Fast Used Car! What should I Do?

[TerminalVelocity]

Originally posted by 94svt5.0
For the money though, you could get so much more...... like a 2003 cobra. Anyway we have had countless debates on whose car could beat whose. Cant get him to race me though. Probably knows I would smoke him

hell yah, hell, take a prelude, or even a civic, you can do alot for that ammount of money. I'd still go for the cobra though.

[S2Corolla]

Originally posted by 94svt5.0


When it hits 6 grand its the difference between night and day. It accelerates about like a civic, then bam it sets you back.

Take off's are important too. In an S2000 if you take off at anything less than 6grand before you drop the clutch, you're looking at 7-8 second 0-60 times... Drop the clutch at 6000 rpm and you have a 5.8 second 0-60 beast. I test drove it too... I don't care what the salesmen says, I'm gonna run a car in and out if I'm thinking about buying it. It was a used one for $24,000.00 I think it was worth it but after getting an insurance quote, I cried in my room for three days straight.

As for the "shit talking" Terminal Velocity, it's only because you said the SECOND generation RX-7 looks ten times more beautiful than the Mustang, and you said it wasn't in the 80's. The second generation RX-7 turbo WAS in the late 80's very early 90's, and they're uglier than crap, that's why 94svt5.0 said that the beholder is blind.

Oh and don't forget maintenance issues with third generation RX-7's, at about 95k miles on a 13b or 18b, guess what? You have to get a new engine. And at about 55k miles, you usually have to rebuild the engine. And maintenance problems, don't even get me started... My sister's bf had one, and I drove it, it feels like you're flying, that's how beautiful the performance on that car is, but I was also standing next to him when the engine blew, believe me, it's not a beautiful thing OWNING an RX-7 unless you have major doe.

If I had 24,000 boners to spend... I would do this...
I would get a 1997 Prelude non-SH for about 15k, spend 2k lowering the compression with a fully built motor, and getting forged pistons, cams and such. And spend 5k on a stage 3 street driven turbo kit. And the other 2k on suspension and ice... Ice being the stereo and cosmetics like tinting the windows, black rims or things like that. You're looking at a low 11's daily driven car with style.

[DMC12]

Originally posted by S2Corolla
Drop the clutch at 6000 rpm and you have a 5.8 second 0-60 beast.

Yes, "stook" owners always talk about dropping the clutch at high RPM's. They sound happy about it, but it really fux over their drivetrain/ transmission

[Gonthrax]

I was watching a video that had a supercharged S2K in it, it was pretty fierce Around were I live we don't have many modded 2Ks. Actually only one that I can remeber seeing and I haven't gotten a chance to talk to the guy that drives it

[TerminalVelocity]

I havent seen one, I've only seen stock ones driven by old men (not sayin old is bad, just they are livin up to it, not rallying, which is fine but I want to take one on)

[Scottie300z]

Not to get back to the topic but the only two or three cars you should think about getting are the Rx-7 (3rd gen) or the 300zxTT, and maybe the Mr-2.

You aren't going to find a Supra TT in that price range.
Why get a 2nd gen Rx-7 when you can get a 3rd
The mr-2 is the slowest of the 3.
The Z does the 1/4 in about 13.8 and 0-60 in about 5.3
The rx-7 does the 1/4 in about 14 and 0-60 in about 5.0
Mr-2 does the 1/4 in the 14s and 0-60 in about 5.7

If you want a backseat get the rx-7 as it is the only car with one.
Even though I like the Z and I own one I say get the Rx-7 because rotary is really nice, and it has more potential to mod and is easier to make it go faster.

Good luck

[Triple8SoL]

Man I LOOOOOVE the MR2! I wanted a 95 MR2 turbo sooo bad. But they're so rare, I could never find one. The 91-92 is the next best thing. I love RX-7s too, but not the older ones as much as the last model...

[jarnld]

im gonna have to side with hondakiller on this one...ive got an 87 rx7 and its up to 190,000 miles. Compression is still excellent and it runs like a charm. Intake, custom exhaust, new wheels and tires and weight reduction and im running 12s and could smoke a lot of things on the road. Rotaries ARE reliable..and there are tons of places to get parts. Supras can handle more power easily. 3rd gen rotaries are fickle compared to 2nd generations but still nonetheless reliable. Mr2 insurance is gonna kill you...so i wouldnt suggest that. I forgot what else you mentioned. I would have to say get a 2nd gen rx7 turbo. Upgrade the turbo, fuel sys. etc..reduce some weight and you got yourself a low 12 second car. HELL, I got my rex for 550 bucks...so i know you can find one! Or, if you dont want to deal with the rotary engine, get a cheap 240sx and put a sr20 engine in it. (or leave it stock ka and put a turbo on it. Theres a guy who is running 10.58 1/4 mile on the ka engine with a bottom end rebuild and a t70 turbo. (not exactly streetable because of the lag time, but 10.58 is 10.58. Theres my opinion.

[street_racer_00]

Be original, get a corrado VR-6:sun:

[Cbass]

Originally posted by jarnld
Or, if you dont want to deal with the rotary engine, get a cheap 240sx and put a sr20 engine in it. (or leave it stock ka and put a turbo on it. Theres a guy who is running 10.58 1/4 mile on the ka engine with a bottom end rebuild and a t70 turbo. (not exactly streetable because of the lag time, but 10.58 is 10.58. Theres my opinion.

Ya know, I was just about to suggest that. You can get a 180SX (S13 hatchback to us North Americans), for about $3K, a front end conversion kit to look like a S15 Silvia for around $2K, have your KA24 professionally rebuilt for around 300hp for about $3K, and spend the other $2K on suspension and wheels... Then again, you don't have to do the S15 SilEighty conversion, but damn does it look nice... After that, you have a rock solid car, with a brand new engine...

As for Sinister, I would recommend you get a 83-87 Toyota Corolla GTS, they are cheap, handle great... It also has a limited slip differential, 4 wheel disk brakes, and 4 wheel independant suspension. They aren't the most powerful cars, but you can always swap engines or turbocharge it.

[Layla's Keeper]

$10,000? Wow! I wish I'd started off with that. That's an early high mileage Porsche 928 or 914/6 in decent shape. Or, a slightly beat Triumph Spitfire GT-6. Hmm, what else... A Datsun 260 or 280Z (not X). I've seen Saab 99 Turbos pretty cheap, too. If you don't mind pushrods and live rear axles, early fourth generation LT-1 Camaros have tons of torque. Heck, if you pay more than $5000 for any MGB that isn't mint and doesn't have a competition history. (like the roadster Paddy Hopkirk drove at Le Mans in 1966), you've just been hosed. Especially if it has rubber bumpers, blech. But I agree that a 240SX would be a good buy, or the FC RX-7, so long as you don't mind working a bit during the higher up miles. The Supra is just so heavy, though. It's great in long sweepers, but no agility. The mister-two is a great piece, I'd like one, but they're sort of scarce. Finally, how about a Merkur XR4AT-i Turbo? $2000 and you get heated seats. They need sway bars like hell, though. Stiffer springs wouldn't hurt either. But what car couldn't use those?

Oh yeah, I'd choose the RX-7. I like the rotary sound.

[Amish_kid]

poll is kinda off they never made a Marklll TT unless you lived in Japan they came with a 2.5 TT in N.A it was just a single turbo other than that you are thinking about a Markllll which is way over priced
also i'd never buy a Rx-7 without have 2-3 grand sittin in the bank incase the self-destruct engine ever goes off

[RACER D12]

you could find a used BMW 3-series for cheap like a 328i or maybe a 330i if you look

[Cbass]

Not the best choice for a street racer, unless you want to drop $5K on the engine...

[fatninja19]

Originally posted by Cbass



As for Sinister, I would recommend you get a 83-87 Toyota Corolla GTS, they are cheap, handle great... It also has a limited slip differential, 4 wheel disk brakes, and 4 wheel independant suspension. They aren't the most powerful cars, but you can always swap engines or turbocharge it.

Actually, I'd opt for the 85-87 GTS Corollas(AE86). But they are somewhat hard to locate. This one is RWD and has a weight balance of near 50/50. the stock 4age motor doesn't have too much grunt... something like 125 hp or something. A popular motor swap is the 4agze motor from supercharged mr2's, another common but not so wide spread is the 3s-gte(did I get that oen right?) motor from the turbo'ed mr2's. The AE86 is a beautiful car as well, might I add... Butt when you get a wide body kit on there... whoooooooooooo!!!!