Giannis

I met a good old friend today who used to race with cars up until two years before. Now he is setting up a team with another 5 friends to participate in the local drift races! One of the topics we discussed was what would be the best drift car!

He has a E36 320 coupe and he is sure that this is not a car to drift race! he thinks of getting a used nissan that i don't remember its name, that is the best drift car in the US and Japan. Or he might get a used RX7. It must not cost a fortune!

what do you think on that? what would make the ideal drift car for you? He, his friends and me have absolutely no idea. I would appreciate any help!

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Matt

The E46 M3 is the best drift car.....according to so many automotive journalist.

Bruce

To my knowledge the Nissan Silvia is probably the best drift car you can buy.

Try the S15, these things are known for drifiting

Alx

Interesting choice of car 7.3 .... personally not my type of racing/sport..

As im no expert, i felt to reffer to someone who is...

The Ghost Of Duluth from Drifting.com

And these are his theory's....

The Corolla is a great car to start but I don't think of it as the best all around Drift car. If you look at every aspect of the car, the 240sx would probably be my #1 choice. Reasons are as follows.

1. Cheap. Cheaper than the Corolla by far now that the phenomenon is taking over. The 240 can be found just about anywhere. Your neighbor probably has one under his bed with the shotgun. They are an easy car to learn in and the parts are not going to kill you. The Corolla on the other hand is not so plentiful and therefore more expensive.

2. Parts. They are plentiful just like the cars. Everyone is starting to make the parts for the 240's. Heck, even Autozone carries some aftermarket parts for them. Plus you have to look at the upkeep on the car as well. Regular parts for the car can be just as much of a headache on a car that is 20 years old. Simple items such as a coil or distributor cap can be 3 days away on a Corolla.

3. The car itself. What happens if you don't like Drifting? I only ask this because you may not and once you get an old Corolla, you may not like it after the Drifting bug has left. I sort of encourage this sometimes as it means that I can find a cheap Corolla when you just want to dump it cause you dont like it anymore. But in reality, a 240 is a much more publicly acceptable car than an old Corolla. Especialy girls. They hate Corollas, well the abnormal ones do at least, but they can get by in a 240.

4. Upgradability. You can upgrade that 240 alot more than the Corolla. You can put the SR in the 240 with no headache, more companies make suspension parts and the used market is larger.

Add all of this up and the 240 comes out on top. It comes out higher than the FC RX7, largely due to the Rotary. There is a niche buch of Rotary mechanics out there and good ones are few and far between. You can just forget about the FD totally. WAY too expensive for the casual Drifter and a major headache in just about every way. I speak from experience. The FB or SA RX7, first gen, falls under the same Rotary catagory. The Cressida is a rare car and a good slider I have heard but same boat as the Corolla. Basically any RWD car can work and FWD if you can stand criticism and want a real challenge. Lot harder to slide FF than FR in my opinion.

So there you have it. For the little amount of money it takes to get a 240, the ease of parts, the cheapness of parts and the all around easier time of it, the 240 is the way to go.

CarGuy

I gotta agree with matt the M3 E46 is one one of the best drifting cars available.

The Artist

well the only experience i have is with doughnutts..
and the E46 M3 does that amazingly well
ohh the NIssan 350Z is gr8 to.. belive me

dyna-niet

maybe a z4 m coupe or if you had the money, i would buy a mb clk dtm

Giannis

thanks for the input guys.
it was a great help!

Imhotep Evil

Easy, Formula 1 cars from the 1950s.
LOL.

Giannis

BTW, how much does one of these F1 cars cost IE? Do you have any clue?

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