BuckNasty
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- Jun 24, 2004
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Ewing,
New Jersey
OK, here's the quick breakdown. . .I have a horrible ass pontiac that keeps breaking, it's a 96 grand am which looks mint, but has terrible (1,200 ABS brake situation) problems. So it's come time where my dad's allowing me to buy a new car.
I live in New Jersey, i'm 17, and don't want a slow ass car. Everybody even knows I want a fast car, so there's no problems with my dad not wanting me to have it, anything like that. . .fast cars are cool with them. I have, tops, 10,000 dollars to buy a new car. I almost financed a 2002 WRX, but it would've cost 4000 a year for insurance, so f-that. . .so I need a car I can pay for without financing (damn NJ insurance bastards).
So, the problem now is. . .my father hates every car I bring to his attention. He liked the WRX, but he'll be damned if he's helping me out with paying for it, so I started looking at eclipses. The major problems start here.
If I don't worry about things like crankwalk in my search for a 2g car (a 6-bolt swap would rule, no doubts there), there's certain "guidelines" my dad want's me to look for. . .here goes.
1. Under 100,000 miles : I got my pontiac from my aunt with 63 thousand miles on it. . .already, at just 65, it's been in a shop for a collected two weeks, and cost me over fifteen hundred dollars. He assumes that since I have a shitbox pontiac, that all cars fall apart by 90,000 miles, and 100,000 is out of the question. . .no regard for the fact that foreign cars can have long-lasting motors.
2. Dealer bought : He wants me to trade in my car so I don't have to go about selling it. . .so this means, I get underpaid for the trade in, and overcharged on the car. . .awesome
3. Varied choices : What the HELL is this all about. . .he won't let me focus in on an eclipse, he wants me to make a list of about 5-10 cars that I would want, and then give that to him to search around. . .honestly, I'm picky about my car, I'm pretty narrow minded and can't think of much more than 3 or 4. . .and not many at ALL that are under 10 thousand dollars.
So please, anybody give my advice. . .How should I deal with these problems, what could I do to get a nice, used, fast car under 10 grand. And what the hell are 4 other cars that would be worth buying for that little price, and how does he want me to find all this under 100,000 miles.
Any help is appreciated. . .I'm in a hell of a spot.
peace
I live in New Jersey, i'm 17, and don't want a slow ass car. Everybody even knows I want a fast car, so there's no problems with my dad not wanting me to have it, anything like that. . .fast cars are cool with them. I have, tops, 10,000 dollars to buy a new car. I almost financed a 2002 WRX, but it would've cost 4000 a year for insurance, so f-that. . .so I need a car I can pay for without financing (damn NJ insurance bastards).
So, the problem now is. . .my father hates every car I bring to his attention. He liked the WRX, but he'll be damned if he's helping me out with paying for it, so I started looking at eclipses. The major problems start here.
If I don't worry about things like crankwalk in my search for a 2g car (a 6-bolt swap would rule, no doubts there), there's certain "guidelines" my dad want's me to look for. . .here goes.
1. Under 100,000 miles : I got my pontiac from my aunt with 63 thousand miles on it. . .already, at just 65, it's been in a shop for a collected two weeks, and cost me over fifteen hundred dollars. He assumes that since I have a shitbox pontiac, that all cars fall apart by 90,000 miles, and 100,000 is out of the question. . .no regard for the fact that foreign cars can have long-lasting motors.
2. Dealer bought : He wants me to trade in my car so I don't have to go about selling it. . .so this means, I get underpaid for the trade in, and overcharged on the car. . .awesome
3. Varied choices : What the HELL is this all about. . .he won't let me focus in on an eclipse, he wants me to make a list of about 5-10 cars that I would want, and then give that to him to search around. . .honestly, I'm picky about my car, I'm pretty narrow minded and can't think of much more than 3 or 4. . .and not many at ALL that are under 10 thousand dollars.
So please, anybody give my advice. . .How should I deal with these problems, what could I do to get a nice, used, fast car under 10 grand. And what the hell are 4 other cars that would be worth buying for that little price, and how does he want me to find all this under 100,000 miles.
Any help is appreciated. . .I'm in a hell of a spot.
peace
runs 12's and looks great! $8500
