My DD died today any suggestions?
 

Hey all so just had my DD, well its not dead it's just gonna take much more to repair it than i am willing to pay. And since the FR-S's arent really available yet i wanted to see if you guys had any recommendations. Still looking in the same price range maybe cheaper, i'm definitely open to Used vehicles.

During my brief freak out I have managed to find a couple of S2000's for sale, one 370z lots of high mileage 350z's. I dunno i'm open to suggestions, just looking for something fun, much like i was yesterday when i was still open to getting an FR-S. So dissapointed right now, but trying to make the best of it.

Rent a car while you wait? I mean I hate to settle so I say find ways to wait it out. Won't be too long now.

Some Toyota dealerships offer long term rental cars.

http://www.toyota.com/rental/

If you find a good dealership to buy your FR-S from and they also offer rental Toyotas, you might be able to arrange for some sort of deal?

This happened to me, but I was fortunate enough to be able to borrow a car to cover the gap.

Had I not been able to do that, I would have purchased whatever car I could have paid cash for, with an eye towards getting a great deal on it from a private sale, then either reselling it or using it as a trade-in toward the FR-S to reduce the tax burden.

I'm talking a real beater here, no more than a couple of thousand dollars or so. Since it was only for a few months, there's not much of a chance I would have lost much money on it since most cars that are in that price range have a stablized value over a year or so.

S2000

This is what I did. went from a TL Type S to a Miata beater. Under $3k for the car...but I've already got ~$1600 in it on top of what I paid for the car. :(

But, it's 'worth' far more than I've paid thus far, so if I want/need to, I can always sell the miata for a small profit. I don't need to, so it'll remain a daily/beater after I get the BRZ.

Rent an FRS



lol nah im jk. I say rent, or buy an S2k then trade it for the FRS idk don't listen to me, its late and I'm sleepy

rent any cheap Hyundai and buy time cheaply.

Thanks guys I'm renting for now, and dropped a line to a dealer that seems to have one not spoken for so with a lot of luck I might be able to still get one. Otherwise I will probably be looking at cars this weekend. Trying hard to stick to the plan!

Just pick up a beater temporarily.

Pick up a beater truck

After my RSX was totaled, I bought a cheap beater car for $450. It was a beat-to-hell Toyota Avalon. Engine ran fine, however, and most gears worked. It even had working A/C. I drove that for 6+ months while saving my money and before I bought the SC300.

Mazda3? I find these cars fun to drive.

Found a place with some cars that aren't spoken for coming in this week. Since I have my rental for the rest of this week that should be perfect.