first car advice

i don't know if this fits in this forum, but it seems the closest. so, my question is about a first car that isn't too expensive, probably around 5 or 6 grand and that's easy to tune up. i've looked into older dsms and s13s and swapping an sr20 or a ca18 in, but i was thinking about the price of that, and it'd be my daily driver, so if anything breaks i might out of a car for a little. i kind of want to stay away for the civics and integras, and try to do something a little different, but still easy to tune. i know that a civic or integra would probably be the easiest or cheapest, but i want to be a tad different.
thanks for the advice ahead of time and hopefully my criteria(?) for a car makes sense

oh, and i live in MA if that helps, 'bout a half hour away from boston

I would say go on Ebay and have a look around. Do an advanced search and specify the minimum and maximum price you are looking for. I also live in MA, BTW. About 20 minutes North of Boston.

By the way BMW, do you live in DERRY, NH?

Subrau SVX... all wheel drive sports car.(different)
1st Gen Eclipse GST/X...TURBO/AWD.(common around here)
Galant VR4 if you can find one.(different)
Fiero...mr, rare car but bad for winter i would think.
Nissan Maxima, or Newer model accord, MKIII Supra, Ford Probe, etc...


LacrosseGuy