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Re: Car around $5K...suggestions? #27210 07/29/02 05:47 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,795 New Yawk Baby P Pete D Member
Pete D Member P Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1,795 New Yawk Baby	Do you want more of a sports car (rx-7) or a GT (thunderbird)? If RWD is a must and something to tinker with is a priority there are quite a few options out there. Me? I'd probably get a used volvo 240 (they made some 2 doors) and put some big american iron under the hood, like a 351. Talk about owning ricers Every time I come online I wonder if the forums will be up

Re: Car around $5K...suggestions? #27211 07/29/02 03:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 376 Traverse City, Mi N NorMich99SE Member
NorMich99SE Member N Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 376 Traverse City, Mi	The 240SX is a front driver, only way to ger a rwd one is to either do a conversion or import a Sylvia. ~Shawn Clone~ 1999 SE Sport V6 MTX Silver frost/Midnight Blue BAT Euro Handling kit, SCA Cold Air intake, painted dash/calipers, Elky's mesh grille, bulitt fuel door,B&M shifter, ES motor mount inserts, OMP front strut tower brace, newest mod- HPP rear strut tower brace ...coming soon, Aussie Bar Possabilities in the works: Custom CAI, Polished stainless shifter cover plate

Re: Car around $5K...suggestions? #27212 07/29/02 04:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 59 Long Beach, CA, USA T ToBeHuman Member
ToBeHuman Member T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 59 Long Beach, CA, USA	MR2! Chris (AIM: "ToBeHuman") Long Beach, CA, USA Current Car: '99 Contour SE Sport V6, ATX, Deep Navy Blue Metallic (AKA Larin) Previous Car: '94 Taurus SHO, MTX, Green (AKA Sydney) Previous Car: '99 Cougar I4, MTX, Silver Frost (AKA Suzanna)

Re: Car around $5K...suggestions? #27213 07/29/02 04:34 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 470 Royal Oak, MI A AndrewR Member
AndrewR Member A Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 470 Royal Oak, MI	What about a Miata? I'm thinking of getting one sometime in the next 12 months and running Spec Miata races. '99 Black SVT Join the SVTOA Safe Harbour Statement: Anything said above must be interpreted against the background that nothing whatever might occur in the future.

Re: Car around $5K...suggestions? #27214 07/29/02 06:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 378 Monroe, MI G Giovanni OP Member
OP Giovanni Member G Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 378 Monroe, MI	I'll take a look at a Conquest, they certainly are inexpensive. I crossed off an RX-7 for one reason, Wankel engine! I'm sure a Volvo 240 can fly, but it's exterior doesn't suit my tastes. http://images.cardomain.com/installs/221000-221999/221230_1_full.jpg I believe the 240SX is RWD. I had the Miata in a similar situation as the Fiero, didn't care for it at the time. I'll add it.

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