"DAMG0014" (DAMG0014)
12/17/2013 at 11:10 • Filed to: Oppositelock, Toyota, mr2, 1987, 1980s, 80s, tips, questions, advise, first car, crack pipe, crackpipe
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"DAMG0014" (DAMG0014)
12/17/2013 at 11:10 • Filed to: Oppositelock, Toyota, mr2, 1987, 1980s, 80s, tips, questions, advise, first car, crack pipe, crackpipe | 0
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So I've been shopping around for a new car. My current car is a 1993 Buick Century that seems to be breaking down once a month; it's becoming a real money pit. I've been looking at 2005+ Mustangs (and the occasional 350z), because they seem to be the only affordable RWD car with a backseat. I recently test drove a '12 Mustang, but opted agaisnt due to the interest. My credit is rebuilding; I'm 23 years old and have already made financial mistakes. I have a well-paying enough job, but it's a job I hate, so it's definitely not permanent; I don't want to tied to paying $400 a month for 6 years.
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I haven't looked at it up close, but it's only 30 mins away. It looks pristine! It's very, very tempting. I could have this car payed off in less than a year, so I can afford this RWD manual dream boat, um, car; it's basically a Ferrari for pennies on the dollar. I just don't want to have more reliability issues and have this turn into a nightmare. My current car genuinely stresses me out; I avoid driving the Buick in fear of it breaking down.
This seems like an obvious "No, don't get this." But I don't know enough about cars; I'm hoping someone saying, "Hey, it's Japanese, it's a Toyota, you'd be driving a diamond!" Any thoughts?
JR1
> DAMG0014
12/17/2013 at 14:17 |
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My best suggestion would be to go onto forums and look up reliability issues, but to my limited knowledge on the car there really aren't liability issues. Good Luck!
Lime - Light
> DAMG0014
12/17/2013 at 17:03 |
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It's an enthusiast car. Because of it's age, and how the previous owners probably treated it, you will have to fix stuff on it. If you want to be an enthusiast, it's a really fun car to be in to, and not (very) expensive to drive and maintain. The aftermarket for the AW11's isn't very big, but you don't need to do much to them to make them very fun. If you don't want to be an enthusiast, there are MULTITUDES of easier to work on, easier to drive, easier to find parts for vehicles available.
midengineer
> DAMG0014
12/18/2013 at 01:12 |
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From looking at the pictures, its obvious that this car has been well maintained at least exterior wise. Some of the things I usually notice broken on the AW11's are in prefect shape; mainly plastic bits in front of the headlights and the 'trim' around the back window. That said, the asking price is more than I paid for my '91 turbo!
In short:
Pros: very clean example, very low miles for age
Cons: price, not completely outrageous but the highest I can recall for an AW11.