car buying advice please

i'm 16, getting my license in this coming november, and it's pretty much my dream to street race. i've been looking at cars for a while now, and i'm willing to spend around 5 grand on one, but i don't know what exactly to get. i want a decent car that i can tune for performance, but i'm stuck. does anyone have any advice on what a decent beginner car would be to start off with? thank's a lot, i really appreciate it.

Just drag race? 87-93 Mustang 5.0, 93-97 Camaro Z28/Firebird Trans Am are good bets.

sorry about that, street and drag. i want a tuner car, something 5 grand or under

rx-7,civic,integra, inno there are alot of choices out there

a buddy of mines just bought a 97 Civic for 4,500
and he has souped it up to the max and street races all the time
whatever you get just be careful

thanks man