So I know alot of you are car people...

[Jesse]

Ash, I'd go w/ the T-bird. It's has lower miles and will likely cost less to maintain for the duration of your ownership. At your age, you probably don't need the burden of paying for vehicle expenses. Besides, it's probably much cheaper to insure, especially if it's the 3.8l V-6 versus the 4.6l V-8.

Although I'm not a fan of American cars, the T-bird has two things going for it that are very unique: 1) it's rear-wheel-drive and 2) it has a fully independent suspension. RWD drive American cars with fully independent suspensions are so rare that I can almost list them: 1) Chevy Corvette, 2) early 1960s Pontiac Tempest (as used in the movie My Cousin Vinnie), 3) Chevy Corvair, 4) Pontiac Fiero, 5) 1994 and newer Mustang Cobras (regular non-Cobra Mustangs still have the live rear axle), 6) Lincoln LS, 7) 1990-1997 Ford T-bird and recent T-bird convertible, 8) Pontiac Solstice, 9) Cadillac CTS, 10) current Cadillac STS, 11) Cadillac XLR roadster. I left out such imports sold through American dealerships like the Merkur XR4Ti/Ford Sierra, Cadillac Catera/Opel Omega, and current Pontiac GTO/Holden Monaro. I also excluded "trucks" w/ independent rear ends like the curent generation Ford Explorer and Expedition.

Jed's going to hate me for recommending against the Honda though.

 

[fishnutham]

honda
ford suks

 

[BostonPatriot]

I wouldn't keep the Honda or buy the T-bird. I love T-Birds but that car is 10 years old with 20,000 miles on it. All the seals are gonna be dried out and as soon as it is used as a daily commuter you are gonna be dumping $$$$ in to it. I made the same mistake with a '95 Contour in '04. It had 19,000 on it and I bought it for 4K within a year I put another 5K in to it. One day I woke up and traded it for a foreign sedan.

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

honda
ford suks

I'd buy a Ford, GM, or Chrysler product anyday bro. Here's my favorite T-shirt...................................see.

 

[fishnutham]

I'd buy a Ford, GM, or Chrysler product anyday bro. Here's my favorite T-shirt...................................see.

lets see most GMs are built in mexico poor build quality as for the american assemled ones te parts are mainly made in mexico poor quality road side assistance get it you'll need it.
ford you need to invest in a $55,000 diagnostic machine to find what the engine code is buy a lot of egr valvea youll need it also get the tech line numer youll have to call to help you fiquire out whats wrong .
dodge ok its the only car i will buy any more parts are cheap and the problems are consistant easy to fix tossd a head gsk in my neon in 2.5 hrs flat rate time 10 hrs my jeep cant kill the 4.0 ltr luv it beat it to death.
imports honda volkswagon all good reliable but expensive to repair

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

LOL! Preferance is preferance, just don't do this to your Honda

 

[rallysman]

l cant kill the 4.0 ltr luv it beat it to death.

Totally. I had a grand cherokee and I beat it to death. Never had a problem with it.
My sister drives it now and its up to 170k miles.

 

[fishnutham]

LOL! Preferance is preferance, just don't do this to your Honda

agree with that 100% i used to race and the only mods you could see was the extended wheel studs and stickys and if you looked under the car a couple of mufflers well hidden

 

[riggs]

is there an option to keep the honda AND get the T-Bird?? Just take the Honda off the road for a while and fix it up as time and money allow? Drive the TBird til its done and after that just have your dad give the car to your brother??

 

[Ash]

is there an option to keep the honda AND get the T-Bird?? Just take the Honda off the road for a while and fix it up as time and money allow? Drive the TBird til its done and after that just have your dad give the car to your brother??

Well my dad wants the car anyways and its either t-bird or honda, but I might just suggest that I have enough money for either the body work or the brake and oil leak. I know people in high places when it comes to cars so $$ tends to be a little bit of an ease all I do is get an est. go to them get it done 10x cheaper. So I am not worried about $$ To much just on the body work. I am gonna take it in today to get the tires rotated and the car alligned... get that done for free its on lifetime yay! I am really considering keeping it though b/c the more I drive it the more I want to keep it. I am proud to own that car even though it looks like crap.

Anyways I wont rice my car out like that LOL its fine the way it looks but the euro tail lights stay! I got over that phase along witht he race my car phase.