Spec me a sleeper.

Freefaller said:
Am I a chav for turbo charging my MX5?
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Of course not. It's a completely different kettle of fish. Taking a well sorted sports car (Perhaps one of the best of all time) and adding power is not the same thing as taking a Corsa 1.2 and making it go fast in a straight line.
 
Toyota Starlet GT, 1.3 = 130bhp. Could probs get it to 160/170 without costing too much.
 
[TW]Fox;10405752 said:
Of course not. It's a completely different kettle of fish. Taking a well sorted sports car (Perhaps one of the best of all time) and adding power is not the same thing as taking a Corsa 1.2 and making it go fast in a straight line.
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What about taking a 1.2 Corsa and making it go fast around corners and in a straight line...?

*n
 
[TW]Fox;10405752 said:
Of course not. It's a completely different kettle of fish. Taking a well sorted sports car (Perhaps one of the best of all time) and adding power is not the same thing as taking a Corsa 1.2 and making it go fast in a straight line.
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You know my comment was meant to be facetious right?! ;) :p
 
For me the appeal of a sleeper has nothing to do with traffic light grand prix. It's about driving something that's got some real oomph even though it looks perfectly innocuous.
 
Jonny69 said:
What about an ex top of the range late 90's Volvo 700 series turbo estate fitted with a new turbo like the one in the back of my car:

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1940/50 era Ford Pop??
 
[TW]Fox;10405752 said:
Of course not. It's a completely different kettle of fish. Taking a well sorted sports car (Perhaps one of the best of all time) and adding power is not the same thing as taking a Corsa 1.2 and making it go fast in a straight line.
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mx-5.... sportscar? what have you been sniffing? :p
 
[TW]Fox;10405925 said:
MX5 is a textbook Sports Car.
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I guess i'm thinking of the image problem it has. FWIW a sports car to me would be something sportier. i.e. a bigger engine and basically quicker...

it looks like a sportscar but without the go. however Freefaller has rectified what i thought was lacking on an mx-5 to turn it from a poser car to something sporty. :)
 
Phil W said:
I don't care what Fox says, how pointless it is, or how stupid it is to put a Ford engine in a Nissan, thats an AWESOME sleeper.
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100% agree with that....

best sleeper i seen was a 450bhp 4x4 sierra estate. :) had little 15" alloys on it and aside from the cossie bumpers looked stock. even down to the crap blue paintscheme if i remember correctly.
 
[TW]Fox;10405976 said:
A traditional sports car, though, was not about power.
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it's about performance.... performance is directly related to engine power, and indirectly related to weight and shape.

a combination of these gives performance and in my eyes makes a car a sports car or a wannabe. :)
 
A sports car does not require a large, powerful engine, though many do have them. Some classic British sports cars lacked powerful engines, but were known for exceptional handling due to light weight, a well-engineered, balanced chassis, and modern suspension. On tight, twisting roads, such an automobile performs more effectively than a heavier, more powerful luxury car with less maneuverability.
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An MX5 is a Sports Car. a BMW M5 is not. One is powerful and very fast. The other is not. The two factors are not related.
 
helpimcrap said:
it looks like a sportscar but without the go. however Freefaller has rectified what i thought was lacking on an mx-5 to turn it from a poser car to something sporty. :)
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Yeah it was one thing that it needed was more power - at around 200bhp and around 200bhp/tonne it's about where it should be :) Actually it's pretty flippin' awesome! :D
 
Forget the age of the car, and get a Dolimite Sprint with classic car insurance.
Car and insurance should cost <£2000, and you`ve got plenty left for repairs and maintainence.
 
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