Eric@hoxna.UUCP (Eric) (10/30/84)
<zzzzzzzzzzoom!> Hi! I'm in the market for a new, performance-oriented car. The catch is, I'm also saving for a house and don't want to spend more than $14,000 on anything right now. Several possibilities have emerged so far: Fiero GT (V-6, price undetermined as of yet) Honda Prelude (is it really OK?) Rabbit GTI (rumors of maintenance problems abound) Nissan 200SX (sounds OK, any comments?) Plymouth Sapporo (nice lines, no word-of-mouth) These were culled from the "Road and Track" summary of performance reviews. I'm sure there are more candidates. Any suggestions? Any comments on the above? Please respond by mail, I'll summarize if there is sufficient interest. Thanks in advance! ---------------- houxf! \ Eric Asbeck AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel ihnp4! hoxna!ela harpo! /
medin@ucbvax.ARPA (Milo Medin) (11/01/84)
Look at the Celica GT. Its fairly cheap, and handles much better than a 200sx, and good gas mileage too! Milo
jeb@eisx.UUCP (Jim Beckman) (11/02/84)
<> The problem I see here is that none of the cars that have been mentioned qualifies as a sports car. Remember: If you can't put the top down, it's NOT A SPORTS CAR!!! A removable top is a necessary (but NOT SUFFICIENT) qualification for a sports car. Jim Beckman AT&T-ISL, South Plainfield, NJ eisx!jeb
knutson@ut-ngp.UUCP (Jim Knutson) (11/02/84)
Toyota is getting ready to ship their two seater sports car competition for the Fiero. I think they'll come out mid '85 and the price is < $10K.
zemon@fritz.UUCP (Art Zemon) (11/05/84)
You might also take a serious look at the Dodge Shelby
Charger. I have one and like it much better than the
Prelude, which is a *very* nice car. The performance of
the two is virtually identical (check R&T's road test
summary for details).
The Shelby Charger is a couple thousand cheaper and,
amazing but true, is all American.
--
-- Art Zemon
FileNet Corp.
...!{decvax,ucbvax}!trwrb!felix!zemonaf1@pucc-i (Jim Strock) (11/06/84)
How many of us could honestly say that we wouldn't consider a Porsche 930-turbo a sports car ? I've yet to see evidence of a production soft top or targa roof for this one... Lets think before we post - Jim Strock ( Purdue U. Comp. Cntr. )
kevin@voder.UUCP (worthless scum) (11/06/84)
> The problem I see here is that none of the cars that have been > mentioned qualifies as a sports car. Remember: If you can't > put the top down, it's NOT A SPORTS CAR!!! A removable top is > a necessary (but NOT SUFFICIENT) qualification for a sports car. > > Jim Beckman AT&T-ISL, South Plainfield, NJ eisx!jeb [The piston engine goes: boeing...boeing...boeing...] I think you've been driving around with your top down too much! -- Kevin Thompson {ucbvax,ihnp4!nsc}!voder!kevin "It's sort of a threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself but I'm told they can be very effective."
donz@tekcbi.UUCP (Don Zocchi) (11/09/84)
I just bought a 1984 Dodge Turbo Daytona, and I'm happy as a clam. The other day I blew the doors off of a Ford Mustang GT (HO V8), both on a curvy course, and the straight away. Not bad for a <$10K car.