Originally Posted by aquariuscsm
How about a Mitsubishi Evo or Nissan 240SX?
My sister is looking for a track day toy / weekend car
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I didn't know those cars still existed.
Originally Posted by maxdustington
I'm not sure $5000 will buy an auto trans that is durable enough for track use, not to mention having to be registered for street use (not sure how tough they inspect down there).
Track toy and weekend auto trans convertible cruiser are pretty far apart.
Go ahead and invest some money up front and still have an investment quality vehicle that will probably be worth more in the future. Tell your sister to keep the shiny side up as she is beating the tar out of the Beemers and Porsches. It does have a manual but whats a clutch replacement or two between siblings. In your neck of the woods?
https://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/listing/2017/dodge/viper/2002047
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Like someone else mentioned,an older V8 Mustang would be a really fun track car.
I see I'm not the only one who rolled into this thread thinking Miata.
If she's going to go auto, you need to install a big cooler for that trans.
Originally Posted by sloinker
Go ahead and invest some money up front and still have an investment quality vehicle that will probably be worth more in the future. Tell your sister to keep the shiny side up as she is beating the tar out of the Beemers and Porsches. It does have a manual but whats a clutch replacement or two between siblings. In your neck of the woods?
https://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/listing/2017/dodge/viper/2002047
Rated 19 on highway...not bad for an 8.4L engine...
Edit: IF you can keep your foot out of it.
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Buy a Yugo. If she doesn't want it, buy her a Yugo.
Originally Posted by sloinker
Go ahead and invest some money up front and still have an investment quality vehicle that will probably be worth more in the future. Tell your sister to keep the shiny side up as she is beating the tar out of the Beemers and Porsches. It does have a manual but whats a clutch replacement or two between siblings. In your neck of the woods?
https://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/listing/2017/dodge/viper/2002047
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Originally Posted by sloinker
Go ahead and invest some money up front and still have an investment quality vehicle that will probably be worth more in the future. Tell your sister to keep the shiny side up as she is beating the tar out of the Beemers and Porsches. It does have a manual but whats a clutch replacement or two between siblings. In your neck of the woods?
https://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/listing/2017/dodge/viper/2002047
The 5th gen is a much more refined car than the earlier generations. Better build quality, much nicer interior, but it also handles better, and is just more pleasant to drive. It's still a bit loud, and the door sills can get warm, but not really hot like earlier generations.
It's a blast to drive, and you don't see others too often, but they do garner too much of the wrong kind of attention sometimes.When she wrecks the viper, even minorly, the repair bill starts at 300% of her initial budget...and the tires are 50% of her budget, every track day. Talk about thread drift...
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When she wrecks the viper, even minorly, the repair bill starts at 300% of her initial budget...and the tires are 50% of her budget, every track day. Talk about thread drift...
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Originally Posted by Ws6
When she wrecks the viper, even minorly, the repair bill starts at 300% of her initial budget...and the tires are 50% of her budget, every track day. Talk about thread drift...
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Mustang...
RSX-S
lots of aftermarket support, has one of the best 4 cylinders ever made and the chassis is playful.
$5000 is a woefully insufficient budget to get into high performance track days.
Maybe do a couple of events renting a prepped cheapo econobox to see if she really likes it.
In the meantime set her up to drive a manual car of any type on the street for a couple of months.
Then if she really wants to get into the hobby, a nice used Porsche Boxster S.
With a manual transmission.
You really have to work on her to get her to take a manual.
Tell her she's not really driving unless she has a manual.
With a Porsche, she can also join the local Porsche Club, who are generally nice people.
And they do social events, and have good driver education programs. Sometimes they put on women-only events.
And absolutely nix any inclination toward a Miata. They spend so much time pulling over for faster cars that their drivers never get a clear lap.
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