whitedevil

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I am in the market for a new DD. must seat 4 passengers all comfy like, in the 4k cash range, and would be nice to be able to carry some kind of cargo in it. What do you guys think i should get?

armkneez8

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How about a GTP? For $4K you can get a Honda. If your lucky you can find an older person selling their car. Good luck!

HEYPAL01impala

W body car. Pontiac grand prix gtp buick regal gs impala all great cars. Hell someone was selling a regal not to long ago.

HEYPAL01impala

Oh and fyi they get close to 30 on the highway normally. I got 31 on the way to Vegas doing 80-90

Thizizkai

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I say get a reliable jap car...camry,TL, accord, something cheap to maintain and great on gas...

6spdchevy

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02-03 Nissan Maxima FTW auto or 6 speed if u can find one or 02-04 Infiniti I30/I35

good gas mileage, classy, sporty, comfy, and reliable

mannyman84

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Don't go American! I love GM but damn they make some crappy front wheel drive cars.
Go for a toyota

ivan_key

Is get an accord, they cost almost no money to keep up on

IT_SS

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I'm looking into an 05 Subaru Legacy GT for my next dd

djsanchez2

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^^^^ badass cars for a DD.

A camry will NEED a timing belt change every 60k on the dot! My mom's blew 3 times just before 60k She ditched that when it started adding up in cost. They are just over $400 to repair when it happens it takes a few valves and the water pump along with it.

I say accord, i love my sisters 1998. That thing just keeps going and going man, its comfy and gets just over 32mpg avg. (70-75% hwy) Huge trunk too, and they make roof luggage racks for them as well.

spiro27

gm makes some good fwd cars the are not he best i agree. you have to keep up your maint realy well. i have seen alot of problems with nissan toyotas. and hondas they are not great car they are the same quatity as gms. i would say the gm ecotech engine holds up to any import 4 cyl now a days. ive owned a gtp realy good car had some prob nothing i coulded fix myself. hit 400000kms. had a 2000 chev malibu v6 hit 550000kms not a prob the body rusted off the malibu thats what killed it . by buddy has a ecotech cav 300000km still going no prob.

mannyman84

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I think that lots of makers make good cars. Just people don't really take care of them.... I'm sure if we go underneath an American and a Toyota u will find more problems with an American car then a jap car. (front wheel drives)

99Custom

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I love GTP's but everyone knows there Trannys are garbage...Don't rebuild them either..You gotta get a whole new unit Ask me how I know..LOL

BTW..I never MODIFIED MY GTP..THE TRANNY JUST SUCKED..LOL

LustrousWS6

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Guess it depends on the rebuild. My 02 GTP's tranny was rebuilt by the previous owner and hasn't missed a beat in the 2+ years I've had it.

HEYPAL01impala

You can rebuild them just fine you just need to know what you're doing. Btw I put over 500whp on mine it was built but did just fine.

HEYPAL01impala

Hell I got 20k miles out of a stock trans doing 400whp and rolling on 20" rims. And I raced the **** out of it.


:edit: it already had 60k on it when I went turbo.

whitedevil

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Id love to have a gtp, ive driven them, and in stock trim they were pretty fast and fun for a dd. Where i live there is a 20 mile in length hill, from 500 ft bottom to 3600 ft top that devides two towns, i work in both towns. and summer we see on average 126 degree temps all day here, so it would have to have enough power to lug its self around and a great cooling system, and not die of exhaustion. I know several guys out here with good running hondas, they have to pull over several times climbing that hill.


I considered a 2 door s10 blazer for its cargo room in the back and back seat as well, I think the xtreme ones look good....


I would LOVE a 95 or so impala ss, but absolutely refuse to buy one for what a lot of ppl are asking for them, id rather buy another ls1 car for that, drive a six speed again, have ttops, and still save cash.


right now im driving my 77 k5 blazer... its a tank, on 40 inch boggers, 14 dollars a day to work and back is starting to get very, very annoying!

black_phoenix

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im daily driving a stock 98 trans am A4.
Looks good
Good gas mileage
So far reliable, cheap to fix
Seats me and passengers just fine
And plenty of useable power
Cost me 4400

MSS91Z28

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http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...284326548.html

MJs1FastSS

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in the same boat i am looking for a nissan maxima 6 speed 04-08 right now or 05-06 altima se-r as a dd