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$500. The Purchase agreement stipulates that it's for MSRP, is contingent on test drive, and the deposit is refundable. I've never paid MSRP for a car before (nor have I pre-ordered one), but I'm making an exception for the Toyobaru.
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Ah interesting, though if this is for Scion, wouldn't it always be MSRP? I'll swing by Subaru and see if anything is stated there.
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Originally Posted by Deslock
Most people that can't swing $1000-2000 for a cheap beater (that can be sold after 6 months without much of a loss) shouldn't be buying a new car. My intention isn't to judge as I don't know your situation, but new cars are huge money pits and if it were me I'd make sure I was getting exactly what I wanted. Search various auto enthusiast forums and you'll find posts by people that purchased an AT because they couldn't drive stick and later regretted it.
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No, the problem is not the inability to afford a beater. I currently do not have the time to actively look at them. Though a question to you guys is, what do you consider as an auto enthusiast? I'm quite content just taking a car and just driving off somewhere to explore a city or a town. I don't plan to track. Also, I do live in SF and its not the most ... friendly place to start without any help from family or friends--baptism by fire sounds... less than ideal.
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I wouldn't put much stock in stereotypes; make some calls and get estimates.
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Fair enough
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Actually, that's a good point. I taught my brother to drive stick on a G27 playing GT5. 30 minutes of that plus 15 minutes in my MX5, and he was doing it quite smoothly.
But I still suggest getting a beater to learn thoroughly on (before buying a brand new MT). Or at least get some real wheel time in a friend's car after learning on the simulator.
Anyway, good luck Buggy51.
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As stated before, none of my friends (close, don't know about others) drive a manual car so I'm essentially out of luck there. You had yourself there to teach your brother and well, I'm glad you were able to.
And I really don't want to delve into another auto vs. mt but since this is ft86club and nothing stays on topic :P Why do you guys think the auto is absolutely terrible? I haven't heard things that were truly horrific about the ISF's transmission.