A good car to learn car control

[cris654321]

Iv recently sold my van to work and now have a company van to drive about in, including personal use.

also my mk2 mr2 track only car which I bought quite cheaply is knackered. (rusty sills, engine knocking and severely smoking big ends been done once already, and all the tyres are bald)

Iv got all the money I got for my van £2750 and £500 back from its insurance

and I want to get better at driving/have something car related to do.

I'm not sure weather to go down the track only route or road and track, I want something with good handling rather than just good grip. been thinking about mk3 mr2's.

Also want something light, petrol preferably n/a, must be rwd, mpg isn't an issue but insurance is as I am only 19. Though if it was track only, obviously insurance wouldn't be needed. I got a quote for a mk3 mr2 and it was £1060 so this needs to come out of the budget, budget could grow by £500 for the right car but I don't want to spend more than 1350 on insurance (the lower the better)

Anyone got any good ideas? I am open to left field options.

[David87]

Some sort of straight-six-powered 3-series of either E30 or E36 vintage?

[Fleckers]

RWD
Skinny tyres
no driver aids
wet road
small roundabout

job done

[Veeayt]

MX5? Seriously

[_Batty_]

Erm MX5? Preferably a 1.8is MK 1 import.

[kamilb1998]

MX-5.

[Chris71]

For that budget it has to be an MX-5, surely?

They are extremely flattering to drive, though, so if you can keep a track prep'd MR2 facing in the right direction you might find a n/a 'Five a bit tame.

[thinfourth2]

Fleckers said:

RWD
Skinny tyres
no driver aids
wet road
small roundabout

job done

Sounds like a job for


the ssanyoung roduis


Its RWD you know

[Robmarriott]

Fleckers said:

RWD
Skinny tyres
no driver aids
wet road
small roundabout

job done

Morris 1000.

[robdcfc]

cris654321 said:

Iv recently sold my van to work and now have a company van to drive about in, including personal use.

also my mk2 mr2 track only car which I bought quite cheaply is knackered. (rusty sills, engine knocking and severely smoking big ends been done once already, and all the tyres are bald)

Iv got all the money I got for my van £2750 and £500 back from its insurance

and I want to get better at driving/have something car related to do.

I'm not sure weather to go down the track only route or road and track, I want something with good handling rather than just good grip. been thinking about mk3 mr2's.

Also want something light, petrol preferably n/a, must be rwd, mpg isn't an issue but insurance is as I am only 19. Though if it was track only, obviously insurance wouldn't be needed. I got a quote for a mk3 mr2 and it was £1060 so this needs to come out of the budget, budget could grow by £500 for the right car but I don't want to spend more than 1350 on insurance (the lower the better)

Anyone got any good ideas? I am open to left field options.

Have you put the 3grand tax to one side for the personal use of the van?

[Oily Nails]

Robmarriott said:

Fleckers said:

RWD
Skinny tyres
no driver aids
wet road
small roundabout

job done

Morris 1000.

+1
and trust me when the police pull you over for coming out of a roundabout sideways in the rain all he will say is;
"Bloody hell you held onto her well, never thought I'd see one of these doing that"

[gfunk]

Volvo 340 with Renault 19 16v lump. Loads floating about already done have a look
on driftworks!

[shoehorn]

v6 capri

[acf8181]

Think you had it already with the mr2 suggestion....despite everyone raving i found the mx5 not as good

[320touring]

David87 said:

Some sort of straight-six-powered 3-series of E30

this!

[Urban Sports]

GT3 RS

[RegMolehusband]

Oily Nails said:

+1
and trust me when the police pull you over for coming out of a roundabout sideways in the rain all he will say is;
"Bloody hell you held onto her well, never thought I'd see one of these doing that"

+3 I never thought I'd say that! I learnt the art off opposite lock in my Moggy Minor. In more recent years I successfully applied it to my Caterham SLR hillclimb car.

[DouggyMc]

Ford Sierra! Recently bought one for my winter commute and it is brilliant for learning sideways car control. Either that or a E30. Maybe even a Vauxhall Carlton?

[Urban Sports]

Volvo 240 / 740, long wheelbase and rwd, see a few of them on the drift tracks at Oulton, would only set you back the price of a cheap hooker and a small bag of coke.

[hornetrider]

Lightweight, NA, RWD, good handling, cheap, reliable... hmmmm.

Nope. You got me. Stumped.