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Originally posted by Chickens:
Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy)
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Originally posted by 69Boss302:
an integra is so much smaller than a contour. maybe it's about the same as an escort
1998 Acura GS Dimensions
Exterior
Length: 178.1 in. Width: 67.3 in.
Height: 53.9 in. Wheel Base: 103.1 in.
Ground Clearance: 5.9 in. Curb Weight: 2722 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 38.9 in. Front Hip Room: 50.7 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 52 in. Rear Head Room: 36 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 50.3 in. Rear Hip Room: 49.9 in.
Front Leg Room: 42.2 in. Rear Leg Room: 32.7 in.
Luggage Capacity: 11 cu. ft. Maximum Seating: 4
1998 Ford Contour
Exterior
Length: 185.3 in. Width: 69.1 in.
Height: 54.5 in. Wheel Base: 106.5 in.
Curb Weight: 2774 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 39 in. Front Hip Room: 50.7 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 53.9 in. Rear Head Room: 36.8 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 53.3 in. Rear Hip Room: 45.5 in.
Front Leg Room: 42.4 in. Rear Leg Room: 34.4 in.
Luggage Capacity: 13.9 cu. ft. Maximum Seating: 5
As you can see, the Contour and the Integra have nearly identical front seat room. The back seat is smaller in the Acura, but I suspect that Kari doesn't have a family of four to cart around at the moment. It is still entirely possbile to get one for the $10,000 that she is willing to spend.
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Originally posted by Lee K:
Originally posted by 69Boss302:
an integra is so much smaller than a contour. maybe it's about the same as an escort
As you can see, the Contour and the Integra have nearly identical front seat room. The back seat is smaller in the Acura, but I suspect that Kari doesn't have a family of four to cart around at the moment. It is still entirely possbile to get one for the $10,000 that she is willing to spend.
Acura is a nice car, but 2 inches of front shoulder room makes a world of difference to me. I'm a big guy though. If the Contour was any smaller, I wouldn't have bought it.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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When I was shopping for my car (had been driving my wife's Contour for a while since she had a company car), I tried out a '98 Integra sedan, and the shoulder room and the overall feel was lacking, surprisingly. I've owned two Integras before getting into Contours, but test-driving this one, I was shocked at how much I didn't want it. When it comes to buying used, I'm much more tuned into buying good-condition Contours and spending some extra bucks on the common tuneup items.
Buying new, I'd be looking at a Mazda6 first, then probably Subarus.
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Acura is a nice car, but 2 inches of front shoulder room makes a world of difference to me. I'm a big guy though. If the Contour was any smaller, I wouldn't have bought it.
I agree with you, as I'm a pretty big guy myself (6'3", 200 LBS). The Integra is too small for me. I'm going on the assumption that Kari, being female, is close to the national average in size for US females (5'4" and 120 LBS) and therefore wouldn't find the front seat room of an Integra to be lacking. The Integra's performance matches a non-SVT Contour pretty well, with the added plus of better reliability (statistically, going by Consumer Reports annual ratings).
Anyway, she asked for suggestions, and I made one. I wish her the best of luck in her search.
Lee K
98 SVT, silver
03 Evo, red
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Originally posted by Lee K:
Anyway, she asked for suggestions, and I made one. I wish her the best of luck in her search.
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Thanks Lee! Your suggestion was a valid, good, & sincere offering. Your intent was not lost on me, & I'm sure Karri appreciated it too.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Originally posted by topgunz_1:
I wouldnt recomend a hyundai, that warranty comes in handy cause things break alot...Find an SVT, even if you pay a little more you WILL NOT be disapointed.
Read consumer reports. Get back to me on the above once you do.
I've known of several with nice tranny problems, like not going into reverse, not shifting, etc. But that isnt just what I mean. I see alot on the road with things like brake and headlights burned out...not major stuff but aggravating on a new car.
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My wifes cousin has had two Hyundai cars. Been great for her - only problem with the first one is she wrecked it twice & still got over 130k miles out of it. The newer one has been flawless.
Personally, I'd buy one on a budget, if it were comfortable enough for me (which they're not. I'm old & need comfort). 10 year warranty, can't sneeze at that. Cheap lookin' plastic - who cares. On a budget I'd rather have cheap plastic for 200k miles than nice leather dead in my car port.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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how about looking at a late 90's volvo 850 or s70 t-5. You can find them for about 10 grand, and they are pretty powerful (225 hp and 225 torque). Volvo is known to be reliable, and would be much nicer than any contour.
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how about looking at a late 90's volvo 850 or s70 t-5. You can find them for about 10 grand, and they are pretty powerful (225 hp and 225 torque). Volvo is known to be reliable, and would be much nicer than any contour.
I agree completely. Even cheaper though. My friend bought his for $4000 with 90K miles on it. v6, 10 cd changer. Volvo's run for a long time, but when one thing goes, everything goes. It ends up costing a lot in the long run when the car goes bad.
I test drove a 2000 Hyundai Tiburon. I was generally impressed with it's handling and interior. It comes in a 2.0L 4-cyl, 2.7L v-6 auto, 5spd, and 6spd.
However,for a turbo, it's horsepower is lame @ ~170.
You could also look into an older model Nissan Maxima. Those are similar in interior size and horsepower. though I think the nissan has more.
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