[Interceptor]

Thinking of picking up a 1LE car for some roadracing. Anyone have any direct experience with both 3rd and 4th Gen cars? How do they compare? Which is the better car for a novice? Which is lighter, faster, easier to drive? I suppose a Player's Car will always keep its value for 3rd Gens, but the genuine 1LE 89-92 cars rarely come up for sale.

Thoughts?

This post has been edited by Russ: Nov 3 2010, 05:48 AM

[Casey_SS]

Any particular class or just open track days?

4th gens have a more desirable drivetrain to start from but if you're gonna run CMC you'll be restricting it down to 3rd gen power levels. Rear suspension is the same, 4th gens have a better front suspension but you'll eventually be changing shocks / springs etc. regardless so it's kind of a wash. Both can be stripped down to about the same weight although I think most 3rd gens are marginally lighter stock vs. stock. 3rd gens are cheaper and easier to work on. Really just depends on what you want to do with it. Both are great cars. Having owned 2 3rd gens and one 4th gen, I'd have to say 4th gens are easier to drive and will typically need less work to prep for track duty. They still need a lot but 3rd gens are just so old now it's tough to find one that doesn't need a pretty thorough freshening to be safe & reliable on the track.