If you had a £1000 to buy a car...

[Southie]

Dont get a zafira then! Astra G sri, plenty in your budget, good engines and chassis.

Surprising that as a my mother has a Zafira (French one) and seems pretty good.

[Mike]

Id just opt for a Golf Mk4 1.6 or something along them lines. Not to special, just nice & simple.

[Southie]

I know it sounds sad but I'm thinking Skoda fabia td's for some reason will be adiquate if I can get one for a grand.

Golfs around a grand will have high mileage I suppose but if it's been well maintained it's another good shout.

It's hard though when your wanting a little bit of performance but have naff all brass, depressing really when your nearly 35 and cannot afford even a Nova

[Andy]

Peugeot 205 gti.Galvanised chassis ftw+good looks and performance out of the box.

[Lee H]

It's hard though when your wanting a little bit of performance but have naff all brass, depressing really when your nearly 35 and cannot afford even a Nova

A lot of people won't be able to afford Nova's soon the way prices appear to be going.

[Lee H]

Peugeot 205 gti.Galvanised chassis ftw+good looks and performance out of the box.

Can't remember the last time I've seen one of them about. Surely they are more than a grand now as they are regarded the best hot hatch of that era by far. I might be wrong though.

[Andy]

A lot of people won't be able to afford Nova's soon the way prices appear to be going.

I can understand the "performance" ones ie gte/gsi/sri/sr's being worth alot,but a 1200 merit etc is fukkin ridiculous at £700+ imo.You can buy so much more car for your money in an Xr2 or similar,yeah it will need work but its ALWAYS going to be worth more than a sh1tty merit

[Mike]

It's hard though when your wanting a little bit of performance but have naff all brass, depressing really when your nearly 35 and cannot afford even a Nova

So were actually doing the £1000 performance car challenge then......... plenty fast cars for £1k to be had.

300ZX Turbo
Civic VTi
Pug 205 1.9 (as already said)
Celica GT4 ST185
BMW E36 325
Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo
Golf VR6

[Andy]

Can't remember the last time I've seen one of them about. Surely they are more than a grand now as they are regarded the best hot hatch of that era by far. I might be wrong though.

Yeah,very very good examples are,ones needing a little work are very reasonable,im getting one next week that needs an engine for less than half that .....

[Southie]

I've been looking at 205 1.9's but I'm running away fast, saw a nice L reg in white on eBay though.