After a sporty a car around £2k... what not to get? What to get :D

Wow thanks to the replies, plenty of ideas thrown up in the air now :)

I thought the Celica 190 didnt suffer from oil burning issues as it was a different engine?

Thought about an Alpha but worried about running costs & the 156 v6 sportwagon maybe too thirsty.
Same with a Mk4 golf V6, although kinda tempting to take the hit as even though they're not that sporty looking as everything else is good, although for £2k I dunno.

Shame about the ST170 being a bit high maintenance & thirsty + hard to find a good example within 40 miles of ST3.

I think the Honda Prelude looks a bit dated, same as with the GTI-6 which ive never heard of but always gets lots of praise on here ive noticed... A pity Ford could not do as good an engine?

Actually 2 seats is fine if I could chuck the bike somewhere (tho not imperative), though not an MX5.

A BMW E36 is a little dated for my money & id be worried about running costs & finding a good example. Out of my league?

Cleo Sport, welll I know they're meant to be well rapid although I was after something a bit more sophisticated like a bigger coup + I think they're out of my price.

A Toyota Starlet is not the look im after & so far I like the look of the Focus ST170, Celica 99-06 & maybe a nice Hyundai Coup although I went for a ride in a 2.0L & thought is was not that quick & very plastic inside.
 
Eliot said:
From your comments i think a mr2 mk2 rev3 or later 2.0 na fits the bill
Sounds like you want that level of performance, economy, realiability and looks and shape.
Maybe one that looks like this beauty.
http://mobile.pistonheads.com/sales/4065400.htm
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I think the mk1 MR2 looked amazing but not what im after now, if there are any left.
Yeah something nice to look at & I was actually looking at getting an mk1 or mk2 MR2 7 years but could not find a good example & ended up with a white Calibra instead & remember the first time I drove it I felt really swish like it was a Ferrari or something lol. Well my previous car was an Orion ahmm.
A mk2 MR2 now I think is would be a bit dated & below the cash I have available. Also I heard the turbo goes sideways around a roundabout?

Worried about the Celica 190 now as reading reports of tensioner belts going & costing £1k to fix & lots of expensive repairs etc. Plus the 190 is quite rare for around £2k.

Looking at the Hyundai Coupe now which seem to get you a newer car for the money but ive yet to read up on them. Maybe a V6 as my work journey is half carriageway so maybe the fuel wont be so bad.
 
2zz from t sport is not the same as the 140 which is found in the mr2 mk3 and celic@ 140. Different block, different all round. Shouldn't have the same issue as the 140..

And i read you can change the tensioner belt and pulley in 45 mins if you know what you're doing.
 
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The Running Man said:
2zz from t sport is not the same as the 140 which is found in the mr2 mk3 and celic@ 140. Different block, different all round. Shouldn't have the same issue as the 140..

And i read you can change the tensioner belt and pulley in 45 mins if you know what you're doing.
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I believe they do have the same issues unfortunately (happy to be proved wrong though) - its essentially the same block iirc and its oval bore that's the problem
 
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juno_first said:
Looking at the Hyundai Coupe now which seem to get you a newer car for the money but ive yet to read up on them. Maybe a V6 as my work journey is half carriageway so maybe the fuel wont be so bad.
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They are pretty crap, avoid.

2k also gets you a decent clio 172, Octavia vrs, or Leon Cupra. All much better than a ST 170.
 
Just done the math & i'll have £2266 in 3 weeks + whatever the Mondeo is worth? £160 scrap at least but taxed/mot to end Sep huh, so £2426 with part-ex or scrap afterwords possible?

Clio Sport is nice & fast/mpg good in comparisons but tacky dash, small & not nice looking like a proper coupé.

SEAT Leon Cupra T is fast/mpg ok but not best looker.

How come the Corrado will always need fixing?
 
Corrado G60 will not do 0-60 in 7.5s, more like 8 - 8.5s, and that's at new. With the inevitable power loss over 20 odd years you might struggle for that even.

Nice thing with the G60 was remapping it and putting a smaller pulley on the supercharger (if you didn't mind blowing it up, that is!)
 
Havana_UK said:
Corrado G60 will not do 0-60 in 7.5s, more like 8 - 8.5s, and that's at new. With the inevitable power loss over 20 odd years you might struggle for that even.

Nice thing with the G60 was remapping it and putting a smaller pulley on the supercharger (if you didn't mind blowing it up, that is!)
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Oh just lol. :rolleyes:

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To expand - the G60 has a lower ratio gearbox - it can't hit 60mph in second gear like the VR6 can - you need third to hit 60 in a G60 making it 'slower' off the line :rolleyes: - it's as quick to 100mph as the VR6.

Many many many people have put 'chip and pulley' kits on the 1.8 G60 with no problems - the real problem with the G60 is not servicing the supercharger :)
 
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juno_first said:
I think the mk1 MR2 looked amazing but not what im after now, if there are any left.
Yeah something nice to look at & I was actually looking at getting an mk1 or mk2 MR2 7 years but could not find a good example & ended up with a white Calibra instead & remember the first time I drove it I felt really swish like it was a Ferrari or something lol. Well my previous car was an Orion ahmm.
A mk2 MR2 now I think is would be a bit dated & below the cash I have available. Also I heard the turbo goes sideways around a roundabout?

Worried about the Celica 190 now as reading reports of tensioner belts going & costing £1k to fix & lots of expensive repairs etc. Plus the 190 is quite rare for around £2k.

Looking at the Hyundai Coupe now which seem to get you a newer car for the money but ive yet to read up on them. Maybe a V6 as my work journey is half carriageway so maybe the fuel wont be so bad.
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The going sideways thing only really effects idiots. And they fixed that at rev 3 which is why i suggested.
Basicsally anything late 94 onwards. You wont get a nice onw unless you sppend 2k too so its bang on budget
 
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3893649.htm

Looks like an honest advert, probably barter down the price a little. Aircon regas isn't all that much, and even if it's a corroded pipe/condenser, you can pick them up from breakers for quite cheap. New key isn't much of a deal either, you can buy the key from Honda and get it coded for around £50, then buy a second hand FOB and code it yourself, will be around £20 or so.

Prelude is also a good shout.
 
juno_first said:
Just done the math & i'll have £2266 in 3 weeks + whatever the Mondeo is worth? £160 scrap at least but taxed/mot to end Sep huh, so £2426 with part-ex or scrap afterwords possible?

Clio Sport is nice & fast/mpg good in comparisons but tacky dash, small & not nice looking like a proper coupé.

SEAT Leon Cupra T is fast/mpg ok but not best looker.

How come the Corrado will always need fixing?
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Both of mine just needed lots of fairly small things doing all the time- usually the problems that happened meant I had to take the car off the road for a few days whilst I got bolts off or ordered parts that disintegrated coming off etc too, not ideal if its needed as an every day driver. They're just getting on a bit now really
 
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