First Car
 

Since theres not too much posting going on at the moment, i decided to ask you all my question.
As i said before, i started reading threads on here because a friend of mine sits on this site all the time so i figured i could get to know a bit about cars from here.
So now its time for my first car.

i dont have much money, being that my current job is at.. subway. so i have like $2000 to spend on a car.

in mind, i have two cars.

One is a '91 honda civic hatchback. the body is rough and its not a very pretty car, but it's got less than 100k miles on it. [$1200]

The other is a '94 pontiac grand prix. it looks decent, the guy who owns it now works with me and made the whole interior furr. its pretty funny. he's asking $1500 for it now, but im pretty sure he'll go down once he gets an engine for his other car.

Being that you all are honda lovers, im sure thats probably what youre going to say. But heres my delimma, i have barely driven on the streets much, and the honda is a 5-speed. the pontiac is an automatic.
i've driven a 5-speed before, but not on the streets, and im not too sure if i should have it as a first car...

your thoughts?

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get the honda, and use the other 1000 to turbo it, make a nice amount or power and smoke domestics.

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I vote for the honda....just depends how scared you are of the 5spd.

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well, im not all too good at it. though i do thank the dude who let me drive his around some. he'll get some good hot lovin for that. but i dont think i've mastered it near what will suffice.

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I learned how to drive stick by buying one, it took me three days to get the hang of it. :P

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you're ------- stupid. what domestic trunks?

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i have a 91 hatch the DX.. its fun to rive.. and that is a steal.. i would get it. i payed 1950 for mine from some rich guy. with 150k miles on it. and with the extra money u can make your honda faster then the prix.

car's i have stayed even with:
ford exploer
new tacomo
ranger
camry
v6 camaro
v6 mustang
mieta
satern
sorry for braging!! ???

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well all of us had to learn how to drive 5speed sometime or another. if you dont know how to drive it, get it and teach yourself, thats what i did but i spent 500bux on an 85 turbo saab to do that. RIP(last 2 weeks after i got it) saab trannies dont like High Boost. but if i were you id get the civic. if its a dx ey, but if its the SI model definetly get it, dont get a pontiac with furr seats, tahts gay.

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i bought my crx having not ever drivin a 5spd. i learned pretty quick. Im sure u will too.

just so you know that grandprix is a pig and is slow as hell. my friend had one, what a pos.

the civic hb si will take it w/o any mods.

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the way things are looking, i think im going to end up getting the 5spd. probably not for another few weeks. i'm sure i'll end up doing something stupid with it though.. if so.. there will be stories posted..

if i do, ill have to make sure that it doesnt blow up on me or anything, after that if i have any money left ill talk to you all about what color to paint it..

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go to a car auction a pick up an old beater sports car. thats what i did.

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i vote for the 94 grand prix.. fur interior is mint, and ---- you can dust a civic withit with no work done.. plus its automatic. nice and easy to drive..

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;)

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94 gp = slow as Sh*t

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I vote for a CRX or a EG hatch....you can probably find one pretty easily for under $2,000....

Welcome to the site! 8)

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Grand prix=road side queen(cause those things are POS and I always see those things broken down on the side of the road)
Civic hatch=nice, cheap and good on gas! Plus it's a honda and that says it all. Nuff said.
If there was a brand new Pontiac(don't matter what kind cause they all blow) or a broken down honda on the side of the road. I'd take the honda cause....cause....it's a honda!!!

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you can save and make more power getting that honda than buying that Grand Prix. Plus its an auto yuck! :-X

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civic, pontiacs are ---- to work on

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Get the 5 speed, better to learn sooner than later. plus the honda will be more reliable, and cheaper and easier to fix if something ges wrong.

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If the Grand Prix is anything like a Grand Am, it will start falling apart at 80K. I talk from experience, my wife's is in the shop every 6 months needing $300-600 in repairs. And no, I don't work on it myself, last time I did I broke a spark plug because there's a giant exhaust flange (like 6" around ???) over it putting the ratchet at an angle. I hate that car. Buy the Honda.

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Haha, I did the same thing. I bought the car before I even knew how to shift, or what that third pedal was for 8)

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ya but i didnt put mine in a ditch *knocks on wood* :P