Alright, the time has come where I want to get into a different car. As nice as it is to pick and choose which vehicle I want to drive today, I kind of want to have one that I can drive all year and have one vehicle I can mod. My criteria is that it must have a manual tranny, I want something thats sporty, some version of FI is what I'm looking for, and MPG is being kept in mind. I'm not 100% sure what my price limit is, but it seems like 12K or under is my goal.
So far I've narrowed it down to an 99.5+ Audi A4 1.8T Quattro 5 speed, a Subaru WRX, a 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege, or possibly a Civic that I would rebuild and turbocharge.
I have always liked the way the A4s looked, and if I could I would want to get an 02-04 because that is my favorite. There is a good aftermarket for it and the car is so luxorious I just love it. I have wanted a WRX for a while now and its a quick AWD car that has a great aftermarket. The one I found is a all stock 03 so its a good platform to start out. Then with the MSP it would be going to a FWD and I like the way the body looks. The aftermarket is pretty good for whatever you want and the cars are cheaper. For the same price range as the others I can get it with half the miliage. Finally the Civic has always been in the back of my head cause I had a cheap Civic that I turbod a while back and it was one of the funnest cars I've had. It was a gokart on steroids and held its own by running beside a HCI '96 GT. Now just to make it clear this isn't something that would look like it could take off and fly, it would stay stock body with wheels, lowered, factory spoiler, and a non coffee can exhaust.
So what do you think? Any other suggestions?
So far I've narrowed it down to an 99.5+ Audi A4 1.8T Quattro 5 speed, a Subaru WRX, a 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege, or possibly a Civic that I would rebuild and turbocharge.
I have always liked the way the A4s looked, and if I could I would want to get an 02-04 because that is my favorite. There is a good aftermarket for it and the car is so luxorious I just love it. I have wanted a WRX for a while now and its a quick AWD car that has a great aftermarket. The one I found is a all stock 03 so its a good platform to start out. Then with the MSP it would be going to a FWD and I like the way the body looks. The aftermarket is pretty good for whatever you want and the cars are cheaper. For the same price range as the others I can get it with half the miliage. Finally the Civic has always been in the back of my head cause I had a cheap Civic that I turbod a while back and it was one of the funnest cars I've had. It was a gokart on steroids and held its own by running beside a HCI '96 GT. Now just to make it clear this isn't something that would look like it could take off and fly, it would stay stock body with wheels, lowered, factory spoiler, and a non coffee can exhaust.
So what do you think? Any other suggestions?
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