Here are my thoughts on the cars...

This car looks like a typical sand car and most likely has a very thin walled frame. This will not work off road at all. The frame will bend in half.



This one looks interesting but I would have concerns about running a 2180 motor on a swing axle transmission. For $6000, I would expect something with a stoker motor and a 6 rib trans.


I have no idea what to think of this one. It is too difficult to tell from the pictures. It is a pretty cool looking buggy but lots of unknowns.


This is my favorite of all the choices and I think that $2200 is a great price for a starter buggy that runs. You can upgrade the engine, transmission and suspension over time. This is a good foundation for a buggy.

Another option to consider is to check craigslist

thanks to be honest i love the look of the cobra, the last one the red one i find its alright its just the 1600cc that is concerning me im scared for it to under powered, i don't know how much powerful those engines are and what they compare to. something mean and loud with more than enough power would be great

i was thinking of a single seater not wide buggy with very wide tractor tires:)

what are you thoughts on this one? its a two seater though.

http://woodsbuggy.com/forum/buggies-4-sale/17398

Nribuggys on here use to own that buggy it's a well built buggy it will hold up to any type of riding and hill climbing but he sold it without the motor so I'm not sure how good the motor is ? I have seen it climb a lot of bad hills. Good luck and welcome to the site


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Can't go wrong with a watercooled fuel injected buggy (ecotech, suby) if u don't have a lot of experience with carbs and motor building it may be a better route. A stock chevy cobalt or cavy 2.2 will have way more power than most mild VW's and its stock, if it blows you can replace one for 200 to 400 bucks a vw with that much power takes a lot of money and nohow to build and maintain.

Just try to stay away from car trans, look for buggy's with bus trans

ok thanks that convinced me because its true that working on them is just as fun as driving. for the power what does it compare to? like a car a small 4cyl civic? wide open throttle?

Depends on HP and weight but I would say most are more like a V8 car...... Camaro or Mustang


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Honestly it depends on what you like and know , I have friends running vw non turbo motors running 12s in the 1/4 mile , right now I have a friend running a Ford 2.3 pushing 550 to the ground . I'm a huge fan of the Ford 2.3 turbo for several reasons
There is a lot of information on them
Tons of places to get aftermarket parts
You can make huge hp out of them up to 1000hp (with the right $$$ of course )
Very dependable motors
Cheap to start , you can pull one out of an old thunderbird with wire harness and everything you need to make run for around 500 bucks
Gas millage is good, in some cases up to 40 mpg ( when ur foot isn't stuck to the floor of course )
Turbo means it runs like a top in any climate or temperature
I'm not a huge fan of the v8s they are heavy so u have to add more supports which equals more weight on top of the heavy motor , and they take up more space plus gas millage is always shit , pus Need bigger suspension ... but of course it's always each to their own I'm not trying to talk shit on anyone just giving my 2 cents .

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