going to the dealership to buy a car tomorrow
I got 20k
What should I get
>>25120657
BMW 5 Series
an HP Pavillion
What do you plan on using the car for?
What kind of roads do you expect to drive on? City, freeway, twisty mountain roads, long road trips? Do you expect to drive in the snow or off-road?
Do you want a fun car, something cushy, something bland and low-key?
Do you expect to drive mostly alone or have people in it a lot? (Probably not worth asking this on /r9k/ lol.)
Get a taxi
>>25120657
considering you're making an impulse decision overnight without doing any of your own research you sound like you just got some of daddy's money
>>25120676
driving
suburbs
low key but not a boring looking civic type car thats just one big semi circle
...
>>25120688
Or maybe I don't care because all modern cars are the exact same and I'm not some fedora tipping /o/fag
>>25120707
Yep, definitely a trust fund baby
God you're fucking dumb
Get an Audi TT or a BMW Z4
>>25120724
>>25120667
>telling a teenager with clearly zero experience in car buying to buy something that needs regular trips to the shop because Deutschland
>>25120724
You are definitely not white
Only a fucking chink or a sand nigger would like either of those disgusting cars
>>25120745
Oh no he's not white! How's he gonna prep the bull now?
>>25120693
Mazda3. Great car, practical and economical, well-equipped, can be had new for around your budget, and looks much less boring than other stuff like it.
>>25120736
>>25120717
>>25120688
freaking epic
im glad there are at least SOME car enthusiast left with common sense left
Faith in Humanity: Restored
>>25120745
>audi TT
>not a simple fun 2 seater
I'm guessing you're american and think every small sporty coupe is "FOR FAGS LOL" *chugs mountain dew*
>>25120764
don't reply to me redditor
>>25120693
>low key but not a boring looking civic type car thats just one big semi circle
Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. Go manual because CVT is garbage.
Corolla or Civic.
Common cars means lots of parts and less problems with getting any potential issues dealt with.
>>25120776
>implying limpwrist neets can drive stick
>>25120776
Everytime I see a car I like it's Mitsubishi, but there are only 3 in my entire state for sale and their all worn out and old
>>25120761
i second this
roblox is a video game
>>25120776
>Mitsubishi
what's it like buying the Subaru alternative for mexicans?
>>25120785
>forced to learn stick because britfag
>can't imagine driving without it
>>25120815
Manual transmissions are the only good thing about your country
>>25120815
>>25120785
stick is retarded desu
good job, you can drive an overly complicated car
no one is impressed
>>25120815
>American
>Learn stick before I even had my license because my dad had one
>Keep driving stick because I care about cars and driving
>Have to drive auto almost every time I'm in somebody else's car
>It's actually more of a pain in the ass because the goddamn thing has a mind of its own.
>>25120824
>basic hand-eye coordination
>complicated
Not to mention automatic transmissions are mechanically much much more complex. Shut your fucking trap.
>>25120830
What's the main benefit of driving stick? I've never tried an auto
>>25120761
Third. I've had one for a few years and I've had absolutely zero problems with it. Drives well and gets decent gas.
>>25120843
better driver involvement, as well as the fact that having control over your shift timing allows you to short shift for fuel economy or shift higher for better performance
paddle shifters are just as good, don't let autists tell you otherwise
>>25120859
>better driver involvement
This desu. Braking on my shiftgears has saved me from a collision a few times already. I can't imagine driving an auto, not enough control over your vehicle.
>>25120843
For the vast majority of drivers these days, nothing. The only advantage is that manual transmissions are simpler and last longer than autos, but modern autos are so damn good that it's almost a non-issue.
For an enthusiast driver, the ability to choose the gear your car is in and control when it goes into that gear is critical. This is most important when driving fast on a twisty road or track, you need to be able to put the car in a lower gear to take advantage of the natural engine braking effect to slow you down as you enter a corner, and then be in the right gear to accelerate out. Most auto transmissions shift to high gears when off the throttle to keep the RPMs low and save gas, but that's the exact opposite of what you want when trying to drive fast.
Aside from that, a manual is just much more enjoyable to drive, as you're more actively involved in what the car is doing.
Is Jetta good?
>>25120859
Paddle shifters are as good IF they hooked up to a good dual-clutch transmission.
The ones that many automatics have these days are laggy as fuck, and often won't let you downshift when you want to, and the earlier automated manuals (like the BMW SMG) are clunky as fuck, slow, and really rough under shifting, especially when cruising around normally. (They're better when going flat-out, largely because they're derived from race car tech.)
>>25120657
Get a 3,5l Toyota Camry it is cheap, powerfull, and because it is a toyota it will last forever.
>>25120889
I totaled the fuck out of an automatic 07 Corolla on ice for this very reason.
>>25120901
Jetta TDI owner here. The thing is a fucking torque machine and it's very fun. You can get the European Scirocco wheel if you want paddle shifters that play nice with the DSG. It doesn't come stock in the US but you can get them online.
>>25120928
oh yeah nothing sounds better than an anemic shitbox that features
>plastic
>plastic
>plastic
>CVT
>>25120965
Brother had a TDI. Nice car, aside from the whole emissions fiasco.
It saved his life, that that of three of his friends, when they were rear-ended by a speeding drunk driver on the freeway and spun into the concrete center divider. The car was banana-shaped, but they all walked away, with one guy slightly bruised and the rest untouched.
Anyone here have experience with Chevy Impala?
Thoughts?
>>25120657
A life lesson
>>25120988
The emissions scam was just a convenient chance for GM and King Obama to look good in the eyes of consumers and put more harsh restrictions on consumer vehicles
Meanwhile 11 of the largest container vessels in the ocean produce more greenhouse gases than every car in America combined
Loving the meager 7000 dollars my car is worth now but it doesn't matter because it's a great car that will have an enthusiast following in due time
>>25121010
loI epic
>>25121002
Mediocrity on wheels. Literally a standard-issue US Government car. Built from the ground up to meet minimum standards and nothing more.
>>25121028
>>25120764
Are you Martin Shkreli's son, OP? You're just as much of a whiny bitch.
>>25121002
the kind of car an alcoholic dad drives because he doesn't know of any other cars in existence and buys what he sees during Monday Night Football commercial breaks
>>25121033
l don't know who that is
20 vn's
Daihatsu Copen
>>25120657
A Toyota aygo you fucking 17 year old
>>25121364
Nice job bumping an already dying thread dipshit
I hope you buy a really fast car and kill yourself with it
>>25121375
fucking ez
