Nurburgring - Best £1000 banger option

[heres2thehole]

So, as often happens, a discussion over a pint has taken a step further:
Task is to buy a £1000 banger between 4 of us, drive it the Ring, and each has a timed lap. Drive it back and sell it (one lady owner, lovingly cared for etc). Decision is what to buy - got to be big enough for 4 of us, reasonably brisk and ..well thats it.
Choices so far seem to centre on a V6 Jag S type or BMW 5 series - Any other ideas what would gives miles and smiles ??

[davebem]

Alfa 156 2.5 V6? Clio 172?

[Synchromesh]

I don't think this thread will go your way, but anyway, I'd suggest a 6-cylinder E46 3-series would offer the right blend of comfort and track-ability. You could get a quite nice 323i or a ropey 330i for that money, or anything in between!

[jb2410]

I'd stretch to £1300 and buy the 306 Rallye in the classifieds myself

[Evanivitch]

Is this a suicide pact?

[Iva Barchetta]

heres2thehole said:

So, as often happens, a discussion over a pint has taken a step further:
Task is to buy a £1000 banger between 4 of us, drive it the Ring, and each has a timed lap. Drive it back and sell it (one lady owner, lovingly cared for etc). Decision is what to buy - got to be big enough for 4 of us, reasonably brisk and ..well thats it.
Choices so far seem to centre on a V6 Jag S type or BMW 5 series - Any other ideas what would gives miles and smiles ??

Have you seen the "Crash at the Nurburgring" thread ?

Taking a shed to the ring.....and timing a lap in it = bad idea.

[magooagain]

Don't do it. Go a there and hire a track rental car if you must go.

[E-bmw]

Having done virtually this a few years ago (Scumball) with an £850 325 e36 coupe, there is ONLY one way to do it with a degree of safety/reliability.

Buy the best historied/looked after car you can.

Budget the same again & replace all suspension/suspension bushes/discs/pads/flexible brake hoses/ate superblue fluid/good tyres/fully service it including complete fluid swap.

Which is EXACTLY what I did.