Ideas! What Car £3 - 4k - maximum fun, minimal financial woe
Discussion
Morning All, sorry for the what car thread but I know you love them really.
Long story short, I bought a 1.2 Clio instead of a v6 alfa GTV back in 2008 as my then girlfriend was learning to drive and pretty much refused the Alfa idea. Something about “hard to park”…
Fast forward to now and I find myself looking at the GTVs again. However; for the past 4 years my sensible mind has been seduced by low-ish mpg and very low maintenance costs.
Any other options I’m overlooking here? The Clio 172/182 is a possibility, but I already have a clio and it’s pretty boring to get one again.
I don’t commute by car and I use it at weekends mainly. I’m trying to convince myself that I won’t notice the difference in costs THAT much....
And before you all shout mx5….unless I cut a couple of inches off the top of my head, that ain’t happening (yes, I know the roof goes down...)
Long story short, I bought a 1.2 Clio instead of a v6 alfa GTV back in 2008 as my then girlfriend was learning to drive and pretty much refused the Alfa idea. Something about “hard to park”…
Fast forward to now and I find myself looking at the GTVs again. However; for the past 4 years my sensible mind has been seduced by low-ish mpg and very low maintenance costs.
Any other options I’m overlooking here? The Clio 172/182 is a possibility, but I already have a clio and it’s pretty boring to get one again.
I don’t commute by car and I use it at weekends mainly. I’m trying to convince myself that I won’t notice the difference in costs THAT much....
And before you all shout mx5….unless I cut a couple of inches off the top of my head, that ain’t happening (yes, I know the roof goes down...)
If it's for the weekend, get a Seven-alike. Not much to go wrong, trivial to work on if something does break, bugger all weight so they use very little fuel, and much more fun than a lardy FWD coupe. They can have a surprising amount of headroom inside if you pick the right one, too...
Something like this: http://pistonheads.com/sales/4004322.htm
(no idea how much space there is in a Dax, but there's other brands available at that kind of price and they do vary in size quite a lot).
Or maybe a Fisher Fury:
If that's too hardcore for you, the mk3 MR2 is probably the most fun cheap to run, mass produced car available for that money. Not sure whether you'd fit, though.
Something like this: http://pistonheads.com/sales/4004322.htm
(no idea how much space there is in a Dax, but there's other brands available at that kind of price and they do vary in size quite a lot).
Or maybe a Fisher Fury:
If that's too hardcore for you, the mk3 MR2 is probably the most fun cheap to run, mass produced car available for that money. Not sure whether you'd fit, though.
Edited by kambites on Saturday 30th June 10:38
Edited by kambites on Saturday 30th June 10:38
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