New car...Cheap, affordable, FAST...??!

[madking411]

Heres something i never thought about before....What if i get a Camaro z28??

I mean...its RWD, has LS1 engine, can be EXTREMELY powerful, fairly cheap, and still sorta different??

My 2nd choice from this was a Sentra SE-R....

3rd choice, ECOTEC cavalier w/5-spd....id get this one because, im already familiar with j-body cars, and im already familiar with how to work on it, and how the ECU/PCM work, etc. etc. etc. And i already have parts, so that all id have to do is transfer my parts to the new car... Also what would work, would be the Cobalt SS...its the same motor. A little expensive for my taste though.

4th choice, 300zx turbo...(i know repairs on this car are EXTREMELY expensive)

5th choice, *boosted* EF hatch.....now, this one, i know i wouldnt be able to BUY it boosted most likely, but thats what id plan on having done to it....




Input??

[cactusEG]

Or an LS1 in a 240 ?

[quickdodge®]

Or an LS1 in a 240 ?

Straight Bandwagonner. Later, QD.

[OneSlow5pt0]

a z28 or 300zx are not cheap

[madking411]

Now, keep in mind.....These are cars that im gonna be BUYING from a place like Carmax or something like that.......Not the Backyard pile of motor-swapped cars.....

a z28 or 300zx are not cheap

I thought i could get a z28 for ~$5 - 6000??

i know the 300zx is around $13,000...

[OneSlow5pt0]

Now, keep in mind.....These are cars that im gonna be BUYING from a place like Carmax or something like that.......Not the Backyard pile of motor-swapped cars.....

iv never found a car i was looking for at carmax...thats under 10k

[madking411]

iv never found a car i was looking for at carmax...thats under 10k

This is true...But, i did find a couple miatas for ~$9,000, and a Mustang as well.

[OneSlow5pt0]

This is true...But, i did find a couple miatas for ~$9,000, and a Mustang as well.

if u want a nice cheap car...get a 1st gen miata or a 1st gen MR2.....or 5th and 6th gen celicas

[DieselNuts]

z28 will be by far the best bang for the buck and have the most power potential. Aftermarket is more than abundant for chevy L series engines plus parts are cheaper and easier to find. Not to mention, torque owns.

[madking411]

Im sorta lookin at a price range between + or - 6000 and 10000?


EDIT: I'm surprised that no one has mentioned anything about the ECOtec Cavi?? The ''slow'' car that has the ''super-motor''??

[OneSlow5pt0]

Im sorta lookin at a price range between + or - 6000 and 10000?

get a T2

[Logan]

Camaros are sorta fugly IMO.

Fast. But I hate the solid axle rear end on those things.

[DieselNuts]

Fast. But I hate the solid axle rear end on those things.

well, after all, they were really only indended to go fast in a straight line.

[madking411]

well, after all, they were really only indended to go fast in a straight line.

For me, thats a BIG negative......

cuz, i LOOOVE my twisty roads
gotta have some handling.....!!

[madking411]

bump, so whats it gonna be guys??

[Logan]

well, after all, they were really only indended to go fast in a straight line.

Thats the thing I hate about them. Don't get me wrong, I know the live axle can handle well, but its time for a few american cars to get with the times(mustang).

[Logan]

Out of those 5, I'd say camaro or the boosted hatch.

I just don't like those cavaliers much, and 300zx's are like tetris to work on. Very classic lines to them though.

[madking411]

Actually, i had kinda decided either Mustang or Miata....I DECIDED on Mustang though, because, it has a little bit more power, can be EASILY made bloody fast, has a little bit more passenger room, its fairly inexpensive, and its already sorta fast out of the box! Cant go wrong with ~250 hp from the factory.


1st mods are gonna be;

HID's and CAI or short-ram intake

[Z32redondo]

5 speed twin turbo 300zx t top in the for sale section for like 8000 right now. And throw down 2000 into it and it would be a nice mid 12 second car. Maybe low 12

[03RCode]

Ill make you a good price on a MINT 2003 Mach 1 M5/IUP package car... message me on AIM for details...

[redpanda]

F-bodies are good cheap cars if you're on a "fast+cheap" budget. But I've heard reliability issues on Camaros. I'd say Miata+turbo

[AnthonyF]

make up your mind. u went from ur junky ass Sunfire, to an EF (only good idea you had), to a crummy Camaro, then a 300z TT (how does that fit in there?) then again the boosted EF....your all over the maps. make ur OWN decision for a change. Why do you need everyones opinion? Not once have you used it...so why keep posting such ridiculous requests? you fail in life as a person and as a "tuner".

[antiv6]

mustang or camaro would be a good upgrade even stock
having a civic and miata on the list is basically the complete opposite cars lol.
Torque=

[JDMirza]

boosted TII - Not reliable but fast as ****. Then again .. I wouldn't mind whippin up in a srt-4.