which car to get next??

[tear2wo]

Ok we'll I've been contemplating on what car to get next after losing my coupe. My mom is going to buy a 2008 kia spectra5 and ill be using it till I save up for ma own car. I found an accord wagon automatic for 1500$ by my house. But I was also thinking of getting a 87 corolla hatchback. I found one for 1300$. I've always wanted a hatchback/stationwagon type car. Ne suggestions on which should be my next project car?

[JoshM]

Out of the two, definitely the wagon.

[tear2wo]

Urgh.. sucks its an automatic and I'm not gonna spend $ for a manual swap. If anything ill use that money for an h22. http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/cto/906550606.html <--that's the wagon

[JoshM]

Looks like it's in good shape.
Only auto I'd own would be a wagon.
They're too hard to find as a 5-speed at a decent price around here.

[Gemini]

Urgh.. sucks its an automatic and I'm not gonna spend $ for a manual swap. If anything ill use that money for an h22. http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/cto/906550606.html <--that's the wagon

They have been selling that forever...I was gonna buy it for me or the wifey but changed my mind. There a Grey one somewhere in FTL - Miami area that is 5 speed tho....thats if it hasnt sold yet.

[lo_dit]

33 mpg average? yeah right

[tear2wo]

33 mpg average? yeah right

Lol yeaa I figured he exagerated a lot with that. Probably 25mpg or something. I probably will get it but not mod it 2 much. Just do maintenance and an h22 swap.

I was thinking of mayb just putting mods on the kia spectra5 but its a kia so it probably won't b worth it. Wa do u guys think? Lol

[IAmTheNight]

Ok we'll I've been contemplating on what car to get next after losing my coupe. My mom is going to buy a 2008 kia spectra5 and ill be using it till I save up for ma own car. I found an accord wagon automatic for 1500$ by my house. But I was also thinking of getting a 87 corolla hatchback. I found one for 1300$. I've always wanted a hatchback/stationwagon type car. Ne suggestions on which should be my next project car?

Be prepared for reliability issues with that Kia. Kia and Land Rover have constantly been at the bottom of the lists of the most reliable cars in America, and I can tell you from firsthand experience working on them (I used to work at a Kia dealership, never again): they are JUNK.

[scudweiser]

how about an older 'lude? you lucky southerners dont need to worry about northern rust when buying older cars...

[baracuda]

yes kia equals the sucks more then any thing cars. mom had one for a yr. and the cv axles and all kinds of other things start breaking what a joke of a car company!!!!

[h22sparkle]

Hmm i hear the new basemodel neons are pretty good check em out. They have no issues with them at all. They got some good reliability nowadays. They are definitely changing around. Just dont get a old shit one. Their prices are pretty good and their insurance is even better.

[IAmTheNight]

yes kia equals the sucks more then any thing cars. mom had one for a yr. and the cv axles and all kinds of other things start breaking what a joke of a car company!!!!

The prevailing rumor around Kia service departments is that whenever Mitsubishi received or manufactured parts that did not pass their quality inspections, they gave them to Hyundai. When those parts did not pass Hyundai standards (which were lower than Mitsubishi's), they gave them to a new line of automobiles with the name Kia so the parts wouldn't go to waste.

[Lantis]

I'd stay away from that wagon.. I have a 92 lx wagon and it does not get 33 mpg.. best I have seen since I've owned it was like 26 averaged.

it might get 33 mpg going downhill with a tail wind if you were at freeway speeds and took your foot off the gas..

if he's lying about that, he's probably lying about more. and something about the front end just doesn't look right, the way the headlights and grill meet the hood etc.. I mean mine is no perfect example but his just looks off.. like it may have been wrecked and rebuilt and the parts don't fit exact like they used to.

[Night Wolf]

yo I found other pics of that CB9...

http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/n...white%20wagon/

[tear2wo]

I'd stay away from that wagon.. I have a 92 lx wagon and it does not get 33 mpg.. best I have seen since I've owned it was like 26 averaged.

it might get 33 mpg going downhill with a tail wind if you were at freeway speeds and took your foot off the gas..

if he's lying about that, he's probably lying about more. and something about the front end just doesn't look right, the way the headlights and grill meet the hood etc.. I mean mine is no perfect example but his just looks off.. like it may have been wrecked and rebuilt and the parts don't fit exact like they used to.

Well I know people lie just to sell their car. I need to go look @ it to make sure n of course save up. What kind of things should I look 4? Wit my last accord, I knew nothing about hondas and I got a POS car. It lookd good but there were so many things wrong with it and id hate to buy another car datll break down on me evry month.