What cheap fun car...

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I'm stumped!

Looking for a £1200 weekend fun car, occasionally to be used by SWMBO for important trips so must have some reliability.
Something good on B roads.

Don't want MX-5 at the moment.

Not bothered about MPG and insurance is reasonable on most things nowadays.

Don't want to spend much on upkeep.

Open to any suggestions.

Help me PH

[_Al_]

For me, older Japanese coupe at that price. I just picked up a very clean mk2 MR2 for not much more than that, there's also plenty of mk3 MR2s, Mitsubishi FTOs (if you can find one) or something like a sporty small hatch (Yaris, Starlet)?


Better to drive but less reliable would be an old French hatch e.g. 306 GTI or sporty Clio.

Failing that any old Ford (cougar V6 perhaps), Focus or Fiesta would be an obvious if mainstream choice.

[sideways20vT]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/c...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[Quhet]

Puma

[anoother]

Peugot 306 XSI / GTI-6 / Rallye
Suzuki Ignis Sport [may be stretching the budget a bit]
Nissan Primera p10 egt/ p11 gt
Proton Satria GTI
Ford Mondeo ST24 / ST200
Ford Puma

You'll struggle to break away from FWD if you've ruled out an MX5.

Edited by anoother on Monday 9th September 00:23

[_Al_]

anoother said:

You'll struggle to break away from FWD if you've ruled out an MX5.

There are some, mostly Japanese. As
Well as the MR2 there's the mk3 Supra, a real dog of a 300zx NA, any number of auto-barges with large engines and naturally aspirated Nissan 200SXs.

This might have gone for a cheeky offer;

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/n...

That said, the wife may not have loved it..

You could get a really old 3-series or Mercedes perhaps?

[trackerjack]

Saab.............but dont expect to find it easy to sell once you finish with it.

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I do miss my 200sx. Not available in my price range these days and spent too much on welding!

[anoother]

Porsche 924?