I peaked too soon...HELP

[Jalo1548]

Hello guys,

So basically, at the ripe old age of twenty I own a 240-260bhp fiat coupe 20vt, and I fear I have peaked to soon. What do I mean? For the £2k this car has cost me I don't think much can match it, and I have had my hand forced by my next-door neighbour unfortunately reversing his gorgeous M3 straight into my boot meaning I need to find something pretty quickly. Before anybody asks this car needs more money put into repairing it than what it is worth so it will be broken to hopefully help other fiat coupes live on.

I am quite the car freak and I am open to almost anything. My background I think is important, as the car can be almost as impractical as anything so any suggestions are welcome, although I have probably already thought about it already. The less I can spend the better, but my budget is anywhere between 2-5k. Maybe a little more if I decide to save up but the problem I also have is insurance. Being 20 years old the old insurance companies love to see me trying to insurance something that can outperform a 1.0 clio, so keep that in mind (basically no scoobies or supras, I always get daft £5000 quotes)

If you could also shed any information on the following list of cars I would appreciate it greatly, and be warned, my range of cars is large:


Honda Accord 2.2 CDTI, Honda civic 2.2, Toyota mr2 Mk2, Volvo c30 d5, Ford focus st170, Alfa Brera 2.4, Audi a3 2.0 TDI 170: , Mazda mx-5, Honda Prelude 2.2, Honda s2k, Another fiat coupe, Citroen c2 VTR, Seat Leon Cupra r, Clio 172/182/197, Ford puma 1.7, Skoda Octavia vrs, Ford Fiesta ST (05 bubbly shape) Toyota Celica 190BHP (1.8 VVTI?), Nissan 350z.

I am hoping some people can help me get rid of a few cars off my list, or help me put a circle around them haha. I am off to view an accord at the weekend, followed by a cupra r and hopefully a celica soon. I want to get around to seeing all these cars in the flesh, sitting in them and hopefully test driving a few, but for obvious reasons sellers wont tell you the horror stories or common faults these cars have, that would be beyond stupid.

So anyways guys, any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jalo1548.

Edited by Jalo1548 on Monday 13th April 22:03

[CCM604e]

You trying to kill us with that?

[Jalo1548]

Basically. It's been killing me for the last two weeks, all I can think about it what car I want next. I need some form of justification at least hahaha

[DanielJames]

Is there a question somewhere in the OP?

[-Pete-]

He's 20 and he started typing that when he was 7...

[Jalo1548]

Haha I am now regretting not just putting the list of cars and letting people pick and choose, would have made it about a quarter of the size in length.

[MattHall91]

Gave up after the first bit, but I noticed you mentioned Fiesta ST.

I ran an ST500 for 10 months. Good little warm hatch for what it is. Decent steering and ride. You'll get 30mpg pretty easily. It struggles to breathe though, so you'd need an induction kit to free it up. Mongoose are good for these.

Mine was totally reliable, cheap to run, cheap to insure and a decent all rounder. Relative value for money.

Would definitely recommend for 5k.

[tumble dryer]

Chill.

Have a w@nk.

You'll feel much better.

[CCM604e]

[BrownBottle]

Try a cock ring.

[Northernchimp]

Austin Princess HLS

[Jalo1548]

Should be about ten times better now.

[TREMAiNE]

No. You've not peaked too soon.

One day you'll have a much bigger budget and laugh at the fact you thought that.

At 20 I got my RX-7, which compared to everything that everyone else my age was driving was a supercar!

Thing is, I know that in 20 years I'd have probably owned something a lot better.

[Jalo1548]

Very true. I will look into the st500 and see what they are fetching at the moment. I have heard of the montune packages offering good improvement performance wise.

[DanielJames]

I got my DC2 when I was 19, what you need to do is make sure you get something fun, and something you truly want. You'v got the rest of your life to drive boring cars

[DanL]

Add an Alfa GTV to the list, they're pretty.

[Jalo1548]

Love the GTV!!! I would like to think I could go Italian but would prefer to go Japanese or German just to see if the stereotypes are true. So far they aren't, my Italian experiences have been a delight but I don't want to push my luck.

[FredClogs]

don't buy a 2.2 diesel Civic, I did in Sport spec and it was nasty, that engine might be fit for the larger cars and the CRV but in the civic it's pants, it was like the motoring equivalent to fking Victoria Beckham.

[bimmer_87]

I had a BMW 330ci when i was 23.

Though it was very quick, but since then gone onto own two M3's.

Out of your list the only one i would buy with my own money is the Nissan 350Z, maybe Honda S2000 a far distant second.

[gvij]

Audi TT 225 mk1 Quattro - very under rated car. A design classic, comfortable , safe and cheap as well as well made. Very supported with a forum ttforum.co.uk when you have issues. Plenty of ways to mod it if that's tour thing . Handling not good at 100% on limit but at anything under 95% is glued to the road and very neutral and a nice steer. Great manual gearbox, reliable drivetrain and engine and powerful with dual intercooler and a turbo. Easily remap to 260 BHP. Also has xenon which are very good and climate control. Colour sensitive though, look fantastic in black and denim blue.