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Originally posted by neelnug:
Legacy GT. Get one for around 27k. Put 2k into it so it runs circles around the rest and the keep the difference for a nice Plasma TV and a trip to Vegas.
Yeah, Legacy GT for anonymous looking Rally car, STi for obvious testostrone-driven rally car, RX-8 for hot looking twisty-road machine, S4 for EXPENSIVE torque-monster luxury rocket.
What would I do? A Miata: '94 R (or M) or '99 Sport with FM ubercharger and coilovers for weekend/summer fun - $10-15k. Brand new Legacy GT with better shocks and good progressive springs for a more BMW-like ride, plus a chip for boost control: $30k.
Still less than the S4, and in what you'd save on gas you could pay the extra insurance/inspection, etc.
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I wonder what a classic 1980s BMW M6 in mint condition would run? Because sometimes old-school classics just can't be beat.  
"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.
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Originally posted by 95UndersteerSleeper:
Save your money: RX-8! a back seat, 4 doors (kinda), and holy crap does it handle!
I'd recommend the Shinka for a little more upscale version...
Brad "Diva": 2004 Mazda 6s 5-door, Volcanic Red
Rex: 1988 Mazda RX-7 Vert, Harbor Blue.
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Quote:
Yeah, Legacy GT for anonymous looking Rally car,
$650 will get you a accessport which allows your upload stage 1 and stage 2 power. Stage 1 takes you from 250/250 to 290/305. Like it was said before... replacing the struts will yield BMW like handling. Of course it wont give you the flash of a european car. Stock it will outrun a RX8 in a straight line with stage 1 and suspension it will crush it.
05 Legacy GT Turbo 5speed
99 SVT GRN/TAN (sold)
06 Ford Explorer EBv8
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