need to sell the Elise - What car ?

[carl carlson]

Need to sell the elise as I am stepping my first foot on the housing ladder and the cash would come in handy for the deposit


I reckon I will be able to splurge about 2K on my next car but can't deciede what to go for. My main criteria is it must have some va,va,vroom to it, be able to handle and be as much fun to drive as the elise. I would prefer to go for 4 doors this time round but could maybe do another 2dr, though NOT A BLOODY MX5! Car also has to be cheapish to run so no big V12 XJ12s or some big yank tank (though would be fun). RWD or AWD would float my boat more than a FWD hot hatch. The oldish civic type-R is up there on my wish list though so I won't discount anything interesting.

[havoc]

£2k on rwd or 4wd will get you an absolute shed of a 3-series or Impreza.

So you're looking at either a Mk1 MX-5 or a hot hatch, sorry. Unless you go for something in the "near classic" territory, in which case have a war-chest for potential bills. Which if you're buying a house you won't have.


So, cheap to run and £2k purchase cost = keep it simple. 1990s-era Japanese car or an uncomplicated hatchback.


My suggestion would probably be a 306GTi-6 - £2k should get you a decent one, they're not THAT unreliable and parts are sensible prices.

[Gizmo!]

"As much fun to drive as the Elise."

Yeah, I'd get a 3-series if I were you.

Not an MX5.

[MrOrange]

Or...stay off the housing ladder for the next 18 months and pay less for the house then?

[carl carlson]

MrOrange said:

Or...stay off the housing ladder for the next 18 months and pay less for the house then?

Still need a deposit no matter how you look at it.


What is the 200sx like? Will it be cheap to run? Seem to go in the price range that I am looking at. Tempted by a shedish scooby though think this will be a money pit.

[CampDavid]

A Fiesta diesel. Seriously. Because

1. After an Elise anything cheaper will feel slow and crap anyway

2. It'll save you a lot more money

3. When you buy another Elise/Sportscar it'll feel sodding fast again

Dave

[John D.]

I'd plump for a 172 for that money (seeing as you ruled out a mx5). Would be more fun than a Scooby for the money I reckon. Cheap to run too.

[6potdave]

BMW 328i Sport
Toyota MR2 (could get a later Rev 3 or a turbo for that money)
Possibly an Impreza but it would have to be an early one

[chris7676]

The Clio 172 should feel as fast as the Elise, MR2s will be very similar in character. Both quite cheap. But remember while apprently "Speed Kills", property ladders can be quite unstable...

[Rawwr]

Hmm, something to replace an Elise. Tough one. Have you considered a Ka?

[ewenm]

John D. said:

I'd plump for a 172 for that money (seeing as you ruled out a mx5). Would be more fun than a Scooby for the money I reckon. Cheap to run too.

[TTwiggy]

You can have my XJ8 for £2k - mpg isn't that bad *

• it's not that good, either.

[John D.]

chris7676 said:

The Clio 172 should feel as fast as the Elise

It won't. Might actually be just as quick on a give and take road though. Helps being able to see over hedge rows sometimes

Definitely almost as much fun. You do get a nice sensation of speed and involvement.

[Mr2Mike]

carl carlson said:

The oldish civic type-R is up there on my wish list though so I won't discount anything interesting.

The EK9? Have you seen the insane prices these cars fetch? You need to at least double your budget to get an average one, and 3 times your budget to get a nice one. £2k might just get you a badly written off example that needs repairing.

[RobCrezz]

Mr2 Turbo.

Will feel like a older, lazyer, fatter Elise in the bends but so much more power on the straights!