£1k to spend and it has to be sporty/quick/convertible

[The Nur]

Nice easy one here lads, the remit is this:- £1k to spend. Must be sporty, quick or convertible (or interesting)

I have my eye on a E36 328i coupe that I am going to go have a look at tomorrow, other than that I am at a loss. I have scoured the classified for days, nay, weeks to find something suitable and it just isn't coming to me so I thought I might as well ask on here.

Any suggestions? I have no problem with 2 seats, (relatively) high capacity engines, insurance groups up to about the old 16-17 level (i.e 328i sport etc) but I am also open to oddball choices, barges and suchlike

Bearing in mind this will be a half-bangernomics car, with the intention that if I like it, I will look after it but ideally suggestions will not crumble into dust unless they have around the purchase price spent on them in the next year

Any thoughts?

[PH lurker]

MX-5?

[The Nur]

PH lurker said:

MX-5?

And, there it is...

It has been considered, but my friend has just bought a 2.8 Z3 and I sort of want to be able to keep up Plus, they all seem to be bloody miles away from where I live (sa2)

[Rollcage]

How about an early 9-3 Turbo Cabrio?

[The Nur]

Rollcage said:

How about an early 9-3 Turbo Cabrio?

This has been thought of but the problem is I currently drive a Mk3 golf cabrio and I really would like to get away from the front wheel drive 4 seat cabrio thing. I'll probably go back to it in the future but for now I fancy a change. Cheers for the suggestion though. good and left field

[Needa308GT4]

a 1k 328 is going to be rough as f***

[Rollcage]

Impreza Turbo? Insurance might be iffy though.

I have this sort of dilemma all the time, and I have yet to adequately satisfy it! I'm currently trying out a 328i SE - lovely car.

[VR46]

Golf mk3 vr6? Mk1 mr2,

[Rollcage]

Needa308GT4 said:

a 1k 328 is going to be rough as f***

Rubbish. You just need to keep an eye out. E46s are now getting into this sort of level, there are plenty out there.

[clarkmagpie]

MR2 turbo
300ZX Twin turbo

Both T-Bars but daftly quick.

[daemon]

The Nur said:

PH lurker said:

MX-5?

And, there it is...

It has been considered, but my friend has just bought a 2.8 Z3 and I sort of want to be able to keep up Plus, they all seem to be bloody miles away from where I live (sa2)

I'd definitely have an mx5. I'd say on a cross country blast he wont be getting too far ahead of one.

[Rollcage]

daemon said:

I'd definitely have an mx5. I'd say on a cross country blast he wont be getting too far ahead of one.

I dunno about that. Power usually overcomes!

[LongLiveTazio]

MGF?

[daemon]

Rollcage said:

daemon said:

I'd definitely have an mx5. I'd say on a cross country blast he wont be getting too far ahead of one.

I dunno about that. Power usually overcomes!

Nose heavy though and not as lightweight and nimble as an MX5.

I bought an MX5 for £700 a few months ago, i'd a real hoot in it. Great little thing.

[NightRunner]

MX5

[daemon]

LongLiveTazio said:

MGF?

Prone to HGF in early guises. I'd only consider a MG TF these days as they had the problem pretty much cracked by the time they came out.

[The Boy Lard]

A rough M100 Elan?

[muppets_mate]

The Boy Lard said:

A rough M100 Elan?

For a bag of sand, really? Where?

[Chris71]

Most of the sensible suggestions having already been covered, what about a Dutton Phaeton?

Ugly as sin, slightly agricultural engineering, but likely to be one of the fastest and (care of kit car insurance) most insurable cars you can find for circa £1,000.

[DrTre]

Alfa 75 Sadly it's an auto and has an unusual take on Italian electrics (and fuel...maybe not an ideal combination...then again, it is BBQ weather)

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C307878

ETA...this is a st idea. Ignore it. I just quite liked it.

How about a Volvo T5 for barge?