Fast Used Car! What should I Do?

[93speed]

I would wait until like your 21 before you buy a sports car. Insurance will kill you. For instance full coverage for my 1993 Honda Accord 4dr Sedan would be $1600/year. Thats a FAMILY CAR. One of my dad's coworker's son had a camaro until he had to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $3,000 per year insurance.

[SinisterSavior]

I see...hm.well with that in the clear, do you think its possible to put a I/H/E in the 89' Tracer Hatchback. My dad told it it wouldnt be possible since the engine room is small...its just too slooo...

[93speed]

Might be able to get a custom universal exhaust and make a custom intake with a K&N filter, but prolly no header. Even with that, you'd only pick up like 10 hp which wouldn't be that noticable.

[R1-rider]

Waiting untill you are atleast 21 is the best tip anybody can give you. Nothing will save you like good old experience. I started driving on a 1985 Corolla, it was perfect because it always makes you under-estimate the car. The kids that start out in big HP cars are the ones that end up wrapped around light poles, or even worse killing other motorists. If you don't want to wait untill you are 21 that is your decision, but atleast take a couple performance driving courses.

And yes, Insurance rates will drain your bank account like no other. If I wanted to get full full insurance on my R1 it would be $12,000 a year, and my R6 would pull in about $9,000 a year for full coverage.

[DMC12]

I voted for the Supra Twin-turbo. Even though the RX7 will allow you to rev to 12-15K RPM's, the Supra is just PIMP:smoka:

[94svt5.0]

May I suggest a nice mustang cobra? The 94/95s make good cars. Most out there have low miles and are in good shape. Just stock you will be running cicles around civics and such that have many grand invested in mods.

[DMC12]

Originally posted by 94svt5.0
May I suggest a nice mustang cobra?

Um... not on his list of choices. IMHO, Mustangs look like garbage. The RX7 & Supra 0wnz Ford when it comes to style!

[CAptynCrunch]

Ok DMC, no offense or anything, but what the HELL kind of CRAZY ASS RX-7's have you seen? even the top of the line FD's redline at 9,000RPM. Even the new renesis engine in the RX-8 only makes it to 10 or 11,000.

Hehe, an RX with a 14,000RPM redline, now THAT would sound sweet

[94svt5.0]

Originally posted by DMC12


Um... not on his list of choices. IMHO, Mustangs look like garbage. The RX7 & Supra 0wnz Ford when it comes to style!

Style is in the eye of the beholder. If the 1980s flare of the RX7 and Supra is style, then the beholder is blind.

[TerminalVelocity]

My only problem with the cobras is the fact of how damn many of them there are! Other than that they are right up there with the RX7 in my book....course I could be biased :bandit: (FORD OWNZ YoU ALL!)

[94svt5.0]

Originally posted by TerminalVelocity
My only problem with the cobras is the fact of how damn many of them there are! Other than that they are right up there with the RX7 in my book....course I could be biased :bandit: (FORD OWNZ YoU ALL!)

There are probably many times fewer cobras then the rx7. They only make between 4000-6000 per year in the whole USA. And 1993 was the first year of the svt cobra. But, since they have not made the RX7 or supra here for a while and they are still making cobras, I supose the number of cobras will at some point pass those of the rx7. Also, take into consideration there are a certain large number of fake cobras running around as well.

[DMC12]

Hahaha... OKAY. You don't seem to realize that the Cobra looks the same as any ordinary grocery-getting girlie Mustang V6.

The RX7 I speak of is the last gen, which came out in the 90's (so I don't know where the 80's comment came from unless you spent a little too much time napping).

The only reason given by engineers for the RX7's lower redline was that stock ignition systems will overload at that spark rate... so simply swap out the system for hi-po racing system & you're set!!!

[TerminalVelocity]

That would be the point, in the last month, I have seen at least 15 cobras and 10 Saleens all 97+. Were the kit cars? I dont know, but, I have only seen -1- Rx-7

[94svt5.0]

Originally posted by TerminalVelocity
That would be the point, in the last month, I have seen at least 15 cobras and 10 Saleens all 97+. Were the kit cars? I dont know, but, I have only seen -1- Rx-7

Check the junkyards, you should be able to find more then 1. And remeber they dont make them any more, they still make the mustang. So, duh of course you will probably see more mustangs.

[TerminalVelocity]

Last time I checked they do still make the RX-7 and they are going to make the RX-8, and even still, that would be my point.

Although you could get a junkyard car and restore it, I dont recomend it because unless you really know what your doing, its too much money and effort.