Need recommendations a fun car under 4 metres in length?

[Richyboy]

Probably a strange one. Have a car sized garage but have washing machine and some other stuff at the back of it. Maximum length car I can fit in there is 4 metres also I prefer small cars anyway. So far my list consists of:

lotus elise
abarth 500
lotus exige
bmw i3 - fun part might be an issue here?
mx5

[alangla]

Ford Fiesta is 4067mm according to Wikipedia, if you could fit that in then a Fiesta ST?

[Blayney]

classic mini.

with a VTEC conversion if you think it needs to be fast.

[dlockhart]

bmw z4 is 4.09 meters any good, otherwise the elise is best of the bunch for fun, however it has no practicality

[kambites]

VX220
mk3 MR2
Looooads of classics.

[boobles]

http://www.carsforsale-uk.com/car-detail/uk/EBBOuE...

[kambites]

boobles said:

http://www.carsforsale-uk.com/car-detail/uk/EBBOuE...

Surely that's too long?

[boobles]

kambites said:

Surely that's too long?

4 metres 5cm....

[kambites]

boobles said:

kambites said:

Surely that's too long?

4 meters 5cm....

So it is too long but by nowhere near as much as I thought.

There seems to be an amazing number of smallish sports cars which are between 4m and 4.1m long.


Worth noting that the current Exige is too long, too.

[boobles]

kambites said:

So it is too long but by nowhere near as much as I thought.

There seems to be an amazing number of smallish sports cars which are between 4m and 4.1m long.

Sure he could squeeze it in.... Or buy a smaller washing machine!

[cptsideways]

Plenty of Kei cars will fit the bill

Suzuki Cappuccino
Daihatsu TRX 4x4 Turbo nutter wrc mobility scooter thing
Daihatsu Copen

etc etc

[Checkmate]

Phase 2 Clio V6 is 3841mm in length. Lots of fun. Also an appreciating asset.

Edited by Checkmate on Thursday 2nd October 17:05

[Bill]

Caterham.

Next!!

[xjay1337]

dlockhart said:

bmw z4 is 4.09 meters any good, otherwise the elise is best of the bunch for fun, however it has no practicality

Pedals are heavily offset and not very nice.

Z4m though... yum.

[motorhole]

Lotus Sunbeam if you have the funds. Well under 4 metres! Or a mk3 MR2 if you havn't...

[boobles]

To be honest I think the OP has already thought about the "best" small car he could get.

Lotus Elise without a shadow of doubt! If he can afford one, go for it....
I have owned two & loved every single minute of owning them!

[The Big G]

TVR s series or griffith, the chimp is 15mm too long

Both would be a lot of fun

Is it to be a daily or a second car?

[Krikkit]

Checkmate said:

Phase 2 Clio V6 is 3841mm in length. Lots of fun. Also an appreciating asset.

Edited by Checkmate on Thursday 2nd October 17:05

Surely this is the best answer so far? Fun, RWD, 15cm of space to spare to make it easier to get in the garage and a cast-iron investment.

[Huff]

Fisher Fury, pref bike-engined and spyder body. Yes I'm biased, but it's 3.25m long leaving you space to tinker - and oh so very much fun