She's gone

[havoc]

Well, after 3 years, 1 month and 9 days (well, probably 8 days and ~22hrs), I watched my baby go off with another man last night. :weeping:

Yes, the guy from the local Honda dealership came and collected my 'teg! By far the best car I've ever owned, would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.
But time had come to part company...I've got a new job and need a diesel for the long commute, at least for the next year or so! :paperbag:



But there is a silver lining here...the new job pays rather well, so once I'm settled I'll be looking for a proper weekend toy, and the shortlist currently looks like:-
- Elise S1
- VX220
- 944/968
- (old) Chimera
- (old) S2000

I had thought about getting another 'teg and "tweaking" it for trackdays, and it'll still be the benchmark I measure anything else against. But I probably ought to try something different, and light, 2-seat and rwd is more interesting when you don't need it every day.

[havoc]

£10k or so, I hope...

Can't quite stretch to a 968 Clubsport, certainly not a right-hooker, and certainly not with likely bills on a 968.



If anyone sees W69 RBA for sale, drop me a line, I've owned her for the last 3 years!

[havoc]

Might be just too £££, but tempting, as are the Sport 135s/160s.

[havoc]

4WD said:

STI !

Drove one.

- Too big, heavy, practical (this is 2nd car, track and B-roads)
- Too much grip...can't have fun with that on the public roads at <100mph.
- Would need the PPP pack...without it the power delivery is like a diesel...completely artificial!
- When changing gear I found 3rd instead of 5th!!!

I tell you what...one of the things I MUST have in the next fun car is a nice noise...I miss putting your foot down and getting aurally pleasured by the car!!!

[havoc]

RX-7 HAS occured to me, and is still nagging away in my mind. My only worry...what happens if I'm the mug that ends up with the bills?!?

But I think the FD looks gorgeous, has the rarity and cachet that the vain part of me would like, and still drives really well by all accounts.

[havoc]

If it was purely a track-car I'd go for light, cheap and powerful.

But...I won't do enough trackdays, and don't own/want to own a car capable of towing a trailer...so I want a car for the weekends as well as the occasional trackday. So it's got to be rear-drive, good bhp/tonne (150minimum, ~200 would be nice), agile, communicative (v. impt), sounds good, and, 'cause it's something for the weekend, looks would be nice too.

Hence the list at the top.

And yes, I know about Lotus', but it might be worth taking the chance...a few test-drives should tell me!!!

[havoc]

turbo-tastic said:

I'm not going to let it go!!!

I don't WANT a Mk1 MR-2!
I don't care if you can chip and turbo and tweak it to be ultra-capable...by the time I've spent that much time, money and insurance (I'm no mechanic), I may as well buy a good car out of the box! Which will be newer and have much better residuals than a heavily-modded 10-y.o. wedge.

So...back to some good cars that might be worth me buying...



Note:- Sorry TT, I know they're decent cars, but I'm not into FI really...RX7 is only there because of the handling, looks, and progressive power-delivery. And I'm definitely not into buying an old car and tweaking it up. Did think the first response might have been a clue!

[havoc]

bad_roo said:

Really nicely sorted BMW M3 GT with R tyres on? None of those other cars would see which way it had gone around a track.

M3 GT? Which variant is that? If it's E36, forget it...too big, too bland, regardless of the performance. If it's E43 have a look at my budget!

tuttle said:

The Elise s1 or VX220 would do it for moi! Civic R or S2000 appeal?

S1 / VX are going to be the benchmark, I think, although the RX has a certain appeal. 968 will realistically be too £££.

CTR / S2000 -
CTR no, driven a couple, and I'd have kept the 'teg if I was staying fwd for the weekend car...much more fun than the Civic, in so many ways.
S2000 - is in the background...not entirely convinced, as I'd have to get one of the oldest, and the early ones had a reputation for being a bit snappy...but I'm going to drive one.

[havoc]

It's cool matey...we're all passionate about our cars...you should see the flaming I'm getting on the Elise forum for daring to suggest it's not perfect!!!

zcars...hmmm, interesting! But not right now.

Being honest with myself, I think I'd quite like another Integra for "weekends and occasional track", and something small, lairy and rwd for fun, drifting, and generally trying to kill myself.

But Miss Havoc would serve me my b'll'cks for breakfast if I suggested 3 cars at the moment...for one thing we've no space, for another we're saving for a wedding! So I'm trying to find one "do-it-all" weekend car...test-drives will commence soon...should sort the men from the boys (Note to self: Must take spare underwear to TVR test-drive!!! )