Need help deciding if I should sell out...., How can you put up with FWD? Options

[tin_foil]

Lately I've been getting more and more into drag racing, horsepower, autox, drifting and upgrading cars in general. And sadly, my sexy little FWD GT celi just isn't cutting it. Now I'm in a decisional dilemma. For years I wanted a celica because I still think it's by far the nicest looking car of its class. When I first got my car, I had dreams of a 3s swap, and lots of exterior mods. But no matter what, racing a FWD car, no matter how much power at the crank it's got, just can't get that power to the ground well enough. I've played with the idea of an AWD conversion with the celi; I'm not at all daunted by the work, I just don't have 5 grand(+) to sink into it. For that price, I could get a 240sx shell, and drop in a RB26DETT. (that's the skyline engine for those of you that don't know) That would be an amazing car, and it would be crazy fun to drive.

Anyway, I know some of you will say stuff about how could I betray my kind. But I'm curious to hear what those of you that are really car racers and modders say? How can you put up with a celica, no matter how much power you've got under the hood? I love fantasizing about driving up to races with a kick-arse celica, half the people saying, "what's that?" and blow everyone away,(somewhat like tufy, ) but the money required to basically do a full gt4 conversion plus suspension upgrades and bolt-ons is just ridiculous... Should I just sell the black beauty and sink my money into something that can really perform amazing for cheap? Or maybe just save up for another year (maybe more), AWD convert the celica, and get a very good(with awesome handling, and looks), but not really that amazing of a performance car?

[Jeremiah]

Personal testimonies don't mean much with cars. Anyone can say anything, or have had an unusual experience.

O-RLY? Then why'd you solicit opinions on a FORUM?

But I'm curious to hear what those of you that are really car racers and modders say? How can you put up with a celica, no matter how much power you've got under the hood?

But, since you asked...

On the rare occasion I find myself on a track with my Celica, it's 'cause I want to improve my driving skills. I'm not interested in winning races - I have a motorcycle for that. It'll lap your over rated 240SX any day, and cost me 1/2 as much to buy & maintain. Oh - and chicks dig bikes more than 240's

I know my car isn't the fastest out there. I know if I spend $4000 in an engine swap, there's dozens of $4000 vehicles that will kick my ass in various types of racing. I "put up with it" because it's a car that fits me, my driving style, I think it looks fantastic, and it's way more reliable than a Nissan (JD power and associates rated the Celica "most reliable" more than any other car made... ever).