I am possibly going to be getting myself a new car. I need some help/advice as to what car would best fit the mold and why. I have narrowed it down to a few choices *kinda* and am looking to see what you think, biased or not. Here are my options... it is EVO vs. ALL. I need a car that can just be driven, driven like an aggressive car should be driven with as little maintinence, headache, worry of crap breaking and a car that I won't get sick of... a certain level of "OoOoO Ahhh" factor as well as solid performance. I don't want maint ****** or cars that are going to cost me with expensive repairs because components just don't hold up to spirited driving. The budget is $20-25,000...

Evolution IX:

Pros:

-Extremely responsive to modification
-AWD
-Graphite Grey + Black wheels = Sex
-4G63 is bomb-proof
-Handling in any weather
-4 Seats
-Great Brakes

Cons:

-Turbo lag is teh suck, and in this car it's awful... pulling out into traffic sucks
-Rental car interior can wear on you I'm sure...
-Clutches, Transfer cases, Gear grinds... all common *even on "unabused, stock" EVO's... are not cheap, I'd fear driving the car hard would be hurting something
-Highway power is much weaker than a RWD or FWD car of the same level HP
-Exhaust note SUCKS!

E46 BMW M3 (2001-2005)

Pros:

-I feel the look of the car will never get old
-Though some don't care for the exhaust note it is unique and pretty F1 kinda mean at WOT
-Handles very well even stock
-Has a good amount of power even stock
-Great seats
-All kinds of BMW goodies
-Great build quality
-Awsome colors

Cons:

-I hear they are extremely high maintinence
-I fear that driving one hard would break something, and NOTHING for that car is cheap, I don't want to have to drive on egg shells
-Modification response is a joke
-Aftermarket bang for buck is a joke

But hey, it does so many things SO well... as long as you're not power hungry

MKIV Toyota Supra Twin Turbo

Pros:

-Modification response is AMAZING
-Turbo, 6 cylinder, RWD... mhmmm
-Looks clean and awsome
-WOW factor
-Exhaust note to die for
-I hear you can have UBER miles on one and it is still not so high maintinence, strong and reliable... PLUG AND PLAY

Cons:

-As reliable as I hear they are, I also hear it's a misconception and modified+higher mileage isn't cheap to upkeep with
-It's still OLD, has an OLD feel I'd think... dated interior with 10 year old features... maybe I'm wrong?
-It's hard to justify spending $20-25,000 on a car with a 100,000 miles and that is 10-15 years old?

SVT Cobra (2003-2004)

Pros:

-Sickening levels of power, and for cheap
-Awsome rumbling exhaust note
-Look mean
-Not very expensive
-I hear they are pretty strong

Cons:

-Ford freakin Mustang interior
-Handles like SH**
-Mustangs are like A-holes... you know the deal
-Brakes probably suck too

I want a car that looks nice, can be made fast with a lesser investment... won't give me that "It got old" kinda feeling, or headaches... Reliable, plug and play like... and just... the most well rounded car.

 

id go with the tt supra....that car is just amazing..

 

you come to an EVOLUTION forum asking this question. its pretty obvious what the answer is.

 

should have just kept your SRT-4......

 

You'd be hard pressed to find any decent cars from the choices above between 20-25k.

Now, if you set your bar to say 30k, goooooooooooooo evoooooooooooooo.

 

for your budget shoulda kept SRT-4 cheap to mod, good luck finding a cobra,supra, or M3 in good condition with decent miles for that price...lol and if you do lemme know, But you have a great taste of cars all of those are awesome cars!!

 

Get the cobra if you wanna go really really fast. I like my evo becasue I have a daughter and am always hauling her, her friends, my friends and everybody else around.

 

Could always consider an STI. Very similar to the evo but with a better interior, I guess better "daily driver" characteristics (this is of course subjective) and a great exhaust note.

 

M3 wtih little mod....but beware of maintenance cost.

 

hahaha well first its going to be hard to find one of these cars that are in great shape for 20 to 25 thou...u cant b serious wit that price range...the best u can get is prolly a 03 evo 8 and most likely it well be a "maitnence *****" finding a supra for under 25000? yea OK... ur choices are terrible for wat ur looking for in ur price range...spend a lil more to get really wat u want a used evo IX if u can find one..jus get a cobalt dude good luck

 

I almost got a cobalt and I'm damn glad I didn't. If you can't find a car in that price range, try a WRX. Sure it's no evo or STI but it's still a fun car to drive and it has potential.

 

Good call with the WRX if you want to get a new car, super practical. If you want to go even further in that direction take a look at the forester XT sports, you may be suprised.

 

supra is out of the question with your budget(if you plan to modify). Evo IX for 25K?, GL with that. Seems like a 04-05 Sti would be your best choice.

 

A legacy GT would be a good car too especially if you got the spec B version.