07-15-2005, 05:58 AM
Also, thought about Wagon, I wouldn't expect them to have the s**t driven out of them as much, beacuse young people don't buy wagons (generalization).
07-15-2005, 05:58 AM
07-15-2005, 06:32 AM
haha my buddy has an 01 wagon. he beats the s**t out of it..
the only thing that sucks about the wagon is the parts options...
different suspension
exhaust
back bumper.
the only thing that sucks about the wagon is the parts options...
different suspension
exhaust
back bumper.
07-15-2005, 06:48 AM
Ah, so with the wagon, I couldn't get the SVT suspension?
Couldn't really care much about the bumper myself, as I don't want to do any mods externally. The less I spend the better. All I want is a fun cheap car in the end.
Couldn't really care much about the bumper myself, as I don't want to do any mods externally. The less I spend the better. All I want is a fun cheap car in the end.
07-15-2005, 07:02 AM
nope no svt suspension.. we're gonna order the sachs sporting set for the wagon off of batinc.
08-16-2005, 01:37 PM
So I think I've decided on a car.
2001 Mazda Protege ES GT
It's more than I started out trying to spend, but I started to look at things differently today. I started to look for the lightest car I could buy, that was usable, ie not a Suzuki Swift, and that's sorta what I came up with. The Civic is less weight IIRC, but I don't want one.
As far as I have been informed, it's the same motor in the Mazda Protege ES GT as the Focus, if it's not, it has surprisingly the same stats.
The insurance is a bit more than I expected, but then every car I looked at, save a 1990 Corolla (it was $2200/yr), was $3000/yr.
So yeah, as far as I could look up the Protege weighs some 2400 lbs, which is fairly light, produces the same hp as the focus, so should be a bit zippier (than the ZX5 I was driving), and the insurance is a lot less than if I were to own a ZX3.
I really wanted to buy the 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo I kept looking at, but the more i looked at it the more it looked like a bad idea. Good for a second car, but not for your only car. So today I thought, how about getting a car with the same power to weight ratio as that. The Supra works out to 15.5:1, the Protege is like 18.5:1. I figure I need to get 155-160 hp, somewhere around there to have a similar ratio. And since the Protege is tons lighter, like 1200 lbs lighter, it'd handle better.
Have I got the idea right here? does this sound like a good idea?
The two people I've asked so far think it's a much better idea than that Supra. My Dad thinks it's good because its' newer and reliable. My friend thinks it's good cuz he owns a Protege5, but perhaps he's biased ;).
I think that's that.
2001 Mazda Protege ES GT
It's more than I started out trying to spend, but I started to look at things differently today. I started to look for the lightest car I could buy, that was usable, ie not a Suzuki Swift, and that's sorta what I came up with. The Civic is less weight IIRC, but I don't want one.
As far as I have been informed, it's the same motor in the Mazda Protege ES GT as the Focus, if it's not, it has surprisingly the same stats.
The insurance is a bit more than I expected, but then every car I looked at, save a 1990 Corolla (it was $2200/yr), was $3000/yr.
So yeah, as far as I could look up the Protege weighs some 2400 lbs, which is fairly light, produces the same hp as the focus, so should be a bit zippier (than the ZX5 I was driving), and the insurance is a lot less than if I were to own a ZX3.
I really wanted to buy the 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo I kept looking at, but the more i looked at it the more it looked like a bad idea. Good for a second car, but not for your only car. So today I thought, how about getting a car with the same power to weight ratio as that. The Supra works out to 15.5:1, the Protege is like 18.5:1. I figure I need to get 155-160 hp, somewhere around there to have a similar ratio. And since the Protege is tons lighter, like 1200 lbs lighter, it'd handle better.
Have I got the idea right here? does this sound like a good idea?
The two people I've asked so far think it's a much better idea than that Supra. My Dad thinks it's good because its' newer and reliable. My friend thinks it's good cuz he owns a Protege5, but perhaps he's biased ;).
I think that's that.