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Old 03-19-2008, 01:11 AM
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Good DD?

Whats a good DD? I am looking for an alternative to an STI for daily driving, or for whatever. Convertibles are super appealing...perhaps a miata or even dare I say an s2000? Convertible mini maybe...and then there are the normal POS's which I could always go with - an old honda civic or something. Someone give me some ideas, I am kicking the idea around. Good mileage is a must though...hell even the s2000's do up to 30! Dayum!
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miata would be on the top of my list.
Summer's coming up, you could go for a used R6 and just drive the sti when it rains.
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s2000s dont really give u the gas mileage u might be looking for in a DD. maybe if ur doing all freeway, u'll hit that 30mpg mark, if not u will 100% not see anything more than 24 mpg at best.
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STI= good DD.
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STI= good DD.
This is true, but for me, its my nice car. I want a car I dont have to worry about putting miles on.
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honda accord, thats what i want as my dd
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get a corolla. dont have to worry about miles or getting it stolen or where u park it.
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sti is sweet dd. My 06 (use to have 05 that i put 48k on) isnt dd anymore and while i love keeping miles off it I definitely miss it. I love my cheapo 97l for commuting my 100miles a day. I say buy a cheapo for commute and a nice ride for weekends.............while personally id keep the sti m3 vert may be cool, if you are loaded enough a zm convertible
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just go civic/corolla.
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This is true, but for me, its my nice car. I want a car I dont have to worry about putting miles on.
put miles on it and get the facelift one which will hopefully look less like a certain ford hatchback
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just get a gc8 for a dd
but my gas mileage sucks
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how about an L? 1.8 litre of fury.
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Not only does the RX8 have a better ride than the S2000, it's also got rear seats and something that resembles a truck.


Did I mention it's less expensive too?
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how about a Bike?
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