What's a good first car?

[Roy]

How about a Mk I or II Escort. Cheap, reliable 2L grunt.

Plenty of aftermarket parts, and they go and sound great.

[OKBANANA]

if you got money why not go R34 GT-V (if you got the money)

[Elithrar]

Since when is an ae86 cheap, i looked at ones being imported and they were about 10k or more!!!

Doesnt look like a cheap car to me.

The rarity and cult following of these cars in japan means high prices and many drifted and dinged examples around.

Go the mx5 or r31 then save $$ and drop an rb25 in it.

Buy one already in Australia. They go for around $5000 (known as the Trueno).

[NisMojo]

Well... My thoughts are an R31 Skyline... Non turbo one..

rear wheel drive, you can make them loko nice, they hardly ever break down, Not too much power for a first car...

My first Car was an R30, Learnt to drift in it, Plenty of fun.. Then I bought a 2 Tonne Pimp machine ... ha, I even drifted that once... but that was a tad scarey....

Early skylines are good, Or early Toyotas.. Cause they are cheap, and if you thrash them they won't break to quick or go too fast for you to handle...

And if you crash in a gutter, they can be fixed.. Just don't hit a tree, Your spinal cord can't be fixed...

Advice, practise in the rain on a closed off or safe road if you want to learn drift....

[redline2003]

i always wanted a rx3 or ta22 celica for my first car, cheap, rwd, 2 door, tuff looking, but then i knew i was gonna work it and spend well ova 20K on top at the minimum, and things like no p/s, electrics, no AC changed my mind, so i bought my s14a and began modding that, it depends wat u like, but if u dont wanna car thats too fast but still fun, NA silvia