Re: Low budget car question.

["Jan Schmidt" <jschmidt@kumc.edu>]

Or another idea might be:
Buy my 78 honda civic 1200 2dr sedan for $300. If you like projects , you could 
put another $200-$250 into this and make it a driver. Car is in Kansas City 
Metro. 
Bill Schmidt  84 rx7 cs

>>> Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com> 03/11 12:32 PM >>>
Well, you could probably get a genuine X1/9 for under the $1K mark
(not that I have a '85 Bertone X1/9 For Sale or nothin' :)  Most of
the same stuff fits, it handles great and it's not wrong wheel drive
like its 128/Yugo cousins.  :)

Harder to find, but a GREAT update/backdate candidate, is a early-70's
Toyota Corolla 1600.  Light as a feather, lots of good stuff from the
SR-5 Corollas can be swapped in (and the 6.7" rear can take a limited
slip), and the later 2T-C motors can support lots more power if you
decide to build it later.

Craig Blome

---scott_phelps@england.gdt1.com wrote:
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>      Well, I may be biased, but before everyone starts laughing, Buy
a 
>      YUGO!   You can pick up a real nice one for around $500, than
spend 
>      the rest of your cash on fixing it up, or modifying it,
depending on 
>      your desired class.  They are pretty simple stout little cars,
and 
>      handle surprisingly well. Being a Fiat 128 clone, any go fast
part 
>      that fits a Fiat 128 or X1/9 will fit on a Yugo.  Even the Fiat
crowd 
>      has developed an attraction to them, as no one else seems to
want 
>      them......   I have gobs of fun with mine, and it doesn't cost
a mint. 
>      Alternatively, Rabbits are fun, have good aftermarket parts
support 
>      and could probably be had for under a grand.   A few thoughts 
>      anyways.....  
>      
>      
>      Scott Phelps
>      
>      TLS # 11
>      88 Yugo GVX EP NER
>      
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>      _________________________________ Subject: Low budget car
question. 
>      Author:  Dean Jones <dean@U.Arizona.EDU>  at GDT-UNIX Date:   
3/10/99 
>      3:28 PM
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>      Well i recently came into a grand that i could blow nicely on a
car 
>      for just autocrossing and track or anything else i can think of.
>      so what does anyone have to offer as a good buy for a grand or
less? 
>      how do roadsters in general do?  i may have a deal working for
an MGB.
>      
>      any other suggestions?
>      thanks
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