What first car should I get?

Accelero · Feb 03, 2005, 3:34 AM

[font=Arial]This year I get my first car and drivers licence and need to start saving now if I plan to get a good one. I was thinking of a BMW 318i, I know there 4 cylinders but its a good reliable first car and it will be better than the old Holden’s and Ford's (and 1 240sx). Also I was thinking of a Ford Escort RS2000. Any help will be great! Also they have to be RWD or 4WD no FWD’s!

Also Year 10 and I am starting my TAFE Automotive Certificate I as a subject, soon I’m on my way to being a Mechanic, I'm planing on being a BMW Technician, $100 a hour? Yes please![/font]

RoadHog333 · Feb 03, 2005, 3:45 AM

We can't tell you what acr to get. We don't know what you like. All I can say is get something that you are 100% happy with, be original, you will see that if you drive around in a unique car, people will notice you.

Off Topic: I am also in year 10, studying to be an architect (hopefully)

Malin · Feb 03, 2005, 3:49 AM

Are you talking about the BMW 318 E36? But I like the E36 it’s a nice reliable car
So go for it buy a red or a black

but if you want a sheep car go for a Honda Civic
Does a BMW Technician only earn $100 a hour hehe I did earn allot more as a flight mechanic

but we are smarter then you ground diggers

12 inch pianist · Feb 03, 2005, 3:58 AM

RS1600s and Twin Cams were quicker than RS2000s but no BDA is ever gonna hang around. Whats your cash range?

Accelero · Feb 03, 2005, 4:28 AM

$100AUD is 540SEK, and my price range is $15,000A[font=Arial]UD ($11,622USD, [/font][font=&quot]£[/font][font=Arial]6,169GBP) give or take a thousand. And E36 is the one I want.[/font][font=Arial][/font]

Malin · Feb 03, 2005, 4:47 AM

The E36 is a good choice if you ask me I think you should look for the 318ti Compact .but Look out for Glove box rattles that are common on pre-95 models.
You are living in a hot country so rust shouldn’t be a big problem like in northern Europe

But I still earn more mate

but after 8 years in aviation school i deserve allot.

Mondeo Cosworth · Feb 03, 2005, 5:11 AM

What about a Focus? In the UK that money would buy you a mint 2.0i Zetec.

12 inch pianist · Feb 03, 2005, 5:52 AM

Damn these are some pretty watered down cars

Mondeo Cosworth · Feb 03, 2005, 5:56 AM

Ok, but in the UK if you have something with over 100bhp when you pass you're test then they charge you £2000 a year to insure the bloody thing. If you want performance, how does a 3000GT (GTO) Twin Turbo sound?

12 inch pianist · Feb 03, 2005, 6:08 AM

But after reading some classic car magazines you can buy things much quicker than GTOs with classics insurence.

beemerd · Feb 03, 2005, 1:36 PM

Classic insurance....mmm
Well as a classic makes some common sense try somthing like a old alfa gtv6 or masda mx5 is also under classic insurance..
Because when your young, insurance mean's more than life itself!

SubaruKid37 · Feb 03, 2005, 3:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mondeo Cosworth

Ok, but in the UK if you have something with over 100bhp when you pass you're test then they charge you £2000 a year to insure the bloody thing. If you want performance, how does a 3000GT (GTO) Twin Turbo sound?

how about an Escort Mk1 rally car, with 160bhp, on classic racing insurance for a 17yr old and no road tax because it qualifies for historic car category? what d oyou reckon that will cost me?

and for Accelero, go for the E36 if you can, there is no way I could afford insurance on that, but if you can, do it!!

Kirstyn · Feb 03, 2005, 5:08 PM

Well...assuming your values down in AUS are similar to in the U.S. (which i don't know if they are...). If you look hard, you could probably find an older E36 M3, or a new E36 318. Also, check out the 944 Turbo or an old jag XJR or an old Z3. Of course, the E36 would have the best reliability.

lamborghini freak · Feb 03, 2005, 10:02 PM

get a WRX nice pretty fast for a stocker good handling nice car modifiable

ben790450 · Feb 03, 2005, 10:04 PM

get a Toyota Celica!! (

oops did i say that out loud) lol. that was my first car and im very sentimental. Hey it was a good car....until i blew up the engine racing. Hey i was only 16.

Feb 03, 2005, 3:34 AM	#1
Accelero Junior Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 72	What first car should I get? [font=Arial]This year I get my first car and drivers licence and need to start saving now if I plan to get a good one. I was thinking of a BMW 318i, I know there 4 cylinders but its a good reliable first car and it will be better than the old Holden’s and Ford's (and 1 240sx). Also I was thinking of a Ford Escort RS2000. Any help will be great! Also they have to be RWD or 4WD no FWD’s! Also Year 10 and I am starting my TAFE Automotive Certificate I as a subject, soon I’m on my way to being a Mechanic, I'm planing on being a BMW Technician, $100 a hour? Yes please![/font] __________________ I’m more like a German, ambitious but misunderstood...

Feb 03, 2005, 3:45 AM	#2
RoadHog333 (not so) Experienced Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ipswich, QLD Posts: 560	Re: What first car should I get? We can't tell you what acr to get. We don't know what you like. All I can say is get something that you are 100% happy with, be original, you will see that if you drive around in a unique car, people will notice you. Off Topic: I am also in year 10, studying to be an architect (hopefully) __________________ RoadHog333: Mech Eng. 2nd Year.

Feb 03, 2005, 3:49 AM	#3
Malin Volvo 480 Turbo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,438	Re: What first car should I get? Are you talking about the BMW 318 E36? But I like the E36 it’s a nice reliable car So go for it buy a red or a black but if you want a sheep car go for a Honda Civic Does a BMW Technician only earn $100 a hour hehe I did earn allot more as a flight mechanic but we are smarter then you ground diggers __________________ If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Feb 03, 2005, 3:58 AM	#4
12 inch pianist Forum Napoleon Complex Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On the good ship SS 300 Foot Pianist Posts: 3,349	Re: What first car should I get? RS1600s and Twin Cams were quicker than RS2000s but no BDA is ever gonna hang around. Whats your cash range? __________________ I won't correct you if you're not wrong

Feb 03, 2005, 4:28 AM	#5
Accelero Junior Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 72	Re: What first car should I get? $100AUD is 540SEK, and my price range is $15,000A[font=Arial]UD ($11,622USD, [/font][font=&quot]£[/font][font=Arial]6,169GBP) give or take a thousand. And E36 is the one I want.[/font][font=Arial][/font] __________________ I’m more like a German, ambitious but misunderstood...

Feb 03, 2005, 4:47 AM	#6
Malin Volvo 480 Turbo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,438	Re: What first car should I get? The E36 is a good choice if you ask me I think you should look for the 318ti Compact .but Look out for Glove box rattles that are common on pre-95 models. You are living in a hot country so rust shouldn’t be a big problem like in northern Europe But I still earn more mate but after 8 years in aviation school i deserve allot. __________________ If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Feb 03, 2005, 5:11 AM	#7
Mondeo Cosworth Clio? What Clio? Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southampton, England Posts: 1,308	Re: What first car should I get? What about a Focus? In the UK that money would buy you a mint 2.0i Zetec. __________________ Mondeo Cosworth-V10

Feb 03, 2005, 5:52 AM	#8
12 inch pianist Forum Napoleon Complex Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On the good ship SS 300 Foot Pianist Posts: 3,349	Re: What first car should I get? Damn these are some pretty watered down cars __________________ I won't correct you if you're not wrong

Feb 03, 2005, 5:56 AM	#9
Mondeo Cosworth Clio? What Clio? Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southampton, England Posts: 1,308	Re: What first car should I get? Ok, but in the UK if you have something with over 100bhp when you pass you're test then they charge you £2000 a year to insure the bloody thing. If you want performance, how does a 3000GT (GTO) Twin Turbo sound? __________________ Mondeo Cosworth-V10

Feb 03, 2005, 6:08 AM	#10
12 inch pianist Forum Napoleon Complex Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On the good ship SS 300 Foot Pianist Posts: 3,349	Re: What first car should I get? But after reading some classic car magazines you can buy things much quicker than GTOs with classics insurence. __________________ I won't correct you if you're not wrong

Feb 03, 2005, 1:36 PM	#11
beemerd Interseptor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 811	Re: What first car should I get? Classic insurance....mmm Well as a classic makes some common sense try somthing like a old alfa gtv6 or masda mx5 is also under classic insurance.. Because when your young, insurance mean's more than life itself!

Feb 03, 2005, 5:08 PM	#13
Kirstyn Banned Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Just Outside Reality Posts: 7,101	Re: What first car should I get? Well...assuming your values down in AUS are similar to in the U.S. (which i don't know if they are...). If you look hard, you could probably find an older E36 M3, or a new E36 318. Also, check out the 944 Turbo or an old jag XJR or an old Z3. Of course, the E36 would have the best reliability.

Feb 03, 2005, 10:02 PM	#14
lamborghini freak Experienced Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 530	Re: What first car should I get? get a WRX nice pretty fast for a stocker good handling nice car modifiable

Feb 03, 2005, 10:04 PM	#15
ben790450 Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Woodland Park, CO (but im from Cali) Posts: 194	Re: What first car should I get? get a Toyota Celica!! ( oops did i say that out loud) lol. that was my first car and im very sentimental. Hey it was a good car....until i blew up the engine racing. Hey i was only 16. __________________ Horsepower addicts annonymous - Lifetime member

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