Exciting Cars (£1k - £5k)

[ATM]

E38Ross said:

let's get this going like the barge thread....when we post up ideas to cars, post an advert too

my contribution



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Is this one better @ £3600 as its had a respray and has a long list of bits replaced:

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[Andy_sx]

Would people please stop posting links to 156 GTA wagons, pretty pretty pretty please

I have wanted one for far too long, and i am now in the position to require a more capacious vehicle than the vx, and the running costs scare me, but i still want, no, need one at some point, but now is not the time (aparently..)

[richardxjr]

Oh lordy, another potentially ruinous thread.


Good work OP, hope it carries on like the barge one

[V8Wagon]

I have no idea on the reputation of these things....I've just always thought they looked awesome and are pretty rapid by all accounts.

You'd have to haggle hard to bag it in budget....but you never know!

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/mazd...

[billywhizzzzzz]

Gaz. said:

billywhizzzzzz said:

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1990 BMW E30 325I CABRIOLET £2750
Want!
Have too many cars at the moment otherwise would snap it up
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-BMW-E30-325I-CABRIO...

I love that, would have to throw the steering wheel in the skip and put something like an E34 M5 wheel in there but otherwise that is ace.

Agree - god that steering wheel is horrible. Shame, as the standard 3 spoke is a delight.

[Djdan]

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Yip, 4 seats, leather, xenons, bose and wankel, all for the price of a Tuscan's service!!

[big_boz]

Djdan said:

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Yip, 4 seats, leather, xenons, bose and wankel, all for the price of a Tuscan's service!!

Wow my neighbour just got one for 2500 I though his was cheap, that is almost shed territory!

[Djdan]

A word of caution that the rotor tips are probably failing on that one, common hot start sign, seen good ones for 1500 tho, crazy good fun just shame that the economy is terrible

[anonymous-user]

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320 bhp rwd? £4350

Always had a soft spot for Supras.

[anonymous-user]

Djdan said:

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Yip, 4 seats, leather, xenons, bose and wankel, all for the price of a Tuscan's service!!

I am go smacked that they are this cheap! Those rotary engines must be terrible when the miles stack up. Is this the only reason for the cheapness, the engine about to let go?

[speedtwelve]

Lots of good ideas on this thread. A particular fan of the TVR, M3, Corrado, 944, MR2, ITR, MX5, GTV & RX7FD suggestions. All great cars.


High miles, but £3500. I owned one of these before I bought my TVR. 9000rpm Banzai-wagon.




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Edited by speedtwelve on Wednesday 14th November 23:01

[lunchbox]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-306-Rallye-in-Ch...

[Flat_Steve]

Great thead!

Was going to post an FD RX-7 until I saw the white one above, but what the heck, that one's bending the rules by being slightly out of budget anyways...



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'99 RX-7 Type-R with full rebuild, respray, no spoilers, fins, splitters or sideskirts. For just £4,600.

[brakes]

Topbox said:

I am go smacked that they are this cheap! Those rotary engines must be terrible when the miles stack up. Is this the only reason for the cheapness, the engine about to let go?

Apparently the life expectancy of one of those engines is around 100k, prices seem to drop off a cliff for anything with over 70k on the clock. That, and the mid-teens fuel economy means that they're just not what people want right now. It's a lot of car for the money though.

[V8Wagon]

Flat_Steve said:

Great thead!

Was going to post an FD RX-7 until I saw the white one above, but what the heck, that one's bending the rules by being slightly out of budget anyways...



http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

'99 RX-7 Type-R with full rebuild, respray, no spoilers, fins, splitters or sideskirts. For just £4,600.

Nice on the outside, [insert adjective of your choice] on the inside.

[Captain Cadillac]

Gravy said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-bmw-m5-e34-3-8-6-sp...

What on the earth could possibly go wrong here; a truly exciting car

Oof. 151k on a 3.8? That'll need engine bearings.

[Djdan]

brakes said:

Apparently the life expectancy of one of those engines is around 100k, prices seem to drop off a cliff for anything with over 70k on the clock. That, and the mid-teens fuel economy means that they're just not what people want right now. It's a lot of car for the money though.

My one had done 108k and was still fine, even low milers are cheap cheap but it gets less mpg than my 400bhp Tuscan!

[real4star]

brakes said:

Apparently the life expectancy of one of those engines is around 100k, prices seem to drop off a cliff for anything with over 70k on the clock. That, and the mid-teens fuel economy means that they're just not what people want right now. It's a lot of car for the money though.

As far as I know:

The only 'problem' with Rotary engines was that they eat their rotor tips after about 100k miles or sooner if you don't keep an eye on the oil (they like oil too)

Its not difficult to get the tips replaced it's just a pain in the arse stripping the entire engine out of the car on a regular basis... so it doesn't get done, they loose compression and then get flogged off as cheap 'spares or repairs'

Neal

[vit4]

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Want. Always preferred the saloons to the coupes as well, I'd never get insured on it though


Great idea for a thread by the way, hope that this develops because it's right up my street

[BeirutTaxi]

A little out of thread budget, but has had an engine rebuild with some upgraded internals.



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£5400