by Mitsubishi, so it will have the maitnence record of an Eclipse (it is a rebadged one of course)
Didn't Eclipses of that era have a reputation for being unreliable?
Personally I wouldn't suggest a Saturn. Judging by what Matts one has done to him I wouldn't bother.
Prius
08-13-2005, 04:01 PM
Matt has a saturn? last time we talked he had a giant bimmer.
Orefus
08-13-2005, 04:09 PM
i think this is really stupid, but i mean i was thinking 3000 gt lol. my freind got 1 for 3k. 2k is what i got now, im planning on gettin a job so, yeah. But yeah, it looks like a 240 sx, it all depends on how much money il save.
F1_Master
08-13-2005, 05:09 PM
You in a 3000GT?
Insurance will be you worst nightmare. Not to mention, you don't need a car with that much power. It'd be stupid.
My 1st car was a VR4, and the only way I delt with that power was driving my father's 944.
And even when I started driving it, my 1st 4 months were hell controlling it, and I hardly drove it through it the 1st few months because I didn't have insurance at the time.
A 16 year old with a 3000GT with just a permit is going to eat anything left of your $2000.
Egg Nog
08-13-2005, 05:11 PM
Matt has a saturn? last time we talked he had a giant bimmer.
He has two cars. If I recall correctly, his Saturn has a similar service record to your parents' Caravan. Not something I would recommend.
Prius
08-13-2005, 05:16 PM
S series or ION?
Egg Nog
08-13-2005, 05:27 PM
S series or ION?
Beats me, I don't give a @$#^ about Saturns. It's not brand new.
targa
08-13-2005, 05:31 PM
I got my permit 16 months and 25 days ago
Esperante
08-13-2005, 05:37 PM
A 16 year old with a 3000GT with just a permit is going to eat anything left of your $2000.
No, gas prices will.
F1_Master
08-13-2005, 05:40 PM
My sis' called me and told me Plano was up to $2.49 here! :eek:
my porsche
08-13-2005, 09:02 PM
Oh yea... you blocked me on aim you lil twirp ! :mad:
hes a little whiny woman dont worry about it :D
TheOne
08-13-2005, 09:15 PM
No, gas prices will.
those startin to hurt me pockets, even on the 240sx(i have a ahh......bad O2 sensor which i haven't bein able to buy cause i don't have $30), it was like ~2.2x just a couple of days ago but now its 2.45 for regular, damn why do they have to do this!!!!!!!.
i would not recommend a 240sx cause it would be your first car......and so i don't want to see yet another 240sx crashed(the 240sx likes to fish tail on wet roads), but if the car has been taken care of its a reliable car.(people have put turbo's at 8+ psi on 200k + miles on the engine without major rebuild)
btw eagle talon/eclipse's reliability is relly bad, specially since they put dodge neon engines in there.(cause of chrysler)
Orefus
08-13-2005, 11:50 PM
bah. Cars eehhh. i said 3000gt cause my friend had a 3000gt, he jumped a curb and bent his axel. Now he drives a Acura Rsx.
fa22_raptor
08-14-2005, 12:01 AM
Now he drives a Acura Rsx.
Mmmmmm RSX... *thinks about Integra Type S - can't wait!*
First driving experiances
My first *legal* driving experience was being chucked into a V8 Holden Commodore and told to "just drive". :) It's initially pretty daunting being surrounded by other cars, but you get used to it pretty quickly. Have fun. :)
And about the first car, insurance will be a biaaatch for the 3000GT!
F1_Master
08-14-2005, 12:10 AM
bah. Cars eehhh. i said 3000gt cause my friend had a 3000gt, he jumped a curb and bent his axel. Now he drives a Acura Rsx.
How the hell he'd jump a curb?
Going to fast?
:eek:
Orefus
08-14-2005, 12:14 AM
he said he didint see it, i dont know, all he said was he jumped a curb. when he brought his car into the shop, the wheel was bent inwards like this /. It was gona cost him like 3k to fix.
Matt has a saturn? last time we talked he had a giant bimmer.
My SL2 has cost me as much in repairs as I paid for it initially.
And how is a two-door coupe giant? True it's longer than a Subaru Outback wagon, a Chevy Equinox and a Chrysler Concorde (the only ones I remember parking it next to and noticing), but that doesn't make it huge does it? :)
fpv_gtho
08-14-2005, 03:37 AM
Get a car that you know you can drive, not some jap import thats cheap and powerful
Prius
08-14-2005, 04:56 AM
My SL2 has cost me as much in repairs as I paid for it initially.
And how is a two-door coupe giant? True it's longer than a Subaru Outback wagon, a Chevy Equinox and a Chrysler Concorde (the only ones I remember parking it next to and noticing), but that doesn't make it huge does it? :)
I guess any model Saturn must be Chrysler like pieces of Garbage.
My parents are in the same situation with our 1998 Caravan, we could build another Caravan with the money we spent to keep it running, plus a new Transmission at 60,000 miles showed that It may not last much longer. I bet out 1993 Ford Escort will out live it, and the Escort already is creeping uyp on the 150,000 mark! I guess this is what we get for not buying another Ford and trying something diffrent!
fpv_gtho
08-14-2005, 05:04 AM
I guess this is what we get for not buying another Ford and trying something diffrent!
I never thought i'd hear those words come out of your mouth ;)
my porsche
08-14-2005, 09:51 AM
whaaat? fords are actually good?!?! no....!
i never thought id hear you admit the truth
Prius
08-14-2005, 12:53 PM
well, we had the Mercury Tracer, lasted 200,000 miles. Then the Taurus, 180,000 miles, not a lick of trouble. Then The Escort, 150,000 miles, still have it, and it runs like it just came out of the factory. Then we bought the caravan. 75,000 miles, new trans, gaskets, powersteering pump, fuel inujectors, clutch, spark plugs (they were supposed to last 100,000 miles they said in the brocures, who are they kidding?) new wires, aribag failure, the list goes on and on.....
my porsche
08-14-2005, 01:08 PM
you really drigve alot of miles on your cars... :)
shr0olvl
08-14-2005, 01:35 PM
well, we had the Mercury Tracer, lasted 200,000 miles. Then the Taurus, 180,000 miles, not a lick of trouble. Then The Escort, 150,000 miles, still have it, and it runs like it just came out of the factory. Then we bought the caravan. 75,000 miles, new trans, gaskets, powersteering pump, fuel inujectors, clutch, spark plugs (they were supposed to last 100,000 miles they said in the brocures, who are they kidding?) new wires, aribag failure, the list goes on and on.....
Your Caravan has a manual transmission? :confused:
ruim20
08-14-2005, 01:51 PM
well, we had the Mercury Tracer, lasted 200,000 miles. Then the Taurus, 180,000 miles, not a lick of trouble. Then The Escort, 150,000 miles, still have it, and it runs like it just came out of the factory. Then we bought the caravan. 75,000 miles, new trans, gaskets, powersteering pump, fuel inujectors, clutch, spark plugs (they were supposed to last 100,000 miles they said in the brocures, who are they kidding?) new wires, aribag failure, the list goes on and on.....
Stop bitchin :D
i had to change the clutch on my car with about 30 thousand kms
Prius
08-14-2005, 02:07 PM
you really drigve alot of miles on your cars... :)
when the Taurus and Tracer were bought, they were already high milage.
Prius
08-14-2005, 02:13 PM
Your Caravan has a manual transmission? :confused:
I was thinking of my mom's old Dodge Omni. it was a stick.
Rockefella
08-14-2005, 03:30 PM
I was thinking of my mom's old Dodge Omni. it was a stick.
Your mom goes to college. (Inspired by Quiggs/Napolean Dynamite)
I guess any model Saturn must be Chrysler like pieces of Garbage.
My parents are in the same situation with our 1998 Caravan, we could build another Caravan with the money we spent to keep it running, plus a new Transmission at 60,000 miles showed that It may not last much longer. I bet out 1993 Ford Escort will out live it, and the Escort already is creeping uyp on the 150,000 mark! I guess this is what we get for not buying another Ford and trying something diffrent!
Believe me, I've got you beat.
30k miles - first new transmission (they can't explain why the bolt that holds the spider gears sheers off and shoots out the side of the transmission case while backing out of a parking space) and new ignition module
60k miles - new alternator, two new rear power windows
80k miles - new engine due to failed connecting rod
90k miles - second new transmission (they can't explain how the casing split all the way down the middle
95k miles - wiring in the center console burns itself up leaving me without air conditioning/fan/power windows/radio in 100 degree heat. Repair shop flabbergasted that all ran through a single 7volt wire.
110k miles - head cracks on 2nd engine
115k miles - rear power windows disintegrate again - I can actually hear parts grind up and fall into the bottom of the door.
120k miles - new water pump, alternator, a/c compressor
140k miles - driver's door power window finally stops working after intermittently stopping over 1-month period.
All of this and there's been a constant electrical gremlin that randomly turns on the windshield wipers, erases my radio presets and flashes the dome light while driving down the road.
The only reason I still drive the thing is that it's paid off.
Prius
08-14-2005, 04:01 PM
well the caravan LEMON was acting up again this morning. it was hesitent to start going again. It could be as minor as engine sludge to major as a trans or driveaxle.
but all I can say is LEMON.
but yeah, that saturn is a bigger LEMON than the caravan, I never thought there was a car more unreliable as a 1995+ Chrysler.
well the caravan LEMON was acting up again this morning. it was hesitent to start going again. It could be as minor as engine sludge to major as a trans or driveaxle.
but all I can say is LEMON.
but yeah, that saturn is a bigger LEMON than the caravan, I never thought there was a car more unreliable as a 1995+ Chrysler.
It's really not fair to base an entire company on one car, or even worse on one example of one car. Caravans are the best selling minivan for the past 20 years for a reason.
I hate my Saturn. But, it's been through a lot and is still running. And I certainly don't hate Saturn as a company. I think they make fine vehicles and, if it weren't for just subjective personal feelings from my experience, I'd buy another Saturn. I don't doubt the quality of the company itself or its products. I don't know of anyone else having problems with their Saturn like I have.
Prius
08-14-2005, 04:44 PM
well Saturn is considered to have the best customer service in the business, Chrysler treated me and my mom like faceless shattle with shoddy workmanship, poor treatment and pretending problems didn't exhist even though they were very obvious, and keeping the Van for unnessary amounts of time and installing parts that were not needed.
also consumer reports claims that since 1995 Chrysler has had a poor reliability record, and CR is the most trustworthy magazine.
Rockefella
08-14-2005, 04:49 PM
well Saturn is considered to have the best customer service in the business, Chrysler treated me and my mom like faceless shattle with shoddy workmanship, poor treatment and pretending problems didn't exhist even though they were very obvious, and keeping the Van for unnessary amounts of time and installing parts that were not needed.
also consumer reports claims that since 1995 Chrysler has had a poor reliability record, and CR is the most trustworthy magazine.
Why was Chrysler dealing with you?
my porsche
08-14-2005, 04:54 PM
well Saturn is considered to have the best customer service in the business, Chrysler treated me and my mom like faceless shattle with shoddy workmanship, poor treatment and pretending problems didn't exhist even though they were very obvious, and keeping the Van for unnessary amounts of time and installing parts that were not needed.
also consumer reports claims that since 1995 Chrysler has had a poor reliability record, and CR is the most trustworthy magazine.
whats a shattle?
clutch-monkey
08-14-2005, 04:55 PM
well Saturn is considered to have the best customer service in the business, Chrysler treated me and my mom like faceless shattle with shoddy workmanship, poor treatment and pretending problems didn't exhist even though they were very obvious, and keeping the Van for unnessary amounts of time and installing parts that were not needed.
we've had problems with chrysler as well,with dad's jeep there's been problems with the aircon, the ecu, etc and thier service department isn't the best. the upside is that the dealership organises off-road trips for all their customers.
Prius
08-14-2005, 05:11 PM
yeah, Chrysler has never been known for their wonderful caring costomer service, if they see an automotive weakness, they will pounce just to get an extra buck. My mom knows that from expirance.
Prius
08-18-2005, 06:32 AM
My SL2 has cost me as much in repairs as I paid for it initially.
And how is a two-door coupe giant? True it's longer than a Subaru Outback wagon, a Chevy Equinox and a Chrysler Concorde (the only ones I remember parking it next to and noticing), but that doesn't make it huge does it? :)
hmmm, I just noticed Matt, my uncle drives an SL1. I think he said that he had to un plug the power windows because they would roll down when he hits the lock switch.
I think saturn just has a hard time when it comes to electrical work.
EDIT:
Matt, which SL2 do you drive?
this one
http://auto.consumerguide.com/images/autoreview/400x266/1991-95-Saturn-Sedan-Wagon-92130021990301.JPG
or this one?
http://auto.consumerguide.com/images/autoreview/400x266/1996-2002-Saturn-Sedan-Wagon-97130021990109.JPG