The first question you have to answer is who pays your insurance. If you are paying your own insurance get ready to cry and it might take quite a few cars off your list real quick. Don’t spend all your money on the car. Make sure you save a little money to put towards brakes, suspension, and tires.

 

Early 90's Miata.

Handles good and its always more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

 

i dont think some of yall read him right here ill help ya out.


Unless your going to put a turbo in it, a civic wont be that. Look at a older turbo dsm Or even a mx5 miata. There not fast but there pretty quick and you can do a sr20det swap or a 13bt swap later on if you get the money. For the price range there one of the best handling cars if not the best you can get.

and yeah get a manual, you will be glad you did later on.

 

Pick up a 1g dsm or an old Fox body.

My 2 recommendations. Gluck in your endeavor. W/e it is, be safe.

 

speed and handling for that price range isn't impossible or anything... but expect to make sacrifices in the looks and comfort departments. my vote is for a fox body.

 

i hear hondas are super fast and cheap.......

 

whatever you get remember the basic rule of automechanics

Fast....Reliable........Cheap........... only 2 at any one time are possible.

 

I was going to recommend an old 5.0 Fox body, but the insurance on that would leave the kid broke.

 

not true, mine was cheap when i had it back when i was in hs.....

 

When you say your a new driver are we talking 18 years old and car as graduation present or we talking just got liscense at 16? This will actully matter to insurance.