# NYSpeed I need YOUR wisdom! SEARCH FOR A NEW CAR! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 5, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797 "2009-01-05T17:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/121 "2009-01-06T09:28:55Z")
OK so I found a couple of cobras in that price range with pretty low miles that don’t look too bad, if you want a 15 year old car for a DD. In this case I would. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/122 "2009-01-06T09:31:17Z")
lease a nicer car :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/123 "2009-01-06T09:44:32Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > this is not true e90 325s had 3.0s in them e46 323s had 2.5s e90 /= e46 and 323 was only offered in 99/00, you state the exception not the rule. sure subies and what not are nice, but for about the same price you can have luxury and performance. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/124 "2009-01-06T09:46:57Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > e90 /= e46 and 323 was only offered in 99/00, you state the exception not the rule. > > sure subies and what not are nice, but for about the same price you can have luxury and performance. Agreed, He’ll say the subie is too juvenile and too unrefined within 3 months guaranteed, and we’ll be doing this thread all over again. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/125 "2009-01-06T10:08:53Z")
> [@IanK](#): > > Agreed, He’ll say the subie is too juvenile and too unrefined within 3 months guaranteed, and we’ll be doing this thread all over again. lol, he wont know what he is missing on if he doesnt go drive one and experience sorry, i couldnt resist ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/126 "2009-01-06T10:13:24Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > lol, he wont know what he is missing on if he doesnt go drive one Agreed: ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/127 "2009-01-06T10:38:01Z")
Will and I actually just had this discussion about Subarus… too kidish lol. I would never DD an STI either. Mustangs…meh. But to be honest with everyone, I’m falling in love with BMWs…which, for better or worst…may be what I go for if I can find a CLEAN, CHEAP, e46 semi-local. I don’t want a built car, I have no need for a lot of power or speed, this is a DD, not a track whore. Plus, if it’s been built, it’s been beat. No questions asked, that’s why people BUILD engines to USE them. ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/128 "2009-01-06T10:39:35Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > OK so I found a couple of cobras in that price range with pretty low miles that don’t look too bad, if you want a 15 year old car for a DD. > > In this case I would. 😛 Everyone on here raves about 20year old honda’s, but an 11year old cobra isn’t reliable or something?, my car is INSANELY reliable, and why does a GT make a better DD than a cobra, SAME CHASSIS, but with improvements. If the price is the same what makes it that you shouldn’t DD a cobra? Obviously the cobra will hold less value if driven through the winter, than if not, but it will hold more value than a GT driven through the winter. there is nothing in an 04 GT that makes it more reliable than a 96 cobra. everyone else is suggesting 10 year old BMW’s, so just follow the crowd. if you do follow the crowd look into an e36 m3 over a e46 323. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/129 "2009-01-06T10:40:54Z")
atta boy, check out those links i posted earlier from [cars.com](http://cars.com) sign up on e46f and start reading. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/130 "2009-01-06T10:41:52Z")
e36 are nice, but to quote Will, “they look dated” I agree. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/131 "2009-01-06T10:43:04Z")
Right dont buy a modded one, and who cares where it comes from, I’ll fly down with ya and go get it HaHa ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/132 "2009-01-06T10:45:45Z")
> [@deathproof001](#): > > there is nothing in an 04 GT that makes it more reliable than a 96 cobra. 8 years, and I didn’t mean to call your baby ugly. And I’ve never humped a 20 year old Honda. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/133 "2009-01-06T10:47:12Z")
BMW just continue to get more sexy with age… but like any car that’s getting old, you have to love it for what it is, not what you think it should be or you’ll always hate it. another fun fact, E36 parts are very cheap!!! I got an LSD rear end with a desirable gear ratio for $350. If I had an E46 it would be like $1500. look at this old bavaria, it’s just bad ass… ![http://www.automotiveinfopage.com/BMW_E12/my528i/images/bavaria.jpg](http://www.automotiveinfopage.com/BMW_E12/my528i/images/bavaria.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/134 "2009-01-06T12:50:59Z")
Realistically speaking…for say…under $9,000: What am I going to find in a e36 or e46? (Mileage, Condition, ect) ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/135 "2009-01-06T12:57:27Z")
now you are getting lazy, lol under 9k you will find 100k+ miles ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/136 "2009-01-06T12:58:41Z")
haha, i just went through 20 pages of FS posts on bimmersforum and e46f and found that I cannot afford a M3 or anything nice lol. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/137 "2009-01-06T12:59:19Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > now you are getting lazy, lol > under 9k you will find 100k+ miles > > you might be able to find a 330, but more likely a 325. Yes, theres that nice silver on black one for sale on here. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/138 "2009-01-06T13:00:48Z")
did you ever look at these? those prices mean there is room to haggle, ebay there is not > [@travisn](#): > > agy2k2 has some nice audi’s and bmw’s > > or > > check [cars.com/autotrader](http://cars.com/autotrader) in rochester > > 2 door 323 5 sp, been on there a while, might be able to low ball $8995 [LINK](http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7cE-%7cM-_5_%7cB-9000%7cN-N%7cR-50%7cI-1%2c7%7cP-PRICE+descending%7cQ-descending%7cZ-14103&aff=national&paId=136714991&recnum=0&leadExists=true) > > 4 door 323 auto $8995 [LINK](http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7cE-%7cM-_5_%7cB-9000%7cN-N%7cR-50%7cI-1%2c7%7cP-PRICE+descending%7cQ-descending%7cZ-14103&aff=national&paId=136747411&recnum=1&leadExists=true) > > both are from dealers so you can prob get something for trade on the blaze. being winter you might have better luck ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/139 "2009-01-06T13:00:50Z")
under $9k gets you a nice E36 328i, is. Possibly a very beat E46 323. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797/140 "2009-01-06T13:02:39Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > did you ever look at these? Maybe it’s just me, but mileage scares me away from those. 130k sounds like ALOT. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-i-need-your-wisdom-search-for-a-new-car/60797.md?page=8)