cheap import (<5,000) that won't get stolen?

[JDMitation]

so i'm working double time all summer to save for another car while i push around in a 600 dollar beater. i would like something nice again but this thief shit is out of control.

i'm not looking to build a 13 second street car or have all the luxury features, but i want something with aftermarket support that can be made quick, something thats reliable with good gas mileage, and something that i can tackle by paying in cash.

so far though every car i've even remotely like has been a victim of theft around here.


are there any imports that can be spared by the storm of theives?
mazdas, nissans, anything?

:hithead:

[Tweeder]

no

[SpitFireMS]

hyundais :)

[DirtyEP3]

go with a nissan sentra, lots of support, and its not on the top 10 stolen list. try to find a se-r 94=96

[StateOfMind]

KIA, no joke some company makes a turbo for the spectra.

[fivesfe]

DSM! you can make it an easy 13 second car, still retain all the features you want like a/c, and depending on what generation you like you can pick one up for way less that 5grand.

[DirtyEP3]

oh man i left out BMW, And audi/vw. hardly stolen and tons of aftermarket support, and inexpenvise in their early 90 models.

[JDMitation]

DSM! you can make it an easy 13 second car, still retain all the features you want like a/c, and depending on what generation you like you can pick one up for way less that 5grand.

oh man i left out BMW, And audi/vw. hardly stolen and tons of aftermarket support, and inexpenvise in their early 90 models.

are these two options reliable though? for every day wear and tear type of stuff?

i wish there was a cheap toyota that wasn't slow as balls.

[cheesefries]

Miata. DEAD reliable. RWD. 2200 lb's. Cheap and easy to maintain. fun to drive. drop top. 50/50 weight distribution. cheap. sell it for what you baught it for. 9.2:1 compression stock = 12-15psi on a 100% stock engine reliably. i can go on forever. O yea and AZHT will think you are gay!

[JDMitation]

Miata. DEAD reliable. RWD. 2200 lb's. Cheap and easy to maintain. fun to drive. drop top. 50/50 weight distribution. cheap. sell it for what you baught it for. 9.2:1 compression stock = 12-15psi on a 100% stock engine reliably. i can go on forever. O yea and AZHT will think you are gay!

well right now i've got a buick park avenue and an issuzu pickup truck so i'm not exactly mack pimpin... :p

[goose6453]

well to tell you the truth if a thife wants you car hes going to take it yeah some are easy to jack and some are a little harder but if they want your car theyll take it i know it sucks i have an 06 accord it has a laser cut key i askd my friend that instals alarms to see if he could start my car it took him a while to do it but he got it done i was like wtf but it was done

[97BaggedDually]

just buy a honda. and dump a G into alarms/killswitches/quick release wheel...then NEVER have to worry again....because if you get the 2way alarm, you will always "techinically be with your car"

[JDMitation]

just buy a honda. and dump a G into alarms/killswitches/quick release wheel...then NEVER have to worry again....because if you get the 2way alarm, you will always "techinically be with your car"

until i am on campus when my car sits in a condo parking lot 1.5 miles away... or.. until i am out with my lady somewhere in a building that blocks the frequency range of the paper... or untill....


man you can never be safe!


what if i am at the movies with my girl and my pager goes off. then what? i run outside and some 15 yearold jacker is there with a gun and blasts me away. i dont want to die over a honda civic. its not worth it. i want something thives wont want. get it?

[bmxican]

lol blast me away! WTF!

[Owens]

Just stick with the beater, and then once you get out of school and you're working full time.. then get a car You want.

[SiR Mikey]

GPS+alarm with mercury sensor/fuel kill/backup battery/multiple hidden sirens>thieves

NOT LOJACK

I've had many cars and nothing compares to Honda

[JDMitation]

lol blast me away! WTF!

my boy dimitri had a civic when we were in highschool and we were on like indian school and some street not even in a bad neighborhood or anything and these kids tried to jack his car and they all had 9's they were like 9th graders.

[my99ctr]

an older subaru imprezza I had a 95 paid 1,500 for the thing and loved it

[Neebs]

Get a geo.

[Mop]

get an order vr6 or 1.8t vw. quick and reliable.

[WhosUrBuddiee]

Get a 02-03 Yamaha R6

[AZTEGIFF96]

hyundais :)


What, You think Ima let you roll in a Hyundai

[rushbuster70]

get an accord...

[batmang]

i agree with cheesefries. get a miata. those are awesome cars to play with plus its rwd and has awwwwwesome handling.

[DirtyEP3]

are these two options reliable though? for every day wear and tear type of stuff?

i wish there was a cheap toyota that wasn't slow as balls.

for sure i would say the audi a little more. i have had both. the audi had 115,000 on it i drove it to 236,000 no problems, just oil change plugs and control arm bushing.

[1 point 6]

get a P10 chassis Infinity G20. nissan primera in japan.

http://www.thhe.dk/Nissan_Primera_02.jpg

[honduh_head]

how about old school turbo supra? or older turbo mr2? 1st gen turbo GSX? old school rx7's...with a ford motor lol...<-- possibly next project :)

[honduh_head]

get a P10 chassis Infinity G20. nissan primera in japan.

http://www.thhe.dk/Nissan_Primera_02.jpg

hell yeah those are sick as fuck...and the NEO VVL motor is making great power these days allmotor...

[DirtyEP3]

http://motors.listings.ebay.com/BMW_3-Series_W0QQfcclZ1QQfclZ3QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ9Q QsacatZ6007QQsbrsrtZlQQsocmdZListingItemList check out ebay

[Agent Smith]

get a nissan with an sr20 platform, 200sx se-r, sentra se (only 99-01 I think), or any year G20...

[91DA9]

get a P10 chassis Infinity G20. nissan primera in japan.

http://www.thhe.dk/Nissan_Primera_02.jpg

get a nissan with an sr20 platform, 200sx se-r, sentra se (only 99-01 I think), or any year G20...

I was going to say the same thing.....

[tricken]

get a early 90s bmw i have a 525i as a daily great car almost impossible to steal, pm for more info and great on gas and inline 6 baby so good power

[Peteex]

E30's are generally reliable. they don't have that many major dodads that can fail like later models, and the luxury features they do have are not essential to normal function. TONS of aftermarket support, RWD, pretty quick in 325i form, and sexy as hell too even with just a drop and some wheels.

[JDMitation]

E30's are generally reliable. they don't have that many major dodads that can fail like later models, and the luxury features they do have are not essential to normal function. TONS of aftermarket support, RWD, pretty quick in 325i form, and sexy as hell too even with just a drop and some wheels.

sorry for my bmdub ignorance but what years are the E30 chassis. I like this idea as well as the g20 idea :)

[samster]

dude e30's are the shit. stock LSD FTW. Or Audi 90's are nice. 2.8L V6 isn'bad

[The President]

DSM! you can make it an easy 13 second car, still retain all the features you want like a/c, and depending on what generation you like you can pick one up for way less that 5grand.

If you can find a babied DSM then jump on it. Make sure it's a GSX GST or TSI, the other engined (NA) are shit. Be ready to put some money into the car (mainly because of the age of the cars) But if you want a retarded fast car for cheap DSM is the way to go... and I don't think i've really heard of a DSM being stolen...

[Peteex]

sorry for my bmdub ignorance but what years are the E30 chassis. I like this idea as well as the g20 idea :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_E30

[SiR Mikey]

E30's are generally reliable. they don't have that many major dodads that can fail like later models, and the luxury features they do have are not essential to normal function. TONS of aftermarket support, RWD, pretty quick in 325i form, and sexy as hell too even with just a drop and some wheels.

True that. BMW made the E30 the old school way, by actually testing the materials used, and then making them 3x's stronger or something along those lines. The later models were all designed on computer, and no real life testing was done which is why they are known to have so many problems. E30's are sick as fuck, cheap and there is so much support for them. Plus, the hood tilts forwards lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/egktwo/kama351-R1-006-1A-0001_edited.jpg
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3776/pic89he.jpg

[*inFamous*]

I 2nd the g20 motion. great cars.

[*inFamous*]

If you can find a babied DSM then jump on it. Make sure it's a GSX GST or TSI, the other engined (NA) are shit. Be ready to put some money into the car (mainly because of the age of the cars) But if you want a retarded fast car for cheap DSM is the way to go... and I don't think i've really heard of a DSM being stolen...

there is a reason why no one steals DSM's :)

[Peteex]

g[/IMG]
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3776/pic89he.jpg


Oh dear god, I think I may have to buy my buddies E30, especially if I can find out what kit that one has on it. Fo sho.

[SiR Mikey]

Oh dear god, I think I may have to buy my buddies E30, especially if I can find out what kit that one has on it. Fo sho.

It's an M-technik kit. There is a guy on bimmerforums stationed in Germany that can get them for like $1500 shipped.

[JDMitation]

damn those bmdubz r ballin :clap:

[<3bane]

nissan se-r + sr20det avenir or gti-r=13 second car for under $6k.

[<3bane]

I 2nd the g20 motion. great cars.

their pieces of shit. i owned one.

[Agent Smith]

their pieces of shit. i owned one.

wtf is the diff betweeen that & an se-r? idiot.

[<3bane]

wtf is the diff betweeen that & an se-r? idiot.

fuck you. go wreck your integra some more nub.


theres a huge difference. both cars are pieces of shit in my opinion, i was just answering the dudes question.

[Agent Smith]

fuck you. go wreck your integra some more nub.


theres a huge difference. both cars are pieces of shit in my opinion, i was just answering the dudes question.

hahaha, I'm the noob? lol... :upyours:

and I agree that they are crap, but they have potential & other than a SLIGHT weight difference & looks there is little to no differences between the g20 & ser's.

[<3bane]

hahaha, I'm the noob? lol... :upyours:

and I agree that they are crap, but they have potential & other than a SLIGHT weight difference & looks there is little to no differences between the g20 & ser's.

they do have potential, but i enjoy hondas more. i had a turbo g20, i fucking hated it.


kill the drama homie.

[lexotic_sc300]

get a toyota cressida and put a 1jz in it ... no-one will want it cuz its a cressida!

[jdm_nate]

get a kia haha

[lexotic_sc300]

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2725/untitledib4.png



who wants to steal this? ^^^^



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y2evBKhcKg&mode=related&search=


sleeper! ^^^ ... i think im gon buy one

[jdm_nate]

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2725/untitledib4.png



who wants to steal this? ^^^^



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y2evBKhcKg&mode=related&search=


sleeper! ^^^ ... i think im gon buy one

im sure some ricer boy would

[Evil Empire]

get a kia haha

Best answer yet...guaran-damn-teed not to get it stolen. Plus, 97-year, 854,556-mile warranties FTW.

[EvolEvo]

late 80's toyota cressida. lol RWD swap a 2jz-gte into it :D

Nissan 200sx rwd swap a sr20 into it

Mark 3 gen Supra has a 1jz-some people are starting to make decent power on those 300ish not to mention a 2jz cant be that hard to swap into it.

[DC2lsvtec]

if thieves dont want it your not going to want it either! hints they steal baller rides!

[Chinky]

i can't even front, for being as old as it is. looks sick

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-BMW-325e-e30-project-car_W0QQitemZ280114790375QQihZ018QQcategoryZ6007QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[JDMitation]

well, my ex gf had a 1994 sentra 4 door and i'm assuming its going to be identical to the SE-R minus the motor and two doors, and you guys are right, it's a shitty made car :ballin: maybe the infinity version is a little nicer inside.

[Sr20p10]

Well I have a g20 touring version and it's a pretty good car if you do regular maintenance. The g20's are heavier than se-r's, because it has power everything including heated mirrors and a button that you push that blows cold air for a couple seconds to wake you up. Their pretty slow unless you swap in a sr20det or sr20ve which is like nissans version of the vtec and comes 187 hp stock.

[95CIVICex]

oh man i left out BMW, And audi/vw. hardly stolen and tons of aftermarket support, and inexpenvise in their early 90 models.
x2
ex:
e36 m3
audi s4

[VoodooXIII]

You could always buy a 4th or 5th gen prelude with 100k miles or so. I've never heard of one of them getting stolen. Plus, if my knowledge serves me, 97-01 models have factory immobilizers. Sound like a good deal to me, if you wanted to stay toward a Honda.