# Turnkey Drift Car anybody?

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turnkey-drift-car-anybody/46375
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [April 7, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turnkey-drift-car-anybody/46375 "2008-04-07T14:52:15Z")
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### Author: ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turnkey-drift-car-anybody/46375/43 "2008-04-09T15:41:20Z")

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> [@Joe](#):
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> why do people build drift cars out of the very few RWD imports, mainly just 240’s, when there are a ton of more powerful domestic options that are much better starting platforms for the $? I mean, that’s obviously an exception, but the whole crew that ends up spending 10k to buy and build up a mild 240 just seems like they would be better served doing it to a fox bod or LT/LS1 car…

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> [@bracketracer](#):
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> It likely has to do with the origins (location) of drifting more than anything else. I suppose I can’t fault anyone for trying to stay somewhat pure to the “sport”.

This is the begening of it. Basically people where buying cheap, easy to find RWD cars in japan, none of which are mustangs or f-bodies, and started modifying them to “Drift”. Essentially the root of the sport is in cheap cars, which is why the dude in Hawaii is rocking a third gen and doing well with it, it is essentially a cheap, high power, easily modified, rwd car thats disposable due to production numbers.

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