# Find me a car for **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [May 17, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205 "2009-05-17T16:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/41 "2009-05-17T19:36:25Z")
just keep looking for the “main cars” (swapped GC, ae86, FC or FD, etc.). you’ll find one eventually. you have a car to drive around temporarily so don’t rush anything and buy something because it’s “kind of” what you want. good things will come to those who wait ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/42 "2009-05-17T19:48:04Z")
> [@For people who have run their car at the 1/4 mile....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-people-who-have-run-their-car-at-the-1-4-mile/18248/3): > > just keep looking for the “main cars” (swapped GC, ae86, FC or FD, etc.). you’ll find one eventually. you have a car to drive around temporarily so don’t rush anything and buy something because it’s “kind of” what you want. good things will come to those who wait Yeah but my dad isn’t going to wait to drive the jeep once he can walk again :rofl ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/43 "2009-05-17T19:51:35Z")
like you said, not like he goes anywhere anyway :lol ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/44 "2009-05-17T19:59:22Z")
> [@cazwrx187"](#): > > Not to be a dick, but you are seriously raining on my parade right now. :rofl You’re not being a dick, just irrational. You’ve just gotten rid off an AWD, 4dr, turbo, newer car which most of the world will consider the definition of a perfect DD that has lots of potential due to “reliability issues” and you’re now looking at older vehicles wanting them to be reliable. Sure Rx7 might be quick to rebuild and may burn a little oil every mile, but you’ve got to realize, it’s the fact that it will be down at all that is the problem. All of those cars are a fine choice and are very typical **project** choices, if you get a second car as a back up/winter. Really what you’re doing is you’re looking for a great performance car, or a car with lots of performance potential and trying to justify it to yourself that you can use it as a DD. Unfortunately it’s sort of like watching somebody do a backflip and thinking “oh it was easy, I can do that”, while in the meantime others are telling you, that it’s not in fact all that easy. Using any RWD vehicle in NY during the winter is doable, but it’s not anybody’s first choice, especially if you’re dealing with a perfomance platform, especially if it’s in good shape. ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/45 "2009-05-17T20:02:23Z")
You can get one of these beauties for around $500 ![http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/autoreview/400x266/1991-96-Ford-Escort-91113311991205.jpg](http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/autoreview/400x266/1991-96-Ford-Escort-91113311991205.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/46 "2009-05-17T20:02:34Z")
Vlad has spoken. and i agree with everything he’s saying :lol ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/47 "2009-05-17T20:09:50Z")
> [@10/4: JDMR2/BeautyOfAWD's sendoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/10-4-jdmr2-beautyofawds-sendoff/18237/5): > > You can get one of these beauties for around $500 Sleeper project. Drop in a Mazda Speed Protege drivetrain. ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/48 "2009-05-17T20:10:31Z")
> [@FS: 1990 325is w/2.7 stroker motor](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1990-325is-w-2-7-stroker-motor/16671/46): > > Sleeper project. Drop in a Mazda Speed Protege drivetrain. your getting all kinds of riled up ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/49 "2009-05-17T20:12:45Z")
> [@FS: 1990 325is w/2.7 stroker motor](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1990-325is-w-2-7-stroker-motor/16671/46): > > Sleeper project. Drop in a Mazda Speed Protege drivetrain. :ahh I used to have one of them, it was my first car. It beat the 99-00 Si’s when they came out. Impressive for it’s time. ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/50 "2009-05-17T20:17:12Z")
> [@Vovchandr"](#): > > You’re not being a dick, just irrational. > > You’ve just gotten rid off an AWD, 4dr, turbo, newer car which most of the world will consider the definition of a perfect DD that has lots of potential due to “reliability issues” and you’re now looking at older vehicles wanting them to be reliable. > > Sure Rx7 might be quick to rebuild and may burn a little oil every mile, but you’ve got to realize, it’s the fact that it will be down at all that is the problem. > > All of those cars are a fine choice and are very typical **project** choices, if you get a second car as a back up/winter. > > Really what you’re doing is you’re looking for a great performance car, or a car with lots of performance potential and trying to justify it to yourself that you can use it as a DD. Unfortunately it’s sort of like watching somebody do a backflip and thinking “oh it was easy, I can do that”, while in the meantime others are telling you, that it’s not in fact all that easy. > > Using any RWD vehicle in NY during the winter is doable, but it’s not anybody’s first choice, especially if you’re dealing with a perfomance platform, especially if it’s in good shape. Wrx was definately a great dd, not going to argue that. I don’t know how much I’ll be driving my new car this winter because It’s not going to be on campus with me. I would probably only use it to go skiing. I had to check the oil on the wrx everytime I got gas. I would go through at least a quart every 1000 miles just like the owners manual said… If anything did happen, I have access to one, maybe two, cars. Driving a rwd car in the winter is most certainly doable. What did people do before awd? I would take meticulous care of the body/paint/undercarriage. ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/51 "2009-05-17T20:19:18Z")
rx7 was really just an example of what I was looking for btw ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/52 "2009-05-17T20:24:58Z")
> [@So the plan is](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-the-plan-is/18185/97): > > rx7 was really just an example of what I was looking for btw '91 Escort GT FTW ---
**Author:** ![jordanEBP](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jordanebp/32/6447_2.png) [@jordanEBP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jordanEBP)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/53 "2009-05-18T00:22:26Z")
buy my 2000 EBP si with B18c1 swap for 8k and with the extra $ turbo it do it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Silent](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silent/32/6292_2.png) [@Silent](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silent)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/54 "2009-05-18T00:57:49Z")
buy my champ white 2000 Si with CTR spec engine fo 7500 ---
**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/55 "2009-05-18T02:49:14Z")
> [@my random impulse buy](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-random-impulse-buy/18202/32): > > Why did you get rid of the WRX? > > Id look at a Mazda 6. Theyre pretty decent cars and ride and handle decently. just don’t get a mazdaspeed 6… worked on a few… one was an '06 with only 24k miles on it, and it was a complete pos. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/56 "2009-05-18T12:29:45Z")
[http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=691018](http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=691018) [http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=654714&st=0](http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=654714&st=0) [http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=688815&st=0](http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=688815&st=0) [http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=689359&st=0](http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=689359&st=0) mag blue TE37’s FTW [http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=694029](http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=694029) ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/57 "2009-05-18T12:36:02Z")
Turbo Miata /Thread ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/58 "2009-05-18T12:36:45Z")
![http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/AntonioAlvendia/Feature%20Cars/Tony%20Pham%20Miata%20Turbo/IMG_1171%20copy.jpg](http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/AntonioAlvendia/Feature%20Cars/Tony%20Pham%20Miata%20Turbo/IMG_1171%20copy.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/59 "2009-05-18T13:26:59Z")
Kramer, epic fail on those prices. Adam, epic win on that Miata. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205/60 "2009-05-18T13:48:48Z")
buy my mr2, it will be missing a few things but ill give it to u for 10k. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/find-me-a-car-for/244205.md?page=4)