eyescream

Is there any hot coupe coming out in 03 or 04?

amongmany

With some careful shopping and if you don't mind a little higher mileage...yes. I have been watching prices very careful over the last few months. You have to watch carefully and jump quickly, but a used S2K can be had for somewhere in the realm of $22.5k. Keep an eye open on autotrader.com and a few other websites.

DouglaS2000

If you go with the E36 M3, make sure you have a large reserve of cash to maintain and/or repair it. German cars are not cheap to own and you might want to learn how to fix some of the major components in the car yourself or save up alot of money to have someone repair it for you.

If the M3 were as low cost to maintain as the S, I would've picked one up already.

Just some food for thought.

As far as coupes are concerned, my vote goes to the Celica GT-S. It's the best bang for the buck imo. The RSX-S just looks too generic and downright porky in comparison to the Celica. Heck, find a used Integra Type R if you want to stick with Acura/Honda. I know that there are still some new Preludes selling as well so you might want to check that out. They have been selling for about 21k or less recently.

If you want more luxury, the Accord V6 EX coupe is nice and also can be had for around 22-23k. Just make sure you throw on some good coilovers as the first order of business..

Elements

If you want bang for your buck get a WRX. There quick off the lot, and with a few mods you could have a real beast.

DouglaS2000

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Elements
[B]If you want bang for your buck get a WRX.

Zoran

How about a used Supra Turbo? You should be able to get one with decent mileage for 24K. Just add 1K in mods and you'll get a helluva monster!

DouglaS2000

Oooh, now that is a great car! But insurance costs more on that car then it does for our S2k's. I know because I was going to purchase one until I found out the cost of coverage. But maybe things have changed now. Consider the Z as well, those are fairly low in price.

eyescream

yeah i have checked out some used supra, but most of them r over 30k......

eyescream

so the RSX-S only has the 6-speed MT?

Da Hapa

Yes. Acura made the correct decision not to offer the performance model with a lame-o slush box.

I'd love to give you my thoughts on this but your question is a little vague.

You ask for the best coupe for under $25K. Best at what? Speed, style, comfort, luxury? Get my drift. Give us a little bit to work with here. You'll find that this board is full of great people with diverse backgrounds and opinions but good insight.