What would you buy for 10K max

[taylor8]

If yopu had 10K max and were looking for a fast fun car what would you buy??

Boxer
EVO 5,6,7
Impreza
Clio
I guess the list is endless!!

[DavidY]

It depends if you want to fast, cocooned in a tin-top or want to have a fun car that goes qick as well. For the later I'd suggest TVR Chimaera or Lotus Elise, both of these will make he driving event much more special (not necessairly if they will be your only car!)

[Babu 01]

I'd buy Mrs 01's MR2 Roadster.

A great fun & rapid little car with sweet handling and a real sense of character. The engine internals are absolutley not made of foil wrapped chocolate and it defintely does not have any major design flaws engineered into it which will result in oil consumption more akin to a leaky Allegro.

A steal at £9999.99.

[Robert060379]

Hi Max.

£10,000 for something fun?

Escort Cosworth?

[taylor8]

i myself are not looking just was something me and my work mates were talking about, some bargains to be had nowadays.

Escort Cossie 10k, bloody hell!

[mugs]

Clio Trophy probably, maybe an old S8 or XJ-R if I wanted more space.

[Skylinecrazy]

[taylor8]

still dont think you can get past Boxer or EVO 5,6,7 for ££ per BHP and fun

[tangent police]

TVR Vixen + Rover V8 + Sticky Rubber and uprated diff/lsd.

[Skylinecrazy]

TVR or a bike engined kit car would be more fun than an EVO IMO.

[kambites]

Probably a VX220.

[MitchT]

Elise.

[Roan]

This and £1500 for fuel

Thread over

[taylor8]

Skylinecrazy said:

TVR or a bike engined kit car would be more fun than an EVO IMO.

Yeah on track!

[DavidY]

No on the road too, they are a challenge, EVOs are so competent that you have to drive them at max chat to get any enjoyment, then you are in danger of several things:-

1) Losing your licence
2) Having an off, and when going quickly in a 4wd car, the off will happen very suddenly and be very big
3) Returning single figure mpg while hooning (my Impreza did less than 5mpg on a circuit!)

More fun to be had at lower speeds with the TVR (and you can take the roof off!)

davidy

[RobM77]

Caterham. £10k should get you an ex racing car converted for road use. Failing that, an Elise.

[thunderbelmont]

taylor8 said:

still dont think you can get past Boxer or EVO 5,6,7 for ££ per BHP and fun

Didn't you see the post before your own?

I'll side with Skylinecrazy on that one. R32 GT/R no no make me 'ave it!

You should have enough cash left over for some fuel, and maybe a tyre or two.

Some might say a Mk2 Focus 2.0TDCi 136 chipped up to 166hp with 380Nm torque - which is 90Nm MORE than a Sierra Cosworth RS500!! And it weighs less.

[RobM77]

taylor8 said:

still dont think you can get past Boxer or EVO 5,6,7 for ££ per BHP and fun

It depends where you get your fun. If it's from performance, then yes. If it's from handling finesse and enjoyment, then I'll take an Elise or Caterham every time thanks!

[Chris71]

Depends so much on your requirements. Personally if I was buying something as a second car it'd be a TVR Chimaera or V8S - great blend of adrenaline packed hoonage and relaxed cruising ability (decent boot and it'll burble all the way down to the south of France quite happily...)

[900T-R]

thunderbelmont said:

Some might say a Mk2 Focus 2.0TDCi 136 chipped up to 166hp with 380Nm torque - which is 90Nm MORE than a Sierra Cosworth RS500!! And it weighs less.

Um, has anyone explained you the working of a gearbox yet? Diesel revs to 2/3s of the useable rev range of an 'equivalent' petrol engine so needs to be geared 1.5x taller for the same max speed in each gear. This means torque at the wheels will be 1.5x less in each gear than the petrol-engined car if both have the same torque rating at the flywheel.

An oversimplification perhaps, but you surely get my point.