misbehave said:
Also the P5 has a go-kart driving feel that the M3 can't give you. I think you only get the same go-kart driving feeling in either a MR-2 or a Lotus Elise.
No other sedan/wagon can give you such feeling.
I'll agree with you on hte sedan/wagon thing, with two possible exceptions,
the MP3 and the MSP, but that's an assumption on my part because I haven't
actually driven either.
As for the MR2, I haven't driven the spider, but the early 90's version of the
MR2 had a bad problem with pushing through turns. IMHO when I had mine,
it didn't have enough weight on the front wheels to keep grip on the tires.
Engine also fealt a bit weak, but I didn't have the turbo so that's probably
part of it.
However, If you want a car with true "go-cart" feel, mid-late 80's Pontiac
Fiero GT. That thing WAS a go-cart, and if you could keep it from spinning,
it actually cornered pretty well (probably because it was 3500lbs).
I had an '85 and with the exception of my P5 and the possible exception of
my Prelude before it, it's was the best handling car Ive driven under $18k.
Unfortunately, at ~160hp, as heavy as it was, it could have used some more pep.