Hi, welcome to the forum, as you're in America I don't know what the best value car is, but here in Ireland it's a no brainer you just buy a nissan S body, unless you want to waste a load of money just to be different and end up with a car that's not really any better. My advice to you would be go to American drifting websites, or go to a beginner drifting event near you and see what most of the people there are driving, as that's probably the best choice.