Performance cars -on a budget, they all suck!! Options

[Rayme]

so I've been actively searching for a car that would be a little more exciting than the celica lately (sorry!) and what I found is quite sad. I'm looking for anything around under 13k but the more I search the more I find horror stories ...

First I wanted a WRX, but their transmission are **** and If I pickup a used one is bound to blow on me.

Second I liked the E46 BMW, the 328 more precisely, but it looks like E46 are prone to rear sub-frame damage due to manufacturing defect, real ****ty!

I thought about a DSM...woops crankwalk here.

350z are too expensive and have their share of "problems", though not as bad as the 3 previous ones here.

300ZX twin turbo are getting too old and are just money pit from what I heard.

Supra? Ah! their resale value are too high, though I would have loved even getting an NA.

MR2 are kind of expensive for how old they are now, JDMs are cheap but its a gamble and harder to get what you want.

2003 3.2CL type-S, Fast and reliable..6 speed with LSD! but..I'm not sold on how big that car looks...and its FWD :S

Miatas...I LOVE miatas but for what you pay, its still a slow car.

So far, I'm stuck! But right now I'm looking at 98-99 M3's..it seems those BMW are more reliable than the newer ones.

Anyone else have some trouble finding the perfect car? Some day I feel like if I had more money all that **** wouldn't be an issue. Sucks to like sports car and being poor

This post has been edited by Rayme: Aug 31, 2007 - 4:56 PM

[Valo666]

300ZX twin turbo are getting too old and are just money pit from what I heard.

MR2 are kind of expensive for how old they are now, JDMs are cheap but its a gamble and harder to get what you want.

i can get u a JDM MR2 in good condition for a decent price...same with a fairlady Z. Fairlady's are alright, not that big a money pit unless somethin goes wrong with the turbo system. my friend bottomed his out onto the elbow on the exhaust manifold, cracked the compressor housing, the turbine exploded sending shards of it into his firewall, wheel wells, and one hit his oil pan...now hes gotta pull the entire engine out just to replace the turbos, manifolds, and downpipes.

MR2s, if you can find a good buyer, you can get them in good condition from japan. Also, if you get a good seller, they will help you with your purchase too. My friend imported an MR2 for a buddy of his..when it got here it was running like crap...he went out, bought a new coil and wires for it and didnt charge his friend for them. Mind you he does that for all his customers.

You could go for a 5th gen all-trac...either an RC, groupe A or a Carlos Sanz edition for well under your budget. Once again they would be JDM imports, but also again..it all depends on who your importer is and if its an auction car.

If I were you and you did want to import a car from japan for a decent price and you wanted to make sure its a good car....buy a car from an importer/company who doesnt buy auction cars. J-specimports.ca, Fiest, and a few other companies only buy auction cars and dont test drive them...they dont warrenty them either. If you go with an indiependant company/importer, like my self and my friends, we import cars that are checked b4 they leave japan and as soon as they arive. We also detail the cars b4 we sell, compaired to other importing compnaies.

Another good bet too, is a FD RX7. They sell for around $24K here in ontario for a high milage twinturbo touring edition, but you can get them imported for around $11-$15K easily.

Or if you just wanted somethin thats fun and bullet proof, GTRs are always an option.

EDIT: and forgot about Soarers. SC300/400 body with a 5spd and a 1JZ in it. You can never go wrong with inline six twin turbo toyota power.

This post has been edited by Valo666: Sep 1, 2007 - 2:32 PM