£5000 what car - you know you love them!
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Some will be thinking, here is TRD in YET another What car thread, but I really want ideas.
Currently knocking around in a 350Z, but I want to sell it for something that may be just as fun (if not more so), but hopefully cheaper to run, so that I can have more fun, more of the time.
I'm very open minded. It doesn't have to be practical at all, but it must be cheaper to run than the Zed - maybe slightly more insurance, but cheaper on things like brakes and tyres and road tax (i.e. £270 would not be a problem for the tax, but I definitely don't want to pay £475 again). Hopefully it should do better MPG as well (my 350Z can't even manage 30 MPG even on a 70 mph motorway run as I've just found out). It should also be quite reliable (no Renaults).
The main thing is, it must put a smile on my face.
I am totally open to any suggestion, and once I sell the Zed and buy what I am going to buy, I will update this thread, and that is a promise.
So far, I've thought about:-
Currently knocking around in a 350Z, but I want to sell it for something that may be just as fun (if not more so), but hopefully cheaper to run, so that I can have more fun, more of the time.
I'm very open minded. It doesn't have to be practical at all, but it must be cheaper to run than the Zed - maybe slightly more insurance, but cheaper on things like brakes and tyres and road tax (i.e. £270 would not be a problem for the tax, but I definitely don't want to pay £475 again). Hopefully it should do better MPG as well (my 350Z can't even manage 30 MPG even on a 70 mph motorway run as I've just found out). It should also be quite reliable (no Renaults).
The main thing is, it must put a smile on my face.
I am totally open to any suggestion, and once I sell the Zed and buy what I am going to buy, I will update this thread, and that is a promise.
So far, I've thought about:-
- Cheap MR2 Mk3, rip out the engine and replace with a 2ZZ
- Turbo MX5 Mk1 / 2
- 106 Rallye (original, or possibly one with a GTI engine)
- 205 GTI
- Mk5 Golf GTI
- Leon Cupra R with remap
- Smart Roadster
- Audi S3 with remap
TameRacingDriver said:
Some will be thinking, here is TRD in YET another What car thread, but I really want ideas.
Currently knocking around in a 350Z, but I want to sell it for something that may be just as fun (if not more so), but hopefully cheaper to run, so that I can have more fun, more of the time.
I'm very open minded. It doesn't have to be practical at all, but it must be cheaper to run than the Zed - maybe slightly more insurance, but cheaper on things like brakes and tyres and road tax (i.e. £270 would not be a problem for the tax, but I definitely don't want to pay £475 again). Hopefully it should do better MPG as well (my 350Z can't even manage 30 MPG even on a 70 mph motorway run as I've just found out). It should also be quite reliable (no Renaults).
The main thing is, it must put a smile on my face.
I am totally open to any suggestion, and once I sell the Zed and buy what I am going to buy, I will update this thread, and that is a promise.
So far, I've thought about:-
Integra TypeRCurrently knocking around in a 350Z, but I want to sell it for something that may be just as fun (if not more so), but hopefully cheaper to run, so that I can have more fun, more of the time.
I'm very open minded. It doesn't have to be practical at all, but it must be cheaper to run than the Zed - maybe slightly more insurance, but cheaper on things like brakes and tyres and road tax (i.e. £270 would not be a problem for the tax, but I definitely don't want to pay £475 again). Hopefully it should do better MPG as well (my 350Z can't even manage 30 MPG even on a 70 mph motorway run as I've just found out). It should also be quite reliable (no Renaults).
The main thing is, it must put a smile on my face.
I am totally open to any suggestion, and once I sell the Zed and buy what I am going to buy, I will update this thread, and that is a promise.
So far, I've thought about:-
- Cheap MR2 Mk3, rip out the engine and replace with a 2ZZ
- Turbo MX5 Mk1 / 2
- 106 Rallye (original, or possibly one with a GTI engine)
- 205 GTI
- Mk5 Golf GTI
- Leon Cupra R with remap
- Smart Roadster
- Audi S3 with remap
chrisw666 said:
K11 Micra and something more focused for fun.
No sense wasting fuel on a commute if you have space for a bangernomics daily and a stripped, hard riding, thirsty toy.
Got a Corsa C 1.2 to use for that. That said, it would be nice if the toy could be used for the occasional commute.No sense wasting fuel on a commute if you have space for a bangernomics daily and a stripped, hard riding, thirsty toy.
None of those cars are going to be significantly cheaper to run, other than maybe a £200 a year saving on tax which isn't that much in the grand scheme of things. Take my Mk 5 Gti for example, £250 a year to tax, and gets about 32mpg at a 70mph cruise. And with any change of car there is there risk that the new one will need money spending on it as it's unknown.
If you just fancy a change then go for it, but don't kid yourself that they will bring much in the way of savings on running costs.
And for £5k I would get a good facelift EP3 CTR with a subtle exhaust, breathing, a good geo and kpro.
If you just fancy a change then go for it, but don't kid yourself that they will bring much in the way of savings on running costs.
And for £5k I would get a good facelift EP3 CTR with a subtle exhaust, breathing, a good geo and kpro.
Edited by zabba on Saturday 16th March 18:01
Grovsie26 said:
Mk5 gti downwards i wouldn't consider exactly great fun to be honest, and i certailny wouldn't be selling a 350z to get one.
5k on a 20+ year old Pug is mental IMO.
Out of that list MR2 Turbo.
What about a scooby, or an Evo? Or another Type R, DC5.........
I was just about to say before I spotted your w5k on a 20+ year old Pug is mental IMO.
Out of that list MR2 Turbo.
What about a scooby, or an Evo? Or another Type R, DC5.........
kerish reply to me on the other thread that this is the kind of feedback I wanted.Wouldn't get a DC5 for £5K. If I could, that might well be my choice.
Yeah 5k would be a bit of a dog id imagine though i thought they'd come down in price a bit.
DC2 again then...Or an ATR, and you could use the rest for a few choice mods, clean up, etc, or spend on hookers/coke, whatever is ya thing.
Or a CTR, if you can pull ya head outta ya ass. lol
Don't dismiss the clio's either, they are fun, but i wouldn't have one over a Type R.
What about a E36 M3 Evo?
DC2 again then...Or an ATR, and you could use the rest for a few choice mods, clean up, etc, or spend on hookers/coke, whatever is ya thing.
Or a CTR, if you can pull ya head outta ya ass. lol
Don't dismiss the clio's either, they are fun, but i wouldn't have one over a Type R.
What about a E36 M3 Evo?
M3 Evo would be a bit more on the running costs than I would like, probably cost even more than the Zed to run.
I've just looked for DC5s, start at £6,500.
Pity as they look lovely.
Even JDM CTRs are megabucks.
The EP3 might be alright idea, but after driving one, I would think it would benefit from an LSD.
I'll definitely consider one. Which drives better between an S2K or an EP3?
I've just looked for DC5s, start at £6,500.
Pity as they look lovely.Even JDM CTRs are megabucks.
The EP3 might be alright idea, but after driving one, I would think it would benefit from an LSD.
I'll definitely consider one. Which drives better between an S2K or an EP3?
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