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Originally Posted by Tcoat
The VR-4 was plenty light for it's day. We tend to hold some of these cars to todays standards and forget that back then the HPs were lower, the cars were heavier and the tech was still growing. Sure they may not stack up against the specs of today but back then they ruled. The sad part is that so many died a slow and agonizing death at the hands of the ricers and self proclaimed "tuners" when the F&F movie came out so good ones are hard to find today.
Back on topic.
I have seen the Miada, S2000, and RX8 throw up here many times but not sure people fully read the OP's needs. Yes they are all comparable to the FRS/BRZ but there are a few problems with them as recommendations for his stated purpose. He does not intend to track and needs to haul stuff so why focus on the most track worthy cars possible? He has a limited budget (and good for him for recognizing that) and with the exception of the Miata good reliable versions of these cars in that price range could be a quest. How many times have we read on a thread that people really want but can't find a reasonably priced S2000?
What I haven't seen here is a recommendation for a V6 Mustang, Camaro or Challenger. There should be loads of hairdresser driven ones out there at a reasonable price (could be wrong I have never looked) since so many were produced.
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Oh I agree I owned a Vr-4 and loved it! Also owned a SL that was converted to a single turbo and pushed 550whp and weighed in partly gutted at 2700lbs. Both cars were amazing. Compared to the competition at the time though (RX7, Supra, 300zx TT) they were heavy, although they were AWD and marketed as GT cars, so that played into it as they were fully loaded with all the new tech of the time.
I only mention the Miata and the RX8 because they are the closest to the 86 in my opinion that can be had for a relatively low cost. The RX8's reliability is questionable at best however.