so a friend is trying to decide what car to buy .... low 13sec cars or faster

I vote GTO.
Nice interior - Check
13’s- Check
Mod friendly - Check
Not FWD - Check

Not going to tow a boat, so beater truck for towing. Having a fast truck never made much sense to me anyway. Fun if you only want to go straight I guess.

The new Mustang fits, minus the interior. I checked one out when i was shopping and honestly, I’ve seen Fisher Price put out higher quality plastics. I have no idea how Ford gets these things out the door with that interior.

And Walter, you don’t tow a decent sized boat with a Legacy. Tow capacity 2700lbs as per subie site. My relatively small 18 footer is 2500 dry. Add gas, trailer and gear and you’re way over 2700.

The other consideration is how many miles is he willing to buy into. I see people paying crazy amounts for 80k+ vehicles on here all the time. If that’s the case he could look BMW, Porsche etc. If you’re willing to accept high mileage a budget of 33k can get you into all kinds of cars. I’m not saying this is a smart idea though.