Spec me a Coupe!

Cyanide · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:13

I'm looking to get a coupe - ideally under £3k and not too harsh on the fuel consumption.

My current favourites are the Ford Puma and Hyundai Coupe, both gorgeous cars but I haven't got a clue about the rest of them

Thanks guys

thedazman67 · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:20

Car pimpage time

i recommend a Toyota Paseo i have one good fuel enconomy i average around 40MPG and resides in the lower tax bracket as its only a 1.5. They are rare cars only produced between 1996-1997. Cheap to pick up mine cost me £1K with 42K on the clock easy to service shares may parts with the corrolla and starlet.

thedazman

Serj · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:23

I think the Hyundai Coupe would be the best bet for this price range, i mean a paseo is like 11 seconds to 60 isn't it? The 2 litre coupe will do it in mid 8's. If you have any specific questions on the Hyundai i'll try and answer them.

Rotty · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:23

thedazman67 said:
i recommend a Toyota Paseo i have one

I recommend something else

[TW]Fox · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:23

Simply better looking than any other Coupe anyone else can possibly suggest, no question.

2.0 16v SE, that'll do nicely.

thedazman67 · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:30

oh well, i must say i agree with fox that is the nicest coupe i've seen.

ramirez · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:42

http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=yhalw8&outx=1024&quality=70

A++ would reccommend again.

2.2 VTEC engine, around 190 - 200 bhp - easily buyable for £1500 - £2000.

Cyanide · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:53

There's loads of older Toyotas near me... things like Celicas and MR2's... they likely to be any good?

jamoor · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:55

[TW]Fox said:
Simply better looking than any other Coupe anyone else can possibly suggest, no question.

2.0 16v SE, that'll do nicely.

Will it be reliable though?

[TW]Fox · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:58

jamoor said:
Will it be reliable though?

Doubt it, but remember the golden rule of cheap sporty cars:

a) Good looks
b) Reliability
c) Low price

You can ONLY have 2 of those, pick any 2

Cyanide · 5 Jun 2006 at 20:59

Bah! Everyone knows a real sports car should break every few miles! It's half the fun of owning one!

Firestar_3x · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:02

[TW]Fox said:
Doubt it, but remember the golden rule of cheap sporty cars:

a) Good looks
b) Reliability
c) Low price

You can ONLY have 2 of those, pick any 2

Unless you buy a MK1 MX5, suppose thats the expection to the rule though

k3v · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:03

how about a vw corrado? one of the best handling fwd cars about. built to last too

agw_01 · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:05

Can I suggest a Rover Coupe?

Plenty of options available...

Honda 1.6 Engine
Rover 1.6 Engine
Rover 1.8 VVC Engine
Rover 2.0 NASP Engine
Rover 2.0 Turbo Engine

For under £2000 you can pick up an absolute mint example with aircon, full leather... and the rest of the toys.

Ok, so if you're a badge snob or are worried what people might think of you don't go for one, but if you want performance without paying the price, the 2 litre Turbocharged Coupe is a hell of a car for the money!

Serj · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:05

[TW]Fox said:
Doubt it, but remember the golden rule of cheap sporty cars:

a) Good looks
b) Reliability
c) Low price

You can ONLY have 2 of those, pick any 2

Well looks are subjective. I have all 3 imo.

paradigm · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:05

Firestar_3x said:
Unless you buy a MK1 MX5, suppose thats the expection to the rule though

They only look good if you are intending to take it out on a lake though.

Boat looks++

Firestar_3x · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:07

paradigm said:
They only look good if you are intending to take it out on a lake though.

Boat looks++

Granted its not the best looking car in the world, far from it, we did agree on the boat like looks while stood next to a lake but its far from a minger.

Morthoseth · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:15

Car pimpage pics

Hyundai coupe ***

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5451/oli45hx.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1889/oli33ho.jpg

Nice looking car, pretty reliable, good on fuel (well.. anywhere from 20-35 depending on the loud pedal)

Mine is the F2 Evo version, but the regular coupe (Gen1 looks nicer than the Gen2 in my opinion, but neither are ugly by any means)

Mine cost 4.5k, or around that - for an SE 2.0l coupe i'd imagine 3k-4k is about right

Steve · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:15

Serj said:
Well looks are subjective. I have all 3 imo.

you don't have A

sorry

paradigm · 5 Jun 2006 at 21:16

Morthoseth said:
Gen1 looks nicer than the Gen2 in my opinion, but neither are ugly by any means

O RLY?

I'd say you couldn't be any more wrong, they are both ugly. But as has already been said in this thread, looks are subjective.