by Chinky420 » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:52 pm
stock for stock, the 'lara has more balls than a civic or a tiburon...but less than .... oh say....maybe a maxima (can anyone confirm that?)
that's a good deal if it has a clean and clear title....but for some reason, i find that hard to believe considering the low price + low miles.
otherwise, yeah, it's a great deal. i bought my 99 in jan of 06, and it had 91k miles on it, so you're sitting pretty on 66k miles. when i got mine i paid near $10k for it, but i also have a SLE instead of a SE, but the difference between the trim levels isn't worth $3k.
as for 'good first car'....that really depends on your driving preferences. it's a reliable car (it's a toyota). it's a bit oversized for it's class, though (if you're the type who bumps stuff due to bad spacial estimations)...a bit wider and a bit longer than your usual coupe. the upside to that, though, is that there's lots of interior room, despite the coupe setup. there's good visibility from the driver seat out the back window, and the only trouble area for some is that the blind spot is a bit larger than usual (another side effect of being a bit oversized).
it's a front wheel drive car, which is probably better for a first car....since you wont have to worry about fishtailing around a curve, and possibly wrecking it.
that's all i can think of right now....if you have any other, more specific questions, then fire away. this is a great place to find out almost anything about solaras.
