which would win off the line:A Mustang w/stick or a Civic, or toyota or any japanese import?
363325
A mustang SVT.. Nothing beats good old fashioned, all- American pony power.
143367
well if the Corvette ZO6 will out perform the Viper in all Categories i would say the concept Corvette would Stomp the $#!+ out of the stock Viper
307029
Buy a Beetle car.  It gets really good gasoline mileage.  Toyota and Nissan are also very good.  US cars are not too good on gas.
662478
If you got one of those cheesy japanese cars (honda, toyota...) not very big - like the size of a pea.  A hearty American car can withstand much more abuse. \n\nCheers!
274477
Mazda Miata.  Its racing success in SCCA should solidify its position as your obvious choice.  It is an extremely underrated car and yet, it is the only one in your price range that is capable of autocross, track racing, and drifting while being a fairly newer car with less maintainence concerns.
194083
Ford, hands down, there American too. Who cares about Honda and Toyota, if your not buying American then in my opinion your not American. When you buy a foreign car your money goes over seas, sure they have manufacturing facilities here, however, let's not make another country rich from our hard work.
742162
do you mean Drift - the new way to race cars that started in Japan?
148536
Dump the Hyundai and get a HONDA!!
618732
It depends on how you define quality, on your priorities about a car.\nIn my opinion, Japan manufacturers are usually more cost effective and very good at details and customer care. For myself, I would go for a Japanese car. For instance, with its recent models, Toyota is becoming more and more attractive as a mid-class car brand (also more expensive, by the way).\nBut if your quality perception also includes a prestigious image, I think German cars are still far ahead. Just think to the top models from Porsche, Mercedes, BMW or Audi compared to the top Japanese. OK, Lexus is also good, but it's the only one.\nOf course, pushing to the extreme, if you really want a dream car you should go Italian (Ferrari or Lamborghini).
73996
I'm a "young kid" who drives a Mustang, and I have no idea why my fellows like imports. I think the main thing is that they like to be different and most imports are rarer than the average muscle car.
158466
The '02 will win. It's just a better, more powerful version of the car, with superior stiffening of the same basic Fox-body platform. The '90 will torque off the line a little better (nothing really beats cubic inches off the line), but the '02 will power past it.
688187
most likely the civic, but i could be wrong, go to http://google.com/ and type in 2004 Honda Civic V4 Specifications, and 1995 Ford Mustand V6 Specifications, and see the HP and everything, and go from there.
439942
If money is no object: Acura MDX or Honda Pilot\nIf you want to economize: Honda CRV or Toyota RAV4
411029
reliability and avalabilty of aftermarket parts -- > go for the honda\n\nreliability for aveo is questionable since it has its platfrom taken from daewoo.
401704
If drag racing is what you mean skip the imports, you can dump thousands into them and not get out of the 13's 1/4 mile.  A late model Camaro or Mustang is the way to go for cheap speed, lots of parts on hand...400+ hp is easily attainable for very little dough.  If you must go import get a six-cylinder turbo car (300ZX, 3000GT, Supra) and upgrade the turbo, can be very quick but also very expensive.
384973
Buy a car with more power and torque something thats not a Honda.
1062216
yea but your not suppose to pimp out your car.use any other car. lyke the toyota corolla.see inital d movie.import cars are only for show and looks not drifting and racing.