Which would you get?, 7th gen celica, G20, or I30 Options

[Jeremy1210]

So my buddy has been having a rough timethe past 6 months with cars, family stuff, school and, work pay. Well his 2nd car in 6 months engine has blown. He had a 92 stang with 120k and the engine died. On Friday he was driving a 94 camaro with 100k and the engine died. Hes a great guy and has been having the ****tiest luck lately; so I'm giving him my car for him to have. I can afford a car more than he can so I'm helping him out this way.

My question is I've narrowed down my search to 3 cars that are in my price range(10K) that I like
2000 Celica GTS 83k miles
2000 Infiniti G20 88k miles
2000 Infiniti I30 85k miles

Out of these 3 cars what would you pick as the better in terms of quality and reliability. I'm looking to get atleast 100k miles out of whatever I buy next. If you know much about these please let me know. I'm looking to buy at the end of this week. Thanks guys

PS. Thanks for moving thread. I thought I had put this in OT.

This post has been edited by Jeremy1210: Jun 6, 2006 - 1:13 PM

[tomazws]

I am a daily 7th gen driver and I really liked it. It's just as reliable as the 6th. That's all I can give you cuz I've never driven the others before

[Benevolence]

The most practical one is the g20 with insurance and reliability. The celica going to the most fun with best game milage (91+ octane though). And then the I30 which have depreciated a lot (to your advantage). I30's are good cars but going to be like driving a boat compared to the celica but if you ever have more than 2 passengers it may not be a bad idea. Out of all of these cars I would say the GTS is going to require the most maintenence but the best thing to do is just check them all out, can't make a bad decision if they all have been taken car of decently.

[yyet]

G20, that sucker is nice

[DeW_H0e_GT]

g20 bro..it has the sr20 motor..u cant go wrong with the silvias lil bro....

[spunky393]

The celica's are starting to spin bearings at high milage. that's the only imput i have

[Coomer]

As far as reliability goes, SR20DE motors last forever...mine has 196,000 miles on it and still runs perfectly, doesn't burn a drop of oil, doesn't make any funny noises, etc. Timing chains are nice too because they're really strong compared to a belt. I also never hear about P11 reliability problems really at all, and I spend a fair amount of time on G20.net.

That said, I couldn't really enjoy a stock G20. The clutch and steering in particular were way too soft for my tastes, especially on the two P11s I drove (The P10s I drove weren't so bad.) It feels more luxurious than sporty. The seventh gen. GT-S would be faster and sportier.