Rank: Top 10 Tuner Cars Under $2,500

Here are the parameters - under $2,500, under 25 years old, and tuner friendly. These cars can be picked up easily, and provide the owner with a unique and fun driving experience. If you are looking for a cheap way to get into racing, a mountain rat, or a commuter, any of these will put a smile on your face.

Here are our top cars, listed in alphabetical order:

The yuppie mobile lives.1985-1992 BMW 325i (E30)
The yuppy mobile from the 1980’s has become quite a favorite beater. With powerful inline 6 cylinder engines, smooth shifting manual transmissions, and just the right amount of built in oversteer, the E30 is one part daily driver one part canyon carver. Maybe that’s why it was so popular in the 1980’s. Check for head gasket leaks, worn suspension bushings, and electrical gremlins.
-Torquey and wonderful sounding engines
-Balanced chassis with crisp turn in
-Engine bay can swallow any engine BMW has made
-Robust drivetrains will survive an atomic blast

 

^^ Good choice. But it seems that all the NASA Spec E30 racing class guys are gobbling them all up around my area!

 

its only one car...i thought you were going to have a list...

 

honda crx gets my vote besides the e30. ooo cant forget mk3 vw golfs either

 

beater, Miata

 

Light, powerful, and fun to drive. '95 Honda Prelude. or 4th gen Preludes. Especially with a JDM H22a engine pushing 160tq, and 200 hp

 

street legal go cart ftw!

 

First gen eclipse gsx makes 300hp with 600$ in bolt ons import tuner has it in their top 10!

 

FC

 

gotta agree with miata and fc. another favorite of mine is the old ugly foxbody 5.0 mustang. can be made stupid fast for little money.

 

early 90's Nissan Sentra coupes... They can easily be found for $700 to $1250 and with a few little tweaks here and there, you have an aesome vehicle that handles like its on rails...

And +1 on the fox body, the vehicle that says "who needs a mullett when your this awesome"

 

Fc rx7? ____ that those r dirt slow unless u shell out hella cash rotarys arnt cheap to play with.

 

Here's the link, provided by my friends over at Google: http://karfarmmag.com/2009/05/rank-t...rs-under-2500/

 

what about the datsun 510???

 

+1 for the Camaro. Dunno where the hell you'll find one for under $2,500...but the SS will run low 11s with tires and bolt-ons.

 

see crank, see crank walk, walk crank walk

 

ROFL^

I always loved the 240 but that miata is a sleeper as well as the sentra. I love the old beamers though.

 

I like this one more...


and then theres also

 

That is awesome. Hahahhaa

 

greddy makes a CARB legal turbo for the 91-93 miata :D puts it at about 130whp with room to grow..they're like driving little go carts to lol I used to bash miatas until I actually went in and drove one..soooo much fun..especially for the price.

I know they sometimes get a bad rap but I'd rock one