Fastest car, for cheapest $

[sentrastace]

I wish I could buy this car:

http://www.ecarlist.com/showroom/1423/photos/734399#8

Me likey.

[sentrastace]

Lotus' look like they're over $30k....damn that would be something unique to have!
Something is telling me to look at Vettes, so here we go.

[biggie]

Didn't get a chance to read all the craziness, but used 350z/G35 Coupe seems like a good option. Should be able to find one well under $10k now.

[numbnuts240]

Lotus' look like they're over $30k....damn that would be something unique to have!

if a miata is too small, a lotus isn't any better. you'll be sitting lower in a lotus which would be scarier on highways. besides, everything i've read about lotuses says they aren't the most comfy rides in the world.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

He may be a d***, but at least from the thread you posted he is pretty right.

It is hard to take a thread that starts with "I want the fastest car for the cheapest money" and ends with "I think a new altima is a good choice" seriously... this is so a** backwards its ridiculous.

It is the internet. You may be a cute girl, but that will only save you from criticism for so long.
It sounds like you want a nice safe new car with decent performance that you can play with at the track... and that is pretty f**king far from cheapest performance, which is basically old, small dangerous. When you post up the opposite of what your looking for then have a problem with all the right suggestions for your question what do you expect?
Quit throwing the fact that your a girl in there, trying to play helpless princess is a pretty s*** way of being taken seriously.

I like you. Want move to Vermont and get married?

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

2007 Honda Civic Si

That's ALMOST as bad as the EP3...and that's pretty terrible.

[alms24sebring]

its parked in the SAME exact spot every time i see it...i swear it doesnt get driven.
i'm gonna knock on his door one day i swear. lol.

Leave a note under the wiper if you really want it

But those are all standard older car issues, especially for the 240 if it was the RR caliper or really either of the rear brakes. And inspection is really a scam in MD, so you have to expect problems there unless you have infinite time as a DIYer (or at least a garage and a backup car) or a good amount of money to fund the scam somehow...

It was a LR caliper but I let one of my friends do the pads one time for $ and exp, but he squeezed the hell out of it with a C-clamp and binded the threads internally. He loses and that peed me off. I agree that MD inspection is a scam. Isnt it only 1 inspection forever? They'll fail you for a slightly cracked belt...

Something is telling me to look at Vettes, so here we go.

I like you. Want move to Vermont and get married?

Not ganna lie, that was pretty funny.

[Red coupe]

He may be a d***, but at least from the thread you posted he is pretty right.

It is hard to take a thread that starts with "I want the fastest car for the cheapest money" and ends with "I think a new altima is a good choice" seriously... this is so a** backwards its ridiculous.

It is the internet. You may be a cute girl, but that will only save you from criticism for so long.
It sounds like you want a nice safe new car with decent performance that you can play with at the track... and that is pretty f**king far from cheapest performance, which is basically old, small dangerous. When you post up the opposite of what your looking for then have a problem with all the right suggestions for your question what do you expect?
Quit throwing the fact that your a girl in there, trying to play helpless princess is a pretty s*** way of being taken seriously.

I like you. Want move to Vermont and get married?

Two dudes getting married?

Nothing gay about that

[flohtingPoint]

Two dudes getting married?

Nothing gay about that

I wasn't SPIDER MAN... I was MAN-SPIDER!

[AZhitman]

If the minor criticism in this thread is "too much", then please, for the love of all that is holy and sacred, do NOT go to an HPDE event. Instructors aren't terribly concerned about your feelings or making you feel 'welcome'. They're there to make you a better driver, and make sure you don't kill yourself (or other drivers).

Stace, I know you're not thin-skinned, so take the good with the bad - RC and UGOT have given some of the best advice in the thread. Delivery notwithstanding, they're right.

I think you'll feel like a fish outta water with the C5. I would have, except it reminded me of my first car... Hope you find what makes you all tingly and happy.

[VMPhil]

Lotus' look like they're over $30k....damn that would be something unique to have!

if a miata is too small, a lotus isn't any better. you'll be sitting lower in a lotus which would be scarier on highways. besides, everything i've read about lotuses says they aren't the most comfy rides in the world.

ive sat in both. Lotus is lower by far. not comfy at all.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

I like you. Want move to Vermont and get married?

Two dudes getting married?

Nothing gay about that

IASIP reference? Serious man-crush.

[dasoupdude]

no one did actually, and another car that I absolutely love, i totally forgot. sad they stopped making them. will add it to my list.

Yeaaap, something about an altima priced over 30k didn't really appeal to peoples.

Some of them go for ridiculous prices now, my friend got his with 25k miles for about 11k.

[hbpignosePA]

2jz swapped cressida..... fast and classy all in one

why not a used bimmer u seem to like high end cars?

[sentrastace]

Lotus' look like they're over $30k....damn that would be something unique to have!

if a miata is too small, a lotus isn't any better. you'll be sitting lower in a lotus which would be scarier on highways. besides, everything i've read about lotuses says they aren't the most comfy rides in the world.

I didn't think of that. A Lotus is pretty tiny. Wish I could do a literal side by side comparison.

[sentrastace]

2jz swapped cressida..... fast and classy all in one

why not a used bimmer u seem to like high end cars?

scared of the price parts are on used euro cars....
I would love an M6 but cant afford it. and not really practical if i want to take it to the track.
I have a dilemma between used, can beat up at the track and have awesome performance
and
new, because it looks and feels good, but wouldnt want to tear it up at the track.
this is hard.

[Bubba1]

I didn't think of that. A Lotus is pretty tiny. Wish I could do a literal side by side comparison.

Stace, the Elise and Miata are more different than alike. I would recommend a Miata as a DD, but not an Elise/Exige. In terms of size the Elise is smaller than a Miata: 6" shorter, 4' lower, 400 lbs lighter, but the same width.

I know several Elise/Exige owners, and NONE of them use their Loti as DD's. If you plan more track days than street days, and want a great turnkey track car, and can fit in it, the Elise is an excellent choice. But if you plan mostly street miles and an occasional track event, the Miata is far more comfortable, more practical, more reliable, and considerably less expensive than an Elise.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I didn't think of that. A Lotus is pretty tiny. Wish I could do a literal side by side comparison.

Stace, the Elise and Miata are more different than alike. I would recommend a Miata as a DD, but not an Elise/Exige. In terms of size the Elise is smaller than a Miata: 6" shorter, 4' lower, 400 lbs lighter, but the same width.

I know several Elise/Exige owners, and NONE of them use their Loti as DD's. If you plan more track days than street days, and want a great turnkey track car, and can fit in it, the Elise is an excellent choice. But if you plan mostly street miles and an occasional track event, the Miata is far more comfortable, more practical, more reliable, and considerably less expensive than an Elise.

Time to buy an Evora, I think.

[Eikon]

S2000?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ ... 77639.html

[dasoupdude]

I love s2000s, especially the ap1

[DamonDread]

I just picked up a turbo supra, so im gonna say supra LOL. MKIII is my style but i could see you in an MKIV.

[EvoTyler]

Time to buy an Evora, I think.

I think cheap just went out the window

[VMPhil]

indeed. thats about 80 grand.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

I have 2 suggestions, you can take them or leave them , doesn't matter.

The bug eyed Impreza STi's can be had for fairly cheap, even the modded ones, because all the STi guys are trying to get into newer models or go to the next level. Their solid reliable cars and will be competitive even in stock form with some minor changes (tires and minor weight loss).

Porsche Boxsters are entry level Porsche's so they can be had for reasonable prices, their owners usually take good care of them because they are a Porsche, and they have been known to be exceptional in the Auto X and Gymkhana track days.

My only other suggestive would be an E36 or maybe even an E46 3 series BMW, there are a ton of them out there in the < 20-30 K range and they are stylish and with some minor bolt ons can be wicked quick.

There is a difference between a quick car and a fast car. Fast cars are for drag racing and time attacks, quick cars are for technical circuits and courses. You can have a car that will get crushed on the 1/4 mile but dominate on a Auto X or Gymkhanna circuit.

[flohtingPoint]

Fast cars are for drag racing and time attacks, quick cars are for technical circuits and courses. You can have a car that will get crushed on the 1/4 mile but dominate on a Auto X or Gymkhanna circuit.

False. Look at the cars that make up F Stock, E Street Prepared and C Prepared.

[naladude911]

ford crown victoria police

[Bubba1]

ford crown victoria police

Perhaps you should reread OP's first post...

[Kompresshun]

Even just looking at the thread title, without reading the first post, a Crown Vic would be the last thing I suggest. They're not fast, they're heavy, and they're huge.

[Razi]

ford crown victoria police

[Urabus GodofTraction]

The bug eyed Impreza STi's can be had for fairly cheap, even the modded ones, because all the STi guys are trying to get into newer models or go to the next level.

Yeah, can they? Bugeye STis? Fairly cheap? Yeah, can they?

There is a difference between a quick car and a fast car. Fast cars are for drag racing and time attacks, quick cars are for technical circuits and courses. You can have a car that will get crushed on the 1/4 mile but dominate on a Auto X or Gymkhanna circuit.

You're describing a Miata. She rejected a Miata because she doesn't want to get squished. Interestingly enough, the Elise was ok. That math don't work!