Sports cars, they are meant to be fun and somewhat reliable. They don’t necessarily need to have tons of power but the should be fun to drive and they should handle well. Here is a list of my top 3 picks for the best used fun sports cars for $15,000 or less.
at the top of our list we have the Toyota 86 or the Subaru BRZ (they are both made on the same assembly line and look exactly the same the only differences are either the Toyota or the Subaru badging). Starting at the front the 86 has cool styling which continues thought the car, unfortunately it is kind of a sheep in wolves clothing. it has a 2.0 liter Subaru boxer engine in it which puts out just 200 horsepower to the rear wheels. while it may not be fast it is fun, the handling is very good and you will find most with a six speed manual transmission which makes it an absolute blast to drive up and down windy roads.
next up we have any 1990s (Mx-5) Mazda Miata. The Miata was one of the first real affordable sports cars offered by an Asian car manufacturer. the first year for the Miata was 1989 which was quite a while ago. it came with a 1.6 liter four cylinder which is very small and it only put out 116 horsepower. It came with several different manual and automatic transmissions so it should be easy to find one with a stick shift. also most Miatas are convertibles which makes cruising around on a nice afternoon even more fun. Miatas also have many aftermarket performance parts so you can easily upgrade it and customize it for pretty cheap. if you want something with power the Miata is not the right car for you, but if you want a fun reliable and cheap sports car than the Miata is perfect.
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