get a 240sx and put an rb25det on it, it'd only be like $7000 for the whole thing!, then ya can spend the other 3k for lotza mods!!(sorry, am too 240sx baised).
the newer GT's are good, but ya sure ya gonna find 1 under 10k that doesn't have many miles/problems?(am sure ya can, but it wouldn't be that good).
mitsubishi just doesn't use quality parts on their cars, thats why it can sometimes break down, but that 1 was rebuilt with better parts, so it should be ok.
1993 nissan 240sx hatchback(stock) <<drifter, straight liner, road courser
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