There are a lot of fast cars out there. Maybe it is because I am a little older, but I have always been fond of 90's import tuner cars, especially the 300zx and Stealths.
I have a 91 300zx that is supposed to be getting a chevy v8 from a 94 Camaro, but that project has stalled.
Before my turbo Stealth, I had a 95 RT, the non-turbo Stealth, and that was a great car. They are fast enough to be fun, look good, and are easier to fix and a little more reliable than the twin turbo.
I leaned out the door just now to take a couple pics. I didn't try to clean up the car or anything. This is my current baby from 1991. I get a lot of compliments from people who don't know what my car is, they just like it:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x252/dotheopposite/SDC10277.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x252/dotheopposite/SDC10276.jpg
I should really sell her, but I just fvcking love this car. I found a great one to buy. These cars can easily be money pits, and I found one with a giant stack of receipts for work done to it, but it was all work that made sense, or at least did not diminish the value of the car. The receipt for those rims and tires is for $3,000. That is equal to the price I paid for my previous RT Stealth. I would never drop money like that on rims, but they are fun to have.
This is the Stealth/3000GT web forum:
http://www.3si.org/
It's not that the cars are that unreliable; for the most part, they are not so bad. It's mostly that they are just very difficult to work on, and Mitsubishi will not sell a lot of the old computer parts. You can find what you need on that 3si site, though. Guys are parting out old cars all the time.
The Stealth is a lot of fun, corners like on rails, and when the turbos hit, it's like a jet engine kicking in. I love the AWD, too. We just had an ice storm, but I went everywhere, would park in friend's yards when they were stuck in their own driveways.
If you buy a turbo'd 90's car, look for one that has not been boosted. A $250 boost controller can give 100+ more horsepower right away, but in the hands of a typical idiot kid, he will overboost and kill the engine right away. Boost wears engines in any car with turbo, but upping the boost accelerates that wear very quickly.
There are a lot of fun cars out there for a little less money. I paid $8k for my Stealth. If I had less to spend, I might have bought an Rx7, Conquest TSI, Dodge Daytona (unreliable but fast & cheap), or pretty much any Nissan Z car ever made.