Best Car for under $7,000 US..

Im looking to buy a car and im looking for something thats fast (if its underrated and fast thats better)... good looking and dependable ...I have been looking at the 1995+ Eagle Talon Tsi any other suggestions.. thanks

A 1995 BMW 3 Series

for under 7k? where?

in the States

oh im sorry my response was toward the 1995 bimmer for 7k?
As for you budget car, i am currently in the same problem. I am currently battling between a 300zx and Mustang GT.

my friend got a 1995 328i for $9K about a year ago. it's not all that fast at all and isn't all that impressive. i used to kill him all the time in my 1995 maxima, which i picked up for right around your price range. that's what i'd recommend, a 95-99 maxima.

Get a bimmer, you wont regret it. Maximas are boring, bimmers aren't.

Get a bimmer, you wont regret it. Maximas are boring, bimmers aren't.
But how much fun is one that you can afford in that range? I consider BMW my favorite cars, and am a performance guru, but I am not even considering a Bimmer for my 8-9k price range. Why? Because a car in that range doesnt perform like other cars in that range. If I could afford a Dinan M3, well I think my choice would be obvious :P

Question???
Isn't "Bimmer" a word that is pronounced BIM-ER, so shouldn't you be saying "Beemer", which would be pronounced BEEM-ER... it's a long E sound vs. a short I sound.

a 95 bmw m3 for 7k? I doubt you will be able find one in good condition unless you get lucky. Plus BMW parts arent exacly cheap and that it something you would need to keep in mind for any used vehicle. DSM's arent known for being all that dependable compared o other vehicles but if you can work on the car yourself I would say you cant go wrong with them, they surely can go fast :) If you can find one maybe a celica All-trac turbo. I hear they can be found for under 8k. They are very close to the AWD DSM's in performance. AWD 200hp 3100~+lb's but I hear they have stronger trannies.
uh, I think a fairly nice mr2 turbo can be had for about 7k aswell. Then there are also the muscle cars like mustangs/camaro's/firebirds wich can be found for about 7k and will most definatly be fast, I also think u can get a late c4 vette with an LT1 for about 7k if you look.. not sure :/
What are you looking to do with the car? Will it be your daily driver? What kind of weather do you get during the winter? How old are you? This your 1st car? Are you prepared to work on the car yourself or?

With this car im looking to show all these ricer punks i know and some kids at school that their honda civics and preludes whats up....they all have like crapped out rims and maybe a pipe and a system and they thing they are fast i dont even want a car all that flashy just one that can GO..This Will be the first car I buy..(i Currently own a 1993 honda accord 4 dr auto) I will be able to do some mechanic work my uncle has been drag racing older cars for along time so he can always help...and i work for a junkyard so parts are no problem... the winter weather is always different sometimes not even snow sometimes terrible winters with alot of snow and ice im in north carolina in the us thanks for the help ppl

and im only 16

Since they're mostly Honda ricer punks, you could really piss them off by getting a hooked-up Mustang 5.0 (made until 1995). They are cheap, reliable, and fast as hell with minor bolt-ons. If not that, then the DSM (Eclipse GSX, Eagle Talon, Plymouth Laser) is probably your best bet. In the used market, I believe that these two cars offer the best bang-for-buck you can get.

I'd have an Eclipse GSX, but then again I'm not 16 and can get reasonably priced insurance, you on the other hand...

Yea ive Been Lookin at some mustangs i know they go but there is somethin about that rounded off body style that i hate... and I Love All the other body style mustangs i REALLY do......Ive also been lookin at the Eagle Talon Tsi AWD since they are fairly cheap and i heard you can drop some jaws in astonishment with those things.... anybody got any good/ bad input about this car?

oh ..yea My parents are taking care of the whole insurance thing so no need to worry about that mess .. mwa ha ha

The Mustang 5.0 is gonna be more reliable than the TSi AWD (go ahead, flame me, you DSM punks), but the Talon is still pretty reliable if you take care of it. If you like the DSM better, go ahead and get it, you won't be disappointed :P

1991-1995 mr2 turbo? mid engine rwd 200hp 200ftlbtq and good modding capabilities...(easily makes 300whp with bolt ons while still remaining reliable)... only has two seats, but hey, it "GOs"....

how much do gsx/tsi's weigh?

gsx/tsi weigh about 2790 lbs with 210 hp

1991-1995 mr2 turbo? mid engine rwd 200hp 200ftlbtq and good modding capabilities...(easily makes 300whp with bolt ons while still remaining reliable)... only has two seats, but hey, it "GOs"....

how much do gsx/tsi's weigh?

I do NOT recommend an MR2 to this kid. If you want a bang for the buck drag racer to beat on ricers with, get a DSM or some muscle. Dont violate a sports car like the MR2 by limiting it in drag racing...

I just had a random thought. Since we call fast domestic cars "muscle", why don't we call fast Japanese imports "karate"? So yeah, if you just wanna beat on ricers for cheap, get some muscle or some karate.

^ :rofl:

gsx/tsi weigh about 2790 lbs with 210 hp

Actualy they weigh more like 3300lb's give or take.

I agree with the above about not recommending the mr2 now. not only does it seem that you are looking for a different type of car then what the mr2 is but mid-engine cars have very different handling characteristics and can very quickly put you in a bad position!(read: snap overstear).
In my honest opinion I believe your reasons for getting a sports car are so frivolous that I honestly recommend keeping your current car. But I will say that for what your looking for I think the mustang will suit you just fine. Getting power out of them is easy and they sound great!

My Camaro weighs 3400lb there is no way a DSM, especially a 1st gen, weighs close to me.
Comments, if you mod the hell out of a DSM you will be blowing something everyother week, not just flaming, friend had a 500HP 1st gen GSX, two headgaskets, water pump, more stuff... you'll see what I mean.
And you can't really say his reasons are frivolous... anybody on here who has a "fast" car has it to be faster than the next guy, isn't that the point. "Fast" itself is only a relative term, 50 years in the future if base model Kias run 13 sec 1/4 miles, will they be fast? Probably not since that will be the slowest car you can get and real performance cars will be runnin 10s-11s.

.....which is why fast does not equal best.....

Actualy they weigh more like 3300lb's give or take.

I agree with the above about not recommending the mr2 now. not only does it seem that you are looking for a different type of car then what the mr2 is but mid-engine cars have very different handling characteristics and can very quickly put you in a bad position!(read: snap overstear).
In my honest opinion I believe your reasons for getting a sports car are so frivolous that I honestly recommend keeping your current car. But I will say that for what your looking for I think the mustang will suit you just fine. Getting power out of them is easy and they sound great!

What year camaro? Thats about the weight figure I have read from quite a few places. *shrugs
the commend about his reasons for wanting the car being frivolous was in reply from the "show all these ricer punks (ect ect) whats up". I doubt that comment repressents him best but I dunno, that just seems to be one of the worse reasons to get a sports car. especialy a 16 year old. Least thats my opinion in a nutshell
(keep in mind this is coming from someone who dispises street racing)
I dont meen to sound offencive in anyway btw. :)

true dsms gsx and gst weigh about 3000-3300 lbs

Mu uncle bought a 1995 BMW 3 series low end model...320i...or something like that for 6,700 US bucks and it is in pretty good condition.

Thats why I recommend it.

Since I drive a 2001 323i oftenly I appreciate how solid and good bmws are. Although the 323i is pretty slow and not responsive...my civic beats the shit out of it...it still feels like a luxury wonderful car.

When I was in New Hampshire I drove a 88 BMW 525 IS and it felt real solid and ran well even though it had 300+ thousand miles.

Get a bimmer, you wont regret it. Maximas are boring, bimmers aren't.
what makes a maxima any more boring than a 95 3 series? the maxima from that same year has 25 more ft/lbs of tq and weighs at least 75 lbs less.

Ok, I mean, you are entitled to your opinion, I'm just saying, for all of us on here that have a performance car, we obviously have it to outclass 95% of the Road going cars out there, so his reasoning is not too far off. And if DSMs weigh close to my car, then it is just a ricer ploy, "I don't need all that HP and TQ, my car is soooo much lighter" they are just as heavy as us muscle, but w/o the "muscle".

Yea but not many muscle take to mods like a DSM does ...

The Fox Body 5.0 'Stang does, and it only weighs a little over 3000 pounds.