ideas for first car

[redpoint5]

You only get 1 first car, so choose carefully.

What do you want your stories to be about your first car when you're old? Because it's your first, it will be prominent in your memories.

My first vehicles were whatever my dad let me drive in high school. First was a '69 Bug, then a 1985 Volvo, then a 1980 Dodge Ram van, then a 1976 CB750 motorcycle...

First car I owned the title to was a 1996 Subaru Legacy manual transmission. My fondest memories were in that car because I owned it so long, and adventured so many places with it, often offroad. It's a miracle someone else caused its demise.

[Ecky]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

CRX Del Sol?

Correct. It had a 1.6L 160hp naturally aspirated. I bought the car with 160k miles (260k km), and put another 100k miles (160k km), put almost nothing into it, and sold it for more than I paid. The car owed me nothing.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by jimchitas

im neither diesel head or petrol head i love both

I can relate to that, even though I've been more interested on Diesel engines since '96 when I moved from Manaus to Florianópolis when my father got transfered (he's a former military), and so I started having more contact with people from Argentina and Uruguay during summer. Back in the day, most of the cars with Argentinian and Uruguayan plates that I used to see had Diesel engines, even some Brazilian-made cars which had Diesel versions available only for export. Due to the Free Port Zone in Manaus, even American full-size trucks imported from Miami were most often gassers, and cheap gasoline smuggled from Venezuela could be found at some fuel stations

in greece we got plenty of fire engines due to their low displacemnt they are good options i have seen some issues with 1.4 turbo ones

I was considering the naturally-aspirated ones.

[jimchitas]

The most Europeans choose diesel its cheaper and more efficient it might have more repair cost compared to a natural aaspirated gasoline engine . Also a lot people especially in Greece convert their engine to run lpg its more likely this type of conversion on Na engines not turbo ones but i seen a wrx and gti running lpg but as far i know they dont last a lot but you saving a lot money 0.89 per L average price of lpg and gasoline 1.81 per L in greece so what you think about it

[freebeard]

Somewhere in your neighborhood, someone who chose wisely and pampered their car, who doesn't want to let it go but must, for one reason or another, to their regret.... Maybe a quick sale to raise cash, or a sucker for a good 'first car' story.

That's the car you're looking for.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by jimchitas

The most Europeans choose diesel its cheaper and more efficient it might have more repair cost compared to a natural aaspirated gasoline engine

Gone are the days of nearly-indestructible, yet crude and somewhat sluggish, naturally-aspirated Diesels. When it comes to naturally-aspirated gassers, it's often easier to perform some makeshift repairs on them, which is why you may see many people still favoring them over the newer turbocharged ones.

Also a lot people especially in Greece convert their engine to run lpg its more likely this type of conversion on Na engines not turbo ones but i seen a wrx and gti running lpg but as far i know they dont last a lot but you saving a lot money 0.89 per L average price of lpg and gasoline 1.81 per L in greece so what you think about it

LPG is not the one to blame for a failure on a turbocharged engine. As long as the AFR is correct, it won't do any harm to the engine.

[jimchitas]

Firstly thanks, i dont think Na diesels are practical by any means (road experience) the only way they can be relevant if they are used in lightweight chassis with a short gearbox like a saxo 1.6d and golf 1 1.6d , corsa b 1.7d i mean its fine for those cars still in highway they gonna struggle but you got pretty much a bulletproof engine without the repair cost of a turbo one + less additional weight (intercooler,pipes,turbo) its like 10-25 kg but anyways i think diesel + turbo is right way to make a car more fun and practical take as an example the golf 5 v it came with 2.0 sdi making 75 hp this car will be a pain to overtake someone or in highway also this car its a little heavy for its 75 hp but the 1.9 pd which will make 105 will overtake more easily , probably better economy in highway in higher speeds , more fun as overall and practicality, so i think NA diesel cars better be really lightweight or it will be a painful experience trying to go over 100km (in some cases over 70km)

[Ecky]

For what it's worth, I've had 240hp in an 800 kilo car, but I find myself back in one (again) with 67hp. I was glad for the experience, but anymore I'll take a low powered car with good suspension over all else.