i started a thread while ago for opinions on the new 09 lancer gts with the 2.4
chances are i might be getting one of these in a few months.

and of course alot of people said its a waste of money if your really into tunning.
of course i dont agree with them because anytime im putting a car together its never a waste of money.

im trying to see what you guys think the best tuner cars out there right now for a reasonable price. not only that but inssurance im only 20 so there is no way im buying a car that falls in the "sports car class".

alright lay em down!

 

i read an article about the hyundai genesis couple 2.0 L turbo (4b11t)...get that one, the R model is 22K something..perfect platform for u to start out on, its gettin alot of aftermarket support already

 

yeah i was actually looking into that and it looks nice as well.
but you think that its going to be insanely expensive to insure?>

 

nah, i doubt it...nothing like the evo, check it out man..depends on ur driving record.

 

one speeding ticket about a year and a half ago. ( thank you radar detector) or i would have about 10 lol.

another car i was looking at was the nissan se-r v spec. has a nice 6 speed manual transmission. price isnt bad either at 20,000

 

if ur aight with front wheel drive..i wont even consider that one honestly, but its up to u, the genesis is really the top of the line in my eyes as far as a nice platform that has power stock and is new...i hate fwd...and i dont know ne new awd cars that are low 20's

yea i definitely could have benefited from a radar detector back in the day..at least 15 speeding tickets later, 2 wreckless driving.. and some miscellanous drug/alchy driving related stuff...i could BARELY find a company to insure me..and its still up the *** with monthly payments.

 

to be honest i kinda like fwd. i love that fact that even with 100 less hp you can still pull on cars when your driving on the freeway.

 

OP; What do you consider a reasonable price? New car/used/both? AWD/RWD/FWD? Turbo or NA? Instead of getting a bunch of random responses why dont you narrow it down to what type of vehicle you are looking for and your price range...

 

neon srt-4, mazdaspeed 3, cobalt ss, scion tc (be the cheapest with most left over for modding)..ive been seeing turbo badges on em recently..donno if its ricer ish or they actually come turbo now..i test drove a supercharged one back in 06..it was fun n their super light

 

inssurance

 

if ur worried bout insurance get sumtin older then...i dont understand...if u want sumtin new with power ur kinda ****ed there..but older u could pick up an rsx-type s, integra, vw r32 if u can find one lol, 240sx, bmw 3-series, older wrx, mr2, lexus sc300

 

as for an older car i was kinda leaning towards the mazda mx3

what you think about that?

 

most of those cars are goign to kill you on insurance RSX-S has almost the highest insurance in its class. if your looking at that get an Si..basically the exact same car, different bodies. same with the bmw and Lexus.


Honestly do the OP if your looking for something new and your trying to get some good power look at a Civic Si or a Genesis coupe i would go with the Genesis with it being RWD and having lots of attention and aftermarket support and i heard the insurance isnt as bad. stay away from cars like BMWs and Lexus benz they're expensive as hell to mod and not that reliable. i wouldnt really reccomend something like a cobalt SS or GTI because just like the lancers they can only be pushed so far.. but with cars like the genesis you have a lot of playing room to go with. if your into old cars a nice DSM like a GSX would be nice or you could find a nice RX-7 they run cheap or even a supra which you can find for low as 20k.

so its a lot of options

 

E30 3-series bmw, expensive parts, but car is bulletproof. integra gsr or typeR, or even civic si for older cars that is. newere cars, cobalt ss is cheap

 

miata 94-95, easy to work on, easy and cheap to fix, rwd tho..near perfect 50/50 weight distribution, MASSIVE aftermarket support..u can find one for 3-4k with low miles. lightweight