N00b

[audiousECLIPSE]

Okay, I'm 14, 15 in April, and I'm pretty set on getting a DSM. I've been looking at a '98 Spyder GS and a '98 RS. I live in Madison Lake, just outside of Mankato. Yeah... Hope to be joining the DSM community soon. :dsmrule:

[Shane@DBPerformance]

If you ever plan on do mods or racing it then save yourself some pain and get a 90-94 Eclipse/Talon/Laser. If you just plan on keeping it stock and driving it then a 98 GS/RS is fine.

[audiousECLIPSE]

I plan on doing some performance mods on it to make it a little more... fun to drive, but it won't be for racing. Most of the mods to it will be visual though, nothing too ricey though.

Hot car = Hot chicks

A true high school boy. :D

[Iceman]

Originally posted by audiousECLIPSE@Mar 6 2004, 07:14 PM
Hot car = Hot chicks
A.. i see. You'll want a 1g than :). Seriously though the eclipse RS's and GS's are dogs. Plus when they here the BOV they ask you what that was and you can act like you know something about cars :). IMO you would be much much happier with a GST than your regular GS or RS.

[audiousECLIPSE]

Not insurance-wise. ;)

Plus I think the 2g's are much more attractive. 1g's are too boxy.

[MATCHBX]

I think the 1g's are more angular than boxy. You want boxy, look at a 73 Plymouth Valiant. It looks like a box on top of a box.

Since you are younger, think about the future and what you TRULY plan to do. Getting a 2g GS or RS would probably be just fine now. Do your show mods and then in a few years when you get the hankering for more power and your insurance rates drop, you can sell it to another high school kid that thinks it looks "cool" and then take that money and buy a 1g AWD turbo. Then you have a good platform for building on. The convertible, though, may run you higher in insurance.

I'm not trying to be sarcastic in this post. I hope it wasn't taken that way. But to be honest with you, it is probably best that you do buy a non-turbo when you are learning how to drive and/or learning how to drive better. That way you will appreciate what you have when you do get the turbo'd car and be able to handle it better. Don't get me wrong, I am not judging your driving ability, but it is a statistical fact that younger drivers are more accident and ticket proned. Keep your grades up, take a few extra driving courses (offered by different places like the Highway Safety Center in St. Cloud) and try to stay out of accidents or getting tickets and your insurance will drop quite a bit. If you take defensive driving courses, driver skill, etc. your insurance company will knock certain percentages off of your rates. Being an "A" or "B" student will also lower your rates. It's things to think about now rather than later.

Just a few pennies worth of advice....

[audiousECLIPSE]

No, your post made a whole lot of sense. Not sarcastic in anyway. Your thoughts are exactly the way mine are, but the thing is, with the convertable, I won't be profiled as easily.

White convertable doesn't exactly scream "Dumbass kid!"

But, yeah, I completely understand where you're coming from. Thank you for the advice.