if i was to buy a purpose Auto X car it'd be either a Miata, Mr2 Spyder or Rabbit GTi ... all three of them are small.. nimble light and with nice suspension and race tires kick ass !!
case in point.. at the sebring Auto X a guy in a red Miata in CS (C Stock) was setting close to times of the day (like 1-2 secs off.. on a 70 second coarse) with just some suspension.. cat back exhaust and sticky tires.. oh.. and the most important ingrediant.. a fucking good driver..
seriously..unless you have had LOTS of driving racing experience (and i mean real stuff not just driven around alot.. or done stupid shit on the street) .. then dont worry too much about the car.. a good driver in an ok car will generally beat a ok driver in a good car..
get the skills up first.. then when your skills are up get a killer car.. for now.. get something cheap, small and lite.. even just like a little CRX is a great learning car.. keep the stock engine.. just do to it what can be done to keep it in the stock class and LEARN with it.. in a season or two.. mod it to take you into a more competitive class.. or change to a better car..
anyhow.. bottom line is driver is FAR FAR more important than the car.
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