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Alright, 1st post here. First off hello, i am 16 and planning to get my first car. I realize how privilged i am that my family is well to do enough to buy me a new car and hope i do not get flamed for posting this.
The budget my father has given me is under $30,000 (yes yes i know, thats way too much for a new licence) but i feel mature enough to handel a car of this budget.
Having been raised in a auomotively intune family, i realize i have many options. Not to sound vain, i do believe i have acquired a fine taste for automoiles from my father. Our family car is the Audi RS6 and my father's "fun" car is a Porche Boxster S. Both of which i drive on a regular basis (infact, the Boxter is where i learned manual transmission.
Now with that bit of background info in mind, i give you my possile options :
Acura RSX S
Acura TSX
Honda S2000
Mini Cooper S
Mazdaspeed Protege
Mazda RX8
Subaru WRX
VW Golf GTI 1.8t
all of which i have test driven except the TSX.
For now, i have pretty much ruled out the 2000 and the RX8 (although they have great performance) because they exceed the budget when well equiped and are far too showy for my use. The 2000 also lacks practicality.
Now my important question, how does the TSX compare with the remaning? I know it has high quality but how does it perform? I have read all the mag. reviews and they are not conclusive enough. Does the car really lack power? How does it handle compared to the others especially the RSX? Are the seats supportive enough for hard cornering? Do aftermarket suspension upgrades have dramatic improvememts? Same goes for power?
Anyhow, sorry for the long post and the many questions. Thank you for your time reading and your input will be greatly appreciated.
-Nick
The budget my father has given me is under $30,000 (yes yes i know, thats way too much for a new licence) but i feel mature enough to handel a car of this budget.
Having been raised in a auomotively intune family, i realize i have many options. Not to sound vain, i do believe i have acquired a fine taste for automoiles from my father. Our family car is the Audi RS6 and my father's "fun" car is a Porche Boxster S. Both of which i drive on a regular basis (infact, the Boxter is where i learned manual transmission.
Now with that bit of background info in mind, i give you my possile options :
Acura RSX S
Acura TSX
Honda S2000
Mini Cooper S
Mazdaspeed Protege
Mazda RX8
Subaru WRX
VW Golf GTI 1.8t
all of which i have test driven except the TSX.
For now, i have pretty much ruled out the 2000 and the RX8 (although they have great performance) because they exceed the budget when well equiped and are far too showy for my use. The 2000 also lacks practicality.
Now my important question, how does the TSX compare with the remaning? I know it has high quality but how does it perform? I have read all the mag. reviews and they are not conclusive enough. Does the car really lack power? How does it handle compared to the others especially the RSX? Are the seats supportive enough for hard cornering? Do aftermarket suspension upgrades have dramatic improvememts? Same goes for power?
Anyhow, sorry for the long post and the many questions. Thank you for your time reading and your input will be greatly appreciated.
-Nick