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Lethidox

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damn car shopping is bleh.. finally narrowed my Options down to 3 makes/models. Honda Civic, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla. going with 4 cyl of course since the civics do come in v6 i believe the Si versions idk about the other trims. not sure what years i will be looking at though. likely something from the 90's early 2000's. leaning more towards the honda though gives me room to toy around with it eventually. you can slam a corolla for sure especially the ae101's or older models. not a huge fan of the camry's but all are good imo.
 

ct26turbo

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damn car shopping is bleh.. finally narrowed my Options down to 3 makes/models. Honda Civic, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla. going with 4 cyl of course since the civics do come in v6 i believe the Si versions idk about the other trims. not sure what years i will be looking at though. likely something from the 90's early 2000's. leaning more towards the honda though gives me room to toy around with it eventually. you can slam a corolla for sure especially the ae101's or older models. not a huge fan of the camry's but all are good imo.
Civic parts are dirt cheap.. ooo n they never came v6 unless u do a jseries swap
 

Chunky Stool

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damn car shopping is bleh.. finally narrowed my Options down to 3 makes/models. Honda Civic, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla. going with 4 cyl of course since the civics do come in v6 i believe the Si versions idk about the other trims. not sure what years i will be looking at though. likely something from the 90's early 2000's. leaning more towards the honda though gives me room to toy around with it eventually. you can slam a corolla for sure especially the ae101's or older models. not a huge fan of the camry's but all are good imo.
My beater is a 2001 Toyota Corolla.
That little car is tough, reliable, and averages 30 mpg!
Highly recommended.

I'm 6'1" and never feel cramped. It's low to the ground which makes entry & exit a bit of a pain, but no biggie.
 

Dr.Amber Trichome

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My beater is a 2001 Toyota Corolla.
That little car is tough, reliable, and averages 30 mpg!
Highly recommended.

I'm 6'1" and never feel cramped. It's low to the ground which makes entry & exit a bit of a pain, but no biggie.
That’s my ride. I have had 5 corollas. Had the 2006 , had the Tercel before they stopped making it. Learned to drive on a Tercel. Now I have a 2018 and 2015 corolla. They never brake down on me ever. I don’t like the radio on the 2018. When you turn on the back defrost the radio goes to static but it’s got super fast acceleration . My husband is 6’1 and felt cramped in the 2006 but not the 2015. It’s stylish. Perfect size. Great gas mileage. A solid simple reliable vehicle. That’s all I need from a car. How many miles you got on yours?
 

Lethidox

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Civic parts are dirt cheap.. ooo n they never came v6 unless u do a jseries swap
yea the parts are cheap idk about the v6 part i think the newer ones come in a v6 like the Si's and type r? im not looking at those though the older models yea they only come in 4cyl i believe.

My beater is a 2001 Toyota Corolla.
That little car is tough, reliable, and averages 30 mpg!
Highly recommended.

I'm 6'1" and never feel cramped. It's low to the ground which makes entry & exit a bit of a pain, but no biggie.
yea i still need to save up right now i got enough to be an okay car but thats about it. mileage would be stacked closer to the 200k's for the price im buying it at thus i kind of want to just save up before purchasing the car alone as well as make sure i have enough for everything like maintenance, title swap ( i already calculated this it's not too expensive ), registration ( car would be registered already of course but for when it expires; idk if i have to like re register it though due to title swap and all that i assume i wouldn't kinda makes no sense on why i would have to. ), sales tax ( im pretty sure the state will charge me a sales tax for a private sale Hawaii LOVES to tax it's people, read about some few shortcuts to get around this though like gifting and lowering the cost on the bill of sale. ).

as much as i want to buy the car and just pay for the title swap im sure they will tax me when i go in then. i gotta read up more on that cause our DMV site isn't clear about buying used cars from a private owner as far as taxes go. it makes no sense if the car is owned by the individual but trust me they would pull some shit off like that. still probably just looking into purchasing in late october to early december.

insurance wise idk how that would work i think my insurance cost might be cheaper gonna bundle it up with my dads via geico or maybe mine will be regular but his will get lowered idk.
 

ct26turbo

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yea the parts are cheap idk about the v6 part i think the newer ones come in a v6 like the Si's and type r? im not looking at those though the older models yea they only come in 4cyl i believe.



yea i still need to save up right now i got enough to be an okay car but thats about it. mileage would be stacked closer to the 200k's for the price im buying it at thus i kind of want to just save up before purchasing the car alone as well as make sure i have enough for everything like maintenance, title swap ( i already calculated this it's not too expensive ), registration ( car would be registered already of course but for when it expires; idk if i have to like re register it though due to title swap and all that i assume i wouldn't kinda makes no sense on why i would have to. ), sales tax ( im pretty sure the state will charge me a sales tax for a private sale Hawaii LOVES to tax it's people, read about some few shortcuts to get around this though like gifting and lowering the cost on the bill of sale. ).

as much as i want to buy the car and just pay for the title swap im sure they will tax me when i go in then. i gotta read up more on that cause our DMV site isn't clear about buying used cars from a private owner as far as taxes go. it makes no sense if the car is owned by the individual but trust me they would pull some shit off like that. still probably just looking into purchasing in late october to early december.

insurance wise idk how that would work i think my insurance cost might be cheaper gonna bundle it up with my dads via geico or maybe mine will be regular but his will get lowered idk.
Look for a 1996-2000 civic sedan ez to work on wont get wacked for insurance. New si is a 1.4 turbo n type r is 2.0 turbo
 

ct26turbo

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Look for a 1996-2000 civic sedan ez to work on wont get wacked for insurance. New si is a 1.4 turbo n type r is 2.0 turbo
yea the parts are cheap idk about the v6 part i think the newer ones come in a v6 like the Si's and type r? im not looking at those though the older models yea they only come in 4cyl i believe.



yea i still need to save up right now i got enough to be an okay car but thats about it. mileage would be stacked closer to the 200k's for the price im buying it at thus i kind of want to just save up before purchasing the car alone as well as make sure i have enough for everything like maintenance, title swap ( i already calculated this it's not too expensive ), registration ( car would be registered already of course but for when it expires; idk if i have to like re register it though due to title swap and all that i assume i wouldn't kinda makes no sense on why i would have to. ), sales tax ( im pretty sure the state will charge me a sales tax for a private sale Hawaii LOVES to tax it's people, read about some few shortcuts to get around this though like gifting and lowering the cost on the bill of sale. ).

as much as i want to buy the car and just pay for the title swap im sure they will tax me when i go in then. i gotta read up more on that cause our DMV site isn't clear about buying used cars from a private owner as far as taxes go. it makes no sense if the car is owned by the individual but trust me they would pull some shit off like that. still probably just looking into purchasing in late october to early december.

insurance wise idk how that would work i think my insurance cost might be cheaper gonna bundle it up with my dads via geico or maybe mine will be regular but his will get lowered idk.
Corollas r nice. If u go that route 20valve 4age with the 6spd swaps r simple n budget friendly
 

lokie

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yea the parts are cheap idk about the v6 part i think the newer ones come in a v6 like the Si's and type r? im not looking at those though the older models yea they only come in 4cyl i believe.



yea i still need to save up right now i got enough to be an okay car but thats about it. mileage would be stacked closer to the 200k's for the price im buying it at thus i kind of want to just save up before purchasing the car alone as well as make sure i have enough for everything like maintenance, title swap ( i already calculated this it's not too expensive ), registration ( car would be registered already of course but for when it expires; idk if i have to like re register it though due to title swap and all that i assume i wouldn't kinda makes no sense on why i would have to. ), sales tax ( im pretty sure the state will charge me a sales tax for a private sale Hawaii LOVES to tax it's people, read about some few shortcuts to get around this though like gifting and lowering the cost on the bill of sale. ).

as much as i want to buy the car and just pay for the title swap im sure they will tax me when i go in then. i gotta read up more on that cause our DMV site isn't clear about buying used cars from a private owner as far as taxes go. it makes no sense if the car is owned by the individual but trust me they would pull some shit off like that. still probably just looking into purchasing in late october to early december.

insurance wise idk how that would work i think my insurance cost might be cheaper gonna bundle it up with my dads via geico or maybe mine will be regular but his will get lowered idk.
Automobiles are a poor but necessary investment. Spend $600 - $1000 on a beater that will last a year or two. Looks be damned. NO MODDING and save along the way and when that one gives up do it over again. Rinse and repeat until your financial situation vastly improves.

At this time in your life you do not want to be car poor. Save $$$$$ first let vanity go fuck itself.

If you feel the need to splooge on entertainment look into cheap 3D puzzles.:eyesmoke:

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PS

Registration, title, taxes and insurance go along with all street legal automobile transportation
acquisitions. What makes the difference is what does it cost and how to maximize the potential it provides.

keep it simple, pay cash for what will work until you can afford to buy what you desire.
 
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tyler.durden

Well-Known Member
Automobiles are a poor but necessary investment. Spend $600 - $1000 on a beater that will last a year or two. Looks be damned. NO MODDING and save along the way and when that one gives up do it over again. Rinse and repeat until your financial situation vastly improves.

At this time in your life you do not want to be car poor. Save $$$$$ first let vanity go fuck itself.

If you feel the need to splooge on entertainment look into cheap 3D puzzles.:eyesmoke:

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I like the verb splooge vs. splurge. "I just cashed my check, baby. Get dressed. We're going out and I'm gonna splooge. I'm gonna splooge all over you... "
 

curious2garden

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Staff member
Put in a new toilet and ended up doing a subfloor fix. Jesus I hurt and my table saw kicked back on the plywood. Lucky for me I don't stand in the kick back zone like a dumb ass. I'm sure the person who put the last toilet in would have stood in the kick zone. What a freaking mess. Who doesn't cut the soil pipe below the sub floor?

It rotted the flange, floor etc... Best of all they cut a square hole for a round flange o_O so only 1 screw on the flange! So the old wax ring failed and there was an undetectable leak. Well it's all fixed now and all 6 screws on the flange to the new sub floor and hopefully new tile to follow. I HATE carpet in a bathroom.

I love my new toilet, tested and operational YEAH!
 
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