maybe a 2003 mustang cobra, i heard those are way cheap... check out a b5 audi s4, those are insanely fast and you can buy them used for like 13-15k with a full stage 3 kit (i think good for 11's)
or a 2002-2003 wrx, awd, good daily driver, good gas mileage, decent boltonability

a mk4 gti might be good also

 

oh e36 bmw m3, you could definately get a good condition one for under 13k

 

Yeah, you can find Cobras cheap, but I'm not sure about $13k cheap. I think they're running more around 18-20k.

 

03 Cobra... think $23-25k easily... B5 S4's are the most unreliable piece of crap known to man... and the WRX has a glass drivetrain...

Mustangs can be made to handle well? I saw an 03 in silver with black SSR wheels... looked sick and they sound mean. But SOOOO MANYYYY EVERYWHERREEE

 

Yeah, Mustangs can handle with a bit of suspension modding. The are Pro autocrossers running with Mustangs that do really well, including a 2 time National champ in the Indiana NASA club.

 

Well damn... Your just shooting down everything . I didnt even thing about the E36 M3. Great cars and can last well over 200k. Also S4's really arent that bad. The only bad thing is the service at 90k you have to replace the turbos or something like that. Regardless i know it costs around 3k.

 

In my opinion, keep what you've got for now. You are driving a car that is cheap to operate and maintain.

Keep saving and being responsible with your expenses is key. The longer you wait to buy a nice car the more money you can save, or pay everything completely off (you may have already done that) but being debt-free is the way to go.

The grass is always greener on the other side.

 

98 eclipse gsx or 3000gt vr4

 

Camaro, Mustang, M3, or S4 I guess.
I'd personally get an S13 or RX7, but those aren't reliable for you.

 

Well if you're looking for something different and fun to drive, I'd recommend the prelude. You get looks and attention all the time:
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/s...d.php?t=274619

 

Mazdaspeed miata?

 

you can get a pretty well set up subaru rs with 13k...check out the nasioc.com forums or rs25.com forums. most of the nice ones are awd turbocharged, or even sti swapped rs's

here's a few:

http://www.rs25.com/classifieds/show...ate/1129162001
http://www.rs25.com/classifieds/show...ate/1129162001
http://www.rs25.com/classifieds/show...t/16165/cat/12
http://www.rs25.com/classifieds/show...t/15493/cat/12
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1338258
this one's pretty good...
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1333714

i like checking out the for sale threads if you didn't notice

 

miata with some agreesive rims isn't all that bad...

 

agreed i'd go with an impreza 2.5 rs.. look pretty damn good in white, i've seen a couple nice ones in my area

 

i think these look pretty hot




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