opinion's wanted: $5k to buy car

NYSpeed Automotive
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Alright, this is obviously more of an opinion type of question because you can not tell me what I want. I might sell my car in the spring, in which case I will be looking to buy something else. I have a few requirements, so take those into consideration and tell me what you would buy for $5000 or less.

Has to be:
Manual Transmission
Compact
Fun to drive (that should be a given)

Thanks for your opinions, I am completely stumped as to what to get. That’s why I ended up with the saab 900 se-t convertable…

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Way too many options out there that will fit that. Need to be more specific.

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I think a Jeep Wrangler is fun to drive.

So… yeah.

Old miata?

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you could get a pretty sick e30 for that price.

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I agree with Howie, an old Miata would be fun for well under $5000.

Shameless plug: Although not compact by any means, 91 SHO with 143K, Southern car, Rust Free, all records from the day it was driven home, 5 speed… looking to get around $3400 for it. With some suspension mods, it would be a LOT of fun to drive and of all the mods available for these cars, suspension is the most abundant.

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haha, if you want to be like that…

lets see…

The drivers seat needs to have a cupholder.
It needs to have a backseat
leather would be nice
handles very well stock
non-convertable
the smaller the better
not a money-pit
something not everyone is driving (no civic’s)

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http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20375

There you go.

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1991-1996 Infiniti G20

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actually, scratch the backseat thing.

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E30 325 modded

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i must live under a rock, what an E30?

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BMW 3 series early 90s.

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i’d get a 97 limited edition tbird sport for 2500 tops and spend the rest in gears and converter.

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Excellent choice.

Hard to go wrong with a mid 90’s GSR too…

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Why do you want to ditch the Saab? I miss mine so much.

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+1

I would like to find one of these for myself.

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1991-99 Nissan Sentra or 95-98 200SX would work as well

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what about a boosted civic hatch?
i think beck is selling his come spring time…or sooner.

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I was thinking about a nissan sentra, NX, or 200sx, but I dont really know much at all about them. But they seem to be the types of cars I am looking for. the integra GSR is an awesome idea too. I guess I’ll have to keep up my research and decide which i want most in the spring.