# Whats the best bang for the buck performance car...... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050 "2010-05-11T08:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/181 "2010-05-12T03:51:25Z")
> [@FS/FT:92 Civic Hatchback LS/VTEC CHEAP](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ft-92-civic-hatchback-ls-vtec-cheap/31861/4): > > them M6 or a nice Audi S8 or something like that. plush but that can still move Big head, 25K will not buy you an M6. :rofl ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/182 "2010-05-12T05:10:06Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/31522/18): > > he should definently look into building a **sky-40** then right :rofl WAT? ---
**Author:** ![OsoiNA6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/osoina6/32/6301_2.png) [@OsoiNA6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OsoiNA6)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/183 "2010-05-12T05:13:01Z")
Wayne, You’re a Ford / Honda man… I can see you in (no particular order): - your current ride (already nice for budget) - GT500 (not doable for budget?) - FF Cobra Replica (way doable for budget, given you are someone who can put it together) - Honda S2000 (way doable for budget, sans $100,000 under the hood) - NSX (high miles for 25k, little return for $ when modding, but rare and captivating) - a certain Birel TAG kart tearing $hit up in '10 (buy as toy to reward yourself when all the above don’t turn hard enough :lol) ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/184 "2010-05-12T05:15:32Z")
Wayne, I agree, you are pretty much in your wheel house for performance bang-for-buck right now. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/185 "2010-05-12T05:18:23Z")
I’m LOLing at everyone telling him to get some FWD or AWD dumper. Wayne doesn’t want that shit :lol ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/186 "2010-05-12T08:17:03Z")
i say get a big block notch back, something with a 5 or 6 speed for driveablity. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/187 "2010-05-12T08:21:45Z")
The Cobalt SS is a strong contender in that price range, if you can deal with the rental car styling and boy-racer aurora that tends to go along with it. GM’s powertrain warranty is top-notch as well. 5 year/100,000 mile coverage is hard to beat nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/188 "2010-05-12T08:22:45Z")
> [@Your swear word of choice](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/your-swear-word-of-choice/31870/10): > > The Cobalt SS is a strong contender in that price range, if you can deal with the rental car styling and boy-racer aurora that tends to go along with it. How is that an upgrade? My car would destroy one. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/189 "2010-05-12T08:25:31Z")
> [@If dealing with dumb people wasnt enough...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-dealing-with-dumb-people-wasnt-enough/31832/10): > > Rawr ^ > > I know a great Mustang driven by Nick Cage lookalike, near twin of the one in the movie except it’s got a silly exhaust tip that should be for sale soon close to that price range :ponder for sale soon possibly, in that price range HAHAHAH youve lost your mind. > [@Wayne64SS"](#): > > how bout 67 fastback or kit car cobra… someone find one for like 15k with a popped motor or a roller. needs moar terminator inside! termi powered kit car would be THE BZNZ ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/190 "2010-05-12T08:25:33Z")
My bad, I thought you were looking for a daily. :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/191 "2010-05-12T08:26:03Z")
> [@TW: 2000 BMW 323ci Pics ADDED](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-2000-bmw-323ci-pics-added/29664/48): > > How is that an upgrade? My car would destroy one. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/192 "2010-05-12T08:29:57Z")
They’re awesome as daily drivers, but not as a weekend/fun car like your Cobra. ---
**Author:** ![Akira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akira/32/6286_2.png) [@Akira](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akira)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/193 "2010-05-12T10:40:39Z")
> [@IROC is 95% done, 1st Startup VID plus NEW pix\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iroc-is-95-done-1st-startup-vid-plus-new-pix/31721/25): > > WAT? My past _ahem_… indiscretion. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/194 "2010-05-12T10:44:54Z")
> [@Awesome enthusiast cars/models list](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/awesome-enthusiast-cars-models-list/31877/13): > > My past _ahem_… indiscretion. Explain, because that’s my license plate. ---
**Author:** ![Akira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akira/32/6286_2.png) [@Akira](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akira)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/195 "2010-05-12T10:56:46Z")
Back about 8 years ago, I had an '89 S13 hatch that I (kind of) converted the front from an R32 GTS-t. I say kind of because the front was wider than the rest of the car and the person who started it for me never finished. The whole reason I did it was because I wanted to buy a CA18DET but was $200 short, so instead of waiting a week I got pissed off and impatient and bought the front clip of an R32 to do the conversion. It was great… Big time failure on my part, though. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/196 "2010-05-12T10:58:39Z")
> [@Awesome enthusiast cars/models list](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/awesome-enthusiast-cars-models-list/31877/20): > > Back about 8 years ago, I had an '89 S13 hatch that I (kind of) converted the front from an R32 GTS-t. I say kind of because the front was wider than the rest of the car and the person who started it for me never finished. > > The whole reason I did it was because I wanted to buy a CA18DET but was $200 short, so instead of waiting a week I got pissed off and impatient and bought the front clip of an R32 to do the conversion. It was great… Big time failure on my part, though. did you have a build thread on APG or something… i seem to remember this. pic? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/197 "2010-05-12T11:03:08Z")
Ohhhh ok ---
**Author:** ![Akira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akira/32/6286_2.png) [@Akira](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akira)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/198 "2010-05-12T11:56:01Z")
> [@Wayne64SS"](#): > > did you have a build thread on APG or something… i seem to remember this. pic? Wayne… We used to hang out all the time at the lot. The red 240 with the blue Skyline front end. Holy shit, does no one remember me at all?! ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/199 "2010-05-12T12:29:02Z")
^You have pics of this butcher job? :rofl JK ---
**Author:** ![Akira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akira/32/6286_2.png) [@Akira](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akira)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050/200 "2010-05-12T12:31:42Z")
Yessum. Unfortunately, I guess I used up the 1mb I’m allowed to post, or something. It’s on my Facebook though. And I was VERY unhappy with the end result. That and about a month later this company started making conversion kits after seeing my hack job, I asked if I could purchase a kit before it hit the streets, and I NEVER got a reply. I fucked that car up so much… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050.md?page=9) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-bang-for-the-buck-performance-car/252050.md?page=11)