{"id":629132,"date":"2023-04-14T09:50:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/14\/5-cheap-cars-that-will-go-over-155-mph\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T09:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:50:08","slug":"5-cheap-cars-that-will-go-over-155-mph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/14\/5-cheap-cars-that-will-go-over-155-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cheap Cars That Will Go Over 155 MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n\"The\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n

Zolak\/Shutterstock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The word “cheap” is an altogether relative term. What it means to one person, say a shoe salesman\u00a0\u2013 we’re looking at you, Al Bundy! \u2014 will mean something entirely different to a wolf on Wall Street who rolls around with a Rolex.<\/p>\n

A car loses about 10% of its value the moment you drive it off the lot. It will lose approximately 20% of its value by the end of the first year, and within five years, will lose 60%.\u00a0\u00a0Despite the never-ending barrage of car commercials enticing us to buy the latest and greatest model, purchasing a new vehicle doesn’t add up for most consumers.<\/p>\n

But suppose you’re like Sammy Hagar, who can’t seem to keep his foot off the gas and drive the posted 55-mile-per-hour speed limit. In that case, a surprising litany of fast cars available on the secondary market can scratch that itchy need for speed and do it at a price point that fits squarely within almost everyone’s definition of “cheap.”<\/p>\n

Not only that, but our list of quick and nimble speed racers also falls into just about everyone’s definition of “need” because they run the gamut from luxury sedans to family trucksters, economy cars to high-end sportsters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG<\/h2>\n
\n\"Mercedes-Benz\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n

Art Konovalov\/Shutterstock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The Mercedes-Benz<\/a> E-Class is considered one of the best luxury midsize sedans ever. Throw the Aufrecht Melcher Gro\u00dfaspach (AMG) badge on, and it turns the E55 into a high-performance luxury midsize sedan.<\/p>\n

According to Car and Driver<\/a>, AMG strapped the E55’s\u00a05.0-liter V8\u00a0engine with “hotter camshafts,” a new two-stage intake manifold, a dual-intake air cleaner, and an exhaust system. This boosted the 5-speed automatic \u2014 which in 2000 the same publication\u00a0called\u00a0“the best automatic-transmissioned high-\u00adperformance sedan you can buy”\u00a0\u2013 into a 5.5-liter V8 kicking out 349-hp (at 5500-rpm) and\u00a0391 lb.-ft. of\u00a0(at 3000 rpm). With all the new goodies under the hood, the E55 AMG gets up to 60 miles per hour in\u00a05.5 seconds and does the quarter mile in\u00a013.9 seconds at 103 mph, all with a top speed of 157 mph.<\/p>\n

The 2000 model had an MSRP of $73,065. According to J.D. Power<\/a> and Kelly Blue Book<\/a>, you can pick one up for less than $7,000 \u2014 10% of that original sticker price,\u00a0making an AMG badged Mercedes E-Class a steal in anyone’s book.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Nissan 350Z<\/h2>\n
\n\"Nissan\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n

Asawin Phunphairoj\/Shutterstock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Nissan has made some mighty\u00a0impressive sports cars<\/a> over the years, including the\u00a0350Z. When it dropped in 2003, Nissan was still adjusting to the 1999 merger with Renault, a move that eventually benefited both companies.<\/p>\n

The 350Z was meant to fill the gaping void of the discontinued 300ZX. The 350Z has a naturally aspirated 300-horsepower engine but had\u00a0a base MSRP of just $26,809. If you’re curious, that’s not much less power than what a Porsche 911 from the same era was kicking out \u2014 at the cost of over $67,000.<\/p>\n

It was a feat Nissan obtained by using mass-produced parts. The V6 under the hood was the same\u00a0aluminum 3.5-liter, 24-valve quad-cam used in many of its other vehicles. Engineers designed the 350Z with\u00a0hotter cams, a “freer-flowing” intake, and a new exhaust system.<\/p>\n

With the finer tuning, the Z can zip to 60 in 5.4 seconds, get up to 100 mph in 13.9 seconds, finish the quarter-mile in 14.1 sec (at 101 mph), and\u00a0top out at 156 miles per hour.\u00a0The Z definitely has some zoom. Despite the speed and sporty looks, the 350 with some higher miles on the odometer can be purchased on the used car market for\u00a0as low as $8,500,\u00a0 but typically around $11,000 \u2013 $12,000 for ones with lower mileage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Volvo V70 R<\/h2>\n
\n\"Volvo\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n

MM.f\/Shutterstock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

It may be reminiscent of the Griswold’s family truckster<\/a> (especially those with a green paint scheme), but this wagon can scream down any Holiday Road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Volvo’s V70 R is an all-wheel-drive rocket sled of a wagon \u2013\u00a0available in a 5-speed automatic with lockup torque converter or 6-speed manual \u2014 that was packaged with a\u00a0revamped version of the turbocharged 2.5-liter DOHC 20-valve cast-aluminum engine it was putting in the XC90. Wherein that 154-cid engine was only capable of 208 hp, the one Volvo dropped into the V70 R kicked out 300 horses (at 5,500 rpm).<\/p>\n

They accomplished that by forcing a metric ton of air through the engine by replacing the relatively low-pressure Mitsubishi turbocharger for a bigger, badder KKK unit, which effectively doubled its peak boost.\u00a0The 300 hp came at 5500 rpm, with\u00a0295 pound-feet of torque (in the 6-speed, only 258 lb.-ft. was managed in the 5-speed) at just 1950 rpm.\u00a0This family truckster has a maximum cargo capacity of just over 71 cubic feet and can get from zero to 62 in\u00a0 5.9. The top speed of 155 mph was electronically limited\u00a0at the factory by Volvo, so it has the potential to go even faster.<\/p>\n

It had an original\u00a0MSRP of approximately $40,000\u00a0but can be routinely had for less than $10,000\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Dodge Neon SRT-4<\/h2>\n
\n\"Dodge\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n

zer0foxx\/Shutterstock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

When you think of a Dodge Neon, you probably imagine a tiny compact economy car known more for its poor side impact test rating<\/a>\u00a0than its performance.\u00a0Slap on the SRT-4 badge, though, and it goes from a meek, mild mouse to a rubber-screeching howler monkey.<\/p>\n

Technically, the top-end speed of the front-wheel-drive SRT-4 is\u00a0listed at 153, but it’s close enough to put on our list because maybe if\u00a0you do a thing here, tweak a thing there, add some octane booster and let ‘er rip downhill with a tailwind the\u00a0needle hits gets past 155 miles per hour. Maybe.<\/p>\n

The five-passenger, four-door sedan is powered by a\u00a0Mitsubishi TD04-L-16GK turbocharged 2.4-liter inter-cooled DOHC 16-valve engine.\u00a0All told the inline four-banger kicks out an incredible 215 horsepower and 245 pound-feet of torque. Mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, this little Neon gets up to 60-mph in 5.6 seconds and 100 in 13.8. The quarter-mile is done in 14.2 seconds (at 102-mph).<\/p>\n

When it came out, the SRT-4 had a base MSRP of $19,995. Surprisingly, and despite the usual depreciation of most cars, this one has maintained its value better than most. While you can find some SRTs under $10,000, you’ll need to perform your due diligence because most with lower miles sit well north of that price tag.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Porsche Boxster S<\/h2>\n
\n\"Porsche\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n

Heinsdorff Jularlak\/Shutterstock<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

A cheap Porsche? Yes, but as one might expect, this tops the list as the most expensive of the “cheap” options. It’s a Porsche, so stop complaining.<\/p>\n

The Boxster<\/a> first came out during the summer of ’96 and could “only” get to 149 miles per hour by way of a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated flat-six. Not good enough to make the list given the 155-mph requirement. However, in 1999 Porsche released the S\u00a0model with a\u00a03.2-liter engine kicking out 249 hp.<\/p>\n

The DOHC 24-valve flat-6 had an aluminum block, heads, and a Bosch Motronic ME7.2 engine-control system with port fuel injection. Car and Driver said the S’s water-cooled engine was closer to the 911 Carrera’s than to the Boxster’s. The first-year S can go from zero to 62 in 5.9 seconds, and up to 100 in 13.8 seconds, with a top speed touching 161 mph. In 2003, Porsche upped the ante and increased horsepower to 260, making it even faster.<\/p>\n

The Boxster S had an MSRP of around $48,000 when it came out in 1999. Today you can find one for about $15,000.\u00a0Like all cars, the lower the miles, the more you’re going to pay. But it’s a Porsche \u2014 a convertible one at that.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Read More<\/a>
\n Thomas Culton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zolak\/Shutterstock The word “cheap” is an altogether relative term. What it means to one person, say a shoe salesman\u00a0\u2013 we’re looking at you, Al Bundy! \u2014 will mean something entirely different to a wolf on Wall Street who rolls around with a Rolex. A car loses about 10% of its value the moment you drive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":629133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22699,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-629132","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cheap","8":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}