Sports car for ~$25k...?

Its amazing how many people are head over heels in love with the STI.

 

30/04 termi cobra....cant go wrong with some v8 supercharged power. bolt ons and a port job on the eaton and you can get 500+ out of it...slap on a whipple or kenne bell and you got yourself a BEAST.

no replacement for displacement (this coming from the guy who got a subaru sti over getting a cobra) DOHHHH. If i could do it over again i would of taken the cobra, but the sti was a blast to drive specially at 22 pounds of BOOOOOOST..


since before i could type this someone else said an STi......coming from a former owner of an 05 sti that had a solid 7 grand in aftermarket parts in it...go with a v8 cheaper for parts faster louder more balls, and more of a true sports car(2 doors) than a 4 door turbo'd subbie. Just my two cents after owning one for 5 years!!!

 

Now THAT'S a garage I could get into!!!

 

Spiral, it's a shame we never saw a variation of the renesis. I'd have really liked to see an NA 3 rotor version of it. No boost needed!

 

didn't read the whole post. My choice for 25k would be a 370z.

 

i got a good one ...........toyota tacoma x-runner

 

If you take your time and look. You could probably find yourself a nice MKIV supra for around that price. But if i had the that koney. Id bump a few grand more and get me my ultimate dream car. That would the the last v8 interceptor from the mad max movie with a working blower/charger .

 

have you drove one? they pull more g's than a 350z. and if he has that much to spend on one he can boost it and spank quite a few sports cars.

 

the xrunner pulled a .98g on a skid pad. quite a bit more than the 350z which pulled a .87g's

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKENT7TAK1E&fmt=18

Xrunner "picking up" some bummers!

;-)

If only to see their face when a pick up goes by em! Reminds me of the Ford Transit at the Ring!

 

that thing must still be stock height. they can pull curves way harder than that.

 

Seems like even at stock height they can go harder than that around corners.

 

mine is stock height, and i think i was 3 wheelin it earlier i was pullin curves so fast lol

 

If only car owned: STI

If secondary car: V8 rx7 or some other high powered rwd 50/50 car.

 

Skid pad numbers are not indicative of handling performance. They are but a single factor. The Lotus Elise doesn't even pull a full G on the skid pad. You think an X-runner can out handle an Elise? Think about it man. There's a lot more to it than just road holding.

 

How about a cayman. i picked one up in october and its pretty good.

 

How much did that run you if you don't mind me asking. I like those. It's a better car (though Phorsche shan't admit it) than the 911.

 

I think you can get some below 30

Most of my suggestions have been suggested already, and I think we've already talked about this topic anyhow at some point.



Edit: one thing I don't think has been suggested: Z4

 

what juice said...you can find them under 30. just make sure you take it to the dealer because they can do a rev count at and above redline to see if there were any over revs. I was looking for a used one and went to the dealer...they made an incredible deal for me on a new one. It was a lot more than i was planning to spend but they took more than $10k off the sticker and great financing.

 

Well, bang for the buck, I would keep what I have.. (I would just do a little more modding to it. ) Picture below:

If I was to get another "toy" I would get an older Porsche 911. any year, but obviously the newer the better. Whatever I could get for 25K.

FWIW