What should i do??

[Tvu1290]

Hey guys.. i just joined and i hope you guys can help me get my first car. I just turned 16 and got my licenses. I worked all summer and have about $4,000 saved up. Was looking for a nice car that looks good and has a lot of potential. I saw some MR2's and i just fell in love with them.

Been looking around Florida for one and the only one i can find is a:

1991 Toyata MR2, non-turbo, Ferrari red w/ black interior, automatic, full power, AM/FM CD - satellite - stereo, new tires, 200k miles on chassis -

It's been posted up for a while for $2,795 i think i can bring it lower.... but im a little skeptical in buying it. First of all its an automatic, then it is non-turbo, and it does have 200k miles on it.


What do you think i should do???


-Thank you for any replies

[CompanyFlow]

For that price you should be able to find a manual version in the same condition.

[ssl]

he's 16.....lets not get him a manual car, he'll think he's fast and the furious or something (no offense, i remember being 16), non-turbo is good to look at though. you will get carried away in anything with a turbo. and if you dont drive the piss out of it, and maintain it, itll make 500k, so 200 is nothing

honestly though, id get some driving experience, and wait a bit before getting a nice car. just get a half decent beater to drive to the ground. cant speak for anyone else here, but i crashed my first car, and blew the engine in my 2nd. always a shame to see an mr2 go down like that....its what happened to mine a couple years ago (blew the engine), i picked it up in the junkyard not long ago, she turned over for the first time yesterday

[CompanyFlow]

I wish I had a manual car as my first. Having that extra control over my car completely changed the way I drive when I got my Integra. I feel like the car controls me everytime I drive an automatic now.

[ssl]

lol, when you drive an automatic, ever find yourself putting it in park at the stoplight....


or is it just me



i definitely like manual better, but there's rules to learn too, other things to focus on too for new drivers, sometimes its better to takes thing a step at a time, sometimes not, but something to consider

[Red October]

Reminds me of a story I was told by a woman; her mother took the girl to a parking lot on a steep hill. The car was an old Chevrolet Baretta convertible with a 5-speed. The mother put it on the steep hill, set the hand break, told the girl to get in the driver's seat, and when she had gotten to the point of being able to start it moving without it rolling backwards she had learned to drive.

I'd honestly have to know more about the character of our friend here to say if an MR2 is appropriate at this point. I was very mature at 16 and rarely did foolish things with machinery. Then again some people older than I am now regularly bend their cars doing things not just foolhardy but downright assinine.

You think more about driving stick; and it encourages the use of the hands-free telephone device.
[David Carradine immitation] Choose wisely grasshopper, and know thyself, lest thou find thyself with a utility pole up thy ass. [/David Carradine Immitation]

[Tvu1290]

Nah... i never get into trouble... its school until 3 and help my parents until 7. I just saw this car and ever since it just seems like i am going to get one and keep it for a long time. Obviously i have some driving experience since i had my Learner's Permit for a year now. Never got a speeding ticket and i drive safely. I know i can handle the car.... was just seeing what you guys would say about how much a MR2 should cost and if i should get one. I also wanted to know if anyone here lived around Florida and knows of a MR2 for cheaper.

Thank you for the replies. Greatly appreciated.

[andyb16]

Good luck in your search. They are great cars, but they will bite you if you're not careful. As long as you don't do anything stupid, you'll be okay. N/A is probably a good idea, though. Turbo would make it too easy to do something dumb.