What non e30 to get for < $3600

[TopOfTheLine89]

Looking to buy a nice sporty RWD five speed, non e30 to drive while i turbo my 327i. thinking of e36 328i or Porsche 944,Volvo, not excluding any country of origin, even AMRRRCA. Looking to spend 1000-3500 dollars. tell me about your good and bad experiences have been and why or why not to get certain models. Thanks for any response or words of wisdom.

Ideas: Porsche 944, e34 540i,99 v6 mustang(peppy beater), Volvo, Mercedes,ext. Tell me what your experience was like with these and similar models i may be interested in.

[kishg]

any of those for under 3500 will be a beater that will cost at least as much in repairs/overdue maintenance. well maybe not the stang..

[JasonC]

I'd suggest an LT1 six speed F-body. But it's hard to find one that wouldn't be beat on for that price range. Now a 4th gen F-body with V6 and 5 speed could be had for that price. Since you stated about a V6 Mustang.

[xwill112x]

s14

[F34R]

It is FWD but get a honda hatch and do coilovers and a CAI. It is a blast to throw around.

[5Toes]

^ Wait you swapped a s14 into a honda?

[xwill112x]

either that or a ka24

[Jon325i]

A clapped-out E36 325i/is

[HiSpeed]

Miata.

[JJ1]

you can get a decent e36 for that much. best rwd bang for the buck IMO.

[e30fish]

the 4th gen Fbody has been suggested, but also the late 3rd gen. A 91-92 Z28 would be good. the 305 w/5spd is more fun than a 350 w/auto, or get a 350 and swap in a t56(try to get a 93tranny) or 5spd. I used to own one before i got my 97SS. lots of torque, easy to mod, sounds good too

[pureaudio]

An Integra GSR is a really fun car that can be picked up pretty cheap nowadays or a Prelude but that is harder to find. It would seem that if your picking something up to drive while you put money into the E30, you should look for a car that isn't going to require a ton of money to be dumped into it. Anything Japanese will work for that, I'd avoid late model German at that price point. You could probably pick up a decent 5.0 Mustang for that and those have a good amount of power, if I was staying under 5k I would go for mid/early 90's or older and get the best car for the money.

Edit: I just read "RWD" so disregard most of my post but they are still fun cars, maybe check some out.

[F34R]

^ Wait you swapped a s14 into a honda?

shhhh

[e30frosh]

94 Geo Prizm/Corolla. Beat the snot out of it and sell it for profit.

[87e30]

Get lucky, find an old shitty ae86 then sell it with drift tax and profit.