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      10-21-2016, 10:40 AM   #1
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Do you not drive cheap cars?

this is what I was asked today ...

I do, just that it's been a while
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      10-21-2016, 10:46 AM   #2
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Your car is cheap, hate to break it to ya.
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I find it hard to drive cheap cars now... I grew up in a pretty poor family and didn't really have my own car until I got my first job after college.

Anyways earlier this year I was on vacation and rented a 2016 Camry and it just felt terrible... Actually I ve been feeling that during my last few vacations in the US (where I had to drive). Anyways, going on vacation next month and I am renting an MB (or whatever they have at the moment I guess)... So I feel better driving. Ya you do get used to nicer things and it's hard to go back.
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Acura RSX-S 2002 for 3 years during school. I beat the living shit out of it, drove it with no oil for 30k miles to school and back for 1 hour 3 days a week... it still turned on every morning, never left me stranded, cheap as hell on gas. Paid 3k for it, sold it 2500. Without a doubt, best car I will ever own considering how mistreated it was and how "cheap" it was.

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Your car is cheap, hate to break it to ya.
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      10-21-2016, 11:06 AM   #6
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You mean cheaper than an old 335?
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I forgot about this dude's threads. InB4 lock.
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      10-21-2016, 11:12 AM   #8
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You mean cheaper than an old 335?


Half the soccer moms/dads in the lot drive more expensive cars.

To answer the question with a question, does my $1,000 VW count?

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      10-21-2016, 11:23 AM   #9
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      10-21-2016, 12:40 PM   #10
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"Yes, also cheap women. Like your mom."
The only proper reply to such a question.
Yes, very true indeed. Lol
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The F30 is my cheap car...


Real talk, cheap cars are fun for dicking around in. I would be lying if I said slam-shifting a Civic on a backroad was boring.

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I drive a Camry in the winter with snow tires. So no, i still drive "cheap cars" and i'd say the worst thing about it is how slow it is. On ramp its floored, merging its floored, anywhere i go just about. My BMW at least has 500whp whenever i need it.
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Your car is cheap, hate to break it to ya.
thanks for PM'ing me the link to kbb....coulda sworn it would have been 5 figures, at least it will be 4 for many years to come
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thanks for PM'ing me the link to kbb....coulda sworn it would have been 5 figures, at least it will be 4 for many years to come
So the correct answer would have been, "Yes, I drive a cheap car all the time"
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I alternate between my f82 and a $400 subaru forester i picked up few months ago...figured it was cheaper than snow tires for the m4 lol
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I alternate between my f82 and a $400 subaru forester i picked up few months ago...figured it was cheaper than snow tires for the m4 lol
$400 Jesus lol.
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Each and every one of us has a diffrent view of what cheap is.. Those who own a M4 and paid 70k for it, and decided let me buy a cheap car for 20k see it differently than that person who bought a 20k car and says let me buy a cheap car for 5k
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I alternate between my f82 and a $400 subaru forester i picked up few months ago...figured it was cheaper than snow tires for the m4 lol
Good call, good call.
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Your car is cheap, hate to break it to ya.
Not quality wise at least lol
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      10-21-2016, 04:40 PM   #20
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I think the cheapest car that I could happily drive would probably be something like an '09 335i.... u can buy one for prob $13k now. It's RWD, luxurious enough and is fun to drive...

Anything E90 era right now, outside of M3 is really cheap imho.
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Wife has a 16 plate Ford KA. The cost of the car new with the pcp interest was less than the final payment on mine.
Honestly though I quite enjoy driving it. Small cars are good fun, you can push them to their limits without having to get up to ridiculous speeds
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