Omg !!! Help !!!

[nvmee]

ive just recently sold my car and now im stuck in a dilemma. i have 15k to buy a car. unless i get a loan

im thinking of a b16a civic as i like the look of the Eg but like any other civic the interior is halfassed. absolutely hate the gap between the knob and the climate control, whereas on the other hand prelude bb6 models have DECENT interior while the exterior isnt all that good looking imo.

not long ago i was contemplating on a commodore 2001 vx II s pack, but due to the increase in petrol id thought id stay away from a big car. ive driven both the mazda 3 manual and the corolla 04 model auto.

maz 3 manual = decent car, nice interior, nice exterior. but i hate mazdas because i hear their reliability is poor. and plus ive owned a mazda/ford before.
euros = overpriced so thats a no no
corolla auto = decent interior and decent exterior, not exactly a rocket, and i dont know about you guys but does it take a fair bit of petrol?
sportivo corolla? = anyone know any info or positive feedbacks about it? i personally havent driven one but supposely they have the lift that vtecs have too. btw wat does it rev up too. at the moment this is the car i wouldnt mind taking a few Gs loan.

any other suggestions? preferably not a car that is gona cost me 3-4k to insure (aka sports/turbo cars).


pretty much i drive alot on the highways, and in the afternoon its about a 5 mins drive from my house to work, so would it be bad idea to get a v8/v6? of is a 4 banger the way to go

and although i have my bike licence i dont think its worth buying a bike without a car. but im only prepared topay for one

[chunky]

get the civic man
lol
a 4 banger

[yourfather]

Depends on what you wanna do with the car.

If you want it to be a daily driver day in day out, get like a mitsubishi colt. 5 year warranty, 10 year for the motor.

If you have the car for 10 years as the original owner, and you can pick them up for 14,000. It ends up being pretty cheap.

[Rivic]

the gap between the gearstick and climate controll etc ya can get a centre consol piece to go in there

[TheSaint]

answer = dc2

[gheybo]

corolla sportivo is a 1.8L car like the dc2, it has a lot of space inside. Interior and exterior both looks good, it is 6 speed manual with 141kw like the dc2r but the weight is around 1.200kg. The car can rev up to 8000rpm, yep its got lift as it is VVTI-L, but havn't felt the power of lift =/. The price of this car is probably around 19k-21k, IMO it is a pretty good car for performance and looks, by the way it only comes in manual (someone correct me if i'm wrong =))

Hope this has help you with the sportivo

[nvmee]

corolla sportivo is a 1.8L car like the dc2, it has a lot of space inside. Interior and exterior both looks good, it is 6 speed manual with 141kw like the dc2r but the weight is around 1.200kg. The car can rev up to 8000rpm, yep its got lift as it is VVTI-L, but havn't felt the power of lift =/. The price of this car is probably around 19k-21k, IMO it is a pretty good car for performance and looks, by the way it only comes in manual (someone correct me if i'm wrong =))

Hope this has help you with the sportivo

does the dc2 rev to 8k too? from what i remember the dc2r revs to 10k. not really sure when the lift kicks in for the sportivo. does the sportivo have leather sunroof all power windows/mirrors, alarm, tinting etc? cos the ultima have 4 power windows and the ascent sport has 2 /4 :/

does anyone know how it handles? my mums ascent is weird, when i take a corner it feels kinda balanced but it feels like the tyres dont grip enuff so therefore it greatly speed wen cornering..dont know if that makes sense. and if that did make sense, would a set of tyres fix that problem? not sure if they porduce coilovers too

also the corollas does the right hand side edge of the windscreen bother u wen driving? eg
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/___\ pretend thats the front windscreen does that right side edge piss u off as it blocks off a part of the view when turning?

pretty much i want a car but it also allows me to do the occasional hooning or watever when i want to. make sense or not?

[chunky]

Variable Valve Timing Intelligence - L****

Variable Timing Electronic lift Control

very simillar LOL

[gheybo]

does the dc2 rev to 8k too? from what i remember the dc2r revs to 10k. not really sure when the lift kicks in for the sportivo. does the sportivo have leather sunroof all power windows/mirrors, alarm, tinting etc? cos the ultima have 4 power windows and the ascent sport has 2 /4 :/

does anyone know how it handles? my mums ascent is weird, when i take a corner it feels kinda balanced but it feels like the tyres dont grip enuff so therefore it greatly speed wen cornering..dont know if that makes sense. and if that did make sense, would a set of tyres fix that problem? not sure if they porduce coilovers too

also the corollas does the right hand side edge of the windscreen bother u wen driving? eg
____
/___\ pretend thats the front windscreen does that right side edge piss u off as it blocks off a part of the view when turning?

pretty much i want a car but it also allows me to do the occasional hooning or watever when i want to. make sense or not?

The dc2r does rev up to 10k, but the redline starts at around 8400 rpm. The sportivo starts it redline at around 8000rpm and i think it finish at around 9500rpm (not too sure on when the redline ends.).

It has leather seating with power window all four windows and mirrors,not sure do they come with sunroof. They don't come with alarm but they do come with central locking and for tinted windows i'm not too sure but i think the windows are tinted.

[TheSaint]

so whats wrong with dc2? and why is the toyota being given favour in a honda forum??

[yourfather]

The dc2r does rev up to 10k, but the redline starts at around 8400 rpm. The sportivo starts it redline at around 8000rpm and i think it finish at around 9500rpm (not too sure on when the redline ends.).

It has leather seating with power window all four windows and mirrors,not sure do they come with sunroof. They don't come with alarm but they do come with central locking and for tinted windows i'm not too sure but i think the windows are tinted.

that is shit info.

all the stuff you need to tell pound for pound is on redbook.

Just because it says 10,000 RPM does not mean that a DC2R will get there safely.

Same with the Corolla Sportivo.

These cars dont make power up in the Red zone, so there's no point taking them there in the first place.

Rather than just spout shit information, back it up with some kind of figures, or torque curves.

[nvmee]

that is shit info.

all the stuff you need to tell pound for pound is on redbook.

Just because it says 10,000 RPM does not mean that a DC2R will get there safely.

Same with the Corolla Sportivo.

These cars dont make power up in the Red zone, so there's no point taking them there in the first place.

Rather than just spout shit information, back it up with some kind of figures, or torque curves.

this is gona be a rather stupid question, but what happens if you keep going to 10k rpm in a dc2r and 9.5k rpm in a sportivo. also the cut off point for B series and K series is 8 right? correct me if im wrong. so where do you shift in a B series?

I think that you're a ****ing moron

I've driven most Mazda's, Toyota's, Nissan's etc etc and I can honestly say that you can't beat a good Honda; love the B and K series not so much the H though

have u driven a mazda 3? persoanlly i dont mind the car xept i hate that badge because of my bad experiences. sure its not powerful, but its not too bad as a manual imo. can u tell me some experiences with a sportivo?
i really like my B series, never driven a K or a H, but personally after saving up for so long, purchasing a honda civic (with or without a b series motor ) would no satisfy me in terms of the interior, which is fair enough isnt it? because i want to buy a car not just for its motor but its looks interior and exterior. hope you dont flame lol

so whats wrong with dc2? and why is the toyota being given favour in a honda forum??

dont get me wrong, i like my hondas, i just hate the interior of the civics lol. i just think the sportivo is a better packaged car. at one stage i was considering an em1, but when i sat it in, i didnt feel in place, felt like such a downgrade for the price was paying.