What car? (Sorry!) £6-8k

[Ry_B]

Hi guys

The time has come to replace my Celica 190.

Looking at cars now between £6-8k ish, can anyone suggest anything quite fast and reliable, but not something that will drink, so no V8s as I do a lot of town driving aswell. I don't need space so 2 seaters are fine, prefer RWD but FWD is ok as long as it's fun.

I'm swaying towards the EP3 type r, any other ideas? MX5's are off the list unless it's a supercharged example!

Cheers!

[Sim89]

DC2 ITR.
EK9

[Martin_Hx]

Sim89 said:

DC2 ITR.
EK9

Aye nice DC 2 or a turbo version would be nice, if you want a new car go for an EP3 i guess

[Ry_B]

The Crack Fox said:

S2000, surely ?

Good idea - but for some reason I can't insure one for less than £3k even though I can insure most other things for a decent price!

[Ry_B]

Boxster, very good chocie I hadn't thought of, and looking at them now, they're bargains! The 3.2 can be had for £8k!!

Is there an owners club I can ask for more info on Boxsters?

[raw1981]

Porsche club great britain surely?

[CaptainAhab]

Ry_B said:

Boxster, very good chocie I hadn't thought of, and looking at them now, they're bargains! The 3.2 can be had for £8k!!

Is there an owners club I can ask for more info on Boxsters?

Be careful with these, they have a few known engine problems and maintenance compared to, say an EP3 CTR, is a lot more fo fairly similar performance.

[Ry_B]

Hm, just got some laughable insurance quotes.

I think EP3 it is

[Deranged Granny]

Supercharged MX5?

[ArtVandelay]

Renault Megane 225, either a trophy or a facelifted one, think they're around this price now.

[harryowl]

S1 Elise?

[ArtVandelay]

harryowl said:

S1 Elise?

£6-8k is a bit optimistic at for an Elise although I'd imagine a VX220 comes in at that price range

[Ry_B]

ArtVandelay said:

Renault Megane 225, either a trophy or a facelifted one, think they're around this price now.

My brother had a 172 and had nothing atall but problems with it, I'm staying clear of French!

VX220s have gone up now it's summer, they all seem to be very overpriced, most seem to be above the 9k mark, even for the NA!

[FreeLitres]

CaptainAhab said:

Ry_B said:

Boxster...

Be careful with these, they have a few known engine problems and maintenance compared to, say an EP3 CTR, is a lot more fo fairly similar performance.

So when you say similar performance.... ?

[bga]

FreeLitres said:

CaptainAhab said:

Ry_B said:

Boxster...

Be careful with these, they have a few known engine problems and maintenance compared to, say an EP3 CTR, is a lot more fo fairly similar performance.

So when you say similar performance.... ?

I thought the same. Objectively CTR is slower but will be cheaper to run & seats 4/5.

Subjectively the boxster is faster on paper, handles better, and looks better.

[CaptainAhab]

FreeLitres said:

CaptainAhab said:

Ry_B said:

Boxster...

Be careful with these, they have a few known engine problems and maintenance compared to, say an EP3 CTR, is a lot more fo fairly similar performance.

So when you say similar performance.... ?

A EP3 CTR definitely keeps up with a 2.5 and 2.7 Boxster (and is faster to 60 than the 2.5/2.7 tiptronic). It won't with a 3.2 though.

[coley20]

Porsche or Honda mmmmmm?

I Think every what car threat in recent times always has a civic of some sort mentioned. Not my Cup of tea

I reckon...

330ci
TT, 1.8 or V6
VX220
R32
530i M Sport
Boxster

[Ry_B]

The EP3 and the Boxster are both of similar ISH speeds, around the same figure, but anyway I'd love a Boxster but can't insure one!

530m is too big for me really

[CaptainAhab]

anonymous said:

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I agree, but the Porsche is significantly more costly to run!

[CaptainAhab]

anonymous said:

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A basic service on a civic is cheap, parts are cheap and mechanically not much goes wrong. Insurance is much cheaper too.

The Porsche is more expensive to insure. Porsche servicing and parts are significantly more expensive and there are more bits to go wrong. I wouldn't feel comfortable without some money in the bank for a rebuild/new engine or a warranty either.

And the boxster won't do 35mpg!

For example:
Front discs for EP3 are around £50 for the pair. Boxster front discs are £100 each.

More expensive no?