Open the hood on most economy cars and you will find a 4 cylinder engine transverse mounted and mated to the front wheels. This 2002 Ford Focus SVT located in Los Angeles, CA and found on ebay is offered with a V8 and rear wheel drive for $15000 buy-it-now price on ebay. This black Ford […]
Do you like turbochargers and all-wheel drive, but need a useful back seat and are on a budget? Unless you drive a Mazdaspeed 6 like the other adults – you will probably look at a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo or this 2005 Subaru STi. Located on the NASIOC (North American Subaru Impreza Ogglers & Complainers) forum […]
I bet you thought the 5k catagory would be filled with MR2s, Miatas and E30s…well it will be, but this patina-ed ‘67 Cougar XR7 found via craigslist and located in Hollywood, CA beat them out with sheer coolness. At $4499 asking this car will need some maintenance and possibly a few parts to get it to […]
The Porsche Boxster first launched in 1997 and brought open air Porsche flat six sounds to the working class…but it had Volkswagen acceleration and it wasn’t until model year 2000 and the introduction of the “S” model (German for shhhporteee) that you could get one with a decent amount of horsepower and a 6spd transaxle. […]
You can’t really get much more performance per dollar than a C5 Z06 like this 2001 located in Calexico, CA (via ebay). For $14500 (update 7/18 price reduced to $13850) cash you get a 385 hp rocketship with 6 spd transaxle and a salvaged title. Before you start screaming “NO NO NO salvaged titles, they […]
The Honda S2000 redefined the convertible rocket when it entered the market 12 years ago. It still is a good looking car and the AP1 (first generation) cars come with a 9200 rpm engine speed limiter. Mean piston speeds that reach a modern F1 engine specs and Honda reliability make these cars an easy choice […]
I really can’t say enough good things about the E36 M3 market these days. It was only a few years ago when E30 M3s could be had for a song/dance and E36 were in the ‘teens’ but that is not the truth anymore. These are fantastic driving machines, come in 2-door, 4-door and convertible – […]
Welcome to the “DailyTurismo”. This blog is a collection of the internet’s best daily drivers on the road for $5-15k. These are not cars for car shows, internet poseurs, car flippers, HOV lane hogs or people without a sense of humor. To qualify the cars will need to be “fun” and “cheap“. Fun To qualify […]