New game: You've got £1.5k to spend on a car...

Jester* · 15 Jun 2019 at 10:44

NVP said:
How many days realistically do you think I'd get haha

Depends...do you feel lucky...!

vanpeebles · 15 Jun 2019 at 10:47

mgb or something classic.

andy_mk3 · 15 Jun 2019 at 10:48

Corsa B, strip it out, fit a C20XE and some suspension and brakes

paradigm · 15 Jun 2019 at 10:48

NVP said:
How does she handle, honestly. Cumbersome and numb, or are you engaged?

Honestly, somewhere in the middle. With decent tyres mine was great fun at Curborough spint course. Not as engaging as my MX5 was, but on balance as a car that I can use both every day and for fun, its a better all rounder.

OpenToSuggestions · 15 Jun 2019 at 10:51

I can't see you finding a decent TT for £1500 nor an MR2 that isn't rusty.

The only answers here are MK1/MK2 MX5 or a 172/182 Clio.
I have a MK1 MX5 and you can buy a used engine with a loom and gearbox for £150.

Nasher · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:29

I don't think you find any sports cars in good condition for that cheap really. All of them will need restoring in some way.

Uncle_Gravy · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:36

Clio 172/182

Akagi · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:39

This is the game I play whenever I buy a new car...

MX5
Corolla T-Sport
T5 Volvo

NVP · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:40

Acme said:
This is the game I play whenever I buy a new car...

MX5
Corolla T-Sport
T5 Volvo

I don't think you're very good at it

jk

Akagi · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:41

NVP said:
I don't think you're very good at it

jk

I am the master.

Tit.

chroniclard · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:46

Hmm sister in law's MK1 TT is probably worth about a grand. Slow, heavy, average handling, no fun at all.

What is the ops definition of fun in a car?

NVP · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:49

No, no this is YOUR definition of fun.

Akagi · 15 Jun 2019 at 11:51

In addition to my previous post:

Clio 172/182
R53 Mini Cooper S

Just do what I do. Go to Autotrader, set 0 - 60 to sub 8 seconds, set transmission to manual, set mileage to sub 200,000, set price to sub £2000, private only, exclude CAT C/D/N/S, and hit search. See what comes up.

chroniclard · 15 Jun 2019 at 12:12

Knackered old MX5 - £800
Nitrous kit - £700

JRS · 15 Jun 2019 at 12:25

Clio 172 perhaps.

Cleisthenes · 15 Jun 2019 at 12:26

Howard said:
I know they're not the most highly-regarded "hot hatch". But a friend of mine had one and I drove it a few times. It was seriously satisfying to drive hard through the twisties. Fantastic chassis and enough power to be enjoyable.

On Chris Harris's podcast this week he actually said that the mk1 Focus was the 'best' car he ever road tested. It was mysteriously good he said.

iamdjdz · 15 Jun 2019 at 12:34

On the off chance I wasn't going to throw the money away for a few weeks of joy in an RX8, I'd look at a Volvo C70 tbh.

Like this: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...d=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&zero-to-60=TO_8

G-MAN2004 · 15 Jun 2019 at 13:30

https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...5-renaultsport-172-16v-----------2003/9719912

JRS · 15 Jun 2019 at 13:34

JRS said:
Clio 172 perhaps.

G-MAN2004 said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...5-renaultsport-172-16v-----------2003/9719912

Great minds

geekman · 15 Jun 2019 at 14:17

NVP said:
Your N/A as fun as the turbo or was it world's apart?

Genuinely was: sure, the turbo was faster, but the N/A is enough for the road, it was only on the track where I felt it needed more power.

Whilst it’s hard finding non rusty ones for sub £1500, it can be done. A friend paid about £650 last year for one and has had no rust issues at all.