[v7guy]

How much hp/tq would you consider the minimum for a daily driver? Think 2 door econobox in major city traffic, NYC, Chicago etc. The significant other and I have been looking at cars and while she's been focusing heavily on mpg I don't want to try to pass someone and step on the gas and have it make noise and continue at the same speed. I've driven a dodge neon 5 years ago that was dangerously slow.


I've been thinking along 130/130 give or take, any comments?

This post has been edited by v7guy: Jun 18 2006, 06:06 PM

[robz71lm7]

In addition one of the things I look at is parts. My sister has a '93 Honda Civic and a lot of the parts for it are much more than my '00 GM pickup. the distributor went out on it and cost a fortune. I'd trade a couple mpg for good cheap parts availability. Look at basic wear items and at some sensors and electronics on autozone.com for a comparison.

That being said my girlfriend has a 5-speed '98 protege I'm going to take over when she gets a new car. I did a full tune up and the costs were reasonable, but I haven't checked into brakes and other wear items.