Best car for $4k - $5k and WHY?

[Ignition]

Hey.
By Oct. I am hoping to have about $4,000 - $5,000 for a car with a possible $500 +/-. What car would best suit me and why?

Heres whats important to me:

Reliable - Must be a good car that's cheap to fix, and won't break down.

Good performance - Not looking for a V-8 320-hp car, but something like an Integra or an Accord is OK with me becuase I will be doing minor engine mods on these.

Easy find parts - parts are cheap and easy to find, especially aftermarket.


Luxury is important to me, so I listed the ES300 which i really want, and saw a few for around my price range.

[95cord]

the integra gs-r will be your best bet. Very reliable, good on gas, supported very well win it comes to aftermarket. I think you can get some with leather seats etc. very nice car.

[Ignition]

That's the car that I was looking at for a long time, only it's hard to find a decent GSR with low miles for a good price.

[talonsrock]

Go with the lexus. Those are hot.

[Rex8754]

either a gsr or possibly a 1G talon or eclipse although some would disagree with a dsm

[drdisque]

gonna have a hard time finding a GSR that doesn't have serious problems for less than $5k

[Ignition]

Originally Posted by drdisque

gonna have a hard time finding a GSR that doesn't have serious problems for less than $5k

yeah thats my point..

[honda_racing101]

Shoot man, if you can find a decent GSR for that price get it!

[shawnwilliams]

Go with the legend. Performance is really good with the 230hp 3.2L and Power Everything. They called it the legend for a reason. The aftermarket is pretty good.

[lamehonda]

Can you get a maxima for that much money? How many mies would it have on it? Nice car for the money.

[uranium235powered]

I would personally go with Lexus, there's less of these cars on the roads.

[T6Y5]

But he said thats exactly what he didnt want. He said he wanted a popular car so he could get parts easier.

[iVteC_PoWeR]

Im going to have to choose the Integra GS-R because maybe im a little biased, but I think that's the best one on the list if you only have $4-$5K. If you have a better budget than it might be different. If you had bout $7-$8k then I say go with the 240SX (still being biased) because you can go KA-T or SR20DET with that kind of money. BTW if you find a GS-R with low miles and at that price than GET IT! It's hard to find one these days with low miles and a good price.

[Ruick]

You won't find any integras or 240sx (in good condition) at 4 grand. I myself am looking at a car in the 4 grand range, so im thinking of a maxima or altima right now. accords in that range are going to be high mileage also.

[G-man422]

G20. nice,quick,luxury, and reliable,