Okay I need your opinions on what kind of car I should get next. It needs to start off for less than $7,000 so I have some money to modify it. I really need some ideas as to soem good starting platforms with lots of stuff available. Anyway I just wanted your opinions as I have absolutley no idea what to do. It seems as though my Skyline idea might not exzactly happen and it is not exzactly something I can easily fix if it something breaks. I am still looking for one though if someone has some ideas as to where to get one for a fair price.

Ben

Originally Posted by slammedbluewagon

I really need some ideas as to soem good starting platforms with lots of stuff available.
Ben

civic

Yeah Civic is by far the cheapest and probably the best platform for modifying. THere is so much avaialbe for the car that it's not funny but it's hard to be orginal since mostly everything has been done to them. If you want to be more orginal go with an older talon TSI you dont see many that are done up plus they are pretty fast from the start, and dont take much to get going faster. VW's are also very nice, older style Jetta or the older syle golf.

Originally Posted by cwiniarz

Yeah Civic is by far the cheapest and probably the best platform for modifying. THere is so much avaialbe for the car that it's not funny but it's hard to be orginal since mostly everything has been done to them. If you want to be more orginal go with an older talon TSI you dont see many that are done up plus they are pretty fast from the start, and dont take much to get going faster. VW's are also very nice, older style Jetta or the older syle golf.

VW's are also more expensives on all platforms for some reason.

Also, even tho I'm a Honda person myself, Neons are also a cheap buy that can pretty fast after some modding. I saw one breaking the 14 that was NA tuned, but I think it was running NOS.

Yeah neon is an alright platform, once again there is lots available and it's cheap. Personally not my favorite car but that's just me.

A DOHC 5 speed neon will easily hit high 13's with some bolt ons and a 75 shot. They are pretty reliable, cheap to maintain and fun to drive. Plus, they are CHEAP to buy, a good DOHC 5 speed car is $4500 or less.

here you go

http://forums.vitalmotion.net/viewtopic.php?t=5624

I do like the TSI Talons for sure. As for the Civic I was thinking 96-00 with RSX front end (bolt on kit) and IS300 tails molded in. I was also thinking a CRX with the Widebody kit, some Veilside rims, and a RSX engine swap. (I beleive it is possible). Keep the ideas coming.

Ben

HOw about a 240 they are sick rides and got tons of potential.

oh best civic platform is 92-95, IMO

Yeah but everybody uses them. I really want something different.

Ben

Originally Posted by slammedbluewagon

I do like the TSI Talons for sure. As for the Civic I was thinking 96-00 with RSX front end (bolt on kit) and IS300 tails molded in. I was also thinking a CRX with the Widebody kit, some Veilside rims, and a RSX engine swap. (I beleive it is possible). Keep the ideas coming.

Ben

you must be bobby fisher cause you're thinking 12 steps ahead.

Originally Posted by slammedbluewagon

I do like the TSI Talons for sure. As for the Civic I was thinking 96-00 with RSX front end (bolt on kit) and IS300 tails molded in. I was also thinking a CRX with the Widebody kit, some Veilside rims, and a RSX engine swap. (I beleive it is possible). Keep the ideas coming.

Ben

RSX engine into a CRX isn't going to be easy by any means. You'll either need an RSX gauge cluster(and make that work in the CRX dash), or go standalone and spend a lot of time setting everything up to work. I'm not even sure if anyone has done a K20 swap into anything that old yet. I've seen it in EG's and newer, but nothing older yet.

Yeah I was thinking that. Scratch that. I still like the widebody idea though.

Ben

ya get a crx or a civic they are all good

If you want something different dont get a civic or crx

matrix!

the only thing with the civic is that EVERYBODY and their family has one.. so if you're looking to be different, then civic is no good... but if u just need cheap, then sure go for it...

Civic, CRX, Neon

in that order for modification. I'd personally pick a Neon.......but I'm biased and I think there are WAY too many Civic's out there

VW in my opinion its completly worth it in the end, yes most of the modifications end up in the four digits haha right nick? but localy around here you dont see that many tastefuly done up vw's


when you refer to as older style do you mean mk3 or mk2??

Ben

Just head on over to ERDT..theres a dude in the Eastern Canada section with an Escort GT for sale needs some body work...Buy it and fix it up and pout some nice Rota Slipstreams on it....paint iot Blue get a Set Of tokico S/R struts and Eibach springs, then pick up a BPT and drop it in..Its a direct bolt in with teh GTX ECU

then you will have one of the fastest cars on this forum

John

yeah do a civic,,

i would hate to see a riced out 240

get an old supra or rx-7

cheap, fast....

Yeah, Supra's and RX7's are really cheap Same with Skylines you know

lol..ya...they are...if you read my post correctly i did say OLD models, which in other words are early 1990's late 1980's...if you dont like to hear it from me, then you can go right ahead and click this link here --> www.autotrader.ca and simply type in the right information...clearly you can see with your own 2 eyes, MANY supras and rx-7's for less than 7 grand

and again if you would like to see some skylines for under 7 grand since you dont seem to like it coming from me, you can go ahead and click this link here ---> www.importconcern.ca and click the broker stock in the top left hand corner