Car Buying Frustrations

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
12/20/2015 at 01:38 • Filed to: None

Car shopping with my parents is the most nerve-wracking thing ever. In BC, if you modify your car, you must report it to ICBC, get your vehicle re-certified, and then bend over. My parents don’t want me to modify my car, and I thought “that’s fine, I’ll just get a bigger car that I wouldn’t want to modify.” Then they said “We don’t want you in a big car, we want you in something like an Echo or a Fit.” The Echo’s handling was surprisingly turgid, and that’s the whole point to buying a small car. The Fit is out of my price range. On top of that, they want me to buy from someone elderly, which means all the cars I’m looking at are either boring or expensive. Merry Christmas indeed.

DISCUSSION (25)

Cherry_man1 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 01:49

Sounds like it’s time to move to Murica and buy a V8 Muscle car, or find one up there.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Cherry_man1
12/20/2015 at 01:51

I should do that.

Cherry_man1 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 01:52

Oh, buy a Muscle car from some one “elderly” what’s the local CL so I can do a bit of poking?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Cherry_man1
12/20/2015 at 01:53

We use Castanet in the Okanagan. And fast cars are also out of the question.

Cherry_man1 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 01:54

A 65 Mustang with a 289 isn’t all that fast.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Cherry_man1
12/20/2015 at 01:56

Anything with more than 6 cylinders is forbidden. And 6 cylinders is pushing it.

Cherry_man1 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 01:59

E36 or E46 M3?

MKIII Supra?

Also there are 4 cyclendr fox bodys out there: http://classifieds.castanet.net/details/1992_f…

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Cherry_man1
12/20/2015 at 02:01

Also, anything with two doors is forbidden.

John_Harbinson > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 02:05

You could also, just not tell the insurance company about your modifications... Are they really going to notice a beefier rear sway bar, a strut tower brace, or better pads and rotors, god forbid you ever get in an accident?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > John_Harbinson
12/20/2015 at 02:06

If it were up to me, I wouldn’t tell them. However, my parents would make me follow the rules.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 02:06

Don't laugh, Acura legend . Safe, reliable, boring to the untrained eye, but actually pretty quick and fun to drive.

Cherry_man1 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 02:07

o_O E55 AMG? Or too fast?

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
12/20/2015 at 03:37

Plus the 2nd gen is sexy

for Michigan > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
12/20/2015 at 04:31

Probably too big considering he’s talking Echos and Fits.

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 05:36

I think the real question is, is who’s paying for it.

crowmolly > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 09:02

OPPOsaurus WRX > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 09:06

WRX. They are safe for in bad weather and most people don’t realize what they are

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > for Michigan
12/20/2015 at 10:09

The short wheelbase isn actually that long.

derf > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 10:11

Hmm. Cliche, but Miata could be the answer. Two doors, yes, but only two seats, thus reducing the risk of distractions generated by a car full of young people.

E36 or E46 sedan, if coupes are completely ruled out. That would let you scratch your wrenching itch by fixing the inevitable things that go wrong instead of modifying, as long as you can afford parts. :) Or maybe an E39 5 series - as long as you don’t get the 540 it’d be a straight six that may be low enough on power to satisfy. Bonus points if you can find a wagon.

Mazda 3? An RX-8 is technically four doors, but I don’t think that would fly. heh.

Maybe go Volvo. Swedish brick reputation for safety, and you may still be able to find something interesting.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
12/20/2015 at 13:05

Indirectly, I am. I bought my Cutlass, and had to register it in my dad’s name because I was 15. They issued the ultimatum of either give away the car or crush it, because we didn’t have that much time left in Guelph. Now they’re buying me a replacement, as they promised before we moved.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Cherry_man1
12/20/2015 at 13:05

E55 is a V8.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
12/20/2015 at 13:06

If only I could find one :(

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 13:25

Some pretty murky waters there! It’s tough to make a suggestion on that without knowing any kind of budget, but would you be able to get away with a small car with lots of power? Like an old Speed3 or a FiST?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
12/20/2015 at 13:33

Not really, because they’re basically requiring me to buy an automatic.

Cherry_man1 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/20/2015 at 22:43

Ford Falcon with a |6?