10 Best CHEAP Daily Driver Sports Cars You Can Buy (in 2024!)

So - You need a car to get from point A to point B.
One that will get you around day-in and day out and won’t leave you stranded!
But!… You know and I know ife’s too short to drive a boring car!
That’s why today on Idealist - We're giving you the 10 BEST Cheap Daily Driver sports cars. From the Nissan 350Z to the Dodge Challenger. The FRS/BRZ to the BMW Z3! Chevrolet Corvette, Pontiac Solstice, Ford Mustang, VW Golf GTI, Acura RSX, Audi TT, BMW 1 series, and the legendary catfish Camaro all make appearances too!

Let's GO!

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00:00 Introduction
00:24 Nissan 350Z
01:28 Dodge Challenger
02:46 Toyota/Scion/Subaru GR86/FR-S/BRZ
03:28 BMW Z3
04:35 Chevrolet Corvette (C5)
05:49 Pontiac Solstice
06:38 Ford Mustang GT
07:59 Volkswagen GTI
08:47 Honorable Mentions
09:24 Chevrolet Camaro (4th Gen, 'Catfish')

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08:47 Honorable Mentions

[jon]

Literally just sold my ‘03 Track edition 350Z. 😭😭😭 Guy picks it up tomorrow. Sad day

[tyyamnitz]

That 350z you showed for $6, 995 is a salvaged title. So yeah I’d expect it to be a “steal” considering you’re getting a pile of junk

[dennisblackjr]

That pic of the honorable mention of the Integra wasn't the Integra. It was the prelude.

[Anditover]

In the 90s the ultimate street sleeper on a budget was undoubtedly the Toyota Celica, preferably the 1993 model with the larger alloys, flip up headlights and a rorty 2.0litre engine. What I could never understand was that people went for the Subarus Imprezzas and Mitsubishi Evos... but in the WRC Toyota (with driver Carlos Santz) was winning back-back world championships. And the cars were not only fast, great handling, and reliable, but also comfortable and practical.

In the 00's my contender is a 3.5l Mercedes-Benz CLK A209 convertible. Looks, reliability, speed when you want it, refinement when you don't, and good low mileage ones are still less than £5000/$6000US.
Don't go for the tyre chewing gas guzzling 5, 5.5 and 6.3 litre AMGs, the 3.5 AMG spec Sport gives you 270 bhp, with almost max torque from 1600rpm(!), 30+ mpg, decent boot space, decent rear seats AND a 0-60 time in a not to sloppy 6.2secs. The 7 speed gearboxes should be silky smooth, and with a paddle shift option, give you back full control. I honestly never thought a "budget" car could be as cool, although when they were new, in today's money, they were £/$68, 000, but for less than a tenth of that, you can still feel the genuine German quality.

[atlegangletsoge]

Same videos with minor tweaks. But I'll still watch tho. That Mk 6 GTI is my dream❤❤

[PackThaRipper]

Glad the 2v GT made it. Super cheap, sounds amazing, and might be the cleanest looking mustang body style wise.

[yusefforeroosman]

Can you guys talk about the bmw z4 please (all the generations if posible and a best overall of all of them)

[kennynight]

What website should I use to look for these cars

[jaydubb]

YES! YES! YES! The Catfish is #1 I was saying y'all better have it on this list and BAM NUMBER ONE BABY! Can you tell I'm a Camaro fan? I'm a fan of all Gens. Especially gen 3 and 4. This is probably the best video you all have ever made!

[eritogamingpower]

I have been looking for a 1998 to 2002 Camaro Z28 for almost two years and there is never one in Puerto Rico or they are over 10k. This list of cars was very good, apparently there are already cheaper cars in the USA. The Corvette for 10k that you showed, I would like one at that price.

[anthonygalto]

Had to stop 2 minutes in this vid.... every challenger rt or srt I've seen at ever on a sales lot or showroom has been inflated at least 10k smh

[connorburns]

My 2012 v6 challenger blew the transmission under 85k miles

[autogsport]

What happened to the Genesis coupe? This is unfair everywhere it’s easily forgotten 😢 but anyone that’s tried it loves it

[lordmaziofficial]

Love My G Sedan 05 Super Fun And Makes People Think 🤔 Twice When Work Done

[crazyeddy]

Lost interest in sports cars because they suck to work on and own so I switched from my sports car to an RAV4. Best choice of my life I never work on it and it never has problems and has better mileage and it's AWD and I go fast and get no tickets like when I use to speed in my red AMG Mercedes I got tickets to much. I love not having to baby my RAV4 it feels so good beating it up I don't stress with cars anymore I love it

[adampetzke]

Pretty wild the auto cross video was in my hometown in the mustang

[Chris-dekm]

The integra al ready came back the car you meant is the Prelude

[stephenshea]

Anyone else think the 4th gen camaro SS is under rated?? It's as fast as a new Toyota supra out of the box with the m6 and takes to mods very well...I got a 55000 mile one sitting in the garage...this year she turns 25..and she was the last of the t tops such a nice option

[gdubya]

The M Roadster is awesome for a grocery getter. The C5 is great. The Mustang too. Timeless designs