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"Stay away from the Mark VIII if you plan on competing or having a decently imaging system. It ain't gonna happen unless you place the speakers in the dash...but that is another story alltogether."

Must be the dash shape and/or console. The Thunderbirds/Cougars were excellent cars for acoustics, a lot of horn guys swear by them. After a little deadening, my 65 and 67 Mustangs were some of the best cars I've ever heard as far as acoustic capabilities. Enormous kick panels, nice flat, symmetrical dash, low or no console, it was sweet. A lot of guys also swear by older Hondas like the early 90s Accords, and they do well. My Mustang was better for acoustics though, plus it was a lot more fun to drive :) .

you can actually get a mark 8 for less than 10k if you keep an eye out. they are wonderfully luxurios, and fast!!

[quote="OnYrMrk"]Stay away from the Mark VIII if you plan on competing or having a decently imaging system. It ain't gonna happen unless you place the speakers in the dash...but that is another story alltogether.
I would look at the Prelude, excellent reliability, as good acoustically as any thing out there, and ample speaker locations and possibilities.[/quote]

i know of a guy who took a mark 8, added some bass blockers here and there, not sure what else he did. maybe sound deadoning, but anyway, back when they had the low power classes in iasca he won a couple events with the stock stereo!! my grandmother also had one, and it was the best damn stock stereo i've heard!! but there are a whole lot of stock stereos i haven't heard :)

K. Thread changed to "Cars that would be good but don't cost me my firstborn!"

Stay away from the Mark VIII if you plan on competing or having a decently imaging system. It ain't gonna happen unless you place the speakers in the dash...but that is another story alltogether.

I would look at the Prelude, excellent reliability, as good acoustically as any thing out there, and ample speaker locations and possibilities.

true enough lol. Maybe '01 preludes will drop to 10k by then... Oi... if only. I'm just happy cuz I got a new job that pays more then my old one, I'm dreamin of all this shit I'm gonna buy in the next while :p .

I wouldnt even bother trying to figure out what car will fit into that price range ina year year and a half ahead...

Just wait until you have the money and start looking. Use online resources like autotrader.com to locate cars.

What would the best car I could find for 10,000 or less and 1995 or newer? Here are my candidates. I need something that I can afford within 1-1.5 yrs of saving since I can't get a car loan. Fuxen collision for me is like 5,000$ more a year. BAH! and I am sick of driving my '89 Honda Civic beater. Anyways here goes.

My list of cars I would enjoy driving.

Lower Years (93-96)
Honda Prelude
Acura Integra

Higher Years (97-00)
Either of the 2 above if they fit into this category :p
Ford Mustang (I didn't choose 93-96 for this cuz they looked hella ugly up til 97)
Volkswagen Jetta
Honda Civic

These are my top pics, there's a bunch I'd drive and be happy with, but as I said these are the cream of the crop for me.