max 2500 to spend, boring tintop or proper car?

[jebus]

Hi all,

I need to buy a car again soon, and at most i will be able to get about 2500 for it, really i just need a car that is comfortable, gets me across town to work, up to the rents and do the shopping.

I have been looking at 02/03 vectra, Bora, and similar and similar cars as i had a vectra in the past and found it comfortable, and covered everything i needed it to looks at getting a puma again, but insurance is a little high so decided against it for the time being.

On my looking at ebay, autotrader i have started to find nice looking mx5's around the '99 age with reasonable mileages and i have wanted one for a long time, the insurance is ok lower than the puma even for a 1.8 as long as it is non-import.

The point is i don't make much, on 6:50p/hr and a mx5 is not really the most useful car, but i'm 24 don't have to worry about rent girlfriend just inherited flat and i live there, don't have any real debts and SWMBO likes the mx5

So should i go for the reliable, warm tin top for now, or go for the dream of a sports car? considering its an mx5 in winter on normal tires.
this could be the wrong place to ask this lol, but i don't have any mates that are car nuts or know anything about cars for that matter,

[krisdelta]

Good time to buy a soft top, prices are low. MX5 is a nice car - worth getting a track day so you can get used to rwd handling, rather than learning on a wet roundabout in rush hour traffic.

[Spanna]

Go for a slightly older MK1 MX-5, pop-up headlights are the ultimate automotive cool.

If you must go for a tin top, MG ZS's are very cheap for age, mileage and history. 1.8 engine is good and quick enough, surprising handling too.

[jebus]

yeah, the mk1 is sooo cool and pop up headlights is something i have wanted since i was a little kid, but i cant seem to find many that have lowish miles, and are not very over priced, i like them both i do slight prefer the looks of the mk2 but love the mk1 as well. Yeah its a great time to buy them as well which is something else that is making me want to buy one, i should get a good deal.

I have had a pick up so do have some rwd experience, but that was always a bit twitchy in the wet lol was fun though.

i really do think i will end up with a mx5, the mk1 is a legend but they can look very toy like sometimes, the mk2 looks a bit bigger but i will buy on condition at the end of the day, but the pop up headlight do make me smile

[sjc]

With a bit of haggling this will fit in your budget.
A nice sounding, decent handling well equipped car,Cracking value at the moment

http://www.droitwichcars.co.uk/used-cars/mg-zt-2-5...