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Hi All
I have just had my car stolen and am now on the hunt for a new motor i have upto 1k to buy a car for daily duties and hopefully a few track days next year.
just wondered what people would recomend. i have had a few mk2 golfs and just had a porsche 924 so front or rear wheel drive is ok just after something i can have fun in
so all sugestions / cars for sale welcome
Cheers
Ben
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either a pug 205gti (possibly a 309 gti if you can find a 3-door one - allegedly better handling) for FWD win, or an E30 BMW 3 series like a 325 for RWD drift skillz.
I ran a 205 as a trackday car and "spare" daily car and it was a real hoot. great fun to drive and reasonably competitive on the track. Prices have risen in recent years though, but there is a massive range of parts and accessories for them.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
1990 Metro Sport.
1999 Ford Escort estate.
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Nick
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e36 325 4 door saloon, pick them up for a few hundred and are a great buy. depends if you mind an early 90's design or not?
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
this weeks car count "5"
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stealthstylz
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Clio williams or 16v hybrid (16v shell with williams/megane 2 litre engine).
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gearoil
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e36 325 4 door saloon, pick them up for a few hundred and are a great buy. depends if you mind an early 90's design or not? +1  Mate of mine picked up a 325 4 door for £200. Not cosmetically mint, but perfectly useable. Plenty dead & chavved e36's in the breakers too. £1000 should buy a very good one I reckon. |
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205 GTi... although prices are picking up now. Over the past year or so the prices of 1.9s have doubled or even trippled!
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2009 Westfield Megabusa
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I'd go with a BM, definitely a 318 if you intend to use it daily - an iS would be the one to shoot for. 325's lovely but it will make you wince a little regarding fuel consumption if you're driving it aggressively. Or at all  |
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XR4x4 with a 200bhp 24v cossie lump dropped, can just about be done for a grand and should still top 30mpg in normal use and do 145mph given the chance.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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HYUNDAI TRAJET
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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VVC engined Metro- You could build one for £1000.
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1979 'V' Austin Allegro Estate
1990 'G' Rover Metro GTI 1.8 VVC
1985 Sinclair C5
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Primera GT. 150bhp, tidy handling, mechanically indestructible.
If you stripped out the trim aircon etc it would fly.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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309 GTi - A slight bit heaver then a 205 but slightly wider track is should make it handle better www.309-gti.co.ukThere's a really nice UK-based forum where you can also often see cars advertised www.309ownersclub.com |
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Last Edit: Nov 5, 2008 15:43:07 GMT by Siert
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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Better still and even more sleeperish, ratty mk5 Cortina for a few £100, drop in a 24v Cossy, you need a 2.3ltr Tina rear axle, 2.8i Capri bellhousing, a few choice suspension upgrades = win.
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I know a caged MKII golf for sale for 1k if you're not after something different. Long taxt and test too I think.
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Better still and even more sleeperish, ratty mk5 Cortina for a few £100, drop in a 24v Cossy, you need a 2.3ltr Tina rear axle, 2.8i Capri bellhousing, a few choice suspension upgrades = win. cost me a lot more than a grand to build mine, a non rusty cortina is gonna cost you 500 quid, type 9 box wont last long and they don't handle well enough to be a decent track car, mine was going sideways in third gear as it came on cam if the road was even slightly damp, 2.3 axle by itself will set you back over 100 quid these days and don't come with LSD, brakes are not good enough for the track either, unless its a drag strip and you only need em once. lol 2.9 4x4 sierra is already specced up enough to cope with the power and comes with the right clutch, gearbox, engine mounts exhausts rad etc etc plus come with a lsd and has room in the back for tyres, tools and spare fuel. Sierra cossie performance for a quarter of the price. |
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I know a caged MKII golf for sale for 1k if you're not after something different. Long taxt and test too I think. sounds intersting mate any pics specs ect i do miss my old gti |
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Primera GT. 150bhp, tidy handling, mechanically indestructible. If you stripped out the trim aircon etc it would fly. Second that, drove one couple of weeks ago. Cant beat it bangs per buck J |
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I dunno if there are different versions of those primera gts? my mate had one as a company car maybe 5 or 6 years ago and it seemed very underpowered right from new, quite revvy but in a straight line it couldnt keep up with his girfriends sierra saphire twink which are sposed to be about 130bhp.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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I would say a 205 in 1.4 flavour upward!!! The 1.4 I just tried was anippy little thing.
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Last Edit: Nov 5, 2008 18:24:22 GMT by Nathan
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whats peoples opinions on the omega 2.5 v6 manual?
seen these kicking about mint for next to nothing could be funny having a grandad car with enough power to smoke the rears any one got one ect? like the idea of grandad drifting
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