best REAL buget jap car?

[stu_the_flat]

What would you guys say it the best buget jap car?

cheap to run depenable and a great drive.

I was looking at a nissan 100nx. there as ugly as prescot in drag but they look cheap and fun. anybody got any ideas?

[steve_evil]

Starlet Turbo, Daihatsu Charade GTti... Both cost pennies to insure and tax and both are a hell of a lot more fun that the complete dog of a car that is the 100Nx

[Pulsatingstar]

stu_the_flat said:

What would you guys say it the best buget jap car? cheap to run depenable and a great drive. I was looking at a nissan 100nx. there as ugly as prescot in drag but they look cheap and fun. anybody got any ideas?

Mk1 MR2
CRX
Old Corolla GTI

Probably. Avoiding Starlets and Charades as the import factor really bumps the cost.

[steve_evil]

The Charades weren't all imports, loads of UK cars about. Starlets are relatively cheap for parts and insurance, most of the parts come from other models in the toyota lineup, brakes are from the corolla for example. Fensport also stock pretty much everything you need for them.

[fidgits]

depends what you want out of a car to be honest...

i mean, as has been said, for a sports car - cant beat the Mk1 MR2 for cheap fun.

want luxury - go for the honda legend, if you can find one

[tuttle]

You could have some fun in a 100nx targa top
You could do a lot worse than a mid '90's prelude from under £1k ,imo.
Old corrola gti
Early '90's Nissan Micras, still some tidy , 'garaged & lo-miler old geezer owner' examples around. Great little cars to throw about & will take a fair hammering.

[stu_the_flat]

Convertable or trarga tops are a big plus.

The mitubishi Galant 2.4 V6 is surpiringly cheap (but problay not to run)

[steve_evil]

MX5s are dirt cheap these days, reliable and 100 times better to drive than a 100NX, plus you can get the roof down.

[mrskins]

I would go for an Evo6, then re-mortgage just to run it for a year

[tuttle]

steve_evil said:

MX5s are dirt cheap these days, reliable and 100 times better to drive than a 100NX, plus you can get the roof down.

Oh I see, was aiming at VERY cheap cars. Can you pick up a '5 for a few hundred quid? If so, go with it!.

[Yrv 130 turbo]

Daihatsu Yrv 130 turbo
group 9 insurance
0-60 8 seconds but has turbo so pretty nippy when you floor it,has auto box but has tiptronic gear change on steering wheel.
it gives the repmobiles a shock

[benjc]

Mazda mx3s can be had for £695....

[rotarypower]

Gen 1 or Gen 2 N/A RX7!

you can pick up a good FC (gen 2) N/A for about £900 and without the turbo they are not too bad on fuel and the engines last too!

the 1st gen is the best bet but they are prone to rust and a clean tidy one would be about £1k these days - great fun to drive though