car ideas for a newbie? (Page 2 of 2)

That would be a good tow vehicle.  But theres no flippin way I'm getting on the track with you in that bus.  Pretty sure Phil ain't granting a weight waiver for that either.

Again, try to think boring, reliable, easy to drive car.  THEN THEME IT.

Once you have that down, then you can try to be Speedycop or Marc (doubt any of us could ever be them anyway).

Having said that, some guys on here like wrenching more than driving.  I'm a driver.  You may be a mechanic.  So if you want to wrench all weekend, go look for the obscure POS Citroen that you have to call half the specialty suppliers in America to find that random part 2 weeks prior to the race.

What about a 1979 528i?  Would that  be automaticly douchy? 
I have a buddy who has one sitting behind his house. 
You've got me thinking about the early 90's GM cars.  They are a dime a dozen around here.  They are all 4 doors though.

4-door = easy to get to your Coolsuit cooler, easy to get to your in-cabin battery, easy to help your driver get belted, etc. Plus, on your way to the event you can load the back of the car with fuel cans, tires, etc.

I also thought running a Daewoo would be awesome. I would try to find the newest, cleanest example possible within budget to fully exploit the mega-Lemons-grade depreciation. Go through BS with a fresh coat of wax and the window sticker on. Dress up as aggressive, greasy Daewoo car salesmen.

I'm going to assume none of you have alot of experience of working on any particular make or model of car, but are you going to be getting help by other family members that may?  Personal experience on a car does make a lot of stuff easier.

If not I would add on to the gm v6's.  We ran an 89 with the 60 degree v-6.  The car is incredibly basic and all you really need to do anything is a set of metric wrenches and a variety of penetrating oils.  Actually we also ended up using hammers, crowbars, and a hacksaw, but none of these are things you should do.

That was Darrell Waltrip in the TIDE car not Rusty! 

That said I seriously doubt you will EVER see a Z34 in a Lemons race, a neighbor of mine had one that I ebayed for him and even beat ones go for at least 3 grand.  As well the engine parts for them are rare/uncommon and therefore worth a lot.  One of those cars that is worth more in parts than complete.

Here's a clean Z34 in Wichita for $950.  The disgruntled wife is selling it for a song.

http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/2306203692.html

Well, not having raced I guess I'm the least likely to have a valid opinion but having driven crap can cars all my life I'd still venture to say that what you want is something that's:
A/ Hard to break
B/ Easy to fix
Try working the hell hole in a VW 914 on a hot day... Or don't. Volvos are both A and B. The comments about GM V6 cars - around here every small town taxi is a 1990 Lumina. Probably no coincidence.
And Judge Phil - why are you surprised about the success of Italian cars? They were designed and built to live as crap can cars with drivers revving the heck out of them in 110F Sicilian heat. They were never at home on the Interstate cruise, but coming to a Lemons event must feel just like home to the Fiats and Alfas. Can't imagine a Southern Lemons race being all that different from the typical daily commute in Napoli?
We need to re-name our Lexus to be "a LF-A" to cash in on their reliability! Matches my kids' GTa brush paint too!!

what, no Subaru love? the old 2.2 is a tough engine, and awd kept us out of ALOT of trouble!