@@IdealMediaChannel to bad where inflated like 7% in the usa we have the highest inflation in the world fact how check the charts cheap cars aren’t cheap anymore because that
I got into drifting with a Nissan hardbody. They are still really cheap and they come with the single jingle 240sx motor. You cannot go wrong with a cheap drift truck
i would love to get a hard body but down in hawaii it’s one of the most sought after car and all of them starts at 8k for like the third rebuilt engine. for anything that got some what clean paint your looking at 13k
I would add all the RWD turbo Volvos to the list, not just the 740. They can all be had for less than any car on this list, they can be tuned quite easily to make more than 200whp and the stock internals can handle up to 300whp depending on the specific engine. They are lighter than many cars on this list and they actually have a big aftermarket in Europe so you can find mods easily etc etc
Volvos are great. The possibilities are endless with them. I want to swap in a an older T5 the 2.3 5cylinder turbo into a Volvo S90 and use a either a BMW transmission or a Supra transmission since it already has an Aisin in it shouldn't be too hard to make something work
All you need to drift a volvo is a rwd model, welded diff & stripped interior (& probaby should have a turbo) I can’t beleive they didn’t add it to the list.
You might have found one of the cheapest Fox Body in the country. Unless you have been under a rock they are one of the most sought after classic vehicles right now. 6k is pretty much a steal with that mileage listed, if it's all original with the mileage included. V8 Fox Bodies are not cheap otherwise.
Which is nonsense because they made a metric ton of them and stayed around 3-5k for nearly a decade in used markets. I know they suffer from the drift tax but it weirds me out to think people are paying big premiums for them.
I've watched my son drift, especially his '89 240 SX with the LS swap; I'm still not sure as I see drifting (as I'm almost 67 yrs old) as a more passive activity.......
For around $4,500 I found the mazda rx7 fc, which had a bad ford engine instead of a rotary engine. I also found a 1jz vvti and r154 5 speed gearbox for a total of $6500. I want to put them together and make a nice drift car.
What I would recommend is take your budget and double it. That should be what you expect to pay for a decent drift stud. Maybe it wont be double, but it will definitely be more than you expect
This is all pretty market specific. In my country, Z's and Fox Bodies are usually 10-15k+ and E36 manuals are up there too. Our scene is totally dominated by a certain RWD, turbo euro car that I shall not name.
Crazy how the prices can change, there is a 3sgte swapped ke70 mint condition for sale and it was 19k€. It did include an half cut ke70 trailer too but yeah
I got my 370 for 12k from my brother. Unfortunately it’s auto but I couldn’t pass up the deal. Low miles and Monterey Blue. It’s easy to get it slightly sideways on the streets…I’d love to rip it in an open parking lot soon. They for sure have gone up in price especially for the 6MT
i think its depends on the country, in indonesia, all of them is collector item (except bmw series) 350z cost 35k++, rx8 is too rare here, the price is depends on the seller, mustang is 40k++ish, the only cheap car for drift in indo is e36/e46/cefiro a31/ ke70 (maybe, idk if its good for drift)
so what do you guys think of a fourth gen F-body(1998-2002)? LS1, 3400lbs, 325 horsepower with tons of mods protential. we have had a '98 Firebird formula with 600 horsepower(because it spent most of its life as a drag car) for 17 years now. The suspension is now set up for autocross but isn't that the old drift car ideal, drag car in the back and autocross up front? (btw, it handles like its on rails and we've brought the weight down to around 3000lbs so dont even with the weight jokes lol)
Its your car but I wouldn't drift a Firebird especial last gen. Wasn't but a few years ago V8 Firebirds were selling for over MSRP. Formulas were almost over 45k. But if the weak V8 Foxbody can make the list here, so should the much stronger Firebird.
E46 gave me nightmares. When I was a child, my mom would drive it but then it would always almost overheat driving normal speeds and it even caught on fire once.
Saying a car doesn’t have to be reliable to drift is like saying an umbrella can have holes and still do it’s job 😂😂 good luck drifting a car that won’t start
You can buy a BMW E46 330i ZF 5 speed for sub 5k any day of the week. These also came with only 220 HP. The 330i ZHP came with 231 HP and a ZF 6 speed. Also half the videos they showed were of M3's which came with a less strong getrag 6 speed and 330 HP as opposed to 220 HP. They also showed a hoonigan video with a V8 swapped M3. On another note they also showed a BMW 4 banger for the E36 when saying "a fantastic inline six cylinder engine" cmon. Shows another E36 with a V8 swap? cman. "There's even angle kits for these" most kits also bolt onto E46's. "they're cheaper than the E46" no they're not.
@@olsigarage4609 If someone tries to spread blatant misinformation about something I am passionate and knowledgeable about at a party I will inform them and others that they are wrong and guide them in the right direction as to what is correct and factual, sorry if that makes you upset.
Aaaand that is someone representing from Dhaka!!! @3:16, also there is a secret Toyota Luxury machine that has everyone's fave JDM Inline 6 motor but I would keep that a secret because I plan to acquire it after 3 years!
Now everyone and there mother is going to ruin all the rx8s due to people making videos like this. I better buy a spare.. crack heads selling them for 10- 15 grand because these videos then when they don’t sale them the just go to the junkyard. Or parted out and cut to pieces …. Even if they are not totaled!! I’ve seen it happen. The platform deserves respect.
only BMW’s should be on this list tbh, literally the only drift car you can see going sideways in Europe. e36/46 compacts should’ve also made to the list
Be careful who you call a sucker because they work on your car bro think before you speak same thing with your food that you eat think before you speak if you get my drift 🤔
You realize by making these videos make the price go up so you kinda ruin the opportunity for us to snag deals as everyone is looking for one , great content btw
I believe you missed the RX-7 FC. I've been able to find some under 5000 dollars. They run under the same sorta irreliability stereotype with the RX8, but you can own something that looks a lot better and be able to brag about how you own an RX-7, lol.
The way I see it is Best drift chassis widely available in the USA: 350Z, 370Z, G35, Miata, E36, E46, E9x, 1 series, Corvette C5/C6, Mustangs all of them, Lexus SC300, Lexus IS300, Hyunday Genesis Coupe Best drift chassis widely available in Europe: BMW E36, E46, E9x Basically you guys in the US have a much wider variery of choices than we do in Europe.
Nissan 350Z all day for drifting at least for me because that's my childhood dream car and I might actually buy one this year or even Nissan Skyline GTS-T R32 Coupe Type M. However let's hope that the pandemic doesn't cause us too much like it did for the last 2 years.
Me wanting to IRL drift: "The best I can do is Assetto Corsa"
Hey, me too friend. I live in an apartment and can’t afford real drifting anymore. But Assetto and VR makes it feel almost real!
One Corsa or another, drifting is drifting
Me onac amd carx ps4
@@IdealMediaChannel to bad where inflated like 7% in the usa we have the highest inflation in the world fact how check the charts cheap cars aren’t cheap anymore because that
Fr, assetto corsa with japanese cars as they are extremely expensive now ;-; (I'm also 17 so...no driving for me yh)
I would definitely add on to this list:
C5 Corvette
Nissan Hardbody
Porsche 944
Good options, a little tougher to work on but I’ve definitely seen all of those at drift events
all cost above 30k in my country
@@adamhano2698 what the fuck in poland you can buy 944 for 5k
C5 for sure or sn 95
@@IdealMediaChannel The C5 corvette is not hard to work on wtf?
In Poland you can buy BMW E46 for 1000$ but 350z worth more than 13000$😢
i’ll buy u a z if you buy me a e46🥺
Same here in Romania
Same in portugal
E46 3.5k-7k
350z goes for around 20k its absurd
Dam it's the other way around here in USA you can get a 350 cheap but a E46 for around 10-15k
Croatia same
I got into drifting with a Nissan hardbody. They are still really cheap and they come with the single jingle 240sx motor. You cannot go wrong with a cheap drift truck
The one I had was a 6 cylinder. It was a fun cheap drift truck
i would love to get a hard body but down in hawaii it’s one of the most sought after car and all of them starts at 8k for like the third rebuilt engine. for anything that got some what clean paint your looking at 13k
0:12 "More smoke than your local WRX meet" That one there was a violation 😂
Between the vape pens and the head gaskets, I'm pretty sure I was right on target.
@@IdealMediaChannel LMAOOOOO
I would add all the RWD turbo Volvos to the list, not just the 740. They can all be had for less than any car on this list, they can be tuned quite easily to make more than 200whp and the stock internals can handle up to 300whp depending on the specific engine. They are lighter than many cars on this list and they actually have a big aftermarket in Europe so you can find mods easily etc etc
Volvos are great. The possibilities are endless with them. I want to swap in a an older T5 the 2.3 5cylinder turbo into a Volvo S90 and use a either a BMW transmission or a Supra transmission since it already has an Aisin in it shouldn't be too hard to make something work
They are pretty good but the suspension is a bit funky when stock.
@@lordofkeebs8424 Volvo made the suspension like that to discourage people from going fast in their cars originally
but they are very rare and hard to find in good condition especially here in the north
All you need to drift a volvo is a rwd model, welded diff & stripped interior (& probaby should have a turbo)
I can’t beleive they didn’t add it to the list.
I love E46 but you have to put the same amount or more money to fix/replace all the parts. German cars really cost a lot to maintain.
True I own a Volkswagen gti 2010 it’s hard
If you buy a hooptie for 500$, then yeah
You might have found one of the cheapest Fox Body in the country. Unless you have been under a rock they are one of the most sought after classic vehicles right now. 6k is pretty much a steal with that mileage listed, if it's all original with the mileage included. V8 Fox Bodies are not cheap otherwise.
Which is nonsense because they made a metric ton of them and stayed around 3-5k for nearly a decade in used markets. I know they suffer from the drift tax but it weirds me out to think people are paying big premiums for them.
I've watched my son drift, especially his '89 240 SX with the LS swap; I'm still not sure as I see drifting (as I'm almost 67 yrs old) as a more passive activity.......
It’s very fun man!
Boss go ahead and do it..you're not going to regret it.. Trust me..
@@Abo.kaiser It looks fun when done well but it seems so counterproductive to going fast....sure has its fans
@@agrippa1234 the point isn’t to go fast it’s about control and finesse .
@@24kNick I get that but its more car dancing (around a track) just find it odd....
For around $4,500 I found the mazda rx7 fc, which had a bad ford engine instead of a rotary engine. I also found a 1jz vvti and r154 5 speed gearbox for a total of $6500. I want to put them together and make a nice drift car.
that would be beautiful
What I would recommend is take your budget and double it. That should be what you expect to pay for a decent drift stud. Maybe it wont be double, but it will definitely be more than you expect
This is all pretty market specific. In my country, Z's and Fox Bodies are usually 10-15k+ and E36 manuals are up there too. Our scene is totally dominated by a certain RWD, turbo euro car that I shall not name.
Bro give us a hint :D
my pick would be old ke70 with 3sgte engine which are plenty here in my country for roughly around $2-3k swapped.
I actually had a ke70 wagon once! I tried drifting it but it was bone stock and didn’t have the power. Fun car though.
@@IdealMediaChannel stock its very slow engine needs to be replaced for real fun where i live engine swapping is not that hard or expensive
Alhamdulillah
Crazy how the prices can change, there is a 3sgte swapped ke70 mint condition for sale and it was 19k€. It did include an half cut ke70 trailer too but yeah
@@nohaistavittusit494 thats too much for the ke70 but its a fun little car with this engine which should be done by factory
I’d think a 370z not only do they look better then the 350 they also have more upgrades
Cost a lot more though!
they cost like 20k
@@corvette6 i can get one brand new with a rebuilt title for 12k where im at
@@ZenCyde lucky you
I got my 370 for 12k from my brother. Unfortunately it’s auto but I couldn’t pass up the deal. Low miles and Monterey Blue. It’s easy to get it slightly sideways on the streets…I’d love to rip it in an open parking lot soon. They for sure have gone up in price especially for the 6MT
I dont know why i watch these when the answer is always miata
i think its depends on the country, in indonesia, all of them is collector item (except bmw series) 350z cost 35k++, rx8 is too rare here, the price is depends on the seller, mustang is 40k++ish, the only cheap car for drift in indo is e36/e46/cefiro a31/ ke70 (maybe, idk if its good for drift)
Show up to the drift event looking like your grandma and blow everybody's minds 😂
Thumbnail "CHEAP AF"
Also Thumbnail: *proceeds to show a pro drift team 200sx from Finland*
so what do you guys think of a fourth gen F-body(1998-2002)? LS1, 3400lbs, 325 horsepower with tons of mods protential. we have had a '98 Firebird formula with 600 horsepower(because it spent most of its life as a drag car) for 17 years now. The suspension is now set up for autocross but isn't that the old drift car ideal, drag car in the back and autocross up front? (btw, it handles like its on rails and we've brought the weight down to around 3000lbs so dont even with the weight jokes lol)
They're on the rise. A company called "Drift American" is even selling angle kits
@@bennyb.1742 that's badass!
Its your car but I wouldn't drift a Firebird especial last gen. Wasn't but a few years ago V8 Firebirds were selling for over MSRP. Formulas were almost over 45k. But if the weak V8 Foxbody can make the list here, so should the much stronger Firebird.
@@EjinRenos Thats something I hadn't considered. might be pricey to replace if I crash it, thanks for the input man:).
E46 gave me nightmares. When I was a child, my mom would drive it but then it would always almost overheat driving normal speeds and it even caught on fire once.
£11k for an E46? Looool just got mine last week in the UK for £850
Hey Squidd! Now, you know how to fire me up. I’m going drifting!
For the foxbodys they actually have a large following so they're getting expensive I've seen just rolling bodies for 12000
Not after this...
Picked up a g35 sedan 6 speed for 2500🔥 gunna weld the diff and send it!!!
Amazing video As Alaways! Love from Sri Lanka!!!
350z aren’t cheap anymore if you want one that works
Saying a car doesn’t have to be reliable to drift is like saying an umbrella can have holes and still do it’s job 😂😂 good luck drifting a car that won’t start
Ya know or buy an IS300 and weld the diff( if it doesn’t have the lsd) but people slide them with or without the LSD and in auto or manual
So rare to find in manual but yes, a good car.
Here in NZ I can get a low km/mile RX8 for under $4000
I just bought a 350Z and I’m traveling from Arizona to Oregon! Not The best car up here on the ice😂
G37 would also be good specially the manual
SAVE THE MANUALS!!!
And I’m definitely not saying this just because I recently got one 😐..
manual g37 are almost impossible to find, z make better drift cars and they are around the same price of a g
In Russia, you can buy a Lada 2101/2105 for 500~800 USD and mod it for another 500$. That's the default drift car here
Busted ass 240sx roller no interior.
10k firm, I know what I got, no tire kickers.
Someone will buy it.
you missed rx7 fc witch comes with 13lb turbo rotary motor for around 8 to 10k also rear wheel drive and initial d
11k for an e46? 🤣🤣 I'll sell you my coupe for 2k lol
I got my e36 manual, running and with a decent body for 1200 AUD Lol
Nah that opening was ice cold. It was probably taken during the summer but it was so cool it started to snow
Tbh the simulator is the best option to start drifting now a days
e46 costing 11 grand in America, me: laughs in 3000 euros
E36 definetly, somehow it became one of my favorites but its staying my favorites, i just hope the junkyard doesnt clear all their cars in the future.
You can buy a BMW E46 330i ZF 5 speed for sub 5k any day of the week. These also came with only 220 HP. The 330i ZHP came with 231 HP and a ZF 6 speed. Also half the videos they showed were of M3's which came with a less strong getrag 6 speed and 330 HP as opposed to 220 HP. They also showed a hoonigan video with a V8 swapped M3.
On another note they also showed a BMW 4 banger for the E36 when saying "a fantastic inline six cylinder engine" cmon. Shows another E36 with a V8 swap? cman. "There's even angle kits for these" most kits also bolt onto E46's. "they're cheaper than the E46" no they're not.
You seem like you are not fun at partys
@@olsigarage4609 If someone tries to spread blatant misinformation about something I am passionate and knowledgeable about at a party I will inform them and others that they are wrong and guide them in the right direction as to what is correct and factual, sorry if that makes you upset.
The RX8 gets too much hate I had one and beat the living crappy out of it and never broke down
sc400 did not come in manual, gotta k24 swap or thats the easiest at least
“Reliability don’t matter you be in the engine bay anyways”
*Rotary engine the chat “u won’t have no time to drift bc I’m too difficult to work on”
Aaaand that is someone representing from Dhaka!!! @3:16, also there is a secret Toyota Luxury machine that has everyone's fave JDM Inline 6 motor but I would keep that a secret because I plan to acquire it after 3 years!
btw can u guess some? lemme know in the comments
Hey, The Squidd, I would go to the FC RX7 because I really like the Twerstallion in Hoonigan YT Channel
Herts actually a friend of mine! I love his FC. I filmed this video of him back in the day th-cam.com/video/8YuBXDFvWMQ/w-d-xo.html
@@IdealMediaChannel but it is now a complete rotary bladed monster
Now everyone and there mother is going to ruin all the rx8s due to people making videos like this. I better buy a spare.. crack heads selling them for 10- 15 grand because these videos then when they don’t sale them the just go to the junkyard. Or parted out and cut to pieces …. Even if they are not totaled!! I’ve seen it happen. The platform deserves respect.
another good one is the lexus is200. u can get it manual with a 1g fe (2L i6) or the 2j non turbo, rwd, and lexus reliability
in russia, prices on those cars like 2 times more expensive
only BMW’s should be on this list tbh, literally the only drift car you can see going sideways in Europe. e36/46 compacts should’ve also made to the list
U guys telling me an e46 is more expensive than 350z out there? In poland You could buy at least 2 e46's for a price of 350z💀
Thank you for the video!
It was really helpful!❤👍
The fox is basically the new 240. If you find one that isn't meth head pricing, it's been worked over by a meth head. Neither are any good.
None of these cars are cheap. Guess I'll stick to racing games.
Coolest drift car ever in my opinion is the 2006 mitsubishi lancer evolution ix the one from Tokyo drift was just perfect
94-97 Thunderbird v8s or SCs are great project drift cars
Anybody got a 4.1L fully built VR38 swapped 350z in basically factory condition I can buy for $20 Lol?
I need to go to a drifting car day and learn how to drift
It's really fun! Even just to go and watch, bring a helmet and do a ride along. I go to events here in WA often.
I just sold a 2005 350 z with automatic for 7k, I thought it was worth more but could not find a buyer to pay what i see on car gurus
Lol my friend's mom just sold me his rx7 for 200€ cuz she was getting sick of it sitting in the driveway and he was newer home
Saying 6k is cheap is crazy
I tried to find a 350z and I can't find a cheap one 5000$ to 15000$ and my family doesn't have much money and now im angry and upset
yeah imagine living in austria so the 350 z is 20k euro and the rx8 about 12k and i dont talk about prices on the lexus or infinity
i got my 330 ci for 1k solid running and driving car
Please stop showcasing the lexis sc!!!! I want to purchase one! And you're driving my prices up! :(
Funny how I was seriously pursing the sc300 in Clermont florida and to see it on here has me cracking up
Well in europ you bmw e36 or e46 are even cheaper.
(OK) e36 will be 2,500 and e46 are about 3000 (euros)
Y’all must not know what dirt cheap is lmao. And also y’all just make the same videos over and over just with different titles.
Be careful who you call a sucker because they work on your car bro think before you speak same thing with your food that you eat think before you speak if you get my drift 🤔
I was coming to look for some cheap hidden gems but I live in Cali and all these have the bro tax of being minimum $10k smh
Girls like to drift too You know!
Me with my $2,000: 😶
Yoooo!! 6:49 is my drone footage!!
I'm a little upset they cut out the 360 tbh
Great shot! I'm getting in to FPV drifting footage myself!
@@IdealMediaChannel it's so much fun! That is all I do!
0:31 is it just me or is that engine having a field day
Yeah buy a "cheap reliable Volvo 740", Where will you get the spare parts, huh?
Cheap 740 like under 8000€ are rusty chassis whit rebuild ready engine and brocken trans
“Cheapest” Where 😂😂😂
Problem is I can’t find anything and I mean absolutely anything near me for less that 30k
These cars are very expensive in my country 350z costs in my country for 60 lakh which is equal to 30000 dollars
honorable mention should be an RC drift car xD
So much cheaper!
You realize by making these videos make the price go up so you kinda ruin the opportunity for us to snag deals as everyone is looking for one , great content btw
Highly highly doubt our little channel has that effect.
More like tiktoks etc.. that MIGHT affect the market. Videos like ”underrated jdm cars” and stuff. You are some what right tho
Or u can just get an old rwd ford ranger, u won't have to pay for the insurance a sports car comes with,
That photo in this video is an Finnish drifter car!
did you really put a rx8 on here no its not worth it you'll have the car for a day it will never start again LOL
All is expensive and hard found. especially where I am
rx8s are garbage. but swap in an engine thas worth a fuck so you can spend time away from your car
I believe you missed the RX-7 FC. I've been able to find some under 5000 dollars. They run under the same sorta irreliability stereotype with the RX8, but you can own something that looks a lot better and be able to brag about how you own an RX-7, lol.
350z all day
For peoples around Germany,opel omega will be good choice. Its like drifting with boat but hey,It drifts really well!
What car is in the icon picture ? Yellow w/ big spoiler and pop up lights ?!?????
Double all the price and that's the price you need to pay in my country , expensive af
"RX-8 is not IDLE car" well I guess I have to make it IDLE then
The way I see it is
Best drift chassis widely available in the USA:
350Z, 370Z, G35, Miata, E36, E46, E9x, 1 series, Corvette C5/C6, Mustangs all of them, Lexus SC300, Lexus IS300, Hyunday Genesis Coupe
Best drift chassis widely available in Europe:
BMW E36, E46, E9x
Basically you guys in the US have a much wider variery of choices than we do in Europe.
Nissan 350Z all day for drifting at least for me because that's my childhood dream car and I might actually buy one this year or even Nissan Skyline GTS-T R32 Coupe Type M. However let's hope that the pandemic doesn't cause us too much like it did for the last 2 years.
Seeing using Robywork video is awesome, and if you didn't know Robywork is from small country called Latvia. And BTW you should check Robywork
Imagine living near germany and beeing able to buy a e46 for less than 3k
Me wanting to drift me remembering me 14 years old therefore sim racing only
What about BMW 316 1989 "Cube"
Why do u have ti talk so much man just get to the fing point like bruh
i have a 350z top spec.. they are super fun, i dont drift it tho.