So i have decided to sell my 04 WB because the warranty is almost up and i want to sell it with the warranty and original engine etc.

I have hit a snag on what car i want to buy next. I have narrowed it down to a few cars. What i want is more horsepower, more torque, and it must be sporty looking.

CAR MUST BE UNDERR 15K!!!

My Car List

cars under 15k

*Subaru WRX

*Nissan 350z

*BMW m3

*Honda S2000

*Pontiac GTO

*BMW Z4

*another Series 1 RX8 still under warranty

LMK what you guys think, any input is appreciated!!

 

BMWZ4 that way you can sell it back and see what your missing with your RX8 and just get another RX8.

 

HAHA you would say something like that

 

Well I was gonna go with bicycle, but I have seen you in person. So I decided to be nicer, just not as nice as I could have been? It makes sense in my head:P

 

yeah it would suck to bring a bicycle to a rx8 meet... be even worse if it was a meet and drive

 

you'd get the most awesome mileage though.

 

While I'm not rejecting your idea of the S2000... it definitely does not fit the idea of more horsepower and torque. It's a light car and doesn't require a lot of power to get it going fast, but that also applies to the 8.

Which M3 are you thinking of?

 

<3

 

i would supercharge the s2k

 

Well I was in the market for a car not too long ago, and after doing a handful of test drives and looking up a whole lot of info, I wound up going with the 8... So obviously my opinion is that you should go with another 8... That being said, if you just do not want another 8...

350z... When I bought my 8, the 350z was my second choice... A friend of mine had one (traded it for a 370) and I spent a good bit of time behind the wheel. If you are looking for a car that is fun to drive with a good amount of torque and horsepower, the 350 won't let you down.

 

rx8. test drive the other cars. they suck. 15k budget? buy 9k rx8 and turbo it or buy the amazing 04 rx8 thats already turboed for sale for 15000 right now

 

The only cars I would consider on that list is the E46 M3 or the S2000. Decent low mileage E46 M3s are hard to come by for 15k and under. S2000s dont tickle my fancy much. Yes, I have driven an SMG E46 M3 and an AP1 S2000.

 

if i were to buy another rx8 it would most likely be an 07/08 and i dont wanna go down the path of turbo'n a 13b BUT i really an leaning towards spending around 8.5k on an s2000 and supercharging it and some other goodies

 

super charger in an RX8 wouldn't hurt ya, or waiting for the RX9 which will have a stock motor with an intake already designed for FI.

 

will the rx9 be 15k or less? doubt it

 

I think one thing that would help is if you narrow down more to exactly what you want... For example, I have driven a GTO before and behind the wheel of one of those things you feel like you are driving a tank. They have a ton of horsepower, but for some reason the one I drove seemed pretty hard to maneuver quickly. Then when you look at the opposite end of the spectrum, you have an S2k which is tiny and will zip right around. I think that if you have both S2000s and GTO on the list that you have way too big of a range to choose from... Start thinking of more specific stuff that you are looking for, because since some of those cars are so drastically different there is no way that they would all be right for you...

I suggest a good starting place is to figure out whether or not you would rather have a 2 seater or one with more.

 

there are never more than 2 people including me in the car at the same time, i listed the GTO because one of my friends had on and loved it, thought it was worth investigating not to mention the 400 whp stock

 

anything but the WXR.....

 

BMW M3 ..... thats not a question

 

If I was you I'd just try to get some test drives in. It really just comes down to which one you will enjoy diving the most, since none of those would really be considered "bad cars". But (if you decide you just don't want another 8) my vote is still 350z. I love those things

 

Considering his reasons for replacing his current 8 and how much information is available, why would you even bother saying that? Last I checked, there is almost no information readily available on what the next RX car will be or what features we can expect. For all we know, it could be harder to get power from than the 8 has been. Pretty much the only thing that can be expected is higher power from the start and even that's not guaranteed. I'm sure it will have better acceleration than the 8, but that might be more the result of weight loss than increased power.

Either way, without even a concept having been released, anyone thinking of getting a car soon should probably not bother waiting.

 

No WRX (not sporty)
No GTO (no performance straight line only)
Personally I would say if possible a used 370Z?

 

370z is too expensive

 

none of the above i would buy a mustang gt cobra

 

meh