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Ian
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if you want reliable get an old civic or integra


If you want reliable, pay £300 and scrap if it isn't perfect.

I despair of people paying more for similar cars just because it feels better to pay more.
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To me, a Clio 172 for £1000 rings alarm bells. Would you agree?


Not to me, it's going to get lashed around a track.


Well, it will be used on some track days but also for the odd commute, shopping trip etc.
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No reason why it can't be cheap and no worse than something priced higher.

The guy choosing to value at a grand has no more idea of whether the box is about to shit its pants or the cam belt is about to let go than the guy who's waxed it to a mirror finish.

Plus if its a Ford you can buy engines for the cost of a tank of fuel. I've got four 1.7s, can hardly give them away. Wouldn't know where to get a 172 engine for that money.
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Originally posted by Steve
if you want reliable get an old civic or integra


If you want reliable, pay £300 and scrap if it isn't perfect.

I despair of people paying more for similar cars just because it feels better to pay more.



im not saying spend more, just that something of that ilk is less likely to break on you mid session lol
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19th Mar 12 at 20:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right is anyone going to buy some pumas or what?
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Xsara VTS

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Ian
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right is anyone going to buy some pumas or what?


Thing is, you could pay more and it'll still break. That is my point. You've no guarantees something won't fall off.
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Ian has a point, Clio parts can be rather expensive.

Gearbox's usually £2-300
Engines around £400 ish

Mates breaking one if u want parts
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yeah not cheap to maintain if your not handy with a spanner, cambelts etc etc
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I wouldn't even change a cambelt in my Puma, engine is cheaper than a set of gaskets and belts to buy and its worth £40 in scrap alu when it's finished with.

[Edited on 19-03-2012 by Ian]
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306 GTi-6.
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interesting, bet its close when you factor in consumables too eg oil, gearbox oil, coolant etc etc
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actually im talking shit you wouldnt need to do gearbox oil if you were clever getting the engine out
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Rover 200 BRM, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-ROVER-200-BRM-GREEN-/280841940737?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item41637bef01

Strip the interior, sell it on Ebay, along with the trim. Fit some nice bucket seats, and suspension. With the money you get from the interior. LSD as standard, and about 140 bhp.
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cat c vx220 2.2's are going cheap these days.
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ive been thinking about this a lot lately, what do you think of a 1.6 tigra?
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iv also been looking to get into track days and looking for the next car got around 2000ish was looking at mx-5 and clio's they seem like good fun to chuck around a track
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quote:
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cat c vx220 2.2's are going cheap these days.
Amen. Tatty one, tape it up, go racing.
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ive been thinking about this a lot lately, what do you think of a 1.6 tigra?


No faster than the Corsa and normally not as much you can sell.
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E36 328SE
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cheap ... what do u class as cheap ?? there still 4k at least . and theres alot cheaper track cars to be had
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=630830

r888 tyres, ds2500 front pads and its done!!!
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