4K ... What would you buy ?
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Right, I have 4 grand to possibly spend on a 3rd car (when the Astra is sold) I have thought of various things but would like to put it to the PH massive.
I'm 18 so cannot insure an ///M car how ever that isn't an issue as one possibility is to purchase an E36 M3 and build it as a track car etc....
500SEC is another option which has crossed my mind.
The car will probably see may be 3K miles PA so MPG etc not a problem, overall no real spec or criteria just want to see what you'd buy for 4K and see if that helps me
So, what would you buy in this situation ?
I'm 18 so cannot insure an ///M car how ever that isn't an issue as one possibility is to purchase an E36 M3 and build it as a track car etc....
500SEC is another option which has crossed my mind.
The car will probably see may be 3K miles PA so MPG etc not a problem, overall no real spec or criteria just want to see what you'd buy for 4K and see if that helps me
So, what would you buy in this situation ?
So basically you want a random collection of cars that people could possibly buy for £4k. Okay, in no particular order:
- Porsche 944
- Mk3 Toyota MR2
- A classic Mini with a few mods
- Suzuki Ignis sport
- A mint Clio 172 Cup
- A good BMW E30 of some description
- An old Land Rover and some off road kit
- TVR S-Series
- Can you get a decent RX8 for that, yet?
- Maybe a high-mileage Honda S2000?
- A nice Clio Williams
- Good 106 Rallye
- Obviously an MX5...
Chris71 said:
So basically you want a random collection of cars that people could possibly buy for 4K...
No if you read it properly you'll notice the bit " what would YOU buy "....A car a is a personal choice but would would you individuals be looking for ? A 500SEC is where I'm thinking but maybe someone else has got reason/driven/experienced a particular car that they would rec' or seek to purchase for 4K.
Haggle a bit and you could have this lovely looking beauty
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3434321.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3434321.htm
If you are asking what I, personally, in my circumstances would buy it'd be an MGBGT but that won't be much use on a track.
An E36 M3 track car will be a struggle for £4k but might be do-able if you are lucky. A 328 would only be, what, £2.5-3k after buying + tyres + brakes. Plenty to spend on track days and tuition and insurance is much less then an M3
For a road car I'd have a look at what XK8's you can get for £4k, look ok in the adverts.
An E36 M3 track car will be a struggle for £4k but might be do-able if you are lucky. A 328 would only be, what, £2.5-3k after buying + tyres + brakes. Plenty to spend on track days and tuition and insurance is much less then an M3
For a road car I'd have a look at what XK8's you can get for £4k, look ok in the adverts.
varsas said:
If you are asking what I, personally, in my circumstances would buy it'd be an MGBGT but that won't be much use on a track.
An E36 M3 track car will be a struggle for £4k but might be do-able if you are lucky. A 328 would only be, what, £2.5-3k after buying + tyres + brakes. Plenty to spend on track days and tuition and insurance is much less then an M3
For a road car I'd have a look at what XK8's you can get for £4k, look ok in the adverts.
4k would be the initial purchase price, I'd be looking at overall dropping 6-7K overall into an E36 M3 Track car (but may have share the car the costs would be halved)An E36 M3 track car will be a struggle for £4k but might be do-able if you are lucky. A 328 would only be, what, £2.5-3k after buying + tyres + brakes. Plenty to spend on track days and tuition and insurance is much less then an M3
For a road car I'd have a look at what XK8's you can get for £4k, look ok in the adverts.
A mint base car (just to annoy the purists) would need to be sourced and ripped apart to commence a project over the year.
wackojacko said:
An 840i is an amazing car, but even of 3K PA they look ruinous to run.... just talking Vixpy about his the otherday and that almost made me cry with the price that parts retail for 
Indeed, however just look at it - you could just trailer it to where you want to go then sit in it looking cool 
wackojacko said:
Chris71 said:
So basically you want a random collection of cars that people could possibly buy for 4K...
No if you read it properly you'll notice the bit " what would YOU buy "....A car a is a personal choice but would would you individuals be looking for ? A 500SEC is where I'm thinking but maybe someone else has got reason/driven/experienced a particular car that they would rec' or seek to purchase for 4K.
But seems you asked nicely I'll pick a mk3 MR2.
deltashad said:
£4k, 3rd Car? 18? I only had £2500k for one car at that age...
£2,500,000 isn't bad for a first car I'd be looking at a cheap kit car, like a Westfield or getting a bike licence and a bike that wouldn't depreciate, like a 90's 600 Monster, Honda Bros 400 or something.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fantastic-Austin-Maestro...
Just did a quick search for something interesting £3-4k and saw this. OMG. I remember when you couldn't give them away. dreadful car
Just did a quick search for something interesting £3-4k and saw this. OMG. I remember when you couldn't give them away. dreadful car
yellowbentines said:
Haggle a bit and you could have this lovely looking beauty
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3434321.htm
That is an absolute beauty, however as much as I love these cars I always get a feeling in my head that they could be a very expensive thing to maintain and run!http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3434321.htm
Clio 172 cup is the performance bargain of the moment. You can easily get one for nearer £2k and spend the other £2k on track tyres, new brakes, new standard shocks all round with eibach springs. It's hard to find a better daily driver/track car for the money. Only downside is that after owning one for a little while you find yourself hooning it everywhere, you just can't help it, it becomes the norm! 42 mpg achievable too, win-win-win...
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