Best Preformance (speed) out of these cars?

[$ilverbullet]

what do you all think is faster for my low $1500-$2000 budget? late 80s-early 90s of course

Toyota Celica
Acura Integra
Dodge Daytona
Ford Probe
Toyota Supra
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Other

most likely i will be leaning towards the Celica or the Supra. What do you guys think?

[Polygon]

The best bang for the buck IMO is the Daytona or a DSM. They can both be made to go WAY fast for little money, and the are both VERY reliable.

[Neutrino]

Originally posted by Polygon
The best bang for the buck IMO is the Daytona or a DSM. They can both be made to go WAY fast for little money, and the are both VERY reliable.

I concur.

[NISSANSPDR]

I think the Supra if it's the Supra that comes to mind...will kill everything here...

Supra TT that is...320HP inline 6 twin turbo...6 spd manual!

[FYRHWK1]

yeah I'd have to go with a shelby daytona, broken transmissions and snapped timing belts plague DSM's and that stuff gets costly, obviously the supra has the most potential period but you're talking 20-30K for a USED high mile car, fook that.

[$ilverbullet]

so it comes down to Daytona and Supra =)

the Celica is way cheaper, how would you compare a Celica to a Supra?

[fatninja19]

I'm voting for the Dodge Daytona because I'd have to disagree with a DSM being very reliable... especially that trans..

a turbo'ed 2.2L with 174 hp and 200 lb/ft sounds pretty good... What kind of potential are we talking about here, folks?

and NISSANSPDR.. I think you totally missed the point of his $1500-2000 budget.. But the MKIV Supra TT would have the most potential though..

[$ilverbullet]

NISSANSPDR.. I think you totally missed the point of his $1500-2000 budget..

true but in a way he didn't. I'm still learnin =)

[Polygon]

Originally posted by fatninja19
a turbo'ed 2.2L with 174 hp and 200 lb/ft sounds pretty good... What kind of potential are we talking about here, folks?

A LOT. You all have seen the 10 second K-Car that dropped a Supra like a bad habit, and if you haven't I can post it. In my opinion any car with the 2.2L I4 with the Turbo II option is the best bang for the buck. Hell they even come with a German Getrag forged five speed, the A-555 and A-568 have been called the most badass transaxles ever, all they need is to replace the open differential with an LSD. Certain years of the DSMs have problems from 1995 - 1997 the rest are fairly reliable. Or so I hear, BTW I did vote for the Daytona of course. I could ramble on about the Turbo II all day, but I'll refrain.

For the price the Daytona can be the fastest for the least cash.

[Gonthrax]

I'll add my vote for the Daytona.

[Scott 02]

As much as i hate to say it, but i think the Supra. It has way more acceleration than the Daytona and i think it can beat it top speed. Im no import guy but thats how i see it.

[YogsVR4]

Originally posted by NISSANSPDR
I think the Supra if it's the Supra that comes to mind...will kill everything here...

Supra TT that is...320HP inline 6 twin turbo...6 spd manual!

Stop for a second. His budget is 1500-2000 dollars. There is no way in hell he's getting a 94+ Supra TT for 2K. Ain't gonna happen.



Edit: I say the 94+ because of the numbers quoted for the Supra

[Scott 02]

I have seen some were i live. I know they are hard to find but not real hard. Well then go with the Daytona . Definatly not the Probe

[$ilverbullet]

sweet, i suppose i might get a Supra then. Gotta find another job first, the one i have, i make barely anything lol.

How much would a decent milage early 90s or late 80s Supra be priced at on average?

[flylwsi]

you're talking about the mk3 supra yes?

you could find one in that price range with a turbo on it...

decent mileage would be 100k or less...

the mkiv starts in 93.
so the older body isn't a bad start...
i know of one here for 3k. nice car, under 100k miles, and no problems with it... no rust. dark blue...

so you can find one