advice on new car

[h-town-cougar]

and a civic isn't small? Yea the Mini's do look tiny but actually have decent room inside them.

[burton160w]

Test drive the TC first. It's a great looking car, but when I test drove it, it felt like what it was - a sedan. There's also the option of a Mazda3 if you can find a cheaper one. Honda Civics are okay... in the SI. Anything older then that, uggerz.

Maybe... an Eclipse?

But if it's a sedan you want, the TC is a great choice. I think it's a gorgeous car and the handling wasn't too bad. But for me, it was still a sedan.

[krunknasty]

A couple friends of mine have scion tcs so I have driven them a good amount. I am going to get an automatic, because I cant drive slow in a manual transmission, and obviously I'm too hard on them. I figure I'll slow down and be easier on an automatic. I have not test drove a civic yet, but I probably will not get a vtec, and it will not be a manual. I dont really like the cooper. It's just is too small for me. Thanks for the advice, does anyone have any other options.

[carajo]

Originally Posted by burton160w

There's also the option of a Mazda3 if you can find a cheaper one.

You can DEFINITELY find a 3 for under 12K. I was looking at an 04 with 70K miles on it and pretty loaded for 13K. (The improved gas mileage would only save me $30 a month and the car loan would be $35 more than what I have now - no savings.)

As for the Civic, check the insurance. My coworker has a 2000 model, doesn't even have a/c, and he pays more on insurance than his Nissan Pathfinder, which is about the same age.

[krunknasty]

Well my driving record is not good so I need something that will have good insurance prices. Why would a civic have high insurance though?

[carajo]

Originally Posted by krunknasty

Well my driving record is not good so I need something that will have good insurance prices. Why would a civic have high insurance though?

High theft rate.

And perhaps high repair costs?

Also could have something to do that they're a popular car to give young drivers, who are also the most likely to crash them up.