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i'm looking at buying another car and some 30X's pop up in my budget, i dont mind them ,but i dont want to look like a total fag, so i might just get a big ass hilux or 4runner etc.

opinions?

To be honest i think they are not bad looking but a bit of a girls car. Whats your price range arent they around the same price as an FTO. Why arent you getting another one

what's a 30X

maggsy wrote:what's a 30X

exactly what i was thinking !

I presume they are talking about the Mazda Eunos 30x.
1.8 Litre V6. 99kw.

Shahrez wrote:I presume they are talking about the Mazda Eunos 30x.
1.8 Litre V6. 99kw.

yep

Yeah cool little car but definately for a girl.

Yeah, seen more chicks driving them then blokes ... But, when I bought the FTO, most people at work (and other friends) considered it as a girl car too ... So, moral, if you like it buy it ...

I would go after a hiluk .... Always wanted one....

That new TRD Hilux intrigues me. 225kw Supercharged.

Couple that to their 4wd system (they have a 4wd system right) and you might have something with a bit of go.

They are quite revvy little things! But slightly *~delightful!~* and Indian since I seen a lot of them driving!

Buy one, you will definately be different Nathan.

Lol, they're not really my cup of tea, but my parents have one & my brother just bought one - told him to get an FTO but the Eunos was more in his price range.. there's a lot of them showing up cheap (around the 5k mark) & they have all the luxuries .. power windows, aircon, sunroof & are quite nice inside as well .. not a bad car IMO
Just wish Mazda had chucked a rotary under the hood

i am definitely NOT in the budget price range for a TRD hilux, i'm talking around $4000, i dont want another FTO cos i loved mine and dont think i can get one any better than it.
30X's are like half the price of any FTO regardless of whats been done to them. I'm leaning way towards hilux/pathfinder for versatility.

manofwood wrote:i am definitely NOT in the budget price range for a TRD hilux, i'm talking around $4000, i dont want another FTO cos i loved mine and dont think i can get one any better than it.
30X's are like half the price of any FTO regardless of whats been done to them. I'm leaning way towards hilux/pathfinder for versatility.

yeah i just googled 30x when you first posted and it came up with a car slae for one going for 8,900, thtas why i asked what price range. Its not like i new the current market value.

For around the 4k mark definitly go for a hilux or celica (my g/f's got one and it goes like a rocket and so reliable and economical) or you could get a couple of excels

I8A4RE wrote:you could get a couple of excels

He wants a car, not a f@gmobile

you buy a Hilux or a pathfinder & I'll hunt you down & slap some sense into you :Lol:

sublime19 wrote:

I8A4RE wrote:you could get a couple of excels

He wants a car, not a f@gmobile

but he could get two or three for that price or just one FULLY SIK one, with a body kit and 13" chromies, a massive trolley spoiler, and 1.25" exhaust all the way through.......
**Runs off to sell fto and buy buy fully sik excel

Hey buddy,

I think you should take things in a completely different direction.

You're buying a 30X cos they're small, light, sort of quick through twisties... but that's everything an FTO is, and the FTO does it tons better.

So you won't buy another FTO cos yours was special... well then don't buy a cheap imitation either, you'll just end up more frustrated.

nicholas wrote:Hey buddy,

I think you should take things in a completely different direction.

You're buying a 30X cos they're small, light, sort of quick through twisties... but that's everything an FTO is, and the FTO does it tons better.

So you won't buy another FTO cos yours was special... well then don't buy a cheap imitation either, you'll just end up more frustrated.

Hmm ... I don't think he is buying the 30X to replicate an FTO ... He is buying a 30X as he is probably sick of getting about on his road/trail bike in cold and wet conditions.... Something that still looks sporty, goes good and is cheap ...

I can understand why he does not want another FTO ... If I had the same car he did, I would feel exactly the same way ...

On a seperate note... Nath, what happened to the Celica up on the boder of QLD that you were talking about on the DIY day ... Maybe that could be an option ... ???

Haha don't get me wrong mate, all I'm trying to say is that if you're looking at a 30X to offer an experience similar to an FTO for a third the price, don't do it as you'll only end up disappointed.