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02-04-2012, 02:23 PM | #1 |
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Waiting a year for the 86. What would you recommend for the mean time?
Hi all, I've been lurking for a while but now I have a question. I've got a 98 Corolla that I'm sick of. I'm all but convinced that I want an FRS or a BRZ (I even got to sit in the one at the DC Auto Show) but I want to wait a year to let those first year kinks get worked out and to get further ahead in my student loans.
But for the mean time, I'm ditching the Corolla and I want to spend 8-10K on a replacement, something like the 86. Miatas are out, I don't quite fit (too tall) and I need trunk space. I was really set on an RX-8 for a while but the ones in that price range are all '04s with questionable engines and no factory warranty. I'm thinking about a Celica, but I haven't been to any dealerships yet so who knows. What else should I consider? Other random facts: I want a manual, I have a short commute and drive roughly 1200 miles a month and it'd be my only car. I rarely have others in the car and I don't really care about speed/acceleration, as long as it's decent. Thanks for any suggestions! |
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Can someone please explain to me this "I'm going to wait a year to let the kinks get worked out"? You know this car has been in development for YEARS already right? It is not in any companies interest to release a car with issues. Have you heard of any other toyota or subaru mainstream models that have had a serious issue in their first year of production?
So basically you are willing to sacrifice a year of being able to own the car you truly want because of the fear of having to take it in for maybe 1 day of warranty work to fix a rattle or get a ECU update? |
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I would recommend/plug something like my XRS. They're cheaper then the Celica GT-S. The ZZE131 Corolla was only make for 2 years so they are harder to locate, Matrix XRS are usually easy to come by (I know the Corolla XRS only came with stick and I think the Matrix XRS is the same). The rear seats don't fold down in my Corolla because of the brace but I think it's got decent trunk space.
I was in the same deal a couple years ago. The RX-8 was really appealing, but you get someone that didn't know it had a wankle for an engine and it's a bit of a gamble. I thought maybe a AP1 S2000, but it might be the same bucket as the Miata for you. I was shooting for something a lower though like a Mazda 3, base Acura RSX, lower trim Civic, Golf 2.0, Matrix XR, low milage Honda Fit. I ended up wandering around dealerships looking at the average 4-5 year old joe commuter cars mentioned above. Then I stumbled upon the front of a particularly evil looking Corolla with no price tag at a used car dealership overflow lot (it had just came in the day before). I learned the price, took a drive, and was sold on it. Just take a look around. There can be a diamond in the rough that you never researched, and the price might be right. |
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And yeah, I'm looking forward to driving up to random dealerships and seeing what they have. I'd be doing it today but I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow. |
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And second, I'm not going to throw the car away when I'm done with it, I'm going to trade it in (may sell it myself). I know it'll cost me a few thousand dollars overall, but hey, if I wanted to be fiscally responsible I'd just buy an old Honda Fit and forget about the 86. |
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I'm going to be harsher on your second point. It's only a fiscally irresponsible decision to buy the 86 IF you can't afford it. I assume you'd be making payments rather than buying outright, but that doesn't mean you can't afford it...that just means you'll pay more for it over time than you would at once. Most people do that, it's not the smartest, but I understand. Since you've more or less committed to buying it and your current car is on its way out, why don't you get a beater? A sub $2K car to carry you over in the mean time and sell for the same price or dispose of. Another Corolla, Civic, or something of that nature that has already lost its value. It makes no sense to buy a car for $10K and then take a hit on the trade in. That isn't being fiscally irresponsible, it's being dumb! Save up the money and make a larger down payment. Don't waste money in the meantime, that's dumb. |
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But if you want to go to extreme I can go to the opposite end of the spectrum. I own a 2003 honda that was a completely new car. New body, new engine, new transmission, etc from the previous year. It was built in 2002 and one of the very first off the production line and the only issue it has had was a recalled windshield wiper motor. And being in production for a few weeks means what? They have put the cars together before as you can see there are many floating around different continents and also being driven quite hard in special events. |
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buy any cheap beater and wait the year?
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Subaru 2.5RS? It's got 4 doors, it'll be fine in the winter, it's (i've heard) pretty reliable, and i'm sure they're fun as well as cheap!
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