Suggest best car to buy for DRIFTING !!!

~ H O N D A ~ · 13th August 2006, 14:04

I have a OHC and have tried drifting (Hand-Brake Drift) many time but it aint fun....

Guys suggest which will the the best car that can be used to drift...

im looking for a RWD....

iraghava · 13th August 2006, 14:19

How about a Contessa?? You can buy one cheap and adapt the suspension & engine to drift it around. It would probably be the best car on a budget to modify into a drift car.

If you have the budget & can get some imported car second-hand like the Silvia S14/15, SX200/240 or 300ZX then nothing like it, because these cars are already established as drift cars abroad, you can get parts for converting them into drift cars easily.

karthik247 · 13th August 2006, 14:30

RWD cars are the best for everything, but u don't find many in India at a cheap price.

vivek.singh.73 · 13th August 2006, 15:08

You may find the car and engine for rear wheel drive but do you have a contact who can do a quality job to put it all together?

rohitbagai · 13th August 2006, 15:34

I used to regularly enjoy it on premier padmini !!!

Boom Shiva · 13th August 2006, 18:53

Get a Conty. I used to have one...drifts like crazy.

Mugen_Power · 13th August 2006, 23:25

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Originally Posted by iraghava

If you have the budget & can get some imported car second-hand like the Silvia S14/15, SX200/240 or 300ZX then nothing like it,

Hey iraghava,

For How Much Can I Get Any Of These Cars ??
From Where ??

Cheers,
Mugen_Power.

v1p3r · 13th August 2006, 23:26

Buy a Contessa for a lakh or so.

BunnyPunia · 14th August 2006, 12:08

There are a lot less number of contessas on the road as compared to a Fiat Padmini. Buy urself a fiat for like 20-25000 (one which is in workin condition). Get in touch with a good ex-racer. Fiats were extensively pepped up and raced some decades ago. They are real wheel drive and there are fiat clubs in some cities (like Pune). Get in touch with these guys on how to mod the car (for power ofcourse). The reason I m favouring Fiat is that service back-up is far better than that of Contessa (you can easily find a mechanic around for minor/major jobs)

1100D · 14th August 2006, 12:43

You might as well drift on a Fiat on stock engine setting. Have crossply tyres (someting like MRF Legend if thats still available) at the rear, and grippy radials upfront. It stays immensely controllable in that format, and you dont even have to achieve crazy speeds to let the rear end hang loose. Just need to be in correct exit gear and put the power down on the apex, but never lift completely off to regain.

headers · 14th August 2006, 13:04

wow this sounds..interesting..should try it out.. thanx 1100D..

2fast4u · 14th August 2006, 13:10

and fit the fiat with strut braces so u can be more in control of the drift.

esteem_lover · 14th August 2006, 14:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by v1p3r

Buy a Contessa for a lakh or so.

i think u get contessas for less than 50k here in chennai.

zulfikar · 15th August 2006, 07:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2fast4u

and fit the fiat with strut braces so u can be more in control of the drift.

what is a braces for a car.

headers · 15th August 2006, 09:31

yeah esteem lover..but a fiat is a much more controllable car in a drift..the contessa is well personally for me a car with an unergonomic seating..

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~ H O N D A ~ BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 171 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Suggest best car to buy for DRIFTING !!! I have a OHC and have tried drifting (Hand-Brake Drift) many time but it aint fun.... Guys suggest which will the the best car that can be used to drift... im looking for a RWD....
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iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	How about a Contessa?? You can buy one cheap and adapt the suspension & engine to drift it around. It would probably be the best car on a budget to modify into a drift car. If you have the budget & can get some imported car second-hand like the Silvia S14/15, SX200/240 or 300ZX then nothing like it, because these cars are already established as drift cars abroad, you can get parts for converting them into drift cars easily. Last edited by iraghava : 13th August 2006 at 14:20.
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13th August 2006, 14:30	#3
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	RWD cars are the best for everything, but u don't find many in India at a cheap price.
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13th August 2006, 15:08	#4
vivek.singh.73 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Noida Posts: 256 Thanked: 32 Times	You may find the car and engine for rear wheel drive but do you have a contact who can do a quality job to put it all together?
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13th August 2006, 15:34	#5
rohitbagai BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 410 Thanked: 259 Times	I used to regularly enjoy it on premier padmini !!!
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13th August 2006, 18:53	#6
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 18 Times	Get a Conty. I used to have one...drifts like crazy.
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13th August 2006, 23:26	#8
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Buy a Contessa for a lakh or so.
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14th August 2006, 12:08	#9
BunnyPunia BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 895 Thanked: 1,257 Times View My Garage	There are a lot less number of contessas on the road as compared to a Fiat Padmini. Buy urself a fiat for like 20-25000 (one which is in workin condition). Get in touch with a good ex-racer. Fiats were extensively pepped up and raced some decades ago. They are real wheel drive and there are fiat clubs in some cities (like Pune). Get in touch with these guys on how to mod the car (for power ofcourse). The reason I m favouring Fiat is that service back-up is far better than that of Contessa (you can easily find a mechanic around for minor/major jobs)
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14th August 2006, 12:43	#10
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	You might as well drift on a Fiat on stock engine setting. Have crossply tyres (someting like MRF Legend if thats still available) at the rear, and grippy radials upfront. It stays immensely controllable in that format, and you dont even have to achieve crazy speeds to let the rear end hang loose. Just need to be in correct exit gear and put the power down on the apex, but never lift completely off to regain.
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14th August 2006, 13:04	#11
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	wow this sounds..interesting..should try it out.. thanx 1100D..
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14th August 2006, 13:10	#12
2fast4u BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pune / Bahrain Posts: 488 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	and fit the fiat with strut braces so u can be more in control of the drift.
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15th August 2006, 09:31	#15
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	yeah esteem lover..but a fiat is a much more controllable car in a drift..the contessa is well personally for me a car with an unergonomic seating..
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