Alright well I am coming from a 2005 Dodge SRT-4. I sold the car because though I loved it, I always wished I was in an E46 M3 or an EVO. I figured I'd but a cheap reliable daily driver and call it good so I could catch up my bills and ditch the instant gratification for what I REALLY wanted. Well, that's getting old very quickly. A friend of mine did the same thing recently and ended up picking up a 2003 Acura RSX Type S, his second time owning one.

I have been thinking lately of picking up a car between $3-6,000 or so... to clean up, modify and race. When I say race I don't mean bumble bee street race with a JDM tyte car yo... NO! I mean something that I can daily drive but also have fun at track events with and hone my skills so when I DO get my beauty I am that much better and much more capable at driving it to the limit.

I have considered a lot of different cars, anything from FWD Honda/Acura... to an E30 3 Series BMW. I am very open minded but just can't seem to pin point anything just yet so I need some help. Heres the criteria...

What I want in the car:

-I want a car that is reliable and can take some abuse without crapping out on me, I don't plan on driving the car until it pukes out fluids because I beat it down so badly, but I don't plan on babying it either. I need something that doesn't get BUTT HURT because it was driven aggressively

-I want something that handles well out of the box, and can be or is known to be a good contender with little suspension modification (I don't want to bother with something too difficult to make handle well ie. dump truck into go kart)

-It has to be somewhat attractive or have potential to be attractive with the right touch... ( a ford festiva does not fall into this catagory, neither does a kia rio... you get the picture. The woman may have a great personality but you can't teach ugly to be pretty)

-I need a car that has a strong motor, drivetrain... (I'll pass on glass transmissions and weak sauce internals or blocks... I need something that can handle more HP if I decide to go that route or something that can handle tracking and daily driving too)

-Must not be like trying to find a needle in a hay stack (I need something that isn't something rare and impossible to find)

-RWD or AWD is pref but FWD can work too

-$3000-6000 budget

-Nothing that will be in the garage more than out playing or being used as DD transportation (DSM, probably not a good idea?)

-Not a fix er upper... but more of a clean er upper, I'm not taking on a restoration project here.

What have you guys got for me? If anything... PS: No Miata they are too dinky

 

2nd gen rx7 aka FC3S TII
They're pretty fast and made to look good.
Not as much problem as the 3rd gen.

But good luck finding one in a decent shape.

 

e30 3 series

 

240sx all the way!

 

something rhd... always awesome

 

If you're looking for something to track and handles well for not a lot of $ and that is pretty readily availible, maybe a miata? that seems like itd fit what your looking for?

 

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