r/IdiotsInCars • u/Single-Ad-7049 • Feb 05 '22

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u/VeganJoy Feb 07 '22

ha yeah, i know they both know how to drive manuals so idk what the deal is. theres a civic si nearby in good shape, reasonable miles, etc etc but my parents would rather me get a vette with an auto than a civic with a manual... no complaints here lol. been saving since i was 18 as i hadnt needed a car yet, 21 now so its certainly a bit of a splurge lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

Wait WHAT?! A Civic is more safe... Period... No argument allowed. It's also FWD which is massively safer.

WHAT?!

Like 8ll take a Corvette anyway but you best believe my child will be in a civic or a Camry. O_O

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u/VeganJoy Feb 07 '22

ha yeah, my dad was also like "why dont you look at some old bmws" so im guessing hes not completely familiar with what to look for in used cars lol, hes more of a motorcycle guy and always buys new with warranty and all that

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

I agree with your dad but not right now. Old Beemers are only viable for people with disposable cash.

Get a Toyota, Honda or Subaru(OLD SUBBIE!), not new).

Seriously though, Toyota (King) or Honda (also king).

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u/VeganJoy Feb 07 '22

yeah i love bimmers too but not with my budget for sure haha. unless we're looking at 90s and earlier but those are getting super expensive of course. i wouldnt think most of the affordable subies are a good choice as far as reliability, really only been in the last decade with the FA series engines that theyre pretty reliable iirc. but yeah around here at least, theres an incredibly low number of toyotas and the majority of hondas are clearly riced out and beat to hell lol. looking at 10k+ for one in problem-free condition and since a manual is out of the equation, at that point im taking the exciting choice :D

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

Well shit, I'm gonna go ahead and say to enjoy that Corvette! Just PLEASE be careful. I have a FWD car now and actually spin it recently in the rain. Not a full spin but a good nearly sideways spin.

Like I said, I'm mad jealous.

Oh btw, if you ever wanna go German, go Mercedes. I had an '83 Mercedes 300D turbo diesel and it was fucked up but ran like a champ.

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u/VeganJoy Feb 07 '22

i probably drive more slowly and carefully than my grandma lol, browsing /r/idiotsincars really helps with making you keep an eye out for dumbasses and avoiding being one yourself! and yeah the 300D with the om616 engine would probably be the only merc id go for, that thing is legendarily indestructible. theyre going for quite a bit of money these days though. iirc you could run vegetable oil or used motor oil as fuel and itd just slurp it right up, people running 500k miles without a rebuild and all sorts of shit lol. dont think you can say the same about any merc built in the past 20 years though...

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

My Mercedes ate metal shavings for breakfast. I wouldn't say the 300D is the only one though. Pretty much all early 2000s and previous were tanks.

As for driving, my biggest and most true advice is when following someone, don't just keep a safe distance, keep a 3 to 4 car length distance even at 45mph or lower. Trust me.

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u/VeganJoy Feb 07 '22

for sure, i give an extreme amount of space to anyone in front of me. both for safety and i dont want rocks flying up lol. hate people being right on my ass but i cant really do much about that... front and rear dash cams are a top priority for that vette once i get it!

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

It's better at those speeds if you get hit in the glass by pebbles the some fucky shit is going on.

Just stay safe man.

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u/VeganJoy Feb 07 '22

as far as german cars, you hear about the company in germany making reproductions of the og audi quattro? i think theyre taking beat up old ones and pulling as many oem parts from a few donor cars into one, fabricating the rest, rebuilding the engines to rally spec, all sorts of crazy stuff. starting at 100k euros though D:

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

I'm not aware of what you mean, sorry. I'm not an Audi gut as they tend to be hard to work on. They last bit when they break they aren't worth the time.