Ralph Wiggum
13-05-2004, 07:57 PM
Ok, as you can see I'm a total noob on the Honda scene, although have been wandering around the import scene for some time. But I'm now here to beg of your wisdom! :D
I'm after a new car and had been previously fixated on a 180sx, and then when I decided that my budget wouldnt stretch to the 180 of my dreams, I focused on a BMW E30 (of which I had plans to mod the sh&t out of). I recently landed a 2nd job and it involves quite a lot of driving, and ferrying people to and fro, and as E30's are pre 1990, I'm thinking the car would be too old.
Basically my needs have changed totally, and I realise I need something practical (fit my bike into), economical, reliable, and not much more than 10yrs old...thus bringing me to the mighty Honda Integra GSi. I've found a decent 94 'Teg GSi for around the $10k mark but wanted to know wat you guys think! I really dont think the car is worth modding other than rims and a system, and will prob buy an auto as my citywide commutes can be a bitch. My other consideration was a VTi Civic of around the same year; how do these cars compare? As I'm still at uni, I'm not too focused on raw rwkw as that just doesnt happen on 2xpart-time jobs.
Apologies for the lengthy rant, but any ideas or comments would be appreciated!
I'm after a new car and had been previously fixated on a 180sx, and then when I decided that my budget wouldnt stretch to the 180 of my dreams, I focused on a BMW E30 (of which I had plans to mod the sh&t out of). I recently landed a 2nd job and it involves quite a lot of driving, and ferrying people to and fro, and as E30's are pre 1990, I'm thinking the car would be too old.
Basically my needs have changed totally, and I realise I need something practical (fit my bike into), economical, reliable, and not much more than 10yrs old...thus bringing me to the mighty Honda Integra GSi. I've found a decent 94 'Teg GSi for around the $10k mark but wanted to know wat you guys think! I really dont think the car is worth modding other than rims and a system, and will prob buy an auto as my citywide commutes can be a bitch. My other consideration was a VTi Civic of around the same year; how do these cars compare? As I'm still at uni, I'm not too focused on raw rwkw as that just doesnt happen on 2xpart-time jobs.
Apologies for the lengthy rant, but any ideas or comments would be appreciated!