A DD idea thread with a different twist

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03-27-2017, 08:00 AM

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yes I can wrench and yes the budget is pretty set. If I wasn't going to have it on the track it would be way more, but like I said, I am not a fan of tracking something I am not ok with breaking. The more I think about it maybe I am best to teach her how to drive the S2000

She may not want to do this, but some driving schools keep a manual for teaching, you could buy her a couple sessions with an instructor. I don't know if any rental car companies do anymore (they do in Europe) but you might see if some rental company has a beater manual you could rent for the weekend.

Replacing a clutch on the S2000 was more than I wanted to tackle and it cost about $2k parts and labor at the dealer. I would not mind someone who is kind of a beginner driving the car to get better, but I am not sure I would want to teach someone on it just for the wear and tear.

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03-27-2017, 09:40 AM

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There is only on driving school in my state that offered a manual instruction (in a new WRX) and it wasn't cheap.

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03-27-2017, 01:19 PM

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That would be perfect, except the price. If it wasn't going to be used on the track then yeah, but I would have a hard time watching her smash cones with that. I want something that she can break and it will be "ok"

Oops, forgot about your price cap.

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03-27-2017, 07:11 PM

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Gti with dsg.

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03-28-2017, 02:28 AM

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4 door GTI, you can get a brand new one for the top of your budget

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03-28-2017, 06:30 AM

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4 door GTI, you can get a brand new one for the top of your budget

Other than the FWD not bad at all. I will certainly add that option, the Golf R was an option in my other thread before changing things up a bit. I see used ones for as low as $16k with sub-40k miles. How is reliability on these?

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03-28-2017, 06:36 AM

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+1 on the GTI

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03-28-2017, 06:36 AM

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I will say the GTI would need to be weighted against a Civic hatch Sport. They are very similar.

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03-28-2017, 09:29 AM

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I wouldnt daily a RWD if you'll ever face snow. To me, a daily also needs 4 doors. Functional + luxury + sporty makes me think BMW/Acura/Audi

S4 or a newer (lower miles) A4 would be cool. TLX maybe? Nothing wrong with a 335i x drive either, but might not fit budget depending where you are. I can find 2013 335xi's in the low 20s around my area.