What kind of car would you buy with a $15,000 budget?

[kishg]

I never said I was going to drive it;)

sorry, my mistake, didn't realize you wanted a 15k paperweight :)

[ill4noreason]

[AbsorbantNut]

sorry, my mistake, didn't realize you wanted a 15k paperweight :)

I still get bragging rights even though it would be a lawn ornament though, right? I would become one of the elite?

[kishg]

I still get bragging rights even though it would be a lawn ornament though, right? I would become one of the elite?

Yeah, you'd be in the 3l33t "e30 M3 SIG"

[AbsorbantNut]

Yeah, you'd be in the 3l33t "e30 M3 SIG"

I think Ill have to take out a small loan then...

[Jonny Cash]

e46 m3. and you better have a bigger budget than 15k for an e30 m3. those days are gone.

There are some good ones in that range hanging by a thread- Id say close to being gone, but not quite.

[kishg]

There are some good ones in that range hanging by a thread- Id say close to being gone, but not quite.

trust me on this.. if you buy a 15k one, you need at least 10k set aside, a 20k one, 5k set aside. spend 25k and you can pick one up that needs basically nothing. these are 20+ year old cars with high strung motors with expensive parts. if you are not planning to drive it, then yeah maybe but I buy cars to drive, not look at.

[CHIF8008]

Opel manta

:)

[kishg]

here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RL%3AUS%3A1123

buy for 12k and use 3k to start the maintenance fund.

[e30e]

here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RL%3AUS%3A1123

buy for 12k and use 3k to start the maintenance fund.

You'll blow through 3k in one year on maintenance

[kishg]

You'll blow through 3k in one year on maintenance

hence my use of the word start.

[e30e]

hence my use of the word start.

Especially at that high of miles, my buddies 80k mile e46 m3 is starting to make my e36 m3 look reliable.

[Chaos Theory]

MK2 Escort 2door for about 3k.

~5k on coil overs, brakes and converting to a four link rear.

~5k doing a Zetec conversion on Megajolt light with Mikuni CV carbs from a Yamaha R1. Using a Sierra Type 9 gearbox and a decent LSD from Quaife.

Whatever is left over would go to making it look nice.



This one is pretty much perfect, only thing I would change is adding the Mexico side stripes to match the Mexico front chin spoiler.

[aintnothang]

Lancia Delta Intregrale.

[///e30freak]

chaos theory, meanwhile in America.

Regardless. Since I'm in Michigan I would buy a e46 ix wagon.

But if I didn't have snow to deal with i would buy a factory five type 66.