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10-24-2022, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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Hi! I'm Auron, came here to get some advice from owners...
Currently I am looking for a fun first car, in between some manual vehicles (not trucks or SUVs) or a 1st gen BRZ, FR-S, or 86... I live in Colorado, looking for a daily driver, but something that isn't boring... Not one of those kids that wants to slam my car and camber it unnessicairly... more of someone to do actual upgrades that will do something (suspension, power, comfort, etc). But, i wanted to get advice from the best advisors, the owners themselves Last edited by nolicensenerd; 10-28-2022 at 10:01 AM. |
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Personally I think the 86 (or Miata) make great first cars as they are great vehicles for learning driving skills.
First thing though is that I think you really need to understand what you want. A 4Runner/Tacoma and a BRZ/86 are entirely different beasts that have no business being cross-shopped/compared. That said, I am in the Denver metro area and I would not get an 86 if you are not able to shell out for a good set of winter tires (just put them on their own set of wheels). I know we do not get tons of snow here, but with the 86 being a RWD car you really should have these (heck I even had them on my AWD BMW).
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@bucketfoot I agree with you, well except for this...
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Usually first vehicle buyers are shopping by price first, type second. No reason to limit yourself unless you have a specific need. Doesn't sound like the OP does.
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I eventually remarried though so it turned out OK.
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Never got the appeal of trucksSUVs if you don't need to haul stuff around all the time. FR-S/BRZ/86 all the way for "fun"! As mentioned you *will* want to get very good winter/snow tires for the cold months...
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All my friends are truck guys that don't understand the appeal of my car. Neither group is more right than the other.
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Every once in a while I drive my Suburban in, and confuse everyone.
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It's a great car to learn many things on. Driving, maintenance, modding, dealing with limited visibility in traffic, hating hedges at corners, tetris. You can only fit 2 real people in it so if you often drive friends/family that is a limitation. Good cargo space for a small car though.
Unless you want to do off roading, a twin (FRS/86 or brz) is going to be more fun to drive every day. |
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Great for off roading too. Dirtfish runs classes. Don't sell the twins short.
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As a first car, I could have easily fit 4 in it (most of us were smaller in high school). Heck I used to fit three in my MR2 before people starting obsessing on seat belts and stuff....
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You can mod any car for any purpose. It just takes desire, time and money.
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In my oldest grand daughter's case she ended up with an older low mileage Honda Civic. My oldest grandson wanted a Subaru WRX or STi. He ended up taking his step father's older hand me down Subaru Impreza. It's fine to have wants but, I think you have to look at needs and costs first. Just my old guy 2 cents worth. |
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