I picked up an AllTrac Celica for about $800. Granted it was a bit of a project, but good, running examples can be had for $2500 on the high side. Bit, it fits the bill of cheap, AWD, and reliable. Parts are cheap too and they kick ass in the snow.
You need to take the E46 out in the rain more, they really are quite fast and sure-footed in the rain. You just aren't used to RWD yet
i really don't have time for a project car. even if the price is right, there's no way i'd get it good before the bad weather came. Remember the del sol ? lol and that was when I HAD time. lol Alltrac's are near impossible to come by on top of it... i haven't seen one for sale in 5 months.
i've been keeping an eye out for galant vr4's, but they are rare, and even in crap condition sell for a lot.... and after all is said and done, its still a DSM.
I'm plenty used to RWD.... i owned a 240 don't forget i really think its the tires more than anything... 255's in the back float easy, not to mention the bridgestones that are on it aren't exactly what I would call a good rain tire....
i wish i could have kept it... but i don't have that kind of money to get both. I'm still more than happy with my decision to get the e46. it truely is an awesome car and makes the sti feel like a civic dx.Hmm, buy an STI maybe
Avoid the 98 2.5's, they have issues with the blocks on the DOHC design. I blew my head gaskets 4 times and eventually the block got all distorted and couldnt be machined flat enough to seal it all up again.
99+ is AOK, the SOHC motors addressed the weak block and head issues.
hrm, thats good to know.
he mentions the heads have been replaced though, so i would think this would have fixed the known problem?
yeah, too much time... something i don't have.the red leggy in Middletown...$2000
have a buddy paint it...$500-1000
Find a decent motor swap...$500-2000
Wheels...$700
JDM parts out the ass...$50--1000
and end up with a shiny, fresh, sleeper, that I'd buy from you for the money you put into it when you get bored with it....like your other cars...hehe...
and you could end up with this...
https://hondaswap.com/auto-multi-media/if-i-get-tired-zs-then-ill-build-72161/
$6K's going into a project and you got freinds with connections...even if you pay a shop to do the swap your still coming out ahead... something that might turn a head or two if their car people, but other than that...it lays low inless you romp on it. I've passed cops or stayed behind them when their doing 80mph on the Merit....and they just see my car as a yuppy grocery getter...
Remove or diconnect the front diff, swap in a welded R180 from a datsun, or my nismo R-180...and you got a drift car.
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cavaliers aren't awd.I'm selling a $500 1996 cavalier.
And you don't live on a mountain, shut the fuck up. You have no idea what a mountain is.
and yes, i live on a mountain. South Mountain to be exact. If it's a mis-nomer, blame the city. That's what they called it.
anywho, good luck getting a new ride B. i didnt fair too well on that Civic i looked at today. it drove great but it needed brakes, had a back tire that was making a noise like it wasnt properly balanced and it looked like t had been in a wreck. ahh well. the quest continues...
wack
The quest continues.....