Comparable car to the E30

[CreamE30]

I'm trying to convince my friend that he should buy an older car and fix it up so that he can finally have some fun behind the wheel. But he doesn't want an E30. What would be a comparable car to an E30? I was thinking maybe a VW MKII or something? What else do you guys think?

[StereoInstaller1]

Wait, WTF, there are other fun cheap cute cars?

[TDE30]

An A2 Golf/GTI has completely different handling characteristics than an E30, but in terms of cheapness/part availibility/etc. it is quite similar. Maybe a hardtop NA Miata.

[Danny]

Call me gay or a woman, but I would say a miata.

Small, light, RWD, easy to work on.

They fall under the same criteria.

[E30SPDFRK]

miata is close kinda

edit: damn post whores beating me to it :p

[Nic01101011]

I was considering getting a different type of car to replace my first e30, and the only things I could thing of were 944, e36, and 240sx. All of them inferior IMO

[Alkasquawlik]

why doesnt he want an e30?

[E30_Pare]

^because hes to cool to own one...

[CreamE30]

well, maybe I dont want him to get an E30! But I suppose the E30 isn't his cup of tea. Keep em coming. I think a 944 would be a little out of the price range as far as parts go no?

[Nic01101011]

yeah thats what prevented me from getting one

1k for a clutch, fuck that

[aintnothang]

Tell him to get a 2002.

[Alkasquawlik]

i heard maintenance and parts on the 944 are a bitch

[Alkasquawlik]

tell him to get a 2002.

+1

[CreamE30]

I think a 2002 would be a bit too old/small for him. He is thinking maybe an S2000 or an Rx-7. lol if he keeps to those ideas I wont be seeing him in his own car for a few years.

[Nic01101011]

those are cool cars, but way more expensive