Best US "Tuner Car" for $9-13k?

[SmokeyTheBear]

Have you considered something old school like a 240Z with red top swap? RX-4, Datsun 512, Celica, etc?

Ive always wanted a built 240z. Owned a couple stockish ones but never kept them for two long. They weigh next to nothing and have a massive engine bay allowing for endless engine swaps. Rust free ones can be had for 5k (plus shipping from cali or az) and the rest of your budget can be put towards building a beast. Plus no one has one on stanceworks so you will feel all "unique"

Hybridz.org for motivation.

and this:

[AndyMpire]

i know your looking at imports and such. but you can geta 04-06 gto for that price range. you dont see them every day. ijs. toyota mr2 would be good. porsche boxtser s(earlier models). 99-00 m coupe. theres plenty of cool shit out there for your price range just gotta be decisive. if you look in the right places ive seen some jza80 supras in the $12-15K range w/ decent mileage.

[Kyle_Eagleton]

Come on guys, who care's about speed? Just get a Saturn like me


Honestly, K swapped civic is fun. Not a big Honda guy though. Wrx's are fun I guess, but everybody (if you didn't see that, EVERYBODY) has one.

S2k's are fun cars! but if somebody spits on the road and you drive through it, the back end will kick out and you will inevitably wreck. Those cars are tail happy when the roads are wet, seems more so than others I've been around. Pontiac GTO's I think look really good, and they are quick. Gas guzzlers though.

[Kielan]

This thread is a year old, he has a 335 now. Everyone stop posting in here.