Best cheap car 0-60 in under 7.5 secs?

[adamgerken]

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[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

A Clio RS 172/82 is probably the best call. I had a 172 Cup for some years and loved it. These will be out of budget now, but a FF version wont be. Shop carefully, there shall be dogs out there, but also good ones.

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd say go down the warm hatch route as insurance on a hot hatch could be an issue:

Astra GTC SRI 7.8 seconds

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Alfa Mito Cloverleaf

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Leon FR

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Megane Coupe

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[fido]

Or the ubiquitous answer .. MX-5 Mk3 soft-top (4.5k) with 200bhp+ cams, cat-back exhaust and re-map (2k) .. and insurance (1k) .. 0-60 low sixes

[ZX10R NIN]

1k insurance for a 19 year old with a modified car?

[Mr Tidy]

I sold this for £1,450 in February!

0 to 60 in 7.0, RWD and a petrol straight 6! But for your budget a 130i would be an option (although I'm not sure how insurance would work out). Still 265 bhp and 0 to 60 in under 6 seconds has a certain appeal!

[exelero]

Celica T Sport a really underrated car. Cheap too

[Tannedbaldhead]

Mr Tidy said:

I sold this for £1,450 in February!

0 to 60 in 7.0, RWD and a petrol straight 6! But for your budget a 130i would be an option (although I'm not sure how insurance would work out). Still 265 bhp and 0 to 60 in under 6 seconds has a certain appeal!

You know that gurgling sound Homer Simpson makes after saying "mmmmmmmmm Pizza!" .
Good clean 6 cylinder 3 Compacts have the same effect on me.
Don't they have LSDs btw?

[Tannedbaldhead]

FIAT Stilo Abarth.
Little light hatch with a big fecoff 5 cylinder 2.4 engine up front.