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What to get for my next ride..... #453919 10/07/02 10:29 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,603 Westchester Co., NY, USA R RoadRunner_dup1 OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP RoadRunner_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,603 Westchester Co., NY, USA	I'm looking now, while I've got a few months to buy. I looked at a Mazda Protege5, and tomorrow I'm going to look at Subaru. I'm interested in the following... *2003 MAZDA 6* (220 hp 3.0L 24V V6 Duratec?) 2003 Subaru WRX Sedan 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS 2003 Toyota Camry Solara SLE V6 2003 Acura RSX-S 2003 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sports Coupe Pete... 2004 Mercury Marauder 300A Black Clearcoat/Dark Charcoal LEATHER DOB 10/31/2003 DOP 1/2/2004 www.mercurymarauder.net

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453920 10/07/02 10:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,517 West Norriton, PA C chknhwk_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
chknhwk_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er C Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,517 West Norriton, PA	Mazda speed protege I like 'em. Good luck with whatever you get! Now owner of 0 SVT's. my web page

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453921 10/07/02 11:01 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,854 Staten Island NY USA T TGO Hard-core CEG'er
TGO Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,854 Staten Island NY USA	That's a tough one...would you consider a manual transmission? If so the RSX would probably be fun... 1999 Silver Frost SVT #609 of 2760 Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453922 10/08/02 12:17 AM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,603 Westchester Co., NY, USA R RoadRunner_dup1 OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP RoadRunner_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,603 Westchester Co., NY, USA	Originally posted by TheGreatOne: That's a tough one...would you consider a manual transmission? If so the RSX would probably be fun... All of them will be 5 or 6 speed MTX. NO MORE ATX FOR ME !!!!! Not even SPORT SHIFT ! Pete... 2004 Mercury Marauder 300A Black Clearcoat/Dark Charcoal LEATHER DOB 10/31/2003 DOP 1/2/2004 www.mercurymarauder.net

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453923 10/08/02 01:00 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 834 Mount Vernon, NY N nOsSvTcOnToUr_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
nOsSvTcOnToUr_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er N Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 834 Mount Vernon, NY	PETE GO WITH THE MAZADA 6 I WOULD PREFER THE SEDAN OVER ALL OF THEM. NEXT CHOICE WOULD BE THE WRX. GOOD LUCK HaHa You Watching me? Keep Watching

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453924 10/08/02 01:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 322 Morrisville, NC Y Yankees25_dup1 CEG\'er
Yankees25_dup1 CEG\'er Y Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 322 Morrisville, NC	I think you are going to find the Matrix to be weak. I test drove the Vibe (w/my gf and salesperson onboard) and found it to be dog slow. You hear about the lack of low end torque, and that's to be expected. But I was at least expecting some sort of turbo rush near 6K RPMs, and it wasn't to be found. Too much work for not enough results IMHO. Good luck. Jim H 95 Midnight Blue SE (Sold) 98.5 Silver Frost E1 (Sold) '04 G35 6MT Sedan (Sold) '01 Aurora 4.0

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453925 10/08/02 01:17 AM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,854 Staten Island NY USA T TGO Hard-core CEG'er
TGO Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,854 Staten Island NY USA	Interested in aftermarket modifications? 1999 Silver Frost SVT #609 of 2760 Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453926 10/08/02 02:03 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,143 All over NY P Pete D_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Pete D_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er P Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,143 All over NY	would you go for anything used? In that price range there is a lot of stuff (e36 M3 for one). -Pete "Bros before Hoes" <-- More men need this mentality.

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453927 10/08/02 04:20 AM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,394 South Jersey C Cartman Hard-core CEG'er
Cartman Hard-core CEG'er C Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,394 South Jersey	Originally posted by RoadRunner: I'm looking now, while I've got a few months to buy. I looked at a Mazda Protege5, and tomorrow I'm going to look at Subaru. I'm interested in the following... *2003 MAZDA 6* (220 hp 3.0L 24V V6 Duratec?) 2003 Subaru WRX Sedan 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS 2003 Toyota Camry Solara SLE V6 2003 Acura RSX-S 2003 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sports Coupe Ironic, I went car shopping with a buddy of mine last month, and these were many of the cars he looked at.. The WRX is freaking awesome.. If not for his wife, he'd be driving one right now. He ended up with a Matrix XRS, which is pretty cool, has the 180hp Celica GTS engine and the utility because of it's bigger size. Got a smoking deal on it too ($18000 FULLY loaded). The Solara/Camary was just so bland and floaty. We thought the MTX might make it more fun, but it really didn't. The RSX-S didn't wow me for the price. The C230 Sport is uber-gay. His best friend has one, so we got some extensive seat-time in it.. Was hoping for more, since it has the same engine as my SLK230 Sport, but these are 2 different cars. Again, not worth the money, and I'd be embarrassed to drive one. I'd also check out the Protoge family.. My g/f just got a loaded 2002 Protege ES. Unfortunately the MazdaSpeed Protege wasn't out yet, but even w/o the turbo, it's a real hoot to drive. The Protege5 is sharp as well, though actually a little harder to find, as they're in great demand. Good luck, and hope this helped.

Re: What to get for my next ride..... #453928 10/08/02 04:57 AM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 246 Philly, PA / Bowie, MD D Dweezel_dup1 CEG\'er
Dweezel_dup1 CEG\'er D Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 246 Philly, PA / Bowie, MD	Cartman, you have your mom's car now too? David AIM: DaveL225 2002 CD Silver Focus SVT 2565/4788

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