Carotop Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Well yesterday my dad sold my cutty to a dealership for 1800 bucks and got an 01 Jaguar s-type. So I guess thats a good trade but now I need a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 ?? You don't have the Regal like your sig says? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carotop Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 O yea I'm drivin that daily. But its not in the best condition and once my bro comes home from collage its his. I'm lookin for a 1g DSM right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 That sucks man, sounds like that car wasn't really yours in the first place if your dad can sell it and get himself a car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTPrix Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 At least you have a car to drive now. Im stuck using public transit for now Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 ....if you are looking for a DSM, I really hope you really like working on cars....and I am a DSM fan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamz Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 my friend got a Eagle Talon TSI 92 for sale not far from here ... 4wd , trbo , one broken manifold stud so no max boost . but hey .... 400 $ and you go with it oh ... yeah i am far from you ... i mean VERY far lol ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokemBokem Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 That sucks man, sounds like that car wasn't really yours in the first place if your dad can sell it and get himself a car... And how much did your dad have to spend with the cutty trade in? There is no way they would trade that straight up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carotop Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Well he got 1800 for it and the Jag is a lease and he had to pay 2000 down and then its like 130 a month, which is really good. And what do ya mean if I like workin on cars??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 And what do ya mean if I like workin on cars??? if you get a DSM, you had better be very mechanically inclined or willing to pay for repairs...I love the cars to death, but they aren't know as the most reliable cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoroCorona Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Get yourself a 3000GT VR4, prolly the most reliable DSM you can buy. And if you do get a DSM ,the first gens may have the most aftermarket and tend to be the fastest, the second gens look better and are far more reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carotop Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I can't find a good DSM. What other options should I look at. My budget is about 3Gs. I want somethin with a pretty good amount of aftermarket performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Rockstar Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Im leanin toward a 1993 Cutlass Supreme.................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoroCorona Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Early 90s F-Bodies Early 90s Stangs, Fox Bodies Early 80s Porsche 944, The best you could prolly get is a 944S Mid 90s J-Bodies Mid 90s N-Bodies Late 80s G-Bodies, and some parts money left over. And thats just the tip of the iceburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I can't find a good DSM. What other options should I look at. My budget is about 3Gs. I want somethin with a pretty good amount of aftermarket performance.Go for an old cop car. The guy that owns the small dealership where I bought my Regal regularly picks up former US Marshall's cars (he said they're from Utah and Nevada.) I think a LT1-powered 9C1 Caprice might be out of your price range, but I'm sure you could get a good deal on an older Caprice or Crown Vic (I'd personally get an older Vic with the 5.0 if I were to get a Ford.) You shoud check out the auctions that MN DOT holds every couple of months (out at the Arden Hills "Driver's Testing Station") http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/schedule.htm Mid America Auctions holds monthly Auto Auctions at the NE Minneapolis Armory (National Guard Training Center) also. http://www.midamericaauctions.com/ (look under "late model autos") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carotop Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Wheres the place you went Disco for you Regal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Oh shit, forgot to put that down :oops: KK Auto Ranch in Farmington. It's on Hwy 3 about 10 or so miles south of the U-Pull yard in Rosemount (actually at the intersection Hwy 3 and Hwy 50.) Pick up one of those free Auto Shopper "magazines" and look for his 2-page spread. He had 4 9C1's of varying mileage (and price), a couple of Lumina 9C3's, and a bunch of Crown Vic "Police Imitators" out there when I got my car over a year ago. It's kind of a drive to get down there (45 minutes from my place) but it's definitely worth a look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carotop Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Well I tried to drive to Ham Lake motors yesterday and couldn't find the damn place, so I wasted an hour drivin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Here's KK's web site: http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/view/index_view.jsp?dealership_view_name=www.kkautoranch.net Ham Lake Motors? That's up on Hwy 65 (in Ham Lake obviously) but since there are so many "mom and pop" dealerships up that way, I couldn't tell you which one it is exactly. I know I've been there many times, though. Have you ever been to U-Pull-R-Parts up in East Bethel? Then you drove right past Ham Lake Motors (I think it's one of the lots on the east side of 65...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carotop Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I haven't been to the U-pull. I went just past the East Bethel theaters but I never saw ham lake motors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I haven't been to the U-pull. I went just past the East Bethel theaters but I never saw ham lake motorsI looked up the addresses of both: East Bethel Theater 18635 NE Ulysses ST East Bethel, MN 55011 Ham Lake Motors 18805 NE Highway 65 East Bethel, MN 55011 It looks like the car lot is just north of the theater. I thought it was on the east side of 65, but MapQuest says it's on the west side There's so many damn car lots on 65 between the north side of Blaine up through East Bethel it confuses the hell out of me trying to figure out which one is which. If I'm on the lookout for a car up that way, I stop at every one of those car lots (usually...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Oh yeah, it looks like KK Auto Ranch has like 9 1995 Caprices on the lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carotop Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Yea I might look at the 93 Caprice thats like 3995. Damn I was so close to the car lot I shoulda just kept goin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastSE2DR Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Get yourself a 3000GT VR4, prolly the most reliable DSM you can buy. And if you do get a DSM ,the first gens may have the most aftermarket and tend to be the fastest, the second gens look better and are far more reliable. you are pretty wrong in every statement there...sorry 3000gts are not reliable, 1st gens have the same aftermarket as 2gs..if not less..in like the non performance category, and 2g's are very prone to crankwalk=really bad Thanks, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoroCorona Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 The crankwalk was pritty much only in the 420A's, nobody in my area has any problems with crank walk on the 4g63's. My friend has a 1993 3000GT Vr4 running about 18 psi into the stock engine and he has nearly no problems with his engine. Its got almost 160k. Snapped a pair of axel shafts, but thats to be expected. Id say thats reliable. And the 6g73 is a reliable engine, they wouldn't have used it for so long in so many different cars if it wasn't. As to the aftermarket, Since they do have the same engine their aftermarket is close, but since the first gen eclipse has been out longer = more aftermarket. Thanks, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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