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Originally posted by shakran
Well if I get a $2,000 used civic and dump 10 grand into it, I have one HELL of a race car. If I get a $12,000 car it won't be nearly as good on the track because a lot of that $12,000 goes for non-race stuff, like street suspension, stock intake/header/exhaust, no supercharger, etc.
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You can dump $10,000 in an ECONOMY car which was not engineering to perform on a sports car level. There is fundamental differences between ECONOMY cars and SPORTS cars, namely, suspension geometry, handling characteristics, and more durable components. How the hell do you think you charge very little for an economy car? Put on cheap ass components. A sports car comes out of the box ready to handle at higher speeds than civics and metros IN THE HANDS OF A TRAINED DRIVER. If you can't drive a RWD manual car, then yes, it is useless to get a true sports car.Yeah, you may pay more for non race stuff, but you remember aftermarket parts companies are in the game for profit. Turbos and superchargers are ridiculous amounts of cash. If you souped up a civic for $12,000 total , you would not beat a $12,000 Nissan 300Z in anything. Cept maybe winning trophies for outward appearance, as a $12k 300Z would be pretty beaten up . But they do exist.