Which sports coupe? (below 100K)

[jerryGSR]

which affordable sports coupe which u choose if u have the budget of 100K?

[Throttle]

no need to say, everyone will vote Integra, lah...heh heh

[YoghurtDude]

Get a 2nd hand rx8 or fairlady la!

[Throttle]

talking about brand new lah.....

 

actually WRX is also below $100k....

can get good price, my cousin is selling.

[Touch n Go]

heh definite celica or integra la..wrx is good but maintenace n FC is a killer..

[Touch n Go]

y dun have celica SSII.. oso below 100k ma...

[Demon]

Originally posted by NormalAspirated@Nov 5 2005, 05:03 PM

Frankly, below 100k do not have "True Sports Coupe" for brand new unless 2nd hand.

As quoted by a Porsche spokeman, "Porsche is a sports car, others, mostly are sporting looking car"...heee

 

[Zeyar]

Originally posted by Demon@Nov 9 2005, 09:20 AM

As quoted by a Porsche spokeman, "Porsche is a sports car, others, mostly are sporting looking car"...heee

 

half true la, but diff meaning..

those por, far, lamb, mac of coz are real hi performance cars, but price also on high side.

but on lower end also can name like sprts cars with similar performance but with lesser budget, like evo, sti, skyline, etc.

but in sg, below 100k, maybe ur comment is true... maybe sport looks alike, but not as hi performance...

 

if me, i'd choose 2nd hand.. just me..

 

in your choice, choose integra then..

[Throttle]

i also would choose second hand porsche, eyeing that for my next car if i can come to terms with paying $6500 road tax a year

[Z1000]

Originally posted by Throttle@Nov 4 2005, 11:05 PM

talking about brand new lah.....

 

actually WRX is also below $100k....

can get good price, my cousin is selling.

but wrx is not a coupe lah

[Throttle]

thats true too....

[comics00]

Originally posted by Throttle@Nov 11 2005, 12:13 AM

i also would choose second hand porsche, eyeing that for my next car if i can come to terms with paying $6500 road tax a year

no need to settle for 2nd hand lah bro. if i not wrong a new boxer is only a friction above $200k. i am sure u can well afford

[Throttle]

i really dont fancy the shape of the boxster leh......

 

I prefer the classic frog eye carrera like this one i "test drove" in 1995

 

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/879/redporsche6nj.jpg

 

or this convertible carrera 4

 

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/958/porscheblack1lc.jpg

 

or this 964

 

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/8748/porscheblue3dd.jpg

left hand drive manual car, i'm still not so used to.

[comics00]

...mmm... quite true, i also prefer the 911 best. ever thought if i dont get my dream car, SL500, maybe will consider buying a 2nd hand 911 turbo AWD

left or right hand drive no diff, it just the matter of getting used to it. after almost 8mth in states i also got difficulty getting back to our right hand drive system here

[Throttle]

when you were the states, you could have the most exotic cars for a fraction of the price here. a porsche carrera 4 second hand can get for U$30k, a ferrari testarrosa can get for easily U$50k

 

wah shiok.....

 

If I get relocated overseas, i will be so freaking tempted to get a second hand yr 2004 SL350....

 

too bad we are in Singapore.

 

[rhema83]

Btw isn't the low-end and midrange power curve of the Integra same as the Type-R variant? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Under $100k in Singapore, you cannot buy a new "true" sports coupe. You can always get a second hand Integra Type-R or Celica GT-S (SS2). You might even be able to find a used S2000 if you are lucky, but I don't know if the $100k can pay for it.

 

Since it doesn't snow in Singapore, there is no practical point in getting a fuel-guzzling AWD like WRX or Evo. Plus WRX's are too common and Evo's are grossly overpriced. S2000 is my hardcore sports coupe of choice - good for nothing but driving your girl around town. Integra's are actually very practical because if you fold down the rear seats, trunk space is incredible. Ditto for Celica.

 

Throttle bro, you reminded me that I should have saved more for a more powerful car. My shitty 150hp Galant - with automatic transmission - doesn't pull strongly even when I floor the pedal. Passing and cutting other cars is painfully difficult now. It used to be effortless on my SV.

 

Time to dream about various mods like nitrous...

[Throttle]

150bhp in the states is truly not enuff, but in Singapore is definitely enough.

 

anyway, my volvo only 170bhp.

but i aint complaining.

got car to drive , not bad lah.

[Kr0n]

Throttle: Considered the 997 Carrera S yet? I feel that the 993's still got more character though

[Throttle]

bro, bo lui liao , considering nothing, just drive my Volvo

[rhema83]

Originally posted by Throttle@Nov 29 2005, 04:33 AM

150bhp in the states is truly not enuff, but in Singapore is definitely enough.

 

anyway, my volvo only 170bhp.

but i aint complaining.

got car to drive , not bad lah.

Bro, drive Volvo in Singapore = :thumb: already! I go back the most drive 2nd hand Japanese car nia...

[Throttle]

Dude, the car prices in singapore drop so much , everything is so cheap now, just about anyone can buy a new Japanese.

 

becos of that, bloody roads getting more and more crowded and travelling time increase while driving pleasure decrease.... soon the situation gonna be like bangkok or even worse Jakarta. hahaha

 

circle line MRT coming near my place in 2009, maybe then i just sell my car and take MRT. Weekend, i ride my Thunderbird.

 

can buy loads and loads of cigars with the money i save...hoho

[E.V.ilyn]

sigh... still not making enough enough to take the dive for a sports bike even

 

hope things will take a change over the next couple of years then i go hunt for a 200sx...

[Throttle]

Emptyvessel,

 

probably by then , you will be looking at the 350Z and not the 200SX.

 

 

p.s. wah this racequeen got damn poor posture. look at that bulge!

[E.V.ilyn]

Originally posted by Throttle@Dec 4 2005, 11:17 PM

Emptyvessel,

 

probably by then , you will be looking at the 350Z and not the 200SX.

 

 

p.s. wah this racequeen got damn poor posture. look at that bulge!

wah! hope that what you say come true. then again, somehow i've eyes for 200sx but not the fairlady... probably vw golf gti will make me a very happy man.

 

p.s. she's not a race queen. she's the "showgal" for some pool cues or equipment at the big boyz toyz that i didn't go. foget the bulge but i feel she's got a great demeanour!

[Throttle]

But 200SX not as solid as 350Z leh...

I like the golf GTI too.

nice lines

 

 

p.s.

she'sa OK lah I guess. just need to stand up straight and walk tall.

then can bring out for dinner and socialising.