Spec Me A... erm... car of some sort

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Just sold up the Audi S3 and after a long hard think, am becoming tired of putting £12K+ in to cars. For now I plan on just finding a cheap runabout and spending my spare cash elsewhere.

What are the good buys in a budget of say, either;

  • £1-£2K?
  • £4-5K?
Would prefer 3 door petrol. Would like some performance / fun factor. Uses are really as a weekly shopper and for driving just a few miles to work each day. Perhaps the dog would even get in it, for going to the beach.

I may yet go the other away and go buy another performance car as I have always owned, but would like to check out the lower end of the market before I decide. Maybe it's a pipe dream.

I noticed the Pug 206 GTI 180 can be had for about £1500. Used to own the standard 206 GTI many years ago and was frankly the worst car I ever owned, but back then I paid £8000 for it!

Likewise I keep considering getting another Civic Type-R EP3 as have owned two previous and they always felt fun, despite not being outright powerful. They go for £4-£5K.
 
Integra rather than an EP3 perhaps?

For £2k a 190 celica could be a reasonable option - Ignore people who think they're worth £4k+
 
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