Its time to get a new car. Need some opinions

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@jph102900

If you like the SRT-4 you could consider at new Mazdaspeed3. They aren’t quite as quick in the 1/4 and they don’t have as much aftermarket support since the SRT has all of the Mopar Stage upgrades, but it does handle better than the SRT-4. It may be worth looking into for you, however you will have to spend more than what you have saved up, however the monthly payment would be extremely low if you put that much down on the car.

thats what I did. I put 10k down on mine, and financed the rest. having to use 5th gear in the 1/4 mile FTL if you want to run 12s, and have reliability the MS3 isn’t the car I don’t think the srt is either. I seen guys at PRP running 14s with mopar stage2. getting any FWD car in the 12s consistently, and it being a DD just isn’t a practical goal.

forget about the audi.

if the goal is a reliable 12 second car for 14K. unless you want to buy something cheap, and do a swap or turbo I hate to admit it, but you might be stuck with the ls powered f body