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(car engine roaring)
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- If you're like me,
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you love cars.
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But, you don't have a lot
of money to spend on them.
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Well, fret not,
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because today we're looking at 10 cars
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under 10 thousand dollars.
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(upbeat music)
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So let's lay the ground rules.
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First, the car can't cost
more than 10 thousand dollars.
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Duh.
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I only say this
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because there are cases
where you'll see cars
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that normally go for more
than 10 thousand dollars
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at less than 10 thousand dollars.
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But these aren't typical
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and it's not really fair for
me to put them in this video.
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Second, I'm going to show you some
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cars available for a lot less than 10k.
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So, you can use the leftover money
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to mod your ride and make
something really special.
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For pricing research, I use Craigslist
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in four different cities around the U.S.
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L.A.
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Denver, Nashville.
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And New Jersey.
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And keep in mind that you'll probably
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be able to find at least one of these cars
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at any price point under
10 thousand dollars
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but the price will reflect the condition.
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These are just some basic guidelines
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for what you should expect
to pay for a decent example.
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We'll go in ascending order
from cheapest to most expensive.
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For under a thousand dollars,
all you're going to find
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are cars that need a lot of work
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but that doesn't mean you
can't find something fun.
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Case in point, this 2000 Plymouth Neon
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I found for five hundred bucks.
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Hear me out.
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It might be a neon but
these things are low key
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fun as hell.
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(car engine roaring)
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- Woo. Wee. Wow.
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That guy's going so fast.
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- And this one is a manual.
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Apparently, if you're going to get a neon
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you got to go with a manual
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because the automatic transmissions are
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really, really bad.
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And I can't stress enough
how difficult it is
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to find good cars for
under a thousand bucks.
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Moving on.
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Things don't get much better
at two thousand dollars.
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But there is one car that
immediately comes to mind
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if you want to have cheap fun.
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The Ford Crown Victoria.
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(upbeat music)
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You get a V8, rear wheel drive.
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Comfy seats, they'll last forever
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and you can mod the
hell out of these things
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with Mustang parts to make
them round turns real good.
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My friend, Austin did it
and it's pretty sweet.
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You can find Crown Vics
for under two grand all day
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on Craigslist.
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The only problem is they
get pretty bad mileage.
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And if you buy a Vic,
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you have to hang out with Vic people
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and they're kind of weird.
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- Hi, I'm weird.
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- Okay, the big three grand.
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I think if you're in
high school or college,
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this is a realistic
amount of money to save up
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with a full-time job.
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Case in point, this two
thousand one BMW 325i
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with a five speed for 25 hundred bucks.
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Sounds pretty good, right?
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Well, it's also a German
car with 192,000 miles.
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So, buyer beware.
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For three thousand dollars,
I think I have a better idea.
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(upbeat music)
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The Civic, two to three thousand dollars
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is the land of the Honda Civic.
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At this price, the cars
you're going to find
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are going to have pretty high mileage.
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But it's not hard to find some
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that have been really well maintained.
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Another good option in this price range
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is the Acura Integra.
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Very similar but looks a
little cooler, in my opinion.
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But, you got to be careful
because Civics get stolen.
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(metal clanking)
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Hey, Nolan here, this Civic was actually
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stolen about 12 hours
after we shot this episode.
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We got it back though, so it's okay.
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If something does break,
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OEM parts are super affordable
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and working on Hondas is really easy.
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Sure, your friends might call you a ricer
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but you'll have the last laugh
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when they ask you for a ride
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after drifting their 240SX into a wall
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for the third time this year.
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(car tires screeching)
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Okay, so, four thousand dollars
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is when things really
start getting serious
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for fun, cheap cars.
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You can find Miatas all day
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between three and four thousand dollars.
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(upbeat music)
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Let me confess something to you.
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I used to be a Miata hater.
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I used to say that funny hair dresser joke
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and buy into every other tired cliche.
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But that was until I drove one.
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There's a reason people love the Miata.
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That's cause it's freaking great.
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At this price range,
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you're looking at late '90s,
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early ought's, NA and NB Miatas.
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There's going to have a lot of mileage
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but like the Civic,
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the Miata's pretty bullet proof.
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Five thousand dollars,
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we're half way there.
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Hopefully, you're getting some ideas.
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For five thousand, there's
some really fun stuff
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if you're willing to dig for it.
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The one car that stands out
to me in this price range,
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is the first and second gen Mini Cooper S.
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Like the Miata, the Mini
Cooper is another car
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I think, has an unfair stigma.
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(whistles)
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People think it's a chick car.
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It's cute.
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It's slow.
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And practical.
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But, I think the public is wrong
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because I don't believe in chick cars.
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I believe in cool cars.
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The Cooper S is cool.
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And I'll tell you why.
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Two words, it's supercharged.
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That's right.
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From 2002 to 2006, the Mini Cooper S came
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with a 1.6 liter supercharged engine
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with a six speed manual as standard.
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It's awesome.
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I don't need to say anything else.
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Something to keep in mind,
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these things aren't super reliable
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and since they're basically BMWs,
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the maintenance might be a little pricey.
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And apparently, they're a
pain in the ass to work on.
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But on the other hand, supercharger.
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You can get one of these
for under five grand,
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no proplem.
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I'm thinking about saving up and doing it.
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At six thousand dollars,
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it's kind of a weird mesh
mash of nicer examples
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of car we've already talked about.
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And less nice more expensive stuff,
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we'll talk about later.
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But one thing that is a
consistent is an American classic.
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The Jeep TJ and YJ Wrangler.
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This is probably my biggest
odd ball pick so far.
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And I stand by it.
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Other cars on my list are
fun little sports cars
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for zipping around town.
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But what if you don't care about that?
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Wranglers aren't the
fastest or the classiest.
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But I promised, if you
test drive one of these
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with the top off,
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you'll understand.
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Jeeps offer a different kind of fun.
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At this price point,
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you're going to find a
super cherry Wrangler.
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But, come on, it's a Jeep.
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It doesn't need to be
pretty, just needs to run.
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You know, the more cars I
talk about on this list,
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I want every one.
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(upbeat music)
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- For seven grand,
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I think there's a lot to
love in the Infinity G35,
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and Nissan 350Z.
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They are basically the same thing.
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Obviously, this is not a
seven thousand dollar car.
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But with that extra three thousands,
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you can make yours your own.
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The Infinity looks all grown up
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- Mm, I can't wait to
start my mutual fund.
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- While the Z looks like
it just drove off the set
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of Tokyo drift.
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Personally, I think the
Infinity looks a tad better
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but it really comes down
to personal preference.
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You can fight me in the comments.
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The differences don't end there though,
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inside the G35 has a backseat
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while the Z only has two seats.
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Apparently, the trunk is
bigger on the G35, too.
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But you're not buying one
of these to haul stuff.
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You're buying one of these to haul ass.
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(crickets sounding)
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It's a joke.
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The Z has the G35 slightly
beaten handling department
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as it is lighter.
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But the disparity between the
two isn't super noticeable.
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Also, quick side note, the
G35 also came in a sedan
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with the six speed and that's awesome.
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Now, I want one of these, too.
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Now that you're in the
eight thousand dollar range.
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I think it's pretty safe
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to start looking at Subarus.
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Yes, it's time!
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At this price point,
you can expect the WRX
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to have around 140,000 miles.
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Now, I'm not a Subi expert by any means
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but I think that's when the
head gasket starts to go.
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Regardless, seven to eight
is a really nice price point
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for these cars.
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That's probably not what they are worth.
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But, the Subi tax is a universal
things across the country.
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You got to make some money back
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on all those vapes you bought, I guess.
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So, if you really want to
scratch that rally itch
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and make all your bros jealous.
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I think, you should realistically,
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expect to pay that much.
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They won't be the nicest examples
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and your probably not
going to find any STI's
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on that price point,
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but they won't be total piles either.
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If you have nine grand burning
a whole in your pocket,
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and you want something fun
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I say, get an AMG.
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Imagine, how sick you'll
look rolling up to work
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in this AMG C32.
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Sure, it doesn't have
a V8 like a real AMG.
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I'm only half kidding.
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But people can't tell the difference
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and that's all that matters.
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How about this S55?
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It's black, it's cool.
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I don't care if these things
are ticking time bombs
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that cost more than a year of rent.
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It says AMG on the back and
that's all that matters.
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Nine thousand dollar AMGs are out there,
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beware that they're
going to probably break.
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So, what is the most fun you can buy
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for 10 thousand dollars?
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Easy!
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Honda S2000.
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(upbeat music)
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Yes, I'm going to end
my list of another Honda
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but I don't care.
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Sure, a 10 thousand dollar S2K
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is going to have a lot of miles on it
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and it's not going to
be in perfect condition.
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But, that doesn't matter.
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In my time, I've driven a lot of cars.
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I've ridden even more
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and the S2000
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is one of my absolute favorites.
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There really is nothing
like being in one of those
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things revving to nine thousand RPM.
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So, obviously, that's not every car
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in the zero to 10 thousand dollar range.
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I have some honorable mentions
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which I will now do in one take
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in no particular order.
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Lexus sc300,
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sc400,
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is300,
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old Taurus SHO,
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Porsche Boxster,
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Toyota MR2,
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and MR2 Spyder,
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Fiat 500 Abarth,
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Volkswagen GTI,
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Volvo 240,
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BMW Z3,
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Corvette,
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Ford Focus SVT,
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and MazdaSpeed 3.
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If I forgot to mention a car
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that you can get for
under 10 thousand dollars
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that'll be a good investment.
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I obviously did.
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Let me know in the comments.
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Hopefully, this list has
given you some good ideas.
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Now, get out there and spend some money.
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Good for the economy.
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