Buying my first

najcross · May 12, 2009, 07:16 PM

Hi everyone i just turned 16 and got my permit. Now i am thinking about getting my money together for my first car. Obvioosly i started looking at civics, eclipses, rx-7 and jettas but came along lancers and realy like the looks and the 4 doors is much more practical. Anyways i so far am decided on getting a lancer. I just wanted to know the pluses and minuses of the es and oz. the year would probably be an 02-04. Also how long in general will these cars run? Is it going to be worth getting a car with a 100,000 miles on it. and I plan on driving this car through college. I also will be doing some basic tuning like exhaust and cold air intake. Maybe turbo depending on how much it costs. Keep in mind i make minimum wage at Mickey D's (first job) and dont make a lot of money but my dad did say he would go halvesys with me. Thanx

ambystom01 · May 12, 2009, 07:19 PM

Why is this in forced induction? I suggest you read the FAQ in my sig and maybe do some internet searches to find the differences.

najcross · May 12, 2009, 07:36 PM

ya sorry about the misplacement Brand new to the site and still learning my way around .I actualy have done a lot of research and was wondering if there was a difference other then trim.

ambystom01 · May 12, 2009, 07:38 PM

Mechanically they're the same.

najcross · May 12, 2009, 08:00 PM

I guess my most important question is how long will these cars run. I know i am asking like how long a light bulb lasts but how long have you had your lancer before encountering basic engine trouble( in miles)

JRR · May 12, 2009, 08:52 PM

got almost a 130k on mine turboed now and still going strong

ThunderOZ · May 15, 2009, 10:58 AM

I'm at 150k turboed and haven't had any issues.

Raidz · May 15, 2009, 11:06 AM

I am at 105k, and I am in the R&D Phase of my Turbo build. Very reliable cars.

najcross · May 16, 2009, 05:35 PM

thats great cause i dont wnat to spend 6.5 k on a car and 4k on a turbo kit and then have to fix it every couple thousand miles

ThunderOZ · May 16, 2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by najcross

thats great cause i dont wnat to spend 6.5 k on a car and 4k on a turbo kit and then have to fix it every couple thousand miles

You could do a custom kit for around 1k...

najcross · May 17, 2009, 03:23 PM

I am not sure what i am going to do about a turbo but it isnt my first priorety. Should i put on a cold air intake and exhaust before turbo because i think thats what i am leaning towards?

ThunderOZ · May 17, 2009, 06:30 PM

Well the intake is going to get changed out, pretty much the same for the exhaust...

Crazy K · May 17, 2009, 06:37 PM

how long the car last generally would depend on how you drive and if you keep up with maintance, if you keep an eye on everything and research ahead of time to find the limits of the motor, turbocharging and such you'll be fine.

the differences I think between es and oz are the cosmetics I think, I've ridden in a few and seen a lot up close so no huge differences to me

senate6268 · May 17, 2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by najcross

I am not sure what i am going to do about a turbo but it isnt my first priorety. Should i put on a cold air intake and exhaust before turbo because i think thats what i am leaning towards?

Bolt-on mods like these do very little for performance gains on Lancers. I hope you're not expecting large gains from these. Many new Lancer owners are solely disappointed by this fact.

JRR · May 17, 2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by senate6268

Bolt-on mods like these do very little for performance gains on Lancers. I hope you're not expecting large gains from these. Many new Lancer owners are solely disappointed by this fact.

i agree. but what i did is that i knew i was going to go turbo one day so i started on the intake side with the ported tb and intake mani, lightweight underdrive pulley, CAI (ebay) (which got used for aluminum test weld on an old welder for the turbo setup), and the clutch. good starting point there if you know what you want to do.