- Best first cars to own.
No, unfortunately, it's not gonna be all the cool cars.
Unfortunately, it's not gonna be a Lamborghini Huracan.
It's not gonna be a Porsche.
It's not gonna be a Ferrari 458
because as much as we want to just go buy a salvage vehicle
and repair it for a million views on YouTube,
most of us don't really want- couldn't want,
probably shouldn't do that, right?
So we're here to talk about cars
that you should probably actually buy
as one of your first cars or favorite cars to own
if you're looking for like a modification-esque,
fun platform,
maybe you don't got a million bucks,
but maybe you wanna spend some time in the garage
havin' a little bit of fun with, you know, a car
that's going to tolerate you treating it incorrectly,
and is gonna tolerate the wrong things that you do to it
because at the end of the day,
it's a car that can just handle it
because it was built to handle it.
And that's what we're gonna be talking about today.
So, I'm Alex, Alex that I find the grand of 'em.
Today's episode, we're going to be talking about
the best first cars to own, if you're looking to modify
a new platform.
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let's get into it.
So let's get into number 1.
Now, I know it's gonna be a little bit
of a weird one for you but I would one of the first cars
that you could probably go into would be Cobalt SS.
The old Cobalt SS can come turbocharged,
supercharged, it has plenty of torque steer,
it's fun to play with.
It's actually quite a bit of performance modifications
behind the ol' (smacks lips) bonnet
and of course, there actually is a community behind
the platform as well.
The cars aren't inherently that expensive to own
and they're even better when it comes on to modifying them
because they're not that expensive
to actually do things to.
The fact that they come with force induction
is actually a really cool benefit to the car itself
because it is a small car that can actually tolerate
quite a bit.
If you guys are looking for a car you can kinda beat around
and have a little bit of fun,
a Cobalt SS is going to do it just fine.
Number 2 on the list is obviously one
that I would never forget
because it is the platform in which decimates all
except not in chronological order in this episode
which would be a Mazda Miata.
Mazda Miata are the like- they're like the frosted flakes
of the car scene.
You can never go wrong with a bowl of frosted flakes.
And you can never go wrong with a Mazda Miata.
They do great in pretty much any scenario
at any point in time, for anything at all.
If you have to put 4 people in a car,
guess what? Miata will try it's best.
Okay?
It's gonna try. But at least it's trying, right?
You can pretty find the cars with no oil in them,
and they're gonna be just fine.
You can turbocharge them, you can supercharge them,
you can LS swap them, you can pretty much do anything
you want to the LSD, you can throw a 100 shot Nitrous
in the back and only have it open up under full watt.
Not saying that I've done, but we have owned a vehicle
that has done that. Uh, and it's just a great platform
that NA NB NC ND platforms are all great in their own merit
depending on how much money you want to spend.
Now, of course, the NAs feature a little bit of a tax going
on right now, but the NBs actually are pretty good steal
right now.
And with the larger motor, they actually perform quite well.
It's a great learning platform for people that don't really
understand a lot about cars, because a Mazda Miata platform
is so forgiving it allows you to learn,
and it allows you to do a lot of great stuff with the car.
And really and truly enjoy driving it.
Moving forward with 8th Gen Honda Civic SI
because the dang things run forever.
They're literally incapable of dying
they're impossible to kill
they're like the Terminator, except the whole movie series
just ever seems to end.
The 8 Gen Honda Civic is pretty much that.
They run forever. They're easy to modify.
They're Honda 2, which I know people have a tendency
to give a little bit of a hard time towards,
but there's a reason they have the platform
and the community that they do.
If you're looking for a community that has pretty much
everything you could possibly imagine
the Honda Civic platform is gonna be the one.
Not only that, but the 8 Gen's actually look very very good.
And over time, I've actually said that
You know, they don't look that bad. And I think they're
pretty much well dated.
And I don't think they're gonna get any more
well, let's just say, like early 2000s-ish styling.
The Honda Civic platform, of course as well,
has a lot of great potential for performance modifications
and aesthetic modifications, if that's kind of your thing.
Moving forward onto number 4 would be the Acura RSX.
Now the Acura RSX was back in my time probably one of
the most popular cars that you could end up purchasing.
It was like a luxury Integra.
It was like the car that you bought.
It came with 200 horsepower. It came with all the goodies
that you could possibly imagine.
And everybody want to make it look a type R.
And they just, did it so well. The back end is raised.
It's got the nice little wing on the back.
The front end looks super angry. It has like,
that V-nose. It's got the aggressive headlights
and it just overall works.
And it's especially a great car for somebody
that wants to be able to modify something
like the Honda Civic
but in a little bit of a different fashion
because the Integra is a higher platform.
It's like the nicer version.
It's the luxury version, if you will.
And with that being said, you can make it look just
a little bit better in my opinion
than some of your 8th Gen Civic.
Back in the day, I used to see those things run
on drag strips all day long,
then get daily driving back home.
They have a tendency to never blow up
and never break.
And what more could you want out of a car
that you're trying to modify for the first time
or at least trying to own and beat up a little bit?
Because guess what, guys?
If you're looking to pick up one of these cars
it's more than likely going to be your primary car.
And the Integra does make a very great platform
for being your only car.
But if you're going into a car just for the sole fact
of making sure you can that use it all the time,
maybe you have to go do
what's it called?
Um
Get (exhales)
Get groceries.
Maybe sometimes you have to do the thing,
what is it called?
Where you're like, you have to go Home Depot
and you have to buy yard supplies.
Sometimes you end up actually working in your car,
and you need a place to actually put your drive shaft.
It'd be nice if you had four doors.
Which is why a lot of times, people end up picking up
a Subaru Forester.
It's about the closest thing you can get to the best of
both worlds, out of the Subaru platform.
And the Forester does look extremely, extremely good,
when its done in whatever way you want it be done.
It looks great as a show vehicle.
It looks great as a function vehicle.
It looks great as a daily driver and it looks great
as a just like a car that you can just get in
with your friends and just cruise around,
go get your self some T-Bell 5 buck boxes
or maybe just, you know, take it around for a cruise.
The Forester has some limitations in terms
of some of its engine potential
just because that's the way it is,
but that's not gonna actually hinder the fact of owning
one of these cars and how much fun they actually are.
A lot of the parts can be interchangeable with some mere
OE Subaru Impreza parts which can allow you to either
lower it to more of a car style
or you can actually raise it and throw it into some like
safari RS off road style things.
But the Forester has a little bit of a bro-tex going on
right now, so you have to find the right one,
if you're looking to pick one up.
But, they're kind of uncommon
and they can be super well done if the right person
picks them up.
So if you want something to kinda make a statement
while also being a daily drivable vehicle,
but you want the 4 doors to fit your friends,
I said 4 doors, for more friends, okay?
Stop it.
Then the Subaru Forester is probably the car for you.
Moving into the Volkswagen Jetta GLI.
Now the GLI is super easy to make look good.
The European Volkswagen scene is incredibly big.
The cars and the parts that you can get for them
are incredibly affordable.
And for the most part, the scene is actually
not that bad to people that have never
actually worked on the cars before.
There one of the few cars especially coming out of the gate
from like the OE factory that don't look terrible
and they still look like a fun little enthusiastic-er car
that you can buy and even their entry level new models
aren't exactly the priciest thing in the world.
The fact that there are a million of them out there
in the world means that a million people have done things
to them, which also means there's a million things
of information on them.
So odds of you making a bad purchase are pretty low
because there's gonna be a lot text and tips out there
for how to maintain your Jetta GLI.
Now, the Volkswagen Jetta GLI is a common build
then a lot of people have done the car in the past.
But that's not to say you can't give it your shot
and at least daily drive it while you're not enjoying
you know, the turbsky sounds or maybe you did break it,
now you're sad 'cause you ended up breaking it.
But the Volkswagen GLI does handle a little bit of tolerance
to people kind of having a tendency
to beat it up a little bit.
But you gotta nice to it.
At least with the maintenance.
That is one of the cars where its great,
as long as the maintenance is done.
And if it's not done, you're gonna wanna just maybe-
You're just gonna wanna maybe go to the gas station,
because you've got space.
You're gonna wanna go to the gas station
go to the liquor store,
you're gonna wanna find yourself a nice little bottle
of like, hopefully not cheap anything.
Its just gonna make you feel better. I promise.
Next up, we have the 350Z and the G35.
Now they're pretty much the same car.
Now I know some people are gonna get mad at that
They're not actually identical in every way
but they are very similar platforms
and they're going to behave very similar
depending on what you want to get out of them
But take your pick on the styling
and you've got a very very good car.
Now the VQ motors do get a little bit of flack
for their exhaust note, but as a car itself,
the 350Z's look extremely well.
In fact they did the wide hip thing, back before
wide hips were inherently cool.
And you can fit some pretty large wheels and tires
in the back without having to go for a wide body
or anything like that.
The same thing could be said for the G35
depending on if that it more your look.
It's a little bit more of
a luxury kind of vehicle counterpart.
And it doesn't look half bad.
If you just do a nice VIP look on the Infinity G35
or if you do a nice little clean setup for the show
for the 35Z, you're gonna be pretty well set up
to enjoy the car and have it look good for the 'gram
or maybe just for you.
But there's nothing wrong with that.
The biggest thing that you have to remember though
is both platforms are going to be rear wheel drive.
Or at least the ones we're talking about.
Now, the 350Zs gonna be generally a little bit cheaper
and the G35's gonna be a little bit harder
to get parts on that's gonna save you a buck or two.
So, we naturally lean towards the 350Z,
just because of the platform
and the community that's behind it.
And that's a ton of fun.
You have to get over the fact though
that there is little bit of styling issues
and aging that's gone on with the 350Z.
So you have to do a few things
to your headlights, taillights, maybe some side skirts
to bring it up to par.
Wheels, tires, mandatory on the platform.
Known because they end up coming topped right
from the factory.
Just a tip, great car if you're looking to get something
that's gonna feel sporty, a little bit bigger than
a Mazda Miata. Little bit more powerful than a Mazda Miata.
But still allows you to go with a little more of
a showy setup.
And last but certainly not least
is a car that not a lot of people anticipate
but is one that we have a tendency to absolutely love.
The Fiesta ST.
Now the Fiesta boys we've talked about in the past
but they're like, their own breed.
Everybody talks about having a Ford Focus ST
and then they pick up a Fiesta and then they get the Fiesta
and they talk about how incredible it is
and its like they've never owned a Focus before
in their entire life.
They've recently become extremely affordable.
They come with recaros, they're a ton of fun,
they're auto-cross beasts.
They're pretty much a street legal go cart.
They are a Mazda Miata on steroids
if you can get into the hot hatch game.
They're not inherently a very mean car, though
so you have to decide if that's kind of your thing.
Fiestas though, at the end of the day
is probably one of the best cars you can buy
if you're looking to have a true automotive fun in a car
right next to that Mazda Miata
right next to some of those 350z platforms
or if you just like the big old smokey burnouts
like the Ford Mustangs.
But the Fiesta ST have become recently affordable
a`nd because they're newer, you get a couple of the goodies
that some of the other cars on the list just don't get.
One of the biggest things with the Fiesta ST
is of course watch out for those maintenance items
and making sure that the person before didn't beat it up
as much as you're about to beat it up.
And they do go around all year round.
We've got the rain coming back in.
Absolutely fantastic time.
So let us know what car you think is one of the best bang
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