help me find a car ...

[anton]

Hello ,

I'm looking for a nice sporty car with good horse powers : ) ... well , what I mean , that I don't only look for sporty-looks ... but the money is the problem ... I'm looking for something under $5k ;( ... now I like Acura Integra , Toyota Celica (old one) and some others , but they all are above $5k ... I'm thinking something like '94 or younger , b/c I have '94 car now ...

Edit: forgot to tell , I need something that won't hit my insurance very hard ...


Thanks.

 

[Deicide]

You can pick up a 93-94 Audi if you look around enough. It will probably have high mileage, but if it was taken care of then it will run forever. Its built a lot better than any Japanese car from that year, is pretty fast, and looks really nice.

 

[anton]

hmm ... Audi doesn't cost that little ; (

http://www.edmunds.com/used/1994/audi/cabriolet/2drstdconvertible/prices.html?id=lin0058

$10k for '94 ... it's the same as BMW , and I would've better get BMW for such price ... but repairs cost a lot ; ( for Audi and for BMW : (

 

[Rent]

You might be able to find a MR2 Turbo in ok condition for under 6k (a little over your budget)

200hp on a car that weighs like 2800lbs = fast

look for 91-95 if you want to check those out.

Otherwise, under the specifics that you mentioned, your going to have a hard time finding a cheap, cool, sporty car

 

[geno]

5K can bag you a decent Eclipse/Talon (turbo), a Turbo Dodge in good condidion (175HP/2800lbs depending on the car/model, not bad performance-wise). An MR2 is definitly nice, it's tough finding one for 5k that's turbo'd...

 

[Noirish]

hmm...if that's all you have, don't even bother w/ used performance car.
even if they are under 5k, there might be some unexpected fixes, which might just double the price.

 

[BigSmooth]

A '94 Nissan Sentra SE-R might do the trick. Could be tough to find one in good condition, though.

 

[anton]

And what do you think about these cars :
Civic Del Sol '94-'95
Mazda MX6 '94 (164HP - LS Type)


looked in Sport-Coupes on edmunds , didn't find anything else good ...

 

[vi edit]

93-94 Ford Taurus SHO. Fast, functional, and cheap on the insurance.

 

[anton]

p.s. pls, don't recommend any Fords , sorry , but I hate them , maybe besides Mustang ; )

 

[geno]

What's wrong with a SHO? I've seen many of them, all in great shape. The drivetrain doesn't share much in common with a regular Taurus...

 

[anton]

sorry , I didn't really know what SHO means ? what does it mean ? : )

 

[geno]

SHO = Super High Output (? I think....), it's a performance version of the Taurus. Has a 24V V6 pushing somewhere around 230 HP (the figure is different between maunual/auto I think).

 

[vi edit]

SHO=Super High Output
The early ones up through 95???? had a Yamaha branded engine and drivetrain under the hood putting out pretty decent HP.

 

[rawko]

The SHO owns you, i have one . 4 door car with good performance. It's 220 HP for both the manual(3.0liter) and automatic(3.2liter) before 96 or 97 when they went to v8(like 235 hp i think) and i think they just went automatic, no manual.

 

[vi edit]

Hehe, a SHO would completely toast that del sol in straight line acceleration

It would also probably hand the MX-6 it's behind as well.

 

[geno]

Sorry - forgot to mention that the stats I gave were for the 1st gen SHO's - I always forget about the new ones when discussing SHO's

 

[anton]

I checked that SHO out , it's good in a performance , but I absolutely didn't like it's look ; ( ... I need something 2 door , sporty looking

 

[vi edit]

NEED something two door and sporty huh? Look at a '95 or '96 Chevy Berreta Z26 w/ the 5 spd. Fairly fast and has twice the torque of a civic

Parts are dirt cheap also.

 

[Ladies Man]

just go buy a mustang

if you are a good student you can get discounts and such

i've got a 93lx and i'm paying under 1k a year