Opinions on daughters choice of car

[Polyal]

LOL....

Nice avatar :newangel:

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by Polyal

LOL....

Nice avatar :newangel:

LMAO! Someone might be in trouble

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by xcgxl

No they're not a SWIFT, that is the earlier model, and they are pretty nasty as well. '94-? on are made in SPAIN, with multilingual controls and the indicator switch on the left.
My grandfather has a '98 Barina auto in his garage with 20,000Km on it. It's so slow it holds up the traffic. Obviously designed as a bare bones manual when you see how roughly all the extra bits are crammed into the engine bay. Its a major job to undo the to radiator hose with the transcooler pipes and air con in the way. At least they had not thought up space saver spares then. Have you seen under the hood of a Yaris? Beautifully engineered and miles ahead. You could fit a V6 in there even with the chopped off nose.

Any small car that is an auto is going to be gutless.

And its very easy to get used to the euro stalks, I swap with my EL all the time and have no issues. As for the engine bay, who cares, send it to the Dealership to get fixed.

[Feathers]

If I were looking for a cute chick's car, it'd be one of these:

[Jadey_Baby]

Since having my festiva, hatchbacks have just grown on me...

[Polyal]

What about a Laser SR2? Maybe they are just over the budget.

I nearly got one of these a few years back: Laser Lynx. Good quality car.

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...atchallpartial

Or what about a Ford Probe...seriously.

[Jadey_Baby]

Not to bad...
If you look at it from the side.. LOL

[Jadey_Baby]

A friend of mine has a purple probe, and i DO like those!!!
Nice and sporty looking

[robs_ls1]

Originally Posted by Jadey_Baby

A friend of mine has a purple probe, and i DO like those!!!

: Is it just me, or is that extremely funny? :

[Jadey_Baby]

LOL.. oh dear :/

Just looked on carsales and there are some nice ones there
hmmmmmmmmmm...

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Jadey_Baby

LOL.. oh dear :/

Just looked on carsales and there are some nice ones there
hmmmmmmmmmm...

Again a good car based on a mazda product. Just make sure the service history is there and it wasn't owned by some punk.

Again, another car I was interested in, but I just couldn't live with the name (and FWD).

Another one is a cougar, but they might be a bit pricey.

[Jadey_Baby]

Well any car that i look at, Dads coming with. Because obvously i have NFI.

[XRated]

Have a look at Corollas (boring as bat-**** inside, but they go well and are fairly cheap to service), Fiestas (pretty small but well-built), Civics (good chassis etc but maybe pricey when it comes to servicing), Pulsar SSS (top engine, a little plain) or personally I'd be looking at a Focus hatch (great ride, pretty well built inside, no major dramas).

$10k+ is good money for a car, don't waste it on a Proton; especially an older one.

If you were to get a Proton, get a GTi model. I wouldn't bother about any others.

Also for that price range, N15 Pulsar SSS or Lancer, or save some money and find a optioned up Hyundai Accent, or base model Getz. Older model Civs can be good as well.

[brenx]

There's plenty of options for 11k.

You could throw Hyundai or Mazda in the mix? IMO experience a Hyundai you can literally drive into the ground. The only things I hated about the S coupe I used to own? People kept smashing into it and a rubber timing belt. I had it for 10 years and it owed me $700. I did all my own servicing, I don't trust anyone else to service my car. Especially when their is bugger all they can do. Off loaded @ 240,000k's.

I replaced it with an 02 Astina (323). It's a good car requires bugger all too. No rubber timing belt either. Does 600k and sometimes over to a tank whether the aircon is on or off. The only bad point? Road noise. Mazda never put enough deadening in the car. I've had the car 3 years now and it's needed nothing (150,000k's so far).

Toyota's? IMO if ones the right $? You can go past them. They go forever.

There's plenty of options available. When I buy my small cars the only prerequisite I have is manual g/box only. Auto's are awfull in combination with 4cyls.

[Jadey_Baby]

EVERYONE has Lancers..

I'm liking the probe idea... (in a non rude context!)

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by brenx

Auto's are awfull in combination with 4cyls.

Some really good options here, but this is the best point made.

Plus, guys love a chick that can use a stick. :

/Settle redbloke, it was about time someone made a bad joke :

[Jadey_Baby]

I have my manual licence, i wouldnt get an auto car..

[Martyvan]

Originally Posted by Jadey_Baby

EVERYONE has Lancers..

But Lancers have a lot of glass to put the biggest Playboy Bunny sticker on, as most young ladies seem to do these days.... Or you could fit more Frangipanni's on there...!

[killer_taxi]

Originally Posted by killer_taxi

How about a Holden XC Barina? It was Wheels Car of the Year for 2001.

OK... I think a few people are getting confused about what Barina I was originally talking about.

This is the model:

[Jadey_Baby]

LMAO... not into the Playboy crap.. no way..
and the closest thing to a Frangipanni on my car is my air freshener :P

[Dezza]

I'd suggest a 323 Astina. They are quite well built, and for a small hatchback, they do look quite sporty.

[Jadey_Baby]

ANY kind of a holden is Sacrilege according to Dad

[killer_taxi]

How about a Mazda 323 (Protege or Astina) SP20?

[killer_taxi]

That Barina is really an Opel (German Company). It's just a rebadged car.

[Martyvan]

You couldnt go wrong with a Mazda/Laser... The Mazda will cost a bit more, but is basically the same car. I had a KJ II laser for 6 years, did a 200,000+ km and thrashed it every time i got in it from day dot, and it never missed a beat, the only regret i had at the time, was getting the 1.6 and not the 1.8, as the 1.6 had drum brakes on theback, which were more expensive to get replaced than the front. So would recommend steering for the 1.8 or the SR2/Maz SP20... If you wanted to go down that path....

[Super Roo 1970]

Mazda SP 20. These little care are awesome. Little more $$ than 11k, but they go real well. 2litre engine, nice n sporty too. 16 inch mags airbags etc...

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring..._mazdasp20.htm

I used to work on the Opel Barinas. Poxy rotten things. Ask any of the H@lden Mechanics, when these come in to be worked on, the mechanics all try to pass em off th the apprentices.

[Jadey_Baby]

A little more??? YIKES :/

[Super Roo 1970]

Those were new price, you can get them in the high teens now. Well worth the extra money.

[DivHunter]

Ford Cougar
Eunos 30X
Pulsar GTi-R