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me and friend are considering going on halfsies on a rally autocross beater. the cheaper the better. any suggestions on cars to search for?
now officially a troll, i guess. used to have a black 96 SE, until it broke down one too many times.
now I'm hunting for a motorycle.
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late 80's, early 90's Escort GT. Halfway quick and handle well. Sway bar suspension is a plus.
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Basically anything that'll strip to weigh nearly nothing, like CRX, Omni, maybe even a wrecked Miata. And since it's a beater, get a set of Kuhmo auto-x tires. That'll do more than anything else. And go have fun fun fun!!!
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I'd say crx or a 1st gen rx-7.
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It sounds like you're talking about RALLYcross in which case I'd try to find something with AWD and a little bit of ground clearance.
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Dude, there are only like 5-6 rallyx a year max. Half of it is in the dead of winter, and you already know how cold it was there... You sure you want to do this?
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Originally posted by AirKnight:
Dude, there are only like 5-6 rallyx a year max. Half of it is in the dead of winter, and you already know how cold it was there... You sure you want to do this?
not positive, but we could use it for auto-x's too, so that doubles the amt of events.... i don't mind the cold, and it would be fun to fix up a beater. not planning on investing my life savings in this.
now officially a troll, i guess. used to have a black 96 SE, until it broke down one too many times.
now I'm hunting for a motorycle.
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Originally posted by MFE:
It sounds like you're talking about RALLYcross in which case I'd try to find something with AWD and a little bit of ground clearance.
oh, i meant to say rally/autocross beater, like, something that could be used in both events.
now officially a troll, i guess. used to have a black 96 SE, until it broke down one too many times.
now I'm hunting for a motorycle.
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A good place to check is the classifieds at Grassroots Motorsports http://www.grmotorsports.com/There are a lot of cars there that should meet your needs like an 87 VW GTI for $1750, or an 86 CRX SI for $1500 or an 86 Civic SI for $1250 or an 83, 84 and 85 RX7 for $1400 (it sounds like you get all three for that price). A lot of these cars are already set up for autocross/open track so it will save you a lot of work. Bob
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