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02-17-2011, 06:45 PM
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#1 | | Ready to be Man handled by RS!
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Trying to make 25+ posts, but this is my first, so maybe I'll give a quick intro' of myself.
Born and raised in Vancouver. Had a thing for electronics/mechanical design, so I went to BCIT/Uvic and got an engineering degree. I'm working as an automotive engineer right now for a company who makes electric vehicles.
K, let's get to the point. I need a car in the sub 10k range. I was thinking of getting either a Celica, or a RSX type S.
I'm sort of a car noOb, so please enlighten me. Also, if you guys have, or know anyone who are trying to sell their car in my price range of the type of car that I'm looking for, please give me a shout.
Peace!
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02-17-2011, 07:17 PM
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#2 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Welcome.........but on the other note, what's with so many noobs today  | |
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02-17-2011, 07:40 PM
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#3 | | I help report spam so I got this! <--
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rsx-s, or a 350z
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02-17-2011, 07:51 PM
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#4 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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You gotta ask yourself what do you want and like and narrow it all down. You like coupes I see. Other things to ask yourself are like do you want to mod your car inside out or just exterior?
RSX-S is rare because it's discontinued and you get the car at around 10k now with stock turbo and you might get some extras thrown in as well. I search for you on craigslist:
Car looks alright but it needs some fixing which the kit. All exterior extras. http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/bn...147404290.html
Clean 02 with a bunch of mods. http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pm...207062350.html
search up craigslist for random cars sometimes to see what you really want
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02-17-2011, 07:55 PM
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^lol both of those cars are hall of shame material.
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02-17-2011, 08:04 PM
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#6 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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LOL the 2nd rsx is OKAY...the first one belongs in riceville. Get an rsx yo.
EDIT: 2nd one is bad too...I hate the wing. I thought it was a stock wing didn't look closely....
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02-17-2011, 08:12 PM
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#7 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Buy something stock with as low km as possible, thank me later.
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02-17-2011, 09:02 PM
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#8 | | Ready to be Man handled by RS!
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I test drove a 2005 toytoa Celica GT, and I liked it. It was pretty cozy inside with the leather interior, and it wasn't too fast, or too slow.
But looking at what's available, you can almost get a RSX type S for almost the same price.
I guess it's better to buy an older car with lower milage than a new car with higher milage?
But yea, the RSX and Celica are the only two cars that I've narrowed down to unless you gys have other suggestions.
I rode in my buddy's 400+ hp mustang, and shat my pants and stained his seats a little, so I'm not too big into "modding". Only thing that I would consider modding would be some high fidelity audio.
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02-17-2011, 09:07 PM
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#9 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Those are both fail, well the celica more so. The rsx can be cool. But seriously, get a volvo.
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02-17-2011, 11:02 PM
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#10 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by CamryV6Sport RSX-S is rare because it's discontinued and you get the car at around 10k now with stock turbo | lol wut
and how the hell is RSX a rare car? I see like a dozen of them each day
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02-17-2011, 11:36 PM
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#11 | | Ready to be Man handled by RS!
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Another thing I'm a little bit worried about is Air care. Anyone know how hard it might be to pass?
and insurance might rape me up the bum. I got my license late so I only have 20% discount, but I called ICBC and they said you can put it under someone else's name and put myself as the primary driver.
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02-17-2011, 11:59 PM
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#12 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Aircare is easy to pass. Just depends how badly you feel like cheating.
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02-18-2011, 12:11 AM
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#13 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by pk_volt Another thing I'm a little bit worried about is Air care. Anyone know how hard it might be to pass?
and insurance might rape me up the bum. I got my license late so I only have 20% discount, but I called ICBC and they said you can put it under someone else's name and put myself as the primary driver. | honestly, id go for the rsx, the celica is more of a chick car IMO. what are you looking for in a car? just a daily? good on gas?
you wont have to worry about air care for cars 2000+ unless they got some sort of problems with the internals, missing cats, etc... even then, theres ways around it.
as far as insurance, your premiums will be based on how far away you live from work, and mostly driving record. other things to consider is they charge more if its a two door coupe, or color red. if you get some anti-theft devices, youll save some change.
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02-18-2011, 01:52 AM
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#14 | | degenerate extraordinaire
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The chick car comment is pretty much meaningless, it all depends on how the driver of the car views it. Everybody calls the Miata a chicks car, but it doesn't mean the car is any less fun to drive, or nice to look at.
Regardless, you will see both the RSX and Celica everywhere. Both are great cars to drive around, the main difference is the modding potentials between the K20 is way higher compared to the 1zzfe or 2zzge. Both cars are solid and are mostly hassle free if you care for it. My friend who drives a RSX Type S loves the cockpit area of my Celica GT, the way things are layed out and the seats on it. Ultimately it is up to you to test drive to see which you prefer.
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02-18-2011, 02:49 AM
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#15 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Originally Posted by pk_volt Another thing I'm a little bit worried about is Air care. Anyone know how hard it might be to pass?
and insurance might rape me up the bum. I got my license late so I only have 20% discount, but I called ICBC and they said you can put it under someone else's name and put myself as the primary driver. | Your insurance will relatively be rape if you compare it to a camry etc. for obvious reasons, civics, rsx, etc. you name it, the young kids' cars always have the worst premiums, stolen, crashed etc.
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02-18-2011, 11:05 AM
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#16 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by 737! ^lol both of those cars are hall of shame material. | Yea but he can touch up on it at least. 1st one is already in hall of shame, 2nd one can still be worked right lol. Already mentioned no interior mods at all  Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero lol wut
and how the hell is RSX a rare car? I see like a dozen of them each day | my bad. vtec. i fail. too much turbo on my mind
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02-18-2011, 11:08 AM
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#17 | | Rider
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OP you should PM Arash  | |
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