Suggestions for a good car ?

[peacenriot69]

I am moving back to NY where i will once again have access to a full shop of tools so i can work on a car , i just got rid of a 240sx ( i can hear the laughter already) , But im looking for a car that i can have some freedom with modifying. I would like to just throw this out there to all you gear heads.
If you were to get a relativley cheap car that you were going to beef up that is still driveable, what car would you start with ?
Think fun fast and functional any suggestions ?
i would have done this as a poll but i just dont know where to start

:?:

[DanielW]

what kind of money do you have to put into the car? purchase price and mods.

[saadie]

so ya wanna rice it up huh ...... well IMO 240sx was great ... :P ........ y dont ya do civic FnF style offcorse a lil diff .... :P

[GT-R_R34]

well the 240sx is a great car for modification. put a SR20DET engine some suspension work, a full exhaust system and there you go. but at the end is how much are you willing to spend?

[blah]

so ya wanna rice it up huh ...... well IMO 240sx was great ... :P ........ y dont ya do civic FnF style offcorse a lil diff .... :P
240 SX is a great modding car, can handle alot of power, and can handle witht he best of them.

[peacenriot69]

im hoping i can pick up a car in decent shape for about 2 g's and then i guess ill just kinda pay as i go but ill put some work into it, the last 240 sx was good but i kinda abused the hell out of it in the florida heat. Any other suggestions besides the same car i just got done destroying ? :twisted:

[saadie]

lol ........ yah .. maybe .. haha

y dont ya go fer a civic or integra rx-7, supra the old ones ..... put some beef n rock em up ..

a corvette would do just fine ...

[ChrisAW11]

Toyota MR2 perhaps, if you want to have fun driving twisty roads while not spending much, get an N/A first generation one... Perhaps you can also pick up a supercharged first generation model, they are much easier to get more power from than N/A obviously.

[Caps8419]

get a mazdaspeed miata... its new this year... garret turbo.... nice car... handles like a miata on crack (good crack)....better than the toyota spider IMO

[corvette97]

a corvette would do just fine ...

what tha fuck, that supose to mean? a vette is a great car

[Caps8419]

down with corvettes! dude your 17! dream about a car thats not for when ur 50 in a midlife crisis...no im just kiddin! vettes are ok... they have a mini van interior and they just ruined them with the new c6...damn ferrari/viper copy....

[HeilSvenska]

should focus on agility, handling, steering, and grip, not power...but should look cool if not beautiful. much like an Elise/Exige

[Caps8419]

jeez, 2grand.... i'd say a chevy cavalier is ur best bet for something w/ less miles.... i agree with everso....save up some more it'll be worth it in the long run.... thats what i did instead of getting a cavalier i got a mazda protege... i mean the cars completly underpowered but for what you get (quality wise) its a very good car..... depends on that u like tho....

[Vansquish]

A used Ford Focus ZX3 would be roughly on par with the Protege as well...though it's arguably not as good looking...a civic, 240sx, Probe GT, or older versions of the RX-7, Celica and Supra would also fit that price range, as could a used Miata, Taurus SHO, Thunderbird, Fox-bodied Mustang, a Camaro or Firebird (none of which could be very recent), or if you're really lucky an Integra GSR.

[Caps8419]

yea i agree with vanquish..... none of those cars will have less than 50k miles....(average).. i was looking for a while then just decided to save more and get a new model..... yea focus are going for around 6k.....

[nthfinity]

hmm...... 2000.... ill recomend looking for a 79 trans am, and see about getting a crate engine :-D

[peacenriot69]

Thank you for the back up on that everso i mean come on we may love gran theft auto but thats just a game, :lol: , i did find an rx 7 old style in good condition for like 4500 mileage was high but looked well taken care of, I have seen integras in and around the price range, i am starting with a lower price cause i have to keep in mind i have to pay ridiculous insurance just for liability, im looking at about 2400 a year to insure a car with just liability in the state of Ny , SOOOOO i guess im probobly going to go with something along the lines of an integra or even if i can find like a wrecked rsx or something Whats ur opinions on the RSX ?
( lots of repo auctions in NY )

[HeilSvenska]

should focus on agility, handling, steering, and grip, not power...but should look cool if not beautiful. much like an Elise/Exige

all that for $2000? lol. are you advising him to steal a car? :o



Yes. that's exacty what im telling him to do

[kompak]

what do you mean by good car???is it a brand new or a second hand one???for me you better take the RX-7(second hand) or Skyline R34 (new or second hand)

[peacenriot69]

I already went through the skyline issue in another fourm Im in the Us Skylines are not readily available insurable affordable or feasible, Good car well a car that is fun to drive responds well to modification and is not going to swallow gas like a drunk transvestie on ladies night. :lol: