Friend Wants a Nice Looking Car for Cheap!

TWiTCHY · 08-15-2009, 05:56 AM

Says his budget is $9,000 and wants to get a car that looks nice, a 2dr/coupe, nothing else. He's not into luxury or performance - just as long as it looks nice.

He's drooling over the 2002-2008 Hyundai Tiburons...help me out with giving him some other choices?

I've already suggested the following, but I'm afraid he's sticking with the Tib until he finds something else to his liking.

I told him to look at these:

Nissan 300zx Twin Turbo
Lexus SC400
Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 Twin Turbo... Read More
Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
Porsche 944 Turbo
BMW 850i
Chevrolet Camaro SS
Subaru Impreza WRX

Didn't like any of 'em.

blue2fire · 08-15-2009, 06:19 AM

Cobalt SS?

TWiTCHY · 08-15-2009, 06:25 AM

Honestly it could just be a regular Cobalt - performance isn't what he's looking for.

He told me he's not into American, haha!

c0nstant · 08-15-2009, 06:37 AM

could you really find an 850 for 9k? damn

TWiTCHY · 08-15-2009, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jh valley

could you really find an 850 for 9k? damn

Rare, and most of the time they're green, but it's possible

Epik · 08-15-2009, 07:07 AM

Mazda 3 hatch is nice for that price.

Tiburon is prob best option.

carve · 08-15-2009, 10:15 AM

by nice looking, does he mean sporty looking?

Mitsubishi Eclipse
Old MR2 or newer MR-S
Miata
Older Infinity
Mazda 6
Imprezza 2.5 GT
Camaro or Mustang V6
Scion TC
Celica

MisterSkiMask · 08-15-2009, 11:47 AM

if you are going to buy a $9000 850, you better have $30,000 for repairs.

Since buying a cheap car usually means little money for repair, I would pick the Camaro off of that list. Anything that needs to be done could be done by almost anyone and parts are cheap.

blue2fire · 08-15-2009, 02:23 PM

I honestly think the nature of the V12 in the 850 is very underwhelming, it only does cruising very well.

mtla4 · 08-15-2009, 02:30 PM

Used civic, mazda3
Can't go wrong with those. Reliable, cheap on gas, good resale value and good looking
Stay away from newer euro cars they are money pits. MK2 VW and old school bimmers were tanks but the new ones can be money pits.

TWiTCHY · 08-15-2009, 03:41 PM

He's deciding between the Tiburon and the Celica (2000-2005) but doesn't know which one is more reliable. Tibs can be had for under 9k with around 50k miles on them while for the same price you're looking at 115k miles on the Celicas.

Quote:

Originally Posted by carve

by nice looking, does he mean sporty looking?

Yup, but it doesn't have to be fast. He plans on dropping $1000 on cosmetics after the fact.

TK-421 · 08-15-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue2fire

I honestly think the nature of the V12 in the 850 is very underwhelming, it only does cruising very well.

I think the weight is what really kills it

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TWiTCHY Colonel 391 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: '13 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WA iTrader: (6)	Friend Wants a Nice Looking Car for Cheap! Says his budget is $9,000 and wants to get a car that looks nice, a 2dr/coupe, nothing else. He's not into luxury or performance - just as long as it looks nice. He's drooling over the 2002-2008 Hyundai Tiburons...help me out with giving him some other choices? I've already suggested the following, but I'm afraid he's sticking with the Tib until he finds something else to his liking. I told him to look at these: Nissan 300zx Twin Turbo Lexus SC400 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 Twin Turbo... Read More Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo Porsche 944 Turbo BMW 850i Chevrolet Camaro SS Subaru Impreza WRX Didn't like any of 'em. Last edited by TWiTCHY; 08-15-2009 at 06:37 AM..
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TWiTCHY Colonel 391 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: '13 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WA iTrader: (6)	Honestly it could just be a regular Cobalt - performance isn't what he's looking for. He told me he's not into American, haha!
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c0nstant Lieutenant General 1847 Rep 17,322 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	could you really find an 850 for 9k? damn
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carve Major 190 Rep 1,105 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	by nice looking, does he mean sporty looking? Mitsubishi Eclipse Old MR2 or newer MR-S Miata Older Infinity Mazda 6 Imprezza 2.5 GT Camaro or Mustang V6 Scion TC Celica
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MisterSkiMask Banned 149 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: I Can not say Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: you must not know iTrader: (0)	if you are going to buy a $9000 850, you better have $30,000 for repairs. Since buying a cheap car usually means little money for repair, I would pick the Camaro off of that list. Anything that needs to be done could be done by almost anyone and parts are cheap.
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