2005 Civic type S as a track day beater

[Kit352]

After selling my e36 i am looking for another track day thrasher. I'm not interested in all out speed or best potential but i am looking for something with a bit of room, reliable, cheap, upgradeable, and can handle long distances to different tracks. Working Air Con would be wonderful too. The e36 covered some of these but was pretty tight on space when i loaded up for overnight track trips. It was a 2 door as well so it was real bhy getting big things out of the rear seat area. Even after i removed the rear seats to be able to fit a set of tires back there i was still cramped with all my gear.
While looking around i keep seeing super cheap Civic type S 5 door 2.0 models popping up. Not one to ignore what looks to be a good deal I am interested in there ability to run around a track and have some fun. Seems like they already have a bit better suspension and while not a type r motor they dont look bad on paper. It seems the power assisted steering is a huge let down but other than that i cant really find anything bad about it.
With a budget of about 1500 for the car and some supporting mods I can't see why this cant be a good thing. I know very little about these Civics however so could use some guidance. It doesn't have to be the fastest on the track but i do want to have some fun.

[Kit352]

Thanks guys. Its sounds like it could be an ok purchase then. I am still looking at options for other cars but this keeps popping up. I think if I found one nearby that was cheap I wouldn't be able to not buy it.