What does the RACER community drive?

[2o6]

Just curious. I bought my 1st car last week, a 1996 Plymouth Neon coupe.

 

[KS95]

We were going to buy the Lexus today. Some [choice word] has beat us to it, and he guy who sold it didn't know about us, so it wasn't held.

There's a red one coming in on Thursday, so we'll see what it's like.

Annoyed!

 

[KS95]

Well the red one wasn't red, but silver, and a base model. Wasn't as nice, nowhere near.

Good news is, the buyer changed their mind (wife couldn't drive it, too big...) so we bought it. Collecting tomorrow. Pictures at the weekend

 

[Splashonda]

Burnout video or you didn't bought it!!

 

[KS95]

Sorry about the darkness, there's not too much I can do about that

The black beast and the starship enterprise

 

[boomer541]

You could wait for daylight! LOL

 

[Harey]

You could wait for daylight! LOL

That would be too easy.
and Scott you should call them, the Death Star and the Starship Enterprise lol (I know two totally different movies)

 

[KS95]

Haha, yeah could do. A lot of people say the GT-Four is like the batmobile

Darkness again, I work during the light :|

 

[Splashonda]

Great car! It must be very comfy and great for roadtrips! Is it petrol or diesel?

 

[KS95]

Bare in mind 97 costs £1.40 a litre, and only getting on average 24mpg, a petrol wouldn't be any better than the Celica. :/ And in the UK, they're pretty rare (for the obvious reason )

2.2L diesel, 400nm of torque. It's so powerful it was pulling itself (on flats and slight up-hills) at 30mph in 5th gear. We're very impressed

 

[francomk]

Recorded 2 weeks back or so, when we had -15°C and similar

Slow, but reliable, or not?

 

[2o6]

Looking for another vehicle...my Focus has 152K miles and has averaged over $200 a month in repairs since It's purchase in May (142K)



Looking to spend around 7K ish USD, which brings me to this list from most likely to least likely

Scion xA (sold in some markets as the Toyota Ist, it's super good on gas and has a reputation for being very reliable. It's also bigger in several ways than my Focus)

Scion xB (sold in some markets as the Toyota bB, super roomy inside similar to an SUV, but it's more expensive than other models)

Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix

Ford Fusion (Gas Mileage isn't very good, though)

Another Focus

And that is about it. Everything else is a bit expensive. Hopefully I haven't missed anything

 

[francomk]

My advice is: Forget about buying anything new! Today the cars are made in the way 3-5 years to last and then done! I´d rather buy something proven and reliable But I don´t know what designs, sizes, engines you prefer...

 

[Splashonda]

I would go with a xA!

Or find an unmolested an unmodified Ek Civic! 500k miles ftw! Ultra reliable and great on gas! Today's Civics aren't even half as good as these were!

 

[2o6]

Lol, those Civics are super overpriced and are older than my car.

 

[KS95]

I agree. Look for low milage used, preferable Japanese as they're built to last.

 

[Harey]

Just thought I'd say, my PT in repairs has been extremely cheap. insurance, is kinda on the higher side, and gas, well $40(USD) a month for me lol. would be less a month for gas but it out right refuses to get better then 18mpg.

 

[twister77]

Scion xA. Instead of spending $200 a month in repairs you will be spending $200 a YEAR in repairs. It's Toyota after all..

 

[KS95]

$40 a month in petrol? The Celica was taking $400 here! (About £3000 a year)

We had some RWD slidey slidey today haha. That Lexus can slide lol!

 

[2o6]

Just thought I'd say, my PT in repairs has been extremely cheap. insurance, is kinda on the higher side, and gas, well $40(USD) a month for me lol. would be less a month for gas but it out right refuses to get better then 18mpg.

The PT is just so old, though. And MPG's aren't very good.

Scion xA. Instead of spending $200 a month in repairs you will be spending $200 a YEAR in repairs. It's Toyota after all..

I like the xA but cruise control is not available. Just keeping my options open to basically something japanese and lower mileage (under 100K miles)

$40 a month in petrol? The Celica was taking $400 here! (About £3000 a year)

We had some RWD slidey slidey today haha. That Lexus can slide lol!

Heh, I'm at around $40 a week in gas!

 

[William Levesque]

If you want a good Japanese car go for a Mazda, don't get a Toyota Sleepmobile...