What to buy for £2k

[Ste Mars]

Can recommendations on a very limited budget?
Im selling my PBMWC race car but want something to replace it

Only limitations are price, wont be embarrassed on the odd track day and that it must be fun

Shortlist so far in no particular order:

• Mazda mk1 MX5
• Pug 106/306 Rallye
• BMW 328 Coupe

What else am I missing?

[rb5230]

Impreza
clio 172
200sx

[Ste Mars]

rb5230 said:

Impreza
clio 172
200sx

I like the thought of a Clio 172 as used to have a 16v'er back in the day and my cousin now has a 197
Whats the reliabilty like with a 200sx? I know next to nothing about them

[300bhp/ton]

Triumph TR7 V8 FHC (1977)
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2784819.htm

1991 TOYOTA MR2 GTS TURBO (1991)
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2392345.htm

[zaphod42]

MR2 (Mk1)?

[300bhp/ton]

Rover 200 BRM

-LSD
-close ratio box
-sports suspension
-quick rack steering
-bigger brake servo


Not quite an ITR, but darn close imo and the closest thing to a DC2 that I've driven. Very good track car. Weighs around 1060kg with the VVC engine. Under a tonne and 170bhp+ is pretty easy to achieve.

[300bhp/ton]

MG ZS180

[Ste Mars]

...some great ideas there :O)

Thanks,
Ste.

[Gizmo!]

Have you ever owned an MX5?

If not... give it a go. They're not for everyone.

But if you don't do it now, when are you going to?

[Ste Mars]

Gizmo! said:

Have you ever owned an MX5?

If not... give it a go. They're not for everyone.

But if you don't do it now, when are you going to?

Id fancy a mk1 as a mate of mine had ones years ago, I remember it handled very very well, it wasnt particularly quick but the handling made up for it

[Gizmo!]

Ste Mars said:

Id fancy a mk1 as a mate of mine had ones years ago, I remember it handled very very well, it wasnt particularly quick but the handling made up for it

And that is precisely the reason they're so well loved.

Mine has been driven on its doorhandles for the last 15000 miles.

[WeirdNeville]

I'd be tempted to spend £1k on a Mk2 MR2 and then you've got a few hundred quid for tyres and suspension bits to keep it keen on track.
Or just go for the 328i coupe.

[ROOODBOY]

Mk3 Mr2..?

[HebdenHedgehog]

Alfa 75 V6

[300bhp/ton]

The Crack Fox said:

I've never seen a TR7 on a trackday. Serious question, do you think they'd be up to it, reliably, without much fettling ?

Standard suspension is very soft and standard brakes a shockingly crap. But both easy to sort and many/most have been. With that done yes, very capable.

[Boba Fret]

300bhp/ton said:

it's shockingly crap. At everything it tries to do

probably more truth.......

[300bhp/ton]

Boba Fret said:

probably more truth.......

There's always one... FFS

So. Why not enlighten us as to how and why.

[Boba Fret]

300bhp/ton said:

There's always one... FFS

So. Why not enlighten us as to how and why.

British Leyland....1970s 1980s.
Nuff said.
(I actually like TRs....up to a point. That point being when they reached the number '7' )

[jonnydm]

Another vote for the 172 here.

[Chris71]

If you're thinking leftfield you could get a decent Sylva Leader for that and chase more recent Caterfields for a quarter of the cost. The looks might scare them by the time you caught up, mind.



For something more practical - again from the kit industry - you could consider a Quantum 2+2. They won't go like a Clio 172 unless you do something pretty extreme, but they handle well and the roof comes off.



Having 'done' both of the above, my vote would be the MX5, unless you plan to do a lot of motorway work or you need a large boot. And then perhaps the Clio.