Looking for a good track day candidate for $2500?

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Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
04/19/2017 at 10:55

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I feel like you can do a lot better than a Mk4 VW for that, even when talking about FWD.

If I wanted a cheap FWD track car... Mk1 Focus ZX3, any of them with a DOHC engine (so the Zetec 2.0, the PZEV Duratec 2.3, or the Duratec 2.0). Dirt cheap to buy, dirt cheap to fix, and with a very competent suspension design.


Kinja'd!!! ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > bhtooefr
04/19/2017 at 11:10

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Agreed. Having owned an SVT Focus for 10 years, that chassis can handle very well.


Kinja'd!!! Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > bhtooefr
04/19/2017 at 11:30

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I concur on the Zetec Focus cars. They are for all intents and purposes a better engineered 1st gen 16v GTI with a better rear suspension.


Kinja'd!!! AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
04/19/2017 at 12:31

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Acura Integra. You can get them for cheap with a manual and they’re pretty solid handling cars from what I’ve heard.


Kinja'd!!! TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
04/19/2017 at 14:10

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Miata