car First Car!

Bajantechnician · March 24, 2016

6 hours ago, TopDollar said:

Turbocharging a naturally aspirated car (especially an older one) definitely removes the "reliable" factor. Things will break. Engine needs rebuilding (especially with a protege) to make it reliable, but then you remove cheap. Can only have 2 out of the 3. There was a reason why the turbocharged Mazdaspeed Protege only made 160 bhp in 2003.

rebuilding?

explain to me please

Yali · March 24, 2016

On 23.3.2016 at 11:53 AM, dalekphalm said:

I'm going to agree with everyone else. Unless you happen to have a REALLY WELL PAYING JOB (Eg: The equivalent of $50K/year USD or higher), then I recommend you forget about buying a "fun" car. Especially if it's the first car you've ever owned.

Buy something affordable, practical, cheap to repair/maintain, and cheap to run. That means fuel efficient, cheap insurance, etc. You can find cars like this that are at least mildly "sporty", such as a Mazda 3, Golf/Jetta, etc.

Buying something like a 350z or a GT98 as your first car, is, honestly, stupid. Since it's your first car, you haven't learned about being a car owner yet. You haven't experienced having to repair it, etc.

So either buy a REALLY REALLY CHEAP (Like, under $1000 Euro) piece of crap that is easily replaced if the thing gets totalled, or buy a nice good used car that doesn't have too many miles on it. If you can get one that comes with a warranty, even better (Many dealers will offer a warranty on certain certified used cars).

I dont think im a learner anymore as i did my permit in the usa and thats now 3 years ago. Since then i drove my mothers jeep which only i cleaned and maintained. So yeah i never repaired anything that has to do with the engine but im certainly not some dumbass who cant drive. (Oh and i managed to not scrape with the jeep once, :D) Also, driving in switzerland is on another level, so if i'd stil be a total newbie i wouldnt have had a chance to get my permit back here. Yeah theres the thing with the cash... Well because i really dont earn enough to pay the insurance on a bigger car + the overpriced gas in switzerland, im probably going with an older golf, and i can get my experiences from that + i wouldnt have a lot of problems finding parts.. So thx guys!