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Hey all,

I thought there was a thread asking the same thing a few months ago, but I couldn't find it.

I'm booked in for another track day at the combe late March, but after my off track "incident" last time, I'm thinking of not taking my pride and joy Puma again, and therefore thinking of buying a car, stripping out the inside (maybe roll cage) and taking it round. I would want to spend around £1000 plus any servicing bits and bobs. If this isn't enough to make it worthwhile, I'd probably just take the Puma anyway.

I've been searching autotrader but have only come up with things like accord/prelude 2.0l which are around this price. I'd prefer something fairly big, i.e not an AX GT, incase I do drop off the black stuff again.

Any ideas or experience of doing this would be great. I know a bird who takes an old BMW (5 series I think) around so was thinking of a BMW as well.

Thanks
 
Sone said:
probably a bad sugestion but a rover 800 vittese maybe?
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Austin can sure chuck his around, but if I was suggesting a track car, I'd think something a bit smaller. (Just noted that the OP was thinking of a big car... think the Vitty is a bit too big though)

Rover 220 perhaps? ;)
 
cymatty said:
620ti n00b. ;)
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Most people on Rovertech who've owned both 800's and 600's, say that the 800 is the better handling/drivers car.

The 220 will handle better than both of those, although the 800 is very sure footed.
 
agw_01 said:
Most people on Rovertech who've owned both 800's and 600's, say that the 800 is the better handling/drivers car.

The 220 will handle better than both of those, although the 800 is very sure footed.
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Can you get a 220 turbo for sub 1k?
 
cymatty said:
Can you get a 220 turbo for sub 1k?
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You can get a Coupe for that money, and there's a 420 Turbo on RT at the moment for a grand (it's absolutely mint... I'm gutted I haven't got a grand) but you could also do a conversion yourself.

A friend just bought a mint 220 with a knackered engine for £50 (I think that's what it was). He got a tubby engine from a knackered 620Ti and dropped it into the 220.

Therefore... converted 220 = cheap cheap cheap. They handle pretty well with sorted suspension and strut braces too.
 
agw_01 said:
You can get a Coupe for that money, and there's a 420 Turbo on RT at the moment for a grand (it's absolutely mint... I'm gutted I haven't got a grand) but you could also do a conversion yourself.
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I will lend you the money. :)














Not :p
 
triggerthat said:
Clio 1.8 16v. :)
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This guy knows the score ;)

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Source: www.williams-clio.co.uk
 
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