this might not be the proper forum for this but i figured you guys would be able to help more than anybody.
so anyway im trying to find my next street car, this will be mostly a weekend car, and it might see some track days or auto cross events. so really just an all fun car, no need for comfort or practicality at all.
i dont want to spend much more than around 15-17000.
my thoughts are..
an NA miata, this would allow me to build up the car to just how i want. i could get plenty of power and have the nicest suspension setup i could get, and still have money left over. and the big plus with a miata is how cheap and reliable it is.
my next thought is an e30, either normal e30 or an e30 m3. ive been looking at some pretty nice m3's going for my price range, some s50 swapped, and some 2.5's with about 220 whp.
though if i went with a normal e30, you can find extremely built up e30's for pretty cheap, there are 300hp e30's with tons of suspension and chassis work going for the low teens. though i know if i went with a normal e30, id always be thinking "why didnt i just go with an m3.
power isnt a big concern, more power is always nice, but handling comes way before it. as long as its not underpowered im fine.
now ive also been looking at some awd cars, mostly swapped 2.5rs's and evo's. a swapped rs is definatly cheaper than an evo, and you get the same performance, but ive always been an evo fan, though if i went with an evo, it would be fairly stock and have to remain that way for awhile, where with a 2.5 it would most likely have plenty of suspension mods and leave me a little money to do some more.
and the awd would make snow and dirt very fun!
so if you guys could give me some recommendations that would be great! and if any of you have experience with any of the cars ive mentioned that would be great if you could tell me a little about them.
im sure theres alot of cars out there that im just not thinking of so if you have any ideas that would be great too!