taylorboosh
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right.... corsa got scrapped and im bored of not owning a car
i have 4.5k burning a hole in my pocket, dont need a car but want one. dont want to save up much more.
boxes to tick...
4wd or rwd (only ever had fwd so change is a necessity)
fast/tunable (last cars are golf gti 230bhp, vec gsi 210bhp, cupra i think 200bhp, ep3 type r 200bhp looking for around 7 secs to 60)
insurance group 17/18 max (old groups that is)
reliable-ish (no nasty huge bills)
doesnt matter how many seats or if its coupe/saloon/convertable (no kids ect)
must look nice and be available in reasonable/good condition with under 80000miles (not spending 4.5k on a shed)
must be new ish... say 2000 as a bench mark (had my fill of rust)
just like to add its a toy so fun is a big plus
fuel isnt really and issue 20+mpg will do
GO!!!
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DannyB
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I'd say 95 onwards to be honest as 2000 eliminates a lot of good, slightly older cars.
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taylorboosh
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97 onwards... dont want an old car
also no imports
[Edited on 13-02-2011 by john-d]
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DannyB
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evo 4 or 5 would be my choice, not sure on insurance groups though.
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taylorboosh
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probs be 20 tbh so likes of evo, scooby, skyline most like ruled out
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belton
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Astra gsi . . . C'mon everyone fire away
but 200hp standard, cheap to mod, cheap to fix, no massive problems, just standard vaux shite sensors. Poor mpg.
Or maybe an older s3? But those older 1.8t seem to reach about 250hp before coming dodgey.
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taylorboosh
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i did think about an mr2 turbo but these are imports, group 20 and older than 2000
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belton
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Astra Gsi's are mega cheap insurance
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taylorboosh
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quote: Originally posted by belton
Astra gsi . . . C'mon everyone fire away
but 200hp standard, cheap to mod, cheap to fix, no massive problems, just standard vaux shite sensors. Poor mpg.
Or maybe an older s3? But those older 1.8t seem to reach about 250hp before coming dodgey.
missing 2 key ingrediants
fun
and
rwd or 4wd
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belton
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Woops, sorry. Can't u get old Audi tt's for that kinda money now.
Have you owned a astra gsi? Saying there not fun seems abit unfair, they seem to gets so many mixed reviews
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taylorboosh
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i fancied one at one point but its basicly similar to what ive had only a vauxhall
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XE Col
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2407575.htm
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Mieran
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S14
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taylorboosh
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quote: Originally posted by Mieran
S14
looked at them but they are all modded to fuck and i will never buy another modded car
bmw looks nice tell me more
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daymoon
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-BMW-540I-SPORT-AUTO-SILVER-/160544235895?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item25612ea177
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XE Col
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probs summat like that id go for with 4.5k
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taylorboosh
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whats the crack with these 330ds?
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gez bay
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the older shape m3 . 1997 ish shape
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BarnshaW
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impreza turbo 2000? think they less insurance group
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taylorboosh
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doubt i could run an impreza an wouldnt want 1 older than a bug eye
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taylorboosh
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quote: Originally posted by gez bay
the older shape m3 . 1997 ish shape
hate hate hate
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Colin
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Would you not get a bug/blobeye scoob for around 4500 knicker nowdays??? Ive not looked but it is 2011 & the oldest ones have got to be what 10yrs old???
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taylorboosh
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its the insurance / maintenance on scoobys that scares me
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BarnshaW
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find a good broker for insurance , running costs arent going to be any higher then any other normal turbo car tbh mate
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XE Col
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quote: Originally posted by john-d
whats the crack with these 330ds?
my uncle has one, there a diesel for a start, but im sure he never had a problem yet and spose ya can get a smart lookin one
should be fast enough for a thrill every now and again
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