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"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
08/07/2018 at 14:08 • Filed to: None

My Brother in Law and I are helping out cousin find a car. He’s 17 or 18 and has saved up some money to buy a cool car. He wants something manual and fun. That Mazda6 I look at least weekend was a bust. It was a V6 not a 2.3, which as it turns out is the same V6 as the Ford Taurus. Now idk about you but I don’t exactly think “fun sproty Car” when I here Taurus. we went and check it out anyway hoping the 3.0 would surprise us, it didn’t. It was a soulless, torqueless, low Erving turd. On top of that the car felt heavier than you’d think, was rustier that we thought, and had an oil leak that seeped oil on to the rear exhaust manifold.

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so we told our cousin to move on and look for something with a four cylinder. With the promise that he’ll have more fun, and get better fuel economy. On the way home we also stopped and looked at an 03 Civic Si. It had 108k and was rust free, but the interior was filthy. Some one had there dogs in the car every day, and it stunk like dog, hair was everywhere and the ebrake lever, polis a few trim prices were chewed up. He’s been showing me cars that peak his interest since we got home. Scion TCs, A Cobalt SS, an RX-8, a few GTIs. And today I sent him his.

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a high mile but very well cared for RSX Type-S A spec. Yes the one with the Evo wing. I’m hoping it doesn’t burn oil, and there’s no timing chain noise.

Now obviously I’m still a Honda fan boy, so I’m biased but I think even with the miles this car has lots of high Reving life left in it.

DISCUSSION (10)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
08/07/2018 at 14:32

I would rather clean up an 03 civic si if the car was overall much blow market value.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
08/07/2018 at 14:36

RSX looks pretty clean.

That Mazda/Ford V6 also had a tendency to ingest its pre-cats after they disintegrated. I did drive a V6 Mazda6 and liked it enough, but ...

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/07/2018 at 14:42

It was right at market value. But our cousin isn’t fond of the way it looks either. Which I get they aren’t re prettiest hatchback in the world, and he’s said he doesn’t want “van shaped car”

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
08/07/2018 at 14:47

If it was 1000-1500 below market maybe, dogs really mess things up. I think the 2-door coupe would be more desirable but I always like the hatch version si with the shifter sticking out of the dash.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/07/2018 at 15:00

Yup me too. And it was blue. I had had been the one with 5 grand burning a whole in my pocket a deal would have been made.

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
08/07/2018 at 15:43

I know Audi’s have a bit of a reputation but I’ve heard positive things about the B7 A4s. This ones miles are a little high but it should have life left:

https://duluth.craigslist.org/cto/d/audi-a4-quattro/6664049414.html

MarquetteLa > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
08/07/2018 at 16:01

Friends don’t let friends buy Scion TCs.

Long-Voyager > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
08/07/2018 at 17:21

Cobalt SS is actually a good choice.

Something cheap to own, decently reliable, and easy to mod once he gets more into it.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Long-Voyager
08/07/2018 at 17:35

I agree. The one he was looking at was a supercharged one tho, and I’ve heard they have problems. I thin the Turbo ones are out of his ideal price range

Long-Voyager > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
08/08/2018 at 06:53

I haven’t heard of any issues with the Supercharged ones in stock trim. Quick search popped up regular maintenance things like changing brake fluid every 60k and crappy OEM brake rotor design.

Probably be a better choice for a first car than the Turbo model anyway. It’s quick enough to be fun, but not outright fast.