WTB New car between 20-27g

[l/l/rX]

soo my parents are buying me and my brother a new car to share. New car not used. between the price range of 20-27g.

here are some cars that we have looked at:
2007 Honda Fit. i really love the styling of this car. i saw it everywhere in HK and fell in love with it. Problem is...hk was flat. here we have lots of hills. and with that dinky 109 hp i dont know how well it'll hold up here in cgy. we test drove an auto one it was quite slooooow, you guys think standard fit would feel better?
price: 23,000

2007 impreza 2.5rs. lets see...197 hp, awd, new styling. but man i just cant look at it the same way. without the scoop and turbo its just not the same. LoL.
price: 25,000

2007 honda civic (4dr). meh...150ish hp??? big, bulky, slow, fwd, may as well go for the 2.5rs. for pretty much the same price as the subaru.

any other cars you guys would like to throw my way would be greatly appreciated. we are also not really interested in base model cars. o and preferrably japanese made.

[Jynx]

Chevy Cobalt?

[A2VR6]

Mazda 3 GT with the 2.3 would be my reccomendation.

[riander]

u know mugen made a supercharger for a fit they made.
not sure if its available to the public, or if it will be a reasonable price.

[Anton]

Originally posted by l/l/rX
here are some cars that we have looked at:
2007 Honda Fit. i really love the styling of this car. i saw it everywhere in HK and fell in love with it. Problem is...hk was flat. here we have lots of hills. and with that dinky 109 hp i dont know how well it'll hold up here in cgy. we test drove an auto one it was quite slooooow, you guys think standard fit would feel better?
price: 23,000

The standard Fit is much more nimble. Although, because of that the wait list on a manual Fit is 1 month.

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by riander
u know mugen made a supercharger for a fit they made.
not sure if its available to the public, or if it will be a reasonable price.

knowing mugen itd probably be hella expensive. and besides if we do get a honda fit, the only thing ill do to it would be mugen exhaust, rims and springs. the sport edition with the factory body kit and spoiler is good enough for the looks, thats why i like it so much. the engine i wont even bother with. too much work and money would have to go into it to make it half decent fast. haha.

and ill sure look into that mazda 3 gt. :)

[That.Guy.S30]

Originally posted by l/l/rX


2007 impreza 2.5rs. lets see...197 hp, awd, new styling. but man i just cant look at it the same way. without the scoop and turbo its just not the same. LoL.
price: 25,000



i think its 173hp for the impreza.

i would also look into the legacy if you dont want to move away from the subie family.

mini cooper?

[95EagleAWD]

Mazdaspeed 3.

[msommers]

TDi?

[gamman]

It depends on what you want to do.

It you want to go fast and race (autocross) at race city, then consider this.

For $20,000 you are in the 14's.

Mine is for sale. $19,500.

See this:
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/projectcars/0401scc_project_dodge_neon_srt_4_part_1/
[Quote from them:
After the installation of Mopar Stage One engine hardware in part one (SCC, January '04), Project SRT-4 made some serious numbers: 240 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. With this kind of power on hand, the car would leave stripes on command. More impressive is its ability to make WRX owners cower in fear. At anything above 10 mph, the Neon gone wrong will show its taillights to any stock WRX and even give EVO drivers something to think about in a straight line.]

This particular car has a stage2 (more hp) and a mopar exhaust.

With the extra 1-7000 in your budget, you could make this thing into a barn burner.

If that is your thing...as you said you wanted an import.

[gamman]

Sorry, just re-read your post, you want new.

FWIW, the car does have powertrain warantee to 7yr/115km I think.

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by gamman
Sorry, just re-read your post, you want new.

FWIW, the car does have powertrain warantee to 7yr/115km I think.

sorry im not a big domestic fan.


Originally posted by Thi_Thi Subs
mini cooper?

pass on the mini. either something FWD or AWD. i would like the reliability all year round.

[FiveFreshFish]

Are you selling the WRX?

[CivicTunr]

Originally posted by l/l/rX
soo my parents are buying me and my brother a new car to share. New car not used. between the price range of 20-27g.

here are some cars that we have looked at:
2007 Honda Fit. i really love the styling of this car. i saw it everywhere in HK and fell in love with it. Problem is...hk was flat. here we have lots of hills. and with that dinky 109 hp i dont know how well it'll hold up here in cgy. we test drove an auto one it was quite slooooow, you guys think standard fit would feel better?
price: 23,000




i drove a stock 96 Honda hatchback, it had 103hp haha,the only problems i had was when i drove up to the mountains, i'd have to gear down, but in calgary it was good.

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Are you selling the WRX?

hell no.

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by CivicTunr



i drove a stock 96 Honda hatchback, it had 103hp haha,the only problems i had was when i drove up to the mountains, i'd have to gear down, but in calgary it was good.

hrm i really wish i could of drove a manual honda fit.

really ive never driven a car with less than 160hp before.

[msommers]

not too keen on the TDi idea I take it lol :)

[GQBalla]

fit FTW!!!!

juss think of the fuel economy!!

lol come on jarett i know you want it

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by msommers
not too keen on the TDi idea I take it lol :)

hrm...TDi...turbo diesel right? yea i dont know about that...how much do these go for?

[A2VR6]

Originally posted by l/l/rX


hrm...TDi...turbo diesel right? yea i dont know about that...how much do these go for?

depends... for a jetta they start around 27k but thats with nothing for options... the golf starts around 23k.

[max_boost]

Here we go again :repost: haha

Mazda 3 and Suby Impreza would be great choices but everyone has one.

How about a fully loaded Hyundai Accent? :werd: :rofl:

Actually I would go with the Honda Civic EX. :bigpimp:
I will always be a Honda fan boy at heart. :hitit:

[4doorj]

mazdaspeed 3

[Mitsu3000gt]

Definately get the Subaru, you get AWD and a nice boxer motor. You will have a car that looks exactly like the WRX minus the hood scoop and it will be good on gas (not as good as the fit or the suggested TDI) and awesome in the winter. They also have amazing reliability and initial quality ratings. IMO their a bargain given the competition.

[A2VR6]

Originally posted by 4doorj
mazdaspeed 3

you can get one for under 27k?!? :eek:

[spyce]

definitely get the mazda 3 gt
looks even sleeker now with the 07 update :thumbsup:

[bikrbabe]

What about the Mitsubishi Lancer OZ Rally? It's got a pretty good price point...

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by spyce
definitely get the mazda 3 gt
looks even sleeker now with the 07 update :thumbsup:

how much are we looking at for the gt?
this is 4wd or something like that right? 26- some hp???is this the one you're talking about?

[That.Guy.S30]

^ mazda 3 gt is 160hp i beleive. its the mazdaspeed 3 thats 260ish

hop into a base legacy man..

[l/l/rX]

Originally posted by Thi_Thi Subs
^ mazda 3 gt is 160hp i beleive. its the mazdaspeed 3 thats 260ish

hop into a base legacy man..

lol ionno if i want another subie...its ultimately my decision in the end.
i want something 'young' looking. mazda 3 is a pretty youthful car. impreza somewhat. honda fit YES.

i was also thinknig toyota corolla srx or whatever. the highest end corolla.

[l/l/rX]

looks like we are getting mazda 3 gt :)

no sunroof with it though.

this car is pretty cool! the interior is sooo nice! compared to other cars around that price range.
mmmm. buying it today =)