The BEST Cars To Modify

[seancannon]

There’s no budget friendly is300 manual that’s isn’t literally clapped beyond existence

[TinyTurboVW]

bro I'll be straight up with you the last time I saw a working 2000s GTI for under 5500 was a solid year ago, and I've been looking for one

[erbman]

The early 2000’s SI’s have a special place in my heart

[bfab]

Someone I used to work with had one of those VR6s as a hobby car to dump his extra earnings into. He said it was his most favorite unreliable piece of shit he’d ever owned 😂

He said was able to rack up lots of miles on it but stuff broke constantly on the fly. Reliability and longevity are two quite different things.

[icarusfx]

I like Civic’s for two reasons: availability of parts and ease of working on them. I didn’t know shit when I first started, and no matter how bad I messed up it was always an easy fix

[daremoyt]

If you spend about 2 or 3 grand more than the VW, you could get a Volvo C30 T5(Turbo 5cyl) with 227hp and a 0-60 of 6.5 secs and its a 3 door hatchback. The only thing that I've had for replace was a couple of coolant pipes. I spent 7, 250 on mine, and i love it.

[ryanjohnson]

Mazdaspeed3 I got mine for 10k put 2 k into it and now has 320hp to the hub

[gfooch]

Got my 03 VR6 with 36k miles on it in 2020 and that thing is my baby

[simmer]

my homie has a vr6 and has left it stock and already gives him problems 😂

[tofy]

Gen 1 Mini Cooper S also a solid euro choice. Pulleys, intercooler, rim and wheels and you’re good to go!

[NaruSanavai]

Here's the thing to remember about modifying cars: the more you do it, the less reliable they're going to get, because you're applying parts outside of spec.

Not saying "don't do it", just to be ready.

[BRIAN__]

Have have a step down the the GLI which is a mk4 Jetta and I love it

[static_Tricolor_camry]

Toyota's are the most reliable cars to modify. They're underrated, they're overlooked and they're sleepers. The Corolla XRS models and the First Generation Matrix XRS has the Celica engines 2ZZ-GE and only they came with a C60 6 Speed Manual Transmission. The second Generation Corolla XRS, came with the 2AZ-FE Camry engine and the option of a 5 Speed Manual Transmission. The 07-11 Camry's are sleepers and the last Generation Camry's to be offered with a Manal Transmission.

[Patrick-jrgh]

Clio 182 or 200 RS for the European market are solid choices as well

[raiderjohn]

The 12v vr6 is also very easy to work on and fairly reliable even when modded (so long as you don't cheap out)

[jacobm]

Me with a 01 cummins and a 14.6 second 0-60 before my turbo and build, now I get 11 second quarter miles on all terrains and 2wd

[Hellamoody]

I would add the Infiniti Q50 if you can afford around ~15-20k, and a G35/37 for a lot cheaper and reliable engine. Not to mention AWD versions are great for snowy areas

[sokeogaming]

Alex ! Can you make a legit video on like the top 5 or something like that maybe more in-depth ?

[lucid]

You also forgot anything that has an LS

[dracovvs]

Impossible to find a is300 that doesn’t already have 200k plus in NY I tried for a while had to settle