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Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/5/2008 9:41:55 AM

okynot43

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I had a 95 civic dx coupe, and it had hydrolocked about a month ago, but right after, I had to make an emergency trip to the philippines, so I had about a month to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I really wanted to do an H22 swap, I have been just about ever since I found out about it. Buuuuut, being a senior in high school, and having to save up for college, I decided to sell it instead. So now, I'm one car poorer, and 600 dollars richer.
I'm not really sure what i'm looking for in a car, maybe another civic, but I'm not sure yet.
I'd really like to get a bike too, but the parents think it's bad idea.

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 10:43:52 AM

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a bike would be an excellent idea as far as fuel economy goes.....but that fact that you can easily acheive speeds to kill yourself is prolly why your parents think its a bad idea.

good luck on your hunt, but deciding is half the battle.

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 10:52:49 AM

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yeah, and considering I've had 2 speeding tickets with my car already probably just makes my chances worse. :(
It's all good though, i'm just going to save up my money for now. :D

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 11:28:57 AM

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Bikes are good, but idk where your from. If youre in the northern half of the US, then it wouldnt be worth it. Since youve had speeding tickets before, i dont think its a good thing.

What do you want in a car? Any specific year?

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 11:55:42 AM

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Well, i'm in Oklahoma, and planning to go to college in Florida, so it'd be perfect for a motorcycle.

Not really sure what I want in a car though. I'd like a cheap RWD in good condition, with standard transmission, but that's pretty much impossible to come by. So, i'm just planning on saving my money for now.

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 11:57:45 AM

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Make sure to consider insurance as well. Bikes are not cheap since they are so dangerous. But oh my are they so fun!

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 12:04:08 PM

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Maybe try to find yourself an older mr2? Not the best looking however they are light, rwd, heck mid-engined and you can get as stick. Not sure what people get out of those but since its a 'yota it should be pretty reliable just as long it was not absolutely trashed.

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 12:11:33 PM

okynot43

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From what I heard, insurance is cheaper on motorcycles, at least back when my dad owned one, but that could have changed...
Yeah, i was actually looking at getting an mr2, but they're so hard to find! at least in good condition, anyways. Maybe a fiero?? are those RWD though?

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 2:30:42 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Stick shift
If youre in the northern half of the US, then it wouldnt be worth it.

That's an opinion. I live in PA.. there's about 6 months out of the year that I can ride without hypothermia setting in. I have a bike... I consider having it a good decision.

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Make sure to consider insurance as well. Bikes are not cheap since they are so dangerous. But oh my are they so fun!

They're definitely cheap. My civic runs $1200/yr liability. My cbr600 is half that (literally) for liability.

And for a cheap rwd car, check out 240sx's... if you can find one without the dreaded "drift tax", you just found yourself a cheap rwd car (and there's plenty of them with 5-speeds, too).

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RE: Well guys sold the civic, bought nothing. Yet. - 5/7/2008 3:00:40 PM

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Well I'm just saying. If you live in a place where you get alot of snow, like in NY, we can get snow as early as october and as late as april. So gettin a bike as your only driver wouldn't be a good idea.
If you have a car and a bike, then that'd be cool.

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