ok lets say you had an evo and an sti

[RayArroyo]

an wanted to get rid of the evo so that you could save money a month to purchase a new house once you were debt free.

here are the choices what would you choose.

VW Rabbit with the 17"s and the lip spoiler in united gray
Honda civic lx in white
mazda 3 4 door sedan i
08 lancer es

which one would you choose and why

[mr_eh]

08 lancer es, cause it looks like the evo, and you can pretend it's an evo by making turbo noises

[auk113]

VW all the way

[RayArroyo]

we were thinking es because we plan on buying a 10 in 3 years once we move and are all caught up :)

[RayArroyo]

VW all the way


i like it !!!

[cranshinibon]

get rid of the sti, pay off the evo and save for the house.

[lancerxoz]

08 lancer es, cause it looks like the evo, and you can pretend it's an evo by making turbo noises

haha sounds like a day in the life of me. jk, dont hate though my OZ is pretty lol


but seriously, idk how many people on here have really checked out the new 08 lancer.. but I anticipated the arrival of them like crazzzzy, went out on my 21st birthday cus I was gonna buy one..

Sitting inside of it, was amazing. I looked at a GTS and the fosgate navigation was insane awesome. I started to drive (5 spd), and the car felt significantly slower than mine (i drive an 03 lancer oz rally 5spd), and it was alot louder than my car. When the rpm's went up, the car got louder. Which is typical and fine, but for a 2008 and the money you would be spending, you should have something a little above the rest ya know??

Check it out if you like it.. but i dont think the ES comes w/ the 17'' factory rims, but im sure you can pick up some fresh hub caps. lol.. Mazda or VW would be my choice, and thats coming from a mitsu lover :)

[RayArroyo]

get rid of the sti, pay off the evo and save for the house.

it wont be much of a benefit to get rid of the the sti. our payments are pretty cheap on it.

[RayArroyo]

haha sounds like a day in the life of me. jk, dont hate though my OZ is pretty lol


but seriously, idk how many people on here have really checked out the new 08 lancer.. but I anticipated the arrival of them like crazzzzy, went out on my 21st birthday cus I was gonna buy one..

Sitting inside of it, was amazing. I looked at a GTS and the fosgate navigation was insane awesome. I started to drive (5 spd), and the car felt significantly slower than mine (i drive an 03 lancer oz rally 5spd), and it was alot louder than my car. When the rpm's went up, the car got louder. Which is typical and fine, but for a 2008 and the money you would be spending, you should have something a little above the rest ya know??

Check it out if you like it.. but i dont think the ES comes w/ the 17'' factory rims, but im sure you can pick up some fresh hub caps. lol.. Mazda or VW would be my choice, and thats coming from a mitsu lover :)



i could care less about wheels, i want a brand new house lol but as for the power now im realy curious what it is like behind the wheel of one. i will let you know jess after my test drive. i do however love the rabbit.

[TROLL]

no point in getting the lancer if you're doing it to save money.

i say get a civic if you just want responsible and logical, get the vw if you want to throw a little fun into the mix too. we can be old school vw buddies if we both get em :)

[Ender81]

Go for the lancer. As much as I don't like Mitsubishi, with the exception of the Evo which is a lot of what you want in a car like being reliable, the new lancer looks sharp, is very affordable, and they say handles very well.

[Broken5hift]

dont get a mazda I get the Mazda S (trim, not mazda 3 speed). I am doing pretty much what your doing, trying to find a really really cheap monthly payment so i can buy a house. its hard. its really hard.

they were having a leasing special on the mazda 3i's but when i went to look at them they seemed blah compared to the small amenities the mazda 3s comes with with (fog lights, 17's, better front grill, etc). its all those small things i have trouble overlooking............. i dunno. same with the civic. i went to look at the lx and ended up driving a si around. i suck at this crap.

the mazda drove better than the civic and VW, imo. but the civic was cheaper........ so i dunno.

[tjf]

keep your evo, get rid of the STi

id vote for the mazda3, id personaly go with the wagon over the sedan though

[RayArroyo]

dont get a mazda I get the Mazda S (trim, not mazda 3 speed). I am doing pretty much what your doing, trying to find a really really cheap monthly payment so i can buy a house. its hard. its really hard.

they were having a leasing special on the mazda 3i's but when i went to look at them they seemed blah compared to the small amenities the mazda 3s comes with with (fog lights, 17's, better front grill, etc). its all those small things i have trouble overlooking............. i dunno. same with the civic. i went to look at the lx and ended up driving a si around. i suck at this crap.

the mazda drove better than the civic and VW, imo. but the civic was cheaper........ so i dunno.

thats exactly the issue we were having we were looking at a base lancer and loved the es with the spoiler and wheels. same with the 3 falling for the s and with the civic looking at the si. these base cars are like mouse traps they get you in then you fall for the nicer one. im having such a hard time.

[tjf]

how about a newer used car, or possibly a lease

the lancer i saw the GTS model, its awsome and it comes with the same navi, dvd media player with 30gb hard drive that we have in the outlander

[RayArroyo]

how about a newer used car, or possibly a lease

also opened to that

[TROLL]

i thought you meant an old rabbit. if you're trying to save money get a cheap used car for under 5k... thats my vote, it'll give you a 10k push right from the start.

[turbo4g63]

i would say to pick up a used civic....they can be gotten really cheap. they are extremely reliable (if you don't mod it) basically the ultimate economy car. the others i would assume are new, so you'll have payments on them...if you get a used civic...there is a good chance you can pay for one in cash so you'll have a great opportunity to put money away (assuming you don't dump it all into your sti)

[su_maverick]

I say a used Accord, Civic or Camry for your daily. They are reliable and have great resale value once its time to trade up. For something really cheap, get a used Saturn. They have horrible resale which means you can get one really cheap and they are almost as dependable as Toyotas and Hondas.

I bought my 01 Saturn SC1 in 2004 with 75k on it for 3800 in great condition.
I now have 142k on it in 2007 (almost exactly 3 years later).

That means I am averaging almost 1300 a year in cost on the car and about 6 cents per mile. Less if I get any type of resale out of it.

If you were to apply that to a new Honda Civic at around 15k purchase price with interest added in.
You would be spending $6,333.33 for 100,000 miles and still have to recoup the other $8,676.67 in resale.

[Raven18940]

The VW cause I value driver involvement, handling, and fun before reliably and mod-ability. European cars are just more fun to drive some how.

[Broken5hift]

thats exactly the issue we were having we were looking at a base lancer and loved the es with the spoiler and wheels. same with the 3 falling for the s and with the civic looking at the si. these base cars are like mouse traps they get you in then you fall for the nicer one. im having such a hard time.

ray lets start our own support group! men who just cant do base models

[RayArroyo]

guys at this point a 5k dollar car is useless, i still owe a little more on the evo than what is worth and i need to add it to the new car loan.

[RayArroyo]

the sti on the other hand is a different story, i owe alot less than what it is worth

[Snoozie]

We will take the Evo and you can have the Legacy. Who doesnt was velor seats?! But seriously. I really wanna take over payments on it.....just refinance later on. (cause I cant handle 17%!)

[Broken5hift]

We will take the Evo and you can have the Legacy. Who doesnt was velor seats?! But seriously. I really wanna take over payments on it.....just refinance later on. (cause I cant handle 17%!)

17% ?! WTFrz

[su_maverick]

I still say that out of everything, the Honda is your best choice. You are talking about saving up for a house and getting something better down the road.

Lancer- Great car with great features but Mitsubishi notoriously has poor resale value due to the discounts on interest and rebates they give new car buyers. Used car sellers have to dramatically reduce the cost of the car to compete.

VW- I love the looks of the car and heard some great reviews but I am still hesitant about the problems that their car have had with recalls on electronics and such.

Civic- The new body style is so much nicer than the last generation and you get Honda reliability and resale value. This would be the car I would choose for a daily driver and economy car.

Again, if this choice is for money reasons then get a year or two older version. If you go through a Honda dealer you get the remaining warranty on the car and their multi-point inspection. You are always better off getting a year old used car over a new one as the car dramatically depreciates as soon as you drive it off the lot due to the difference between new and used car financing and the difference between buying new and used.

[Broken5hift]

id go with the civic as well actually (payment wise)

[RayArroyo]

17% ?! WTFrz

thats what happens when you buy a 2nd automobile lol in the same year thats over 25,000 lol with out a joint appliccant or money down. just to give you an idea the sti was purchased a month before and my rate is 6.5 for 4 years

[xEJ20x]

VW Rabbit.

[Broken5hift]

thats what happens when you buy a 2nd automobile lol in the same year thats over 25,000 lol with out a joint appliccant or money down.

http://www.smiliesftw.com/x/eek3turban3rz.gif

[Snoozie]

17% ?! WTFrz

I was pretty drunk when she told me so I could be wrong. :eek:


edit-nvm ray confirmed.

[redline]

I vote for a secong or third job and keep the Evo!

Seriously I would buy the VW.

[Broken5hift]

I was pretty drunk when she told me so I could be wrong. :eek:


edit-nvm ray confirmed.

:mrgreen:

[RayArroyo]

I vote for a secong or third job and keep the Evo!

Seriously I would buy the VW.

all i want is a bigger house in a year lol


but i dont have time for a 3rd job. turbotek and my regular job is a handfull

[Broken5hift]

all i want is a bigger house in a year lol


but i dont have time for a 3rd job. turbotek and my regular job is a handfull

i hate to say it Ray......... but your gonna have to give up stripping

[RayArroyo]

i hate to say it Ray......... but your gonna have to give up stripping

i know dude, but i cant help it its so addicting.

[Broken5hift]

i know dude, but i cant help it its so addicting.

hang that thong up ray. hang it up while its still at the top of its game.

[RayArroyo]

hang that thong up ray. hang it up while its still at the top of its game.

im framing it

[Broken5hift]

im framing it

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[zerioustt]

where did you buy the evo from? id go to them and trade it in and see what kind of deal you can get. now what cars they have i dont know but youll probably get the best deal from them. or you can call around to dealers and see what there offering on evos. cars like evos, sti's, r32s(vw) usually have a great buy back from the original dealer. gl with whatever you choose.

[TripleBlack9SE]

1 vote for the Civic. :cool:

Good Luck on the new home...now is good time to buy!

[smoger]

ray you're thinkin of moving already? hell let me know when, if it's a few years like you mentioned i may just be ready to pick up a house.. you might have the easiest sale ever.

p.s. go with the mitsu. because you know you're gonna have to drive it occasionally.. and do you really want to be seen driving a rabbit?

[05Accent]

08 lancer es, cause it looks like the evo, and you can pretend it's an evo by making turbo noises

haha..

[ThePrimerSuspect]

whats the difference.......ray, its you.......what ever you buy your just gonna mod the hell out of it in the first week anyway. but if your serious about a civic do it before i quit my job (or get fired) and ill hook ya up. i might know someone who would want the evo.

[ThePrimerSuspect]

..................or i can get you a great deal on a slightly used SRT4..............just puttin it out there.

[Vypurr]

^ Take it Ray! More fun, and more economical than the EVO!

[RayArroyo]

..................or i can get you a great deal on a slightly used SRT4..............just puttin it out there.

lets talk :) ill be home at 6pm

[MuddyREX]

Buy the Rabbit. The Lancer is a chick car, the Civic is a Civic, the Mazda3 is just meh, but the Rabbit is DOPE.

[Snoozie]

The rabbits are peppy too. I drove one when I was 1st thinking of getting rid of the Beetle. There nice and all but I think you'd be happier with the Lancer. What is the price range you are looking at? I know the Rabbit fully equipt (4-dr) is like $18k.

[james_ls]

VW.

Hate to say it as a Honda-kid, but it far out performs your other logical choices on there.

That and they are hella-comfortable to drive; and pretty damn fun and practical.

VW wins this round.

[su_maverick]

I think there are too many variables here

1.) What will be the main purpose of the car?
2.) Is resale value a concearn?
3.) What features are you looking for in a car?
4.) What is your price range?