£5k challenge

[Chris71]

It's Friday, so time to indulge in a spot of light window shopping in the classifieds! This is a largely hypothetical what car, and the rules are:

• Strictly under £5k
• Must be a 2WD (front or rear) road-orientated car - no off-roaders, vans or competition cars

Top priority is fun factor (however you choose to interpret that) and there are extra marks for anything a bit leftfield (providing its still viable transport).

[CampDavid]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2299271.htm

People will obviously pipe up that it's an auto and, as such, no fun. I will point to the brilliant linear power delivery that you only et with a multivalve V8 and that the box could be the slowest thing in the world, you'll always been in the right gear.

Proper car

[j44esd]

CampDavid said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2299271.htm

People will obviously pipe up that it's an auto and, as such, no fun. I will point to the brilliant linear power delivery that you only et with a multivalve V8 and that the box could be the slowest thing in the world, you'll always been in the right gear.

Proper car

Nice car, but could those wheels be any wronger...

[j44esd]

I nominate:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1987522.htm

[Chris71]

I know I posted this in another topic yesterday, but I've got a real hankering for a 318iS at the moment. If I had an extra space in the garage I'd seriously consider something like this.



http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2455519.htm

[CampDavid]

j44esd said:

Nice car, but could those wheels be any wronger...

No, they could not. To be honest I just wanted an example. The cheap wheels that one has would put me right off for a start. If I were seriously looking I'd be on the phone to this guy

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

although it's obviously on intergalactic mileage, the manual is really rather rare, though I hear that the box is a bag of crap.

[djt100]

Clio 172 Turbo...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2217036.htm

or a corvette

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2492989.htm

[Chris71]

djt100 said:

A corvette

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2492989.htm

It's even a manual...

Not sure I could live with that dashboard, though.

[Smike]

Ford's E30 M3 ....and with some money left over to help get it up to scratch

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2432494.htm

[rallycross]

I'm going for this. rare manual 635 Csi

A beautifull classic BMW sharknosed Coupe, with 4 proper seats.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2362413.htm

I was hoping to see a late model motorsport Csi but prices seem to have rocketed since I last looked at 6 series prices.

[T16OLE]

£2k change too

[itz_baseline]

UK Spec DC2 'Teg.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2464317.htm

[braddo]

Chris71 said:

I know I posted this in another topic yesterday, but I've got a real hankering for a 318iS at the moment. If I had an extra space in the garage I'd seriously consider something like this.



http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2455519.htm

Very nice indeed. I've often thought that a good one of these with a supercharger added would make a fantastic trackable road car.

[eltax91]

Honda S2000 was my favorite from when I posted this same topic a month ago

[LuS1fer]

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2492989.htm

Corvette.
Funnily enough I test drove a 1986 928 and a 1985 Corvette and chose the Corvette which I ran as a daily driver for 3 years. Great fun.


This has the manual box and the "proper distributor" L98 with 250hp. The raer indicators and the incorrect wing badges want removing though.

Edited by LuS1fer on Friday 18th February 10:49

[garrykiller]

5k will get you 2 Mazda mx5's twice the amount of fun!

[GreatGranny]

I may get flamed for this but I just love these and have never seen one which is a low mileage as this, and only 1 owner.



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C210066/

[Chris71]

In homage to 300bhp/ton, here's a string of random suggestions:

Alfa 145 Cloverleaf £1.2k:


260Z with an engine transplant, £4.2k:


Mint Cinquecento Sporting, £1.1k:


Integra Type R, £4.2k:


Mazda 323 TWR Turbo 4WD (okay, I broke the 4WD rule, but it's not an off roader or Mitsubaru):


Smart Roadster, £4.9k:


1330cc tweaked Mini, £4.5k:


TVR Tasmin V8, £3.9k:


MG Midget, £4.45k:

[steveborner]

if it was a second car something similar to this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2403393.htm

if it was a daily driver

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2059811.htm

couldnt have much more fun in eitehr either on a road or track

[ManOpener]

If you can push the budget:



http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/31010/Porsch...
Inside looks a little messy but nothing a tin of hammerite wouldn't sort. It's a track car too, so not exactly road-orientated.

If not:



http://pistonheads.com/sales/2397670.htm

If you need something to carry the kids/friends/shopping



http://pistonheads.com/sales/2455944.htm

If you've got your brave pills to hand



http://pistonheads.com/sales/2468744.htm