eclipse or civic

i was wondering would i be better off gettin a 92-95 civic or a 95 eclipse I'm going to fast AND nice looking and i know civics aren't that fast I'm willing to admit that unlike most ricers but I'm not sure about 95 eclipse's haven't done any research or anything so i was wondering what would be a better car to mod, faster car and best looking car overall, thanks.

Out of the box, there are models of the Eclipse that are faster then the Civic. They are both easy to do modifications to and once you're down that path, its a crap shoot to what will be faster (more mods/money = faster). While I do like the build quality of my Mitsubishis, I think that Honda does a better job at engineering their cars. If you want a stock car to get you from point A to point B – get the Civic. If you want a cool looking car to mod – get the Eclipse.