Hey whats up guys, I'm new hear and am looking for some advice. Im 21 and I'm on my third car and looking to move to my fourth. I started out with a 2006 honda civic HFP for my first car then I sold that and bought a 2010 v6 camaro which I loved but ended up having to sell it for a variety of reasons for which I then bought a new 2014 ford fiesta a few months ago and have just been slowly dieing inside from the lack of power.

So now I am looking into Subaru Impreza, wrx ,sti and Mitsubishi lancer, ralliart, evo. I really want something with a turbo for the power boost/ cool factor. I've always loved turbos and so now I need to find how I want to go about obtaining one. I have 14 grand and one of my biggest concerns is insurance price. Ive heard the eve and sti are just killers when it comes to insurance so which is why i set my sights more on the wrx and the ralliart edition lancer which both have turbos and handling upgrades but not the giant price tag of the evo. What I was also thinking of buying a lancer with a blown engine or something and doing an engine swap or getting one with a working engine and adding a turbo.

Conclusion: For all those too lazy to read... I have $14k what is the best way to get a fast, reliable evo: Lancer+engine swap, Lancer+turbo, Lancer Ralliart, Salvage title Evo?

 

Buy a used built Evo 8 laying down 400whp+ with a big turbo. Be ready to fix stuff. But it's the cheapest route.

For peace of mind you have to spend a lot more or put physical effort into building up something cheaper yourself. If you need 100% reliability and have no other cars, stay closer to a stock ride and lightly mod it (but keep money in the bank).

 

If you are willing to buy a Lancer and turbo it - why not save the $ and just turbo the Fiesta?

For $14K you may find a used Ralliart...

 

Best thing is get something you can afford. I assume your going to DD it...

 

you can find an 03 with high mileage for that much.