Is that even possible?Well,I'll try finding a cheap little runabout like a Satria first then.
Thanks for all your insight.
Actually, if you have 70k cash in hand - I'd recommend you to get a new car. Something easy to handle whilst being interesting to drive.
Although a lot will disagree - consider the Mitsubishi Attrage. It doesn't have enough power to get you into trouble but the car is so light and nimble it's quite an interesting drive. And since it's new your family will not complain and based on it's looks, no one will suspect you're gonna mod the crap outta the car. Manual variant available too.
A little bit of suspension mods, lightweight rims (15" cheap!) and good tyres and you're good to go until you're so familiar with cars that you'll want more power. Then only change car.
The S15 although is a great car, it's not a newbie car. RWDs are not for the faint hearted, just one overzealous corner at speed and you'll eat wall if you're not fast enough to catch the oversteer. I remember sometime ago someone in ZTH chastised me for recommending a newbie a RWD, well he/she was right. RWDs are not for newbies. Understeer to some extent is safer than oversteer.
A Satria believe it or not is not a good idea because of the following :
1. It's not new. Family will complain non-stop.
2. It's not new. Lots of parts to fix / replace / rust just to get started.
3. It's not new. Lots of money will be spent fixing parts that are slowly breaking down.
4. It's a thief magnet. Yes.
5. No girl will want to date you. (hehe)
Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
