What car would you buy?

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I’m bored so I’m posting this here. I’m gonna be grabbing a daily driver soon that will also be driven by my sister. Here are the choices we have:

  1. 1998 BMW M3 (3.2L I-6 240hp, 5 speed, RWD)
  2. 2003 Mini Cooper S (1.8L Supercharged I-4 170hp, 6 speed, FWD)
  3. 2001 Honda S2000 (2.0L I-4 240hp, 6 speed, RWD)
  4. 2000 Audi S4 (2.7L Twin turbo V6 250hp, 6 speed, AWD)
  5. 2005 Subaru Legacy GT (2.5L turbo H-4 250hp, 5 speed, AWD)
  6. 2003 Subaru WRX (2.0L turbo 227hp H-4, 5 speed, AWD)

So what would you buy and why? Keep in mind that the car will be driven all year round, and safety is important. Right now we’re leaning towards the Mini.

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Honestly. i would not but any one of those. Maintenance on all of them is expensive.

S2000 all year round? i despise Honda so it’s not for feeling bad for it in the snow. yet either way. S2000 is not a comfortable car for every day (imo)

The german cars…expensive to maintain. and buy.

subarus…same shit.

Yet it i ABSOLUTELY HAD to choose one… Legacy GT. Nice cars.

check insurance also

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Actually, all of these cars are quite affordable with price ranging from 10-15gs. I get what you’re saying with the maintenance though. Cars with aluminum control arms like the M3 and S4 require the whole control arm to be replaced when a ball joint goes lol. And the damn Audi has 8 ball joints in the front alone! Thats probably why we’re leaning towards the Mini. It will still be fun to drive yet cheaper on maintenance and gas. I really want the M3 though but it doesn’t seem like a practical choice…

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your sister really likes the fast and prestigous kind of cars ehh but I know you want some kick too lol
Mini ftw, safety and it’s FWD so it’s more predictable handling + it’s a cute car for a girl but still driveable for a guy.

**if I were to decide, I’d go for a BMW M3 or a Legacy GT…

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Yea, she really likes the M3 as well and we’ve already checked out a two of them. Only problem is finding one is decent condition.

The first one we checked out had so many issues: electrical problems, obviously been in an accident and repaired etc.

The second one we checked was better but the shifter bushings were done, rear defrost didn’t work, and it was a base model (no sport seats, manual adjustment on the seats etc.)

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The handling on the M3 is fine since it has traction control. I tested it out and it works amazing. The S2K is probably a no no since it has no electronic aids except ABS which won’t be good for a new driver like my sis.

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I would go with either the WRX or the Legacy.

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go with a WRX/Legacy or the Mini Cooper S.
what about a G35 Sedan? they come in RWD/AWD and they are very practical luxury vehicles ;).

98 M3 are very nice car, but you’ll have a hell of a time looking for one that is not already beaten to a pulp.
S2000 is not really a all season vehicle, even with winters.

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Forget the M3, pick up a 328 coupe. Cheaper, and almost as much fun. Plus the added ASC+T is fantastic in the snow.

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http://stock.drifttuners.com/show.php?id=18&p=25&page=1&srt=added%20DESC

why not???

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S2000 SPOON IT FTMFW http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/456508542_57d07045c7.jpg
or I’d do this http://www.gruppe-s.com/Promo/RGII_black.jpg

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^^ i’ll take 2!

the B5 S4 might be a bit old… they are known to have electrical problems, try maybe B6 or up… should be solid… or a 1.8T B6 if your strapped for cash

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id get the wrx

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Legacy GT… Probably the most usefull out of the selection you posted.

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http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x56/brando5185/SANY0588.jpg

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i personally would not buy any of those.

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why settle ofr wrx. get a sti.

anyways since girl will be driving it. minicooper it is.

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Mini Cooper! Or the BMW…

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s2k

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