for autox you really want to have a bone stock slow ass car to start out with... you wanna teach yourself to drive the car fast by staying smooth through the corners and having a lot of HP actually hurts you in keeping everything smooth as a beginner. basically you wanna grow with the car, as your skill rises so does the cars handling and performance. Once you get to an autox track you'll understand exactly what im talking about. On another note, congratulations on deciding to go autox.. it is one of the funnest and most rewarding things you can do with your car to improve your driving and meet and learn from a low of cool people.