£2k drift car?

[mk2zetec]

morning all
i'm looking for a cheap drift car to get started in, the nissan 200sx seems to be the weapon of choice for many drifters but i cant stretch to5k for a good one.
thoughts are;-
e36 bmw 328 coupe
e30 325 sport
is200 sport (has a standard LSD)
any other suggestions?
cheers
Rob

[christofmccracke]

Buy a 328 or a 530 etc and weld the diff plenty of drifting for not much monies

[wackojacko]

328i
540i
Omega MV6 or any V6 omega manual with a welded diff will do (very good fun for the money, break away nice an prgressive to)


Stick with naturally aspirated if you're doing it on the cheap as cheap turbo cars are more hassle than they are worth.

[CDP]

MX5 on cheap tyres

Jaguar XJR

Locost

Transit van

Morris Minor

[smileymikey]

A grand will buy you a showroom condition one owner Volvo 360 GLS ( I believe thats the 2ltr twin carb RWD version) stick a set of twenty quid love you longtime tires on the back and you have the ultimate Q drifter!

You might want to stick a Trilby hat and a box of tissues on the back parcel shelf, along with one of those Christian fish things on the tail gate as well

[mk2zetec]

smileymikey said:

A grand will buy you a showroom condition one owner Volvo 360 GLS ( I believe thats the 2ltr twin carb RWD version) stick a set of twenty quid love you longtime tires on the back and you have the ultimate Q drifter!

You might want to stick a Trilby hat and a box of tissues on the back parcel shelf, along with one of those Christian fish things on the tail gate as well

love it!

[DanielJames]

328i sport would be my choice, 200sx are plentiful but finding a good manual is becoming rare and prices are going up

Would an mgf drift?

[Hoofy]

DanielJames said:

Would an mgf drift?

All cars can drift. It might be harder in some than others.

[mk2zetec]

DanielJames said:

328i sport would be my choice, 200sx are plentiful but finding a good manual is becoming rare and prices are going up

Would an mgf drift?

there was a thread on driftworks about whether the latest mid engined MR2 would drift, the responses suggested it wouldnt but the pictures showed a different story. having the good old k-series would worry me though...

[anonymous-user]

Just go on driftworks and buy whatever takes your fancy on there

[Happy Eater]

Hoofy said:

DanielJames said:

Would an mgf drift?

All cars can drift. It might be harder in some than others.

As above,
the actual dimensions of the car play a part.
The Mgf is short and not the easiest to hold in a drift,
If you can find one the early Datsun/Toyota 2wd pick ups are good, as they are quite long very easy to adjust with weight in the back, and very easy to change the diffs.

However the BMW route seems to be the best choice on a budget.

[k15tox]

my mate used to drift a manual soarer twin turbo, super rare.

he picked it up for cheap but spent a bit on it.







on the second pic you can just about see my tramp drift volvo 340. but that was drifting on a real budget!!!

[CDP]

Seriously, that kind of money should get a roughish Locost or Westfield this time of year that will be fairly cheap to brighten up and will drift all day and hardly touch it's tyres.

A couple of grand will buy a good Mazda and a couple of sets of wheels too.

[v8will]

Just pick up any reasonably powerful RWD car, weld diff if required and go play.

Old 700/900 series Volvos seem to be popular.

[HereBeMonsters]

Eunos.

[denniswise9]

Eunos on cheap rear tyres, too easy being sideways everywhere!

[Mr2Mike]

CDP said:

Seriously, that kind of money should get a roughish Locost or Westfield this time of year that will be fairly cheap to brighten up and will drift all day and hardly touch it's tyres.

A couple of grand will buy a good Mazda and a couple of sets of wheels too.

£2k isn't going to buy you anything like a usable Westfield, maybe a restoration project. You could pick up a rough Locost though, or a Dutton.

The guys on the Westfield experience days manage to get through plenty of tyres as well.

[benzito]

for just over 2k you can pick up an rx8, (also a high miles rx7), with the high-revving rotary engines they they are epic for drifting purposes, they wear literally born to drift!

[davepoth]

benzito said:

for just over 2k you can pick up an rx8, (also a high miles rx7), with the high-revving rotary engines they they are epic for drifting purposes, they wear literally born to drift!

Think of the poor mother, giving birth to a mid-size coupe sideways.

[benzito]

davepoth said:

benzito said:

for just over 2k you can pick up an rx8, (also a high miles rx7), with the high-revving rotary engines they they are epic for drifting purposes, they wear literally born to drift!

Think of the poor mother, giving birth to a mid-size coupe sideways.

Indeed , here is a picture of the poor "mother", Felix wankel!


The first and probably last time we will see a pic of wankel on PH