Fast Car - £5000

[EddScott]

If we are looking at GT4, I really like this one. I've fancied one for a while.

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/private-sale-general-17/704243-yellow-celica-gt4.html

 

[ShiWarrior]

If we are looking at GT4, I really like this one. I've fancied one for a while.

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/private-sale-general-17/704243-yellow-celica-gt4.html

i like the look of that one, not too bad in that colour

 

[Clarkey]

Do they come with A/C etc?

What are servicing costs like?

Yes of course.

High.

 

[Lethagized]

If it's gotta be a 4 seater, then i would go R33 skyline GTST. Bargain at £2.5K http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/675877.htm

 

[Phate]

Yes of course.

I'd like to know why that is an 'of course'

 

[Clarkey]

because you would be hard pushed to find a JDM car without AC, even a 20 year old supermini. Only pov spec don't have auto climate, or super high performance models with delete options.

 

[Jonnycoupe]

DC2 Type R's dont have auto climate, only some have AC and theres a delete option on those

 

[Clarkey]

Maybe the watered down UK spec ones don't, but all the JDM ones have AC, not auto though.

 

[Axeboy]

vr4 vote for me


2.5 twin turbo, loads of torque, active yaw control...

All in a great chassis and a stunning looking car imo

£5000 will get you a phase 2, maybe with recaros

 

[fonzee]

just get the clio at least theyre reasonable to run.

 

[triggerthat]

Out of the cars mentioned, are any of them easily tuneable (without upgrading parts such as the clutch)?

 

[MrFunex]

If it's gotta be a 4 seater, then i would go R33 skyline GTST. Bargain at £2.5K http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/675877.htm

The speedo only appears to go up to 110mph. Is it broken?

 

[bigredshark]

While I'm far from an expert (which is why I don't generally stray into this part of the forum), I had a Volvo (i know) S40 t4 for a while a few years back. It was cheap (I think it was about £4k from memory) and it was a good fun car, pretty reliable and reasonably quick (0-60 is 7.3). Downsides were it drank petrol like it was going out of fasion (or it did the way I drove) but apart from that not much wrong. Of course it's not particularly cool but it was quick and cheap to insure...

 

[oweneades]

The speedo only appears to go up to 110mph. Is it broken?

Japanese import probably. IIRC cars over there are limited to 110mph.

 

[tommy6206]

Is that like a fake Cosworth? A Kia low cost hot hatch?

no I have the real thing 4x4 saff stage 3 tune 340/350 bhp

 

[Kitchster_uk]

How about a Leon Cupra R - like this one. 225bhp, plenty of tuning available as far as I'm aware. Also, very practical, if you need that sort of thing.

 

[ShiWarrior]

How about a Leon Cupra R - like this one. 225bhp, plenty of tuning available as far as I'm aware. Also, very practical, if you need that sort of thing.

nice!

(parkers.co.uk) compareing it to the clio, very very similar in terms of performance and running costs, but the seat is a higher Tax band so expect to pay over £300 next year

 

[Scottland]

nice!

(parkers.co.uk) compareing it to the clio, very very similar in terms of performance and running costs, but the seat is a higher Tax band so expect to pay over £300 next year

A Leon Cupra R will cost more to run than the Clio, fortunately though the one posted isn't a Cupra R as they didn't appear until late 2002/2003 IIRC


I would have a 182 over the standard Leon Cupra though.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The speedo only appears to go up to 110mph. Is it broken?

JDM cars are limited to 112mph from the factory.

 

[ShiWarrior]

JDM cars are limited to 112mph from the factory.

not 113?