Getting a new (old) car. which one?

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missmuppett, Jan 17, 12:52pm
I have always had grunty cars, Holdens/Subarus etc. I'm a bit of a girl racer. However I'm thinking of retiring my old semi-reliable grunty car for something tiny/cute/economical, but still zippy and cool.I want something reasonably priced, to about $10,000.not to sure what to look at. and can I handle going from a big "real" car, to a "shopping basket" car. eeek!Any ideas on what would be a good option for me!

trdbzr, Jan 17, 1:05pm
Type R Civic pops into mind

ryanm2, Jan 17, 5:43pm
VW Golf Gti.

foxdonut, Jan 17, 5:45pm
How about a Holden or a Subaru - They;re cute, ideal for shopping, mostly driven by women and not especially fast.

jason18, Jan 17, 6:18pm
Yeah go on get my subaru haha

gammelvind, Jan 17, 6:49pm
Mazda mx5

ninja_man, Jan 17, 7:06pm
integra or civic type r would be good, quick but economical at the same time.

fiatracer, Jan 18, 7:03am
bmw 328 coupe - E46

socram, Jan 18, 8:03am
Early supercharged Cooper S!Not sure about the pricing, but a 2002/3 car might be within your price range.

richard198, Jan 18, 8:38am
Or 330 coupe.
At least other people won't think you're dumb cause you're driving a Holden or Subaru!

michael.benn, Jan 18, 11:00am
Type R Civic

robotnik, Jan 18, 11:08am
Try a Toyota Yaris / Vitz TRD RS.

inkapuka, Jan 18, 1:37pm
Renault 5 turbo

lou-lyn, Jan 18, 1:41pm
wow ten grand the mind boggels! but if you ever whant to get ya pennys back go old school ford anglia whith a nice 1500 in itany of the rileysthe 1965 1.5 good for 90 mph all day the 1300 same motor as the mini cooper a morris cooper mg 1300 m,k 3 cortina gt or the 2000e mk 2 1600 e or gt good 100mph cars escort round head light model trumpie 2500 pibig window beetle or even oval and you would have money to spare and i kid you not you will have more pepole askin if ya one to sell it or saying i had one of thouse and i wish i never sold it

kiwis0, Jan 18, 1:48pm
Get a Nissan Leaf

fordcrzy, Jan 18, 1:55pm
Go have a look at a 1998 Mazda mx5 rs model. They are 1800 with a 6 speed box. Loads of racy fun.

bellky, Jan 18, 2:07pm
re mx5^^
i would personally get one of the older classic (lighter!) 1600 manual ones with a wooden steering wheel - they are cheap (like 5 grand) preferably in brg with tan interior :-)

-but i am old school

also, i think the hardtops are reasonably secure against getting broken into!

richard198, Jan 18, 2:17pm
There's nothing "old school" about MX5s!

807, Jan 18, 2:57pm
mmmm .nice .

foxdonut, Jan 18, 3:30pm
Except that they're a decade and a half old.

mothergoose_nz, Jan 18, 6:16pm
get an early mx5 with the liftup headlights.i love mine.lovely economical little toy.the headlight style went out about 1991 so they are are a different car

bellky, Jan 19, 8:03am
two decades really haha, in fact nearly 2.5 decades old

richardmayes, Jan 19, 8:18am
Type R Integra pops into mind - more of them around, more real-world grunt on tap, and slightly less extreme revving required to get up & boogie!

richardmayes, Jan 19, 8:21am
Or a manual Celica like one of these. 440985895

phalanax, Jan 19, 8:22am
Get a 2005 plus vitz.cheap to run reliable and safe.