Originally Posted by
924Guy
Well yes, it does help of you can keep all 4 on the ground... but what Bill said.
As an ITB competitor not running a VW, I would definitely second the motion that they're a great choice. They're both very competitive and plentiful for parts and knowledge.
My car's faster than them or the Accords - but good luck finding parts and knowledge - they're just too uncommon yet in IT. Not a great place to start as a beginner - you want to just be able to go turn laps, and having a car that can become competitive later, when you can too, is even better.
Though they do have an ugly tendency, like most front-drivers, to go turtle (we had a MKII I think GTI do two barrel rolls followed by two endos last weekend... think he'll be looking at a '24 now...)