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September 20, 2013 11:05:41 AM

I'm looking for a cheap car, that has a sporty look with like a pretty good sporty feel to it. I don't know like anything about cars so please help.

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September 20, 2013 12:14:36 PM

I would start by looking at the new Lamborghini's and you may also want to look at the new Ferrari's as well.
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September 21, 2013 12:55:23 AM

Cheap and sporty don't usually go together. Case in point - Chevy Aveo. If you know nothing about cars go for something dependable and boring.
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September 21, 2013 12:26:10 PM

antiglobal said:
More details are needed. In what country do you live? Petrol or diesel? What is your budget? 3 or 5 doors? What class of the car (B class, C class, Coupe,...)?


I live in USA (Wisconsin), I want disel, I'm looking around 12K or lower. probably 4 doors but 2 is fine. I don' t know the classes so sorry.
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September 21, 2013 9:13:16 PM

Not too many diesel offerings out there and if you live in Wisconsin you might want to consider a four wheel drive with the snow. With that being said, a diesel truck is probably your best bet. You could probably find an all-wheel drive Mercedes car in diesel but for $12k I'm thinking it'll be high mileage and the maintenance might be a budget buster.

Another option in your price range for something with a sporty feel would be a Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic. They won't be the sportiest things out there but with your budget they'd be dependable and both are front wheel drive, which is good for snowy weather if you don't have the four wheel drive.
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September 21, 2013 10:10:35 PM

tdi diesel vw jetta.

besides that.. your offerings are not what i would call sporty or very kind on budget.

if you drop the diesel requirement you can pick up a used taurus sho, mazda 3, mazda 6, mazdaspeed 3, vw jetta, vw gti, civic, civic si, pontiac g6 and many other sporty cars for sale within your budget.

living in wisconsin you want either a 4x4 or at the very least front wheel drive.

why the diesel requirement? if you went with something like a civic you would get 30-40mpg on regular which is going to be just as cheap (if not even cheaper) to drive. they last forever as well.
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September 24, 2013 5:17:06 PM

A used Subaru impreza might be a good option for you. Yes FWD is better than RWD but some good snow tires can make a RWD car pretty good in the winter. I owned a Cadillac CTS that I had Yokohama iG20 winter tires on and never got stuck. Heck I drove it through storms where the highways were closed. A FWD with the same tires would have been even better so I guess the point I'm trying to make is to get some winter tires as well.

As per diesels being less reliable is complete nonsense. My service trucks are at 290,000km and 365,000km with nothing done but maintenance. My apprentices 2001 Jetta TDI is at 320,000km with a head gasket and one injector done. My last service truck, which was sold at 430,000km, is still running fine and is over 500,000km. Every 911 tower in the Rocky Mountains in Canada, every large building, everything needing power in logging, mining, construction, and oilfield use diesel engines. If they weren't reliable why would they use them? My customers average 50,000 hours out of their equipment with nothing but waterpumps, oil coolers, seals, and maintenance items. If you think that the regular truck sees around 50kmph average over it's lifetime then that's 2.5 million km on its life.

Gas and Diesel also emit different carcinogens but they both do. Most people think diesels are worse because of the black smoke, carbon, you sometime see in the exhaust when the engine is working. While they are worse the newer ones are not much worse for you than a gas. Not enough to be concerned about in my mind.

An improperly maintained diesel can suck to start in the winter but if your injectors and compression are good, which also affect gas cars starting in the winter, and preheat are working fine they start just fine. I've started diesel engines with any sort of coolant heater and no ether at -45 celcius and colder and those were in days where gas trucks wouldn't even start.
For the most part diesels are easier to work on than gas because there is no spark to be concerned with. They need air, compression, and fuel to run. Yes you need to change the fuel filter when you do an oil change and they usually take more oil per service but that's really the only higher cost involved with maintenance. Everything else like the sensors, timing belts/chains, harness, injectors can all go just like a gas car. One thing a diesel really needs is to be worked though. For someone doing nothing but highway driving with no towing a diesel is a horrible option because over time you will have issues because of carbon build up.
I find too many people are used to the old crap diesels that were put out decades ago and assume they all are like that junk.
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October 1, 2013 1:30:20 PM

chevrolet cruze,lumina,caprice is good!
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October 1, 2013 1:30:53 PM

check hyundai sonata or elantra also
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October 1, 2013 4:09:37 PM

when visited a friend a few states away (13 hour drive!) i rented a hyundai elantra and it honestly wasnt a terrible car to drive around in. i wouldnt give up my mazda for one but its not bad. no idea about reliability though.
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October 1, 2013 4:58:40 PM

They're actually counted as one of the most reliable and safe cars out there. That company made some huge quality changes in the late nineties.
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October 4, 2013 11:15:06 PM

moeid97 said:
chevrolet cruze,lumina,caprice is good!


i agree with you
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