Budget Track Car suggestions
Discussion
Hey All!
Looking to do some track days next year so I am thinking about a budget track car. It will need to MOT'd and on the road as I don't have a trailer (or the requisite license), and it may be used on the road occasionally.
My main car is a TVR Chim 4.5. I don't want to use this on track as I see it as more a GT car and to be honest if I pranged it on track it would not be cheap to repair (and I am a little precious about it to be honest).
The obvious choices are MR2, MX5 or E36. I might want to do the occasional drift day as well (have done a few in the past and really enjoyed it), so I guess FR is my prefence, RWD is a must for me. I am slightly reluctant to get an MX5 as I have had a few in the past and I fancy a change, plus having two 2 seater convertibles seems a little pointless, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.
Which I guess leaves me with an E36, I could even leave the rear seats in and have a 4 seater car for the odd occasion I need it (I could borrow the Family XC90 if I really need the space). I wouldn't want to crazy on the mods as I want to keep insurance down. I want to spend as little as possible as it is a first track car so it doesn't need to be anything amazing, I would like to be all in for £2000.
So what do people think. E36 Coupe? Mx5? RX8?
Thanks
Looking to do some track days next year so I am thinking about a budget track car. It will need to MOT'd and on the road as I don't have a trailer (or the requisite license), and it may be used on the road occasionally.
My main car is a TVR Chim 4.5. I don't want to use this on track as I see it as more a GT car and to be honest if I pranged it on track it would not be cheap to repair (and I am a little precious about it to be honest).
The obvious choices are MR2, MX5 or E36. I might want to do the occasional drift day as well (have done a few in the past and really enjoyed it), so I guess FR is my prefence, RWD is a must for me. I am slightly reluctant to get an MX5 as I have had a few in the past and I fancy a change, plus having two 2 seater convertibles seems a little pointless, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.
Which I guess leaves me with an E36, I could even leave the rear seats in and have a 4 seater car for the odd occasion I need it (I could borrow the Family XC90 if I really need the space). I wouldn't want to crazy on the mods as I want to keep insurance down. I want to spend as little as possible as it is a first track car so it doesn't need to be anything amazing, I would like to be all in for £2000.
So what do people think. E36 Coupe? Mx5? RX8?
Thanks
Darren
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Thanks for the suggestions, e36 looks like the winner! No votes for the RX which doesn't surprise me, I guess I have just always fancied one!
S14 was a thought but they suffer from massive JDM/Drift tax currently (as e36's do also as well to be fair!)
Will keep an eye out for an e36!
I have sent you a PM, thanks!
Thanks for the suggestions, e36 looks like the winner! No votes for the RX which doesn't surprise me, I guess I have just always fancied one!
S14 was a thought but they suffer from massive JDM/Drift tax currently (as e36's do also as well to be fair!)
Will keep an eye out for an e36!
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