well, I was just gonna delete the whole thread because of some immature attitudes, but it looks like its sort of cleaning itself up.
Now I would have to agree with Mr Coft. $ for $ there is nothing that can stand up to an awd 5spd 1g. Put the same money into the same condition starting car costing the same as the 1g and the 1g will win.
drags, autox, rally, street racing, hill climb, road course etc. yes you could get a special deal on something, or do all the work yourself if you are someone like Lowell, but equal money, equal time etc, the DSM will be the winner. AND it will do it with excellent fuel economy and clean aircare papers.
yes you could buy a beatup 76 Nova and put a second hand 454 in it with some cheap speed parts and a set of second hand slicks and it will maybe beat it in the 1/4, but it will DO NOTHING ELSE better.
yes you could get a killer deal on a written off Integra Type R and put some killer suspension and tires and maybe win in the autox, but it won't win in any other arena.
These sorts of examples could go on within limit, but the fact is that $ for $, the 1g awd 5spd DSM will win on account if its engine, awd, basic layout and how really well it responds to mods.
