Cheap nasty (but fun) old hot hatch - Renaultsport vs Type R

[HumanDoing]

Hi everybody,

I have a 12 plate Fiesta as my econobox daily dull driver - rather than trading this in to get something that covers all bases like a Z4 or a new hot hatch, I'm thinking about just keeping the Fiesta and getting a dirt cheap bit of fun as a weekender/occasional driver.

10 year old Renaultsport models and Civic Type Rs seem to be available under £4k now - any recommendations on which? I'm edging towards the type R as it just seems to have a bit more about it. Deprecation, fuel economy etc. not a factor, all that matters is the fun of razzing it around in this thing for maybe 2-3k miles a year before it conks out. Any suggestions on which to plump for to scratch my itch for something fast and fun?

Thanks!

[Nige_GTI]

R53 Cooper s? Not quite as quick as the type R when standard but extremely fun and cheap to mod if you wish. Plus they sound much better than the other 2.

[Patch888]

Why would they conk out? What are you planning to do?

Don't buy a cheap nasty one buy a cheap decent one, both are fun capable cars.

[dave_s13]

My Leon Cupra R might be for sale next month.

265bhp.... Much less than 4k and in very good condition.

Another one to consider.

[HumanDoing]

Maybe they wouldn't conk out, I'm not planning to do anything crazy with them. Just didn't want people to think that I was deluding myself that for under £4k I'd get something that'd be the dogs danglies for eternity without any issues

[Benbay001]

HumanDoing said:

Maybe they wouldn't conk out

They definately wont conk out
Unless you do something silly with them, like run them without oil.