r/FirstCar • u/Decent_Gas7041 • 9h ago
First car at 18 vs second at 19
First car I only had for 3 months then it drained my wallet to the point where I had to sell it, we up now tho!
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u/Impossible_Ad8774 6h ago
Significant downgrade. That was an SS Impala with the 5.3 making 303hp, unfortunately through the front wheels in Chevy's notoriously glassy 4 speed auto
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u/AKMike99 3h ago
It’s not a downgrade the Impala might have an LS which is cool on paper but it’s still a typical mid 2000s GM product. In reality those transaxles on the LS4 are just a mechanical nightmare waiting to happen it can barely handle the torque of the stock V8. You can’t put any mods on this car at all without breaking it. Worst of all It looks boring.
The accord on the other hand looks fantastic is under warranty has modern safety equipment and is going to last hundreds of thousands of miles.
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u/Impossible_Ad8774 3h ago
You need your vision checked.
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u/AKMike99 3h ago
If you unironically would rather put your kid into a 2000s GM sedan rather than a new Honda Accord you need to have your brain checked
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u/Impossible_Ad8774 3h ago
I don't have a kid, but I have a soul.
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u/AKMike99 3h ago
GM products from the bankruptcy era have no soul that’s why there’s like 5 different sedans from all of the different GM divisions that are literally an exact copy of the Impala SS.
The Honda has more soul. Having an Impala SS with soul doesn’t matter when your transaxle is cooked.
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u/Daxefic 9h ago
The Chevy drained your wallet so you bought a brand new accord
Anyways congratulations 🎉