What are some other cheap autocross cars?

[altiain]

I am not sure what class it would run in, but Porsche 924Ss or 944s can be had for less than 5000. well balanced cars.

I am reminded of a quote: "I could give you a Porsche, and you still couldn't afford it". Call your local independent Porsche specialist and ask them how much it costs to replace a clutch in a 924/944/968. Then think about whether you'd want to spend $5k on a 20-year old used Porsche, or $10k on a ten-year old (or newer) Japanese car.

Just my $.02.

[Treibenschnell]

There's a guy on this board that's been trying to unload a 944 for months now... he's absolutely tired of seeing the damned thing. This after he's spent perfectly good money on it...

[boisking]

The trick to keeping one of those cars cheap is doing the work yourself.

[Treibenschnell]

The trick to keeping one of those cars cheap is doing the work yourself.

The set of extreme deep offset wrenches I bought that were necessary for working on the Porsche (and my VW) were ridiculously overpriced... and those were just wrenches! I've seen the prices on the specialty tools...

[Davidss]

That all depends on your definition of dirt cheap, but here are some of the less expensive competitive cars I can think of:

A Stock '89-'96 C4 Corvette (just buy a few spare water pumps )
F Stock 3rd or 4th Gen Camaro

The C4 is a good idea, I actually almost bought Bob Neff's car and a few different c4s. But everytime I end up deciding I would rather have a c5. Was it you or John that had the SS camaro? How much camber can you get into them stock?

Anyone have any thoughts on the corolla ae86? They are light (2200lbs), rwd, 120hp, in h stock, and come with an lsd stock...

[Miatamoto]

Anyone have any thoughts on the corolla ae86? They are light (2200lbs), rwd, 120hp, in h stock, and come with an lsd stock...

I think it would be a fun car, but probably much more fun in street prepared form.

I'm sticking with the STX bimmer idea.

[juxt3r]

This might seem almost obscene considering the other vehicles already listed, but here's my input for dirt cheap, autox fun.

I have a buddy who put plenty of cars to shame with a '99 Hyundai Accent after a little camber and a set of RT-215 were added. It got great mileage off the course, too.