Note: Please, i do not want this to turn into a tuner / muscle war as so many of these car discussions do, make this unbiased and objective please.
hey, I am thinking of getting a cheap car($3,000 - $6,000) that is also quick, but not necessarily fast(for i know i am not finding something truly fast within that price range). I am looking for something with a displacement of over 2.7 liters(sorry honda's) for i know not many cars have a power to displacement ratio of over 100hp/liter even if tuned, so 1.8 integra's are out of the question. No v8's because of fuel, i was looking for a big I4, I6, or V6. The best i have found so far is a 1989 Porsche 944 turbo for $5,000 that makes 200 something hp stock. Just looking for a quick, fun, cheap daily driver. please do not say a civic, yes they are fun but are very slow even tuned( i have driven them).
Please, take this as a challenge to find something. I am not terribly worried about reliability, i fix things, but it is a small factor. A manual would be preferred , but not necessary.
Thanks for the advice PMack, i already figured that the Porsche would be more expensive but I've been told it is one of the best handling cars on the road and i just think it looks better(but that is just my opinion) than a Mustang or Camaro. I had a 3800 in an old's 88 but i blew it up, so i might not go with that engine again although i did like its performance. I have ways of fixing the Porsche without using Porsche parts for 60% of the problems it will face. I will however look out for a Firebird now that you mention it, and mabey i will go with the v8!?
hey, I am thinking of getting a cheap car($3,000 - $6,000) that is also quick, but not necessarily fast(for i know i am not finding something truly fast within that price range). I am looking for something with a displacement of over 2.7 liters(sorry honda's) for i know not many cars have a power to displacement ratio of over 100hp/liter even if tuned, so 1.8 integra's are out of the question. No v8's because of fuel, i was looking for a big I4, I6, or V6. The best i have found so far is a 1989 Porsche 944 turbo for $5,000 that makes 200 something hp stock. Just looking for a quick, fun, cheap daily driver. please do not say a civic, yes they are fun but are very slow even tuned( i have driven them).
Please, take this as a challenge to find something. I am not terribly worried about reliability, i fix things, but it is a small factor. A manual would be preferred , but not necessary.
Thanks for the advice PMack, i already figured that the Porsche would be more expensive but I've been told it is one of the best handling cars on the road and i just think it looks better(but that is just my opinion) than a Mustang or Camaro. I had a 3800 in an old's 88 but i blew it up, so i might not go with that engine again although i did like its performance. I have ways of fixing the Porsche without using Porsche parts for 60% of the problems it will face. I will however look out for a Firebird now that you mention it, and mabey i will go with the v8!?