That wasn't such a great feat in the 1990s, when there were many 10- to 15-year old cars capable of footing the bill. A cheap fixer-upper may be the only option for most buyers, since prices for nice E30’s are rising.Building a good, cheap drift car these days isn't quite as easy as it used to be. An ideal drift car is typically four things: Old, cheap, tunable for immense power, and (most critically) rear-wheel drive.
A 325i or 325ix, although not always easy to find, are top of the line affordable examples. Clean, stock examples are admired by enthusiasts all over the world. Usually easy to maintain and fix, it offers a great sense of responsibility for buyers.
The simple yet beautiful styling is what draws most owners to the BMW E30. This true enthusiast car lets you focus on driving and possibly … the meaning of life? BMW E30 3-Series: They are not built for insane speed, but they definitely fall in the hot hatch category, offering 0-60 times in the 8 second range. The Focus SVT is easy to find in the classifieds for a fair price and decent mileage. If you can make it through the fuel economy, the RX-8 makes a great enthusiast ride. When maintained correctly the RX-8’s motor will supposedly last as long as any other car on the road. The ones with a factory rebuilt engine are often a steal.
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A rotary engine and the common 6-speed manual gearbox can give a good driver a 0-60 in the six second range. That’s a lot of pedigree for an innocuous-looking American sedan for $5,000. The chassis, meanwhile, is the same as the Jaguar S-Type, and was later adapted for use with the 2005-2014 Mustang… but the Lincoln had better suspension. The V8 under the hood is a very close relative of the V8s found in the Jaguar XK8 and Aston Martin Vantage. When it debuted, the Lincoln LS was a hell of a car for the money. Whether or not you’re a fan of the Fast and Furious-esque design cues, a trip through a mountain pass should make you a believer. As you can see, there was even a Saleen Focus, both in a handling-oriented S121 version and the NO2 guise, which as the name implies, used nitrous oxide for a quick 75hp boost. If you’re a car guy like me, when you think of Saleen, you think of a) Mustangs, and b) the S7 supercar, but over the years there have been others, including even some non-Fords like the Camaro and Challenger. I’m not gonna say it’s the best German-American mash-up since the hot dog - and yes, it’s technically built in Germany by Karmann (as in, Karmann Ghia, etc.) - but still, it was a 215hp sports car built on a Mercedes SLK platform, and the fact that the Crossfire is starting to appear more and more in the $5,000 range is pretty intriguing. The Crossfire is one of those cars born out of the short-lived marriage between Chrysler and Mercedes. Right now, you can find the odd C4 Corvette for under $5k - but you had better believe that value is on the up and up. In a very real way, though, it’s the missing link that connects the modern Corvette with its ancestry. How can a Corvette be underrated? Well, 1) because it doesn’t have the “classic” look of its two immediate predecessors, and 2) it doesn’t have the blazing speed of its successors (especially true for the first couple years of production). A quick recap: underneath its entry-level luxury sports coupe facade, it’s basically a Mustang SVO, which is anything but unappreciated today. As a direct result, it’s also dirt cheap. The Turbo Coupe is one of the most underrated American cars produced, period. Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (1984-1988): The R129 is very hard to find cheap with a 5-speed manual, so be prepared to settle with an automatic gearbox. It is wise to pursue a lesser sought after model such as the SL 300 or 320 with a 6-cylinder instead of the SL 500’s powerful and sometimes less reliable V8.
It is a luxury car, so you should expect to get screwed whenever something breaks. Maintenance costs are a huge factor to consider when buying an R129. Today, however, they are not hard to find for under five grand if you avoid the more expensive SL 600 V12. These beauties sold brand new for around $100k. I would prefer the Mk5 Golf GTI, but it is sadly out of the price range. Easy to find with a manual transmission and with a large owner’s community, it can be fun to own. Often labelled as the worst Golf GTI, this enthusiast choice is easy to find in the classifieds for under $5k with a bearable amount of mileage.
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