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Very Low Budget Performance

Choosing a Car: Money no Object Technique

The idea is simple, choose the car that you would get if money was no object, and then try to get the one in your price range that is closest to it.

Car of Choice	Substitutes	Comments
BMW M5	XJS or XJ6 Jaguar with V8 or 20B Nissan Maxima Turbo Soarer 3.0GT SAAB 900 or 9000 turbo Mazda 929 turbo	Usually Auto but can be 5 speed except for the Soarer
Jaguar XKR/Ferrari 458	XJS Jaguar with V8 or 20B Mazda Cosmo Soarer 3.0GT 300ZX	Cosmo is still too expensive in 1999
Porsche 928/Ferrari 550	Supra Turbo 300zx Turbo Soarer 3.0GT	My personal Inclination
Porsche 944 turbo	RX7 turbo Starion Porsche 924 turbo
Nissan Skyline GTR	Skyline R30 GTS-X Skyline R31 GTS-X Ford TX3 4wd turbo Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Mazda MX6	Choice depends on what aspect of the GTR appeals most.
BMW M3	Skyline R30 GTS-X Skyline R31 GTS-X Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Mazda MX6 SAAB 900 turbo SAAB 9000 turbo	Some are front wheel drive and so will handle differently
TVR or AC Cobra	1st Generation RX7 turbo V8 260 Z	Fast and Brutal: Yeah!
Ferrari 360	RX7 turbo Dino Replica	Again, what aspect appeals to you, performance or looks?
Lotus 7 or Elise	Cheap Lotus 7 copy Fiat X1/9	Cheap Lotus copies aren't that cheap usually
Porsche 911 turbo	VR4 TX3 911 replica with Subaru turbo 4 Porsche 912	The 912 was the Porsche version of the slower replica.