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02-18-2015, 11:45 PM | #57 |
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Fair enough - but OP only wanted something cheap, light and rwd.. On second thought, the lightweight part might have disqualified the cressida already...
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For a track slut, I'll still take the MR-S. Miata's are blehhhhhhhhhh. Seriously though, if you're not opposed to FWD, $7500 can find you a shit ton of FWD Honda stuff that'll whoop a lot of ass. I do understand why people go the Honda route. It's cheap as fuck. Then again, sporty car... not sports car.
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The last person who asked me for advice for "Track car on a budget" got the reply... "if you're asking that question then the track itself might be out of your budget".
However, I not only started tracking on a budget, but also racing on a budget... really racing on a budget like as a bartender, renting a tow vehicle and borrowing the neighbor's trailer! But your budget and desires (which IMHO are a bit myopic but whatever) give you very limited options to: -Old (American, MR2, Nissan.. yada yada) -Gay-ish (and probably your best option, you know you want to) -German (E30, 944, E36 maybe E46) Or maybe a combination of the 3. But here's the kicker... purchasing the car is the cheap part. So keep that in mind when making a decision. The running costs, track entry fees, wear items add up and FAST. Pads/rotors/wheel bearings/hubs/ball joints/tie rods/bushings... Those things, if you track enough could all need regular replacement.. annually for some, every few weekends for others. So also take into account facilities to work on the car. I could go buy a fully built, turn-key spec miata right now for $5k and then spend $20k playing with it at the track this year just for one example. Good luck.
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My motivation for getting a "cheap" track car is not the cost of going to a track, it's that I don't want to put a car that I still owe $20k on into the wall. I'd rather keep my "nice" car safe and sound in the driveway.
Those costs you talk about more or less apply to any car.
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I repeat 240sx. It's the perfect car to put into walls.
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@Dave-ROR has one, maybe he can chime in.
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Hate on them all you want, but there still is nothing comparable for the money that will be faster around a track than a well sorted mildly modded sr20det-powered 240sx. The only other cars I'd look at would be a miata or an MR-2 but both will be significantly slower outside of an autocross environment.
Sure, there's tons of riced out examples out there with shitty chinese/korean parts, but the same is already happening with the FR-S/BRZ and will continue to be true of the FR-S/BRZ in the future. The difference is the 240sx is much, much, much cheaper, and the SR is much, much easier/cheaper to get power out of than the FA20. |
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How about an AW11 MR2 for the OP? Swap in a 20valve 4age and it should be plenty fast. Problem is finding a decent one. 20+ year-old sports cars... Here's an AW11 20v laying the smack down on a bunch of frs/brz. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knzk-HeaH50"]AW11 AE86 FRS Battle at Auto Club Speedway - YouTube[/ame]
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