[TylerLieberman]

Yeah you arent going to consatly hit things. A lot of events are held in open parking lots where there is practically nothing to worry about hitting. Especially Drift Day events. The only things you might hit are cones and possibly barriers(if they're setup).

Good car to start out with-S13. Cheap, easy to pickup and replace. Get a manual trans, end of story. Lsd?...dont even worry about it, the stock lsd sucks anyways. Youll end up replacing it with a clutch type 2 way lsd anyways. Stock suspension? F that. Youll get more out of it by learning with a set of coilovers.

Another plus is that it's much easier on the pocket to build an s13. You'll pay a considerable amount for for an s14, especially if it's an SE and ESPECIALLY if its a 97-98. S13s can be had for cheap and shells are too easy to come by. Me personally, I prefer S13s over S14s. They're lighter, slightly smaller wheelbase, and feel much more nimble and on it's feet than 14s do. I would get an S13 for a dedicated track car, but for a DD and occasional track car, an S14-which is why I got one.

I had an S13 too and it was nowhere near built up as my 14 was. All it had was a welded diff, coils, arms, an 17" LMGT4s. Bone stock dual cam KA....but I loved drifting it almost more than my 14 that was fully setup. This is all personal opinion though.

Go onto an actual drifting forum/240 forum if youre looking into it.Youre more than likely to get better, more accurate info there.