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Flipmo
as the name suggests.....
Trough Lolly
an older model MR2 is about the fastest car in that price range. other than that ur next best thing would be the cruddy old VN.

maybe a nissan EXA turbo?
churchy
Mazda FC3S RX7. 15 y.o. import rule and you'd be on the road in a scrappy model for 4500, real good one as high as 8000.

but actually you can find a lot of cheap worked rx7's about which would have a lot of go in the t/p
DrEvil
May be able to get a VL Turbo for that price these days...
Flipmo
dr evil you read my mind, i was thinkn bout it last nite and thort how bout a vl turbo. im gonna look into it. thanks
Killbilly
Magna ;)if you can find a V6 manual!

Otherwise dont bother.
Flipmo
What year magna?
is it the sort of round shape one?
(the one that dosent look like a lancer)
Mr TX5
Trough Lolly is right on the money IMO, minus the VN Commodore. the MR2 or Exa Turbo would be your best best in that price range perhaps the VL Turbo as well. Been told they really hook.
james26
hmmm well I'm gonna go totally different and suggest a HQ GTS 4 door Monaro - Nothing like OldSchool grunt and Good Looks to match if you ask me! You could prob find a nice one for that money.......or maybe not! Or an HQ SS, or just a plain HQ Premier with a 308 - that'll get ya movin quite nicely! But really anything old Holden would be my go, with a V8 of course. I love old cars!
Redav
Could you get a turbo 323 or ET Pulsar Turbo?
KJ GTV
An old school MR2 will set you back around the $7000 mark minimum. My brother has one and he paid $8300 in perfect condition with low kms and that was a bargain.

Best car to look at would be the Nissan EXA Turbos, definetely worth a look see!

SuFz
[s]TyLe[z]
exa turbos r ugly as.

just go N13 Exa. Should be able to get one f or under 5k.
Killbilly
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Originally posted by Flipmo:
What year magna?
is it the sort of round shape one?
(the one that dosent look like a lancer)
Yeah the TR/TS model, 93-early 96. They are the years that you would find a V6 manual (executive)

Before 93 they were all 4 cyl except for the Verada (top of the line model)

They're 120kW stock. muffler and exhaust mods will see that up to 130 easy.
Flipmo
yeah that sounds alright and it would be comfortable to cruise in too. it is either a vl turbo or magna.
[white lie]
Have you taken insurance into consideration?

A VL Turbo will go a lot quicker than a Magna with very little mods, but insurance will be around double per year
Flipmo
i have sorta thought about it, i am gonna get ome quotes b4 i do anything
Killbilly
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Originally posted by [white lie]:
Have you taken insurance into consideration?

A VL Turbo will go a lot quicker than a Magna with very little mods, but insurance will be around double per year
Are you sure? I've lined up one of them before and it wasnt impressive at all.

What kW are they running?
Flipmo
I dont know if this is right but i was thinkn that i could get the car insurared in my dads name and put me down as a user so im covered too, would this make insurance cheaper?
bob
It can, sometimes. Im insured as 50% driver on my car, and full comp is $350 a year. Under my name, insurance would have been around the $2000 mark.
Car is a 89 Telstar
Redav
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Originally posted by Killbilly:
Are you sure? I've lined up one of them before and it wasnt impressive at all.

What kW are they running?
Would have been stock. They can be tweaked fairly easily / cheaply.
Trough Lolly
thats troo about VLs not bein too quick.. IMHO i reckon their a lemon lol...

an old MR2 would be the go. slap in a 94 mr2 NA.4 omfg they fly..
Flipmo
but i suppose vl's have the potential??
a few ppl i know have NA vl's and just with exhaust, chip, and air filter they go pretty good,
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