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Aug 21, 2003

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good drift car

I was wondering what would be a good, cheap car to start learning how to drift? An ideas?

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240sx

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An AE86... if you can find one. Other than that, an RX-7, 240SX or 300ZX, really any FR car would do. Just watch some Initial D and pick one.

Aug 21, 2003

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would a toyota MR2 be good to learn on?

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240sx..i had one, its a lot of fun...the car has torque....around corners its so easy to get it sideways

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I agree with the 240 sx. I also had one and it was so much fun. Just a little gas in at turn and the back end would go loose. But it was also a easy car to get control of, very forgiving. If you know anyone that has one ask them to let you drive it.

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1990 240SX. My wife has one, but every once in a while I take it out and do a little drifting...

Plus, you can find one for about $1500. Just find one that has a solid chassis and preferably stock. But if you're gonna wanna mod the engine, get a '91.

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92-95 mr2 turbo should be a good car to learn.

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900rwhp Supra

or an Evo

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yeh 900 horsies should do the trick.. lol. *remembers GT3 uber burnouts and drifts*

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240sx..extrememly cheap and if you want to modd it out you could even do a skyline swap on that...not to mention that its pretty light

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I drift my 510 through the Las Angelese mountains yeeeee... They are rare...

AE86... The hatchi is a drift machine.... just pick up an 86 or 87 Corolla GT-S

240s are cool as long as you do the Silvia conversion.... can't not beat teh SR20DET... i got one ready to drop into the 510...

An RB25 DETTor RB26 DETT (Skyline twin turbo motor) would be insane but they go for like 4500-5500

Supras are like driving a freakin tank and to get even 700 hp takes a lot of $$$....

Evo is AWD and mitsu could never put out enough HP to do a 4 wheel drift...

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How about a RWD pickup? Would those work?

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Pickup trucks are easy to break loose. . . but harder to regain control of.

MR2s wouldn't be as good (I would think) because the car is more balanced (almost 50/50) and would be more difficult to drift. . . at least would feel much different than all the FR cars.

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go with the 240 sx..or a 510 if u find one.

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you can find an old s12 silvia(200sx) for really cheap, those are good for it, they are hatch too

i don't agree with the mr2, it's too unforgiving to a beginner

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would a toyota MR2 be good to learn on?

NO! the 91-95 MR2 Turbo's handling (in stock form) can only be discribed as EVIL! And Drifting a Rear engine car is near impossible.

Its fun watching them Autocross, the inexperianced drivers come flying in to the corners, lift off the gas and spin like tops. Never ceases to amuse me!

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i would say try to find a 240sx, there are a lot of mods and its a good drifter

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well what about miatas?
and nissan 240's are nice... but a bitch to work on...
but yea... something cheap... that you can "afford" to destroy....

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I thought that he just wanted something to learn in. He can find a 240 for under 2g and he doesn't need to put mods on it to learn to drift. Just take it out and drive. After he get the pratice he needs he should sell it and most likely not loose to much money or none at all if you play your cards right.

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My first car was almost a '91 240sx, fully loaded with low miles. some rat bought it out from under me before i could give the lady a deposit, ended up with a '89 prelude instead. anyway, I was just reading an article on the last gen of MR-2's and the handling on them is ridiculous and not uncommon to see them fly of a course backasswards. definately go with a 240sx. What about 300zx's? or are they too heavy. Maybe stripped down?