In the market for a decent used car.....

[slyderdai]

Any recommendations? I have looked a 4 XD's which are decent in price and I know the car inside and out. I have about $2500 to spend and I'm not looking for anything fancy. Just reliable and affordably maintained. But nothing I could get into modding. That's the big thing!

[seanski]

bmw e30

[slyderdai]

bmw e30

I said reliability and affordable! Oh and Show me one (Not wrecked) for around $2500

[evan938]

kia rio

[slyderdai]

^ LOL I looked a rio 5 Wagon today as well It was nice and has an extreme lack of moddability. So it's def on the socond look list!

[seanski]

I said reliability and affordable! Oh and Show me one (Not wrecked) for around $2500

haha i was kidding. and they are mod-able too

they are pretty nice though, and i would consider buying one...

[SuperGLS]

Coming 'round the loop. In a Bentley Coupe. In a 35, doing 22.

[OPZ]

Find 3500-4k and you can buy my xd :P

It's not moddable...because it's already been modded. Haha

[Tommy]

find a Corolla, or a Camry.

$2500 isnt much scratch.

[slyderdai]

find a Corolla, or a Camry.

$2500 isnt much scratch.
There are lots and lots of cars for sale around here in that range. But I don't know anything other than Hyundai's.
I could actually go to about 4 grand But I don't want to.

There is a guy next door at work trying to sell me his 03 mazda 3 for 3400 (it's what he has to pay off the loan.)

[evan938]

There are lots and lots of cars for sale around here in that range. But I don't know anything other than Hyundai's.
I could actually go to about 4 grand But I don't want to.

There is a guy next door at work trying to sell me his 03 mazda 3 for 3400 (it's what he has to pay off the loan.)

how many miles? i may be interested :) you'll mod that though.

[seanski]

get a motorcycle

[slyderdai]

how many miles? i may be interested :) you'll mod that though.

78k on it. The wife wants to look at it and drive it this weekend. If it doesn't work out I'll get you his number and e-mail address.

[evan938]

78k on it. The wife wants to look at it and drive it this weekend. If it doesn't work out I'll get you his number and e-mail address.

auto?

i might end up buying a speed3 once i close on the house...i cant make any big purchases until then or it'll **** up my DTI

[BColeman]

Contact geraldleroy, on this site.

He's selling his '02 Pewter XD, manual tranny, Magnaflow Exhaust, lowered, 17s, Tibby CAI, Astrel lip kit, etc. etc., for either 2k or 2.5k. I'm trying to find the message he sent me right now, and I'll get back to you with the right amount in a few minutes.

Nevermind, he's asking $5k for it, but it has super low miles, and I mean super dedupeter low miles. Contact him anyway, he may work with you.

[Tommy]

There are lots and lots of cars for sale around here in that range. But I don't know anything other than Hyundai's.
I could actually go to about 4 grand But I don't want to.

There is a guy next door at work trying to sell me his 03 mazda 3 for 3400 (it's what he has to pay off the loan.)


Market here must suck then. You'd never find anything newer than 1999 for less than $3k here. $2500 you're looking at like 1995

[slyderdai]

Market here must suck then. You'd never find anything newer than 1999 for less than $3k here. $2500 you're looking at like 1995

If you are looking for low mileage Full size trucks this is the place to be. I could buy any number of 2000-2004 dodges, chevy's and Ford's for around 5k.

Here is my short list:

2004 (I think) Kia rio 5 3000.00
Nissan 200 ex (it's kinda sporty good gas mileage has 28k miles on it) $2200.00
1999 Vw Jetta 1800.00 High miles But it's in great shape had fun driving it.
1999 Mitsubishi Galant 1800.00 High miles but Same as jetta I liked it
2000 J2 Elantra 87k on it 2450.00

2003 Mazda Protege 54k on it 2800.00 (The wife really likes this one But it's a 5 speed and she doesn't know how to drive it But she's willing to learn)

[Tommy]

Id say a toss up between the Jetta and the Protege.

Go for the Protege if its a 2.0l.

[slyderdai]

I showed the wife the pictures and the email I got from Rich, She is in love and I think we have a winner! I just paid off y credit card so I might be using it to cover the $1000.00 I'm short for it. It'll stimulate the economy and my wife so it's a win win!
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2.3L 160HP 4 cylinder
4 speed automatic transmission w/overdrive and selectable manual sequential gearbox option
Air conditioning
clock
digital info center
cruise control mounted on a leather wrapped steering wheel with audio controls
power tilt/slide moonroof w/cover
power steering
power locks
power windows
power mirrors
tinted windows
spoiler
tachometer
digital odometer with dual tripmeters
tilt/telescoping steering wheel
am/fm radio
6 disc in dash cd changer
17" wheels
sport package
xenon head lamp/fog lamp package
safety package with abs
and a FULL compliment of airbags *(driver/passenger front & Side impact airbags, plus 1st and 2nd row side-curtain airbags)
undercarraige
paint
and interior carpet/cloth protection packages
40/60 foldown rear seat. No Rust on this vehicle.

[BColeman]

And you are buying that for abotu $3500???!!!! There's no way that's legit, what's wrong with it.

[slyderdai]

And you are buying that for abotu $3500???!!!! There's no way that's legit, what's wrong with it.

Wants the loan paid off 3209 to be precise. Helluva deal.

[BColeman]

No sh!t! Yes, that is a hell of a deal right there. That is easily an $8,000 car on any dealer's lot. You are getting quite a good deal for that.

[slyderdai]

I thought so. I drove it today at lunch, and It handled very well. I took it on the twisties out near the lake and it hugged the corners much better than the xd ever did. I don't care for the ABS but it did come in handy on the final turn at the top of the ridge. LOL! But all in all I was impressed with the car and the color is pretty awesome.

[BColeman]

As much as I love the XD/XD2 platform, it will never be as good as the Mazda3. I know, that's heresy, but it's the damn truth. Bigger motor, more power, and better suspension.

[Tommy]

^friend of mine has one, 2006 i think.

He's got the flappy paddle automatic and its gutless compared to my elantra. we've gone up to the mountains together and he cant ever keep up, even with a lowered suspension, bigger sway bars ect. He holds ok in the turns with the elantra, but coming out of a corner, its got nothing.

[BColeman]

Wow, really, he can't keep up? I used to try and pick them to race against at the drag strip. 6 out of 10 times they'd win. I've never "played" with one on the road though, might be interesting.

[Tommy]

Was it an auto or a manual?

His is an automatic, and its definatly slower than my 5spd.

[BColeman]

I couldn't tell you. It was all white with black molding. I'm going to assume it was a manual transmission. I never really paid attention to it, more to the tree and the finish line. I just got really tired of racing against Hondas, I wanted more of a challenge you know. But I will say this, my reaction time improved racing that guy, all the way down to 0.013. And I never went above 0.050 after that. So, the fact that he beat me is okay, cause it was good practice.

[exdtuner]

I thought so. I drove it today at lunch, and It handled very well. I took it on the twisties out near the lake and it hugged the corners much better than the xd ever did. I don't care for the ABS but it did come in handy on the final turn at the top of the ridge. LOL! But all in all I was impressed with the car and the color is pretty awesome.

You know you're really starting to piss me off with all of these awesome freakin deals you keep getting!

HaHa just kidding man. That's awesome! I would definitely scoop up the 3.

[QuickSilverGT]

You better speed up and get that 3. I saw it listed on craigslist today.

[04GTboySC]

wow thats an awesome deal thats a really nice lookin 3

[SuperGLS]

So no Bentley Coupe then?

[exdtuner]

If not a Bentley maybe a Bugati?