Need ideas for a first car

[tyson2699]

Considering this is a s chassis forum thats kinda what im looking for.. im just not sure if i should get a sort of shitty sr20 or a nicer ka and still have about a thousand dollars left over btw i have about 5k so suggest away! oh and yes i do want something fast so dont recommend a N/A KA if i get a KA its going to be boosted...

[DJ 21o3]

How much experience do you have with cars? Do you have a steady income for parts? Do you have access to another vehicle to daily drive when the 240 inevitably breaks down?

I always tell my friends to avoid 240's unless they are dead set on a project car simply due to age.

[Rustys14]

Whats your mechanical ability? Its unlikely you will find a sr20 swapped chassis or boosted ka in your price range that isn't a hacked together money pit. Even a stock 240 is going to require a good bit of maintenance just due to the age of the car.

Honest opinion, don't get a 240. If you save a little more you can get something much newer and nicer like a 350z, base boxster, rx8, is300, etc.

If your dead set on a 240 the best option would be to buy a clean stockish car and throw a decent set of coilovers and some battles on it. Boom! good looking car that you'll be proud to drive and should be reasonably reliable. You can always do a swap or add a turbo down the line. Your daily driver should never be a project. Only do a swap or buy someone's project when you have reliable daily and keep the 240 as a "fun" car.

Edit: DJ 21o3 beat me to it.

[deolio]

what is up with all these "help me decide how to spend my money" threads lately?

DO RESEARCH. MAKE UP YOUR OWN DAMN MIND.

[LockOn!]

Without them how are people supposed to find out what to do to look cool for all their friends and instragram followers?????!?!?!


fucking kill me

[tyson2699]

My mechanical ability aswell as tool availability is not the problem i just kinda need to know what to keep my eye out for

[silviasandbeer]

keep an eye out for a cliff to jump off of.

this topic has been discused to death, multiple times
get something reliable, cheap to maintain and good MPG, then get your fun car

[tyson2699]

Look I didn't join zilviz because I'm a coin collector I joined because I'm a car enthusiaste so I'm not going to go buy a 03' camry

[bluz370]

I would say 75-80% of the people on zilvia joined because they were looking for a first car like you, and/or they bought said car and it broke.

[simmode1]

Originally Posted by deolio

what is up with all these "help me decide how to spend my money" threads lately?

DO RESEARCH. MAKE UP YOUR OWN DAMN MIND.

This. x1000. Somebody lock this crap up. We don't go for this shit on Zilvia.

[motoman159]

whats it going to hurt, hes asking a question, 90% of people came to this site with a question.
hey dude, here's my suggestion. Buy a clean, stockish car with a nice ka and a 5 speed, learn it inside and out and learn to control it, (You'll get yourself in some deep sh*t if you go for big power right away)learn to work on it, etc. While doing this, save up some money, then go sr or turbo. good luck man!

[tyson2699]

Originally Posted by motoman159

whats it going to hurt, hes asking a question, 90% of people came to this site with a question.
hey dude, here's my suggestion. Buy a clean, stockish car with a nice ka and a 5 speed, learn it inside and out and learn to control it, (You'll get yourself in some deep sh*t if you go for big power right away)learn to work on it, etc. While doing this, save up some money, then go sr or turbo. good luck man!

Wow thanks actually, I think that is what I will do [emoji4]

[cured13]

can't go wrong with VOLVO,

practice at night on abandoned parking lot or airport

[dorkidori_s13]

gonna go ahead and lock this now before it turns into exactly what every other "should i buy a 240?" thread does