What Summer Car?

[Jayho]

Hi,

Been thinking lately that i'd like a car purely for the summer and the roof down... So as it goes here's the criteria:

Sub £1000
Cheap to insure for 20YR old
Roof can disappear
Fun to drive
Prefer RWD but could settle for FWD
Must have good T&T

Any ideas?

[DrTre]

Reliant Scimitar.

[tybo]

Let me think .....

[Dan_1981]

I think you might sturggle.

Sub 1k?

Cheap to insure?

You *MIGHT* drop lucky and find an MX5 for that price but insurance aint going to be too kind to you.

[hornetrider]

Nope. No idea. You got me.

/endofthread

[Jayho]

lol i've been racking my brain for ages! thats why i've done the post...

was thinking about a mr2 non turbo, but anything which is sub £1k is a rust bucket, and i only really like the mk1's... quite rare...

I'd like an MG Midget... but better condition ones are out of budget...

[HereBeMonsters]

205 CJ, Roland Garros Convertible or if you can insure it, a CTI.

[anonymous-user]

Convertible

Fun to drive

FWD?

You know I am stumped, this is the first ever time as well

I shall rack my brains some more

[edo]

Wrong time of year to get a bargain - should have bought mid winter.

[Mark Smith]

Mazda MX5 possibly. Some cheap ones around. Good MG midgets will be in excess of £2500

[Silverbullet767]

Speak to your local fire dept. they should have the jaws of life somewhere.

Instant convertable. It might wobble a bit though.

[V8mate]

Hummer.




Quite summery. In yellow.

[300bhp/ton]

Jayho said:

Hi,

Been thinking lately that i'd like a car purely for the summer and the roof down... So as it goes here's the criteria:

Sub £1000
Cheap to insure for 20YR old
Roof can disappear
Fun to drive
Prefer RWD but could settle for FWD
Must have good T&T

Any ideas?

Ignoring the price and insurance, it comes down to the similar candidates really.

Nissan 100NX - glass T-top
Toyota MR2 t-top
MGF
Midget
Spitfire
TR7 DHC
Honda del sol CRX
MX-5

Or maybe a hatch convertible like a Rover 200, Ford Escort, VW or Pug.

[HereBeMonsters]

If you can find one, a Honda Beat?

[hornetrider]

Mark Smith said:

Mazda MX5 possibly.

[V8mate]

306 cabriolet

[stephen300o]

Daihatsu copen?

[trickywoo]

stephen300o said:

Daihatsu copen?

In budget?

[DrTre]

HereBeMonsters said:

If you can find one, a Honda Beat?

unlikely for a monkey or pony or giraffe or whatever a grand is.

[Bonefish Blues]

doogz said:

Buy an Espace and an angle grinder?

My thoughts precisely