Best 1st Car?

[D3RV]

Hey guys I'm going to get my 1st car pretty soon. I'm in quite a "pickle" on what to get. Lets say I have 15K to spend... I'm leaning towards a near stock 180, Since its my first its gotta be, doing it up is the experience.

If anyone has any advice I would be greatfull, thanks alot.

-Derv

[ToF]

hey mate, the s13s are pretty nice for a first "sporty/performance" car from my experience. you will get more answers from www.nissansilvia.com

[nemz]

my first car was an r32gtst, loved it had 2 more since

[QuickR33Melb]

I agree get a R32 GTST.

Where are you located??

[hijaked]

haha, im sure every one here says skyline

im from melb, wel country really, melb is 2 hours away!

i got an r33 lightly modified for cheap.

i was goign to go stock, and mod it, but i dont have the time (school) or the money.

i got the r33 coz it looked good and no one where im from had one.

you want looks or performance, old car or older?

get something no one else has

last but not least, still assuming your a youngy aswel.

think about insurance and the police.

cheers,

Dave

[JaFF]

datsun 120Y. Learn to drive before you get a perfornance vehicle.

[xRHETTx]

NA R31

[**JaR**]

my first car is what i have right now. i love it. comes down to personal preference in the end and what you think you'd be comfortable in, theres no point in buying a "sports/performance" car if you dont fully know how to control it, i was around turbo cars etc etc from when i was like 10, so i got a basic unerstanding from a young age.

tell us more info on what you want more than most other things and you'll get alot more help, coz once its narrowed down its easier.

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[predator]

$15k is way too much for your first car..

look at something under $5k max for first year at least, if you are paying for it yourself..

[PIMP_DAT]

datsun 120Y. Learn to drive before you get a perfornance vehicle.

words from a wise man, maintaining your first car is very expensive. if i could go back my first car would have been a ford laser tx3. my first car was a silvia and cost me shit load to maintain.

[OohArrGTR]

hehe i had a CRX For my first car.. was one of the wedge shaped ones.. it was a good fun car.. got it for 8k sold it 7 months later for 10k... not fast and didnt look overley ricey.. i then bought a R32 GTR... which is now sold due to the costs keeping it on the road.. personally just make sure u got cash leftover for insurance and it case the engine shits itself or something along those lines.. nothing worse then having a nice car but cant get it back on the road..

[[[d a n n y]]]

lol i had a civic for my first car

did a engine coversion and sold it for 11K after i bought it for 6K

mad 1g ont it lol

[paulr33]

15k is too much for a first car. youll regret it. buy a cheapie and then drive it for a year and then get a nice skyline

[gdg079]

YEah,

My first car was a 1.2L 1971 corrolla. Cost me $1000, sold it for $800. Best value for first car. Inexspensive to run and cheap parts.

My r33 is my 6th car. Take ur time gettin up there, experience is everything.

Last thing u wanna do is get a nice car and right it off due to inexperience.

[Baz]

Buy a mirage or an old Mugen Honda. They go farken hard and aren't too much to buy or insure

[Ruffels]

15k is too much for a first car. youll regret it. buy a cheapie and then drive it for a year and then get a nice skyline

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

not allways true

my first car was and still is my R33 gts-t .. paid $18k for it .. have had it 5 months.. was scarey handing over $18k of my hard earnt cash.. but i have not regretted it at all since

just depends how much you want it and how hard youve worked for it i spose

-Ruffels

[dezz]

buy my car.

1990 TX5, looks good. cheap insurance, no hassle from the cops....will leave you with a shit load of cash left over to start saving for your second car.....

[rinmak]

15k is too much for a first car. youll regret it. buy a cheapie and then drive it for a year and then get a nice skyline

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If he has the money and wants a car such as a skyline or an S13/14 then i see no reason for him not to get it...even as a first car.

Im sure hes already aware of the financial commitment that happens when you buy a turbo import and if he thinks hes up for it then good on him.

I dont see any problem with owning a turbo car first either, it all comes down to the drivers attitude. You could kill yourself just as easily in a cheap bunky, it just depends on how you drive it.

[racsov500]

Cant beat a r31. cheap, common, non turbo, cheap as parts, and go alright for what they are. I beleive they are also under the new P plater laws limit.

[dezz]

Cant beat a r31.  cheap, common, non turbo, cheap as parts, and go alright for what they are.  I beleive they are also under the new P plater laws limit.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

lol i think its safe to say an NA R31 is WELL under the limit