Sub $2000 Potential Rally Cars

"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
05/24/2016 at 15:32 • Filed to: None

I clearly have a problem already.

(Note I’m looking to stay in FWD until I have more experience)

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Though to be fair, almost all of us hang out in cars for sale on craigslist every day anyhow....

DISCUSSION (39)

Party-vi > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 15:38

That Talon tho

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Party-vi
05/24/2016 at 15:42

The body is crazy clean on that isn’t it?

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 15:43

Why no RWD? I know you said experience but rally-x is a great place to figure out without dying

Party-vi > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 15:45

Plus b00st 4 dayz

vicali > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 15:46

Paid; $2000

Painted rims -$5, polished and detailed - $0, trucker mudflaps $6, garage lip $12, wrx swaybar $20, 2.5ts suspension $100, stickers $10..

Kinja'd!!!

Sold for $3000 after a few rally seasons..

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
05/24/2016 at 15:52

lol, it’s true and I would consider it, but it’s certainly a much higher level of competition in that class.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Party-vi
05/24/2016 at 15:53

DSM LYFE YO

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > vicali
05/24/2016 at 15:56

It was probably a great car for you. I was trying to stick to FWD for a season or 2 though.

In all honesty I’d like to get a car under a grand, I don’t know if it would stand up to the abuse of a season or 2 of RallyX in that price range though.

vondon302 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:05

Somebody gots a new addiction er hobby! Also that talon damn.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:10

I’d get the Neon. GRM found out that if you put stock Gen 2 springs on, you gain about an inch of ride height. Plus, they are so light and fairly competitive. Or you could get this and not have to worry about dents.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:14

E30's man. They’re fantastic rally cars.

Trunk Impaired 318 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:23

Honestly a Neon or Cougar are pretty solid choices, parts are cheap and plentiful plus both are surprisingly agile/quick for what they are

vicali > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:27

Have you been to any events yet?

Fwd class is going to be a sea of neons, civics, and golfs.. Awd is a million subarus, and Rwd is full of old rx7s. Cheap parts win races.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > vicali
05/24/2016 at 16:31

Yep:

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/mighty-rally-m…

FWD was basically dominated by a Neon ACR and an early 90's Escort.

RWD was mainly Miatas (at least two were supercharged in the modified class).

AWD was of course full of subarus and oddly enough a couple of Rav4s which I don’t think anyone can explain the physics that keeps them on all 4 tires.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > vondon302
05/24/2016 at 16:32

How is it so clean?! (on the outside anyhow..)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
05/24/2016 at 16:34

Oh that’s not bad I was just saying to someone else I hadn’t really looked through the Saturn’s much yet.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
05/24/2016 at 16:35

Terrible reasoning for a guy on a budget- man I just don’t like BMW’s lol

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Trunk Impaired 318
05/24/2016 at 16:36

I wonder if I can convert drums to discs without becoming “modified” lol

Trunk Impaired 318 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:41

Probably not but at the local level I highly doubt anyone is going to care

vicali > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:43

I TSD so it’s more about not breaking things over a long distance rather than getting there the fastest. Also helps to be able to choose your lines easily. Our N/A Forester easily stayed with a pack of wrx because I could bomb most holes that they had to avoid.

When I bought the impreza I was looking at parts availablility.. almost everything I did to it was either takeoffs sourced from local subaru guys, or diy cheap mods. It ended up being a fun little runabout - the ej22 is not very fast but hard to hurt.. It was nice to have a scratched up beater as a starting point because no matter what I did it was an improvement.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Trunk Impaired 318
05/24/2016 at 16:49

True, though if I start modifying I’m going to gut the damn thing to make it lighter anyhow and I’ll be in Modified at that point anyhow

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > vicali
05/24/2016 at 16:50

This is all fantastic advice, thank you

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 16:54

Also take a look at mk2 and mk3 golfs as well as 90s civic hatchbacks. They are constiently the fastest cars at ner scca events.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 17:07

Haha fair enough.

Pacer Racer > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 17:30

I would probably go with a Neon because of the model’s track record in rallycross, but I would also consider some AE101 (1993-2002) Corollas, and perhaps the Nissan Sentra/200SX from 1990-2006.

Not sure on the Cougar, I’ve driven one and they feel very heavy and have really heavy steering for a FWD coupe. The 3000GT would just break, the Mitsubishi 3.0L was a pretty weak engine from a reliability standpoint. The DSMs are probably both winners, but I’d have a hard time gutting such a neat car.

Just my 2 cents.

uofime-2 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/24/2016 at 18:14

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/560058…

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/559700…

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/558130…

http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/557096…

uofime-2 > uofime-2
05/24/2016 at 18:33

Here’s the real winner sc2 manny 800$

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/558388…

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/25/2016 at 06:17

Neon

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > uofime-2
05/25/2016 at 09:21

Out of the saturns in the area that seems like the best one, new trans helps a lot too

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Pacer Racer
05/25/2016 at 09:22

Yeah the Cougar is heavy. Almost as heavy as my Milan. It has to be completely gutted to be useful on track, I hear you can take about 6-700 pounds out of them by gutting them. Bringing them down to about the weight of a minorly modified ZX2

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/25/2016 at 09:23

Yeah there was a fast civic hatchback - I think he came in 3rd or 4th.

uofime-2 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/25/2016 at 21:08

You’d have money for some repairs, maybe upgraded brake pads and new rotors and some used gravel rally tires

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > uofime-2
05/26/2016 at 09:56

http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/5600182516…

HMM for the same price tag I can have a mid/rear....

uofime-2 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/26/2016 at 17:10

That would be unique, but heavier and a slushbox

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > uofime-2
05/27/2016 at 09:10

It would probably be more fun though.

And Fiero’s accept a LOT of engines and modifications.

uofime-2 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/27/2016 at 12:28

Haha getting carried away almost immediately, I like the way you think!

You can always just add a 50 shot of nitrous to the heap of your choice as well. Honestly though.

Putting gravel rally tires on whatever you get will be the best mod you can do so find something with 15" wheels!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > uofime-2
05/27/2016 at 14:02

True, tires definitely held me back, most people were at LEAST on winter tires while I was rocking my tried and true all seasons.

uofime-2 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/27/2016 at 14:10

Did your club have separate classes for all season tires?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > uofime-2
05/29/2016 at 16:13

Nope, you can run winter in stock class as long as they aren’t studded.