February 13, 2010

Car Shopping Results

I just got back from car browsing in Plaistow, and I think I may have found something I like. I tried out a bunch of cars, mostly the hatchbacks. I'm looking for a cheap, manual hatchback. I do think I found what I want.

2003 Ford Focus ZX3 SVT ($8k)
I tried this one a few weeks ago when LJ's car first broke down. I didn't try it again, but I did like the look of the car. It was pretty loud as it has a custom exhaust, and there was a minor issue with the seat belt. It wouldn't retract easily. I'd have to replace the stereo, but that's okay since I already have one. Overall, I liked it.

2000 Toyota Celica ($6k)
Then I got to try this baby out today. I do like Celicas, but this one had over 109k miles on it. It was a 6 speed and drove nicely. Dude, the doors open up (like physically up), like the Back to the Future car. It drove nice, but the engine is a bit loud. It runs at like 3000 rpm. I'm not sure about the miles and the age.

2000 Volkswagen Golf ($6k)
This I think is the one I want to get. It's got something like 57k miles on it, gets like 31mpg highway, and it's loaded! Heated seats, mp3/aac/cd changer, usb for music, full spare tire, moon roof, etc.! The thing was smooth and quiet. I think I'm sold, but I'm gonna think about it some more before I make any decisions.

No comments:

Switching from JBOD to LVM RAID5

Before getting into the nitty-gritty, I want to make sure we have some understanding of the tools in place. For the sake of argument, we...