What the most moddable car for under 2k?

wassap · 16 Jan 2006 at 19:19

I was looking to blow 2k on a plasma with the proceeds from my ST24, but tbh i dont watch any tv and my 2nd love is cars (1st being football, the missus scrapes in 3rd/4th

) so it got me thinking what sort of motor could i buy for 2k to tweak up and whatever, its not going to be a daily driver, so fuel/mileage/practicality are just not important.

I was thinking either jap or german(e30?) something which has parts easily available, eventually, prob in 2007 I will be taking the car to track days, but i want something to basically tune up over the summer.

What do ya reckon lads

wassap · 16 Jan 2006 at 21:02

Escorts are pretty hard to come by tbh, if i could get one i would have one tbh.

I like the idea of a 200sx, i have had loads of 306`s so i really dont want another, 205 is a possibility, but again they are fairly pricey for a good one, my other thought was to keep the mondy, but i think v6 needs too much money spending on it squeeze the horses out.

I really want a car that i can tweak the engine, couldnt care less about the exterior.

Anyone know what the modding potential is on the older civic/crx vtecs?

wassap · 16 Jan 2006 at 21:06

Been offered a tubby for 600 notes on a J plate, it needs a front bumper respray, but its fairly std,might look at that.

So its looking a 200sx then, what age/mileage can i get for 2k?

wassap · 17 Jan 2006 at 08:30

Morba said:
your asking for a cheap motor, i take it you have the money to support the car and insure it?
wouldnt want you to buy a car you like for it to then go bang when you mod it :<

Oh yeah, this is purely a toy, im having a company car with a fuel card you see.I was going to buy a house but it fell through, so im putting it off for a bit, also im travelling loads for work too so i dont see the point in spending 200k on a house and only living in it for half of a year!

Im quite liking the idea of the fiat coupe actually something a bit different.whats the modding potential and parts availability like?

So far its looking like (anymore to throw into the pot.)

200sx s13,200sx s14,fiat turbo,R5GTT, HMMM decisions decisions.

wassap · 17 Jan 2006 at 09:54

Mr_Sukebe said:
Depends what you mean by modding.
If you want to put a big stereo in it, a 306.
For straightline performance, a 200SX or similar makes a lot of sense.
For trackwork, not sure that the 200 would be the optimum choice. Yes it's rwd, can be rather powerful, but it's also rather heavy (S13 = 1100kg+ if I remember correctly).
For track work, might be better to find a 7 copy which might not be fast in a straightline, but would be pretty good on a track.

Yeah its most likely going to be for trackwork, done the stereo thing already!

Somebody at work has just planted a kitcar idea in my head hmmm.

Didnt realise the s13 was so heavy, i know the s14 is a bloater.