What car?!

[dan_mk1]

i need suggestions for what car to get

itll be a weekend car so doesnt matter to much about reliability, mpg etc.
iv got 2yncb so it has to be reasonably cheap to insure (lower than a group15?)
budget is about 5k

so far im thinking clio 1.8 16v/williams
an old festa xr2
and thats it, lmao

suggestions welcome :D

[steve-o]

ive been looking at a starlet turbo, 1.3 turbo, run about 140 as standard, as long as you get the old style they look wicked

[Ben3042]

A girl at work has a starlet turbo i didnt think they wer 140 bhp though!

Its down to you what car you get Dan as its you who's going to be driving it.

Fuck what everyone else thinks

[Breeny]

Have a look on parkers.co.uk Dan, most models of cars are there..

What do you want? A fwd small hatch? I'd go rwd 8) You can pick up an old 200sx for ?1k ish and spend the rest on modding it! You can easily get 270hp out of them, perfect for drifting :wink:

And yes there only group 15/16.. lol

[dan_mk1]

i like the idea of the 200sx but my mates about to buy one, so thats out the question

i think id prefer a fwd hatch

iv test driven a startlet turbo, good cars, very quick but not sure on insurance/parts being an import!

[scott.parker]

a mate of mine has just sold his s1 escort rs turbo,and still has the 200sx it's faster than you would think!!but hes not impresst with it and has just got a golf mk3 vr6,and he say's it pulls better?? i think he is mad..he needs to find a car he can keep for more than two months!! :lol:

so if i was dan i would look for rw drive cus when i had a go in the 200sx i was lovin the sideways action!! :D :o .....got to be done..

scott :)

[Paul]

How about a Volvo 440 Turbo. They're suprisingly quick, very cheap to insure for what they are. 1.7 Petrol Turbo engine running around 160bhp, only cost ?1-2k. Save your self a bit of dollar and blitz it on ur nova.

[dan_mk1]

not keeping the nova, got a company car so i just need a car for weekend/trackday fun!

the volvo turbos are fookin 'orrible!

[Paul]

Ok then, what about a Mk2 Astra 16v then do some engine mods, T45's?

Paul

[Riggy]

uno turbo before the facelift

[DUNOVA.]

^^^^Agree my mates selling one it's in the for sale forum MK1 uno turbo cheap to insure :wink: selling it for 3500 had all new panels I mean every panel :!:

[?Marty?]

Honda Prelude 2.2 V-Tec or a Mitsubishi FTO.

[dave.gsi]

if its a weekend/trackday car put a big engine in your nova and strip it out. :roll:

or it you definately want something else make sure it has a turbo lol.

series 2? R5?

[2litreturbo]

How about a Volvo 440 Turbo. They're suprisingly quick, very cheap to insure for what they are. 1.7 Petrol Turbo engine running around 160bhp, only cost ?1-2k. Save your self a bit of dollar and blitz it on ur nova.

Paul what are you thinking? the look like cheese! and have the worst interiors. (the interior smells like chees too!

[ken]

depends mate if you want style and power or power?
im in the same boat not sure what to buy?

you could pick up an early type car and put a bigger engine in it,
i.e fiesta xr2 with an rst lump tweaked in it,.......a nova with a valver in ,....a renault 5 turbo tuned, .......uno turbo ,.....escort rs turbo,.......clio 16 v tuned up,........bmw 325i sport rwd fun,........civic vti eg early type 160 bhp standard few mods 200bhp,.......pug 205 with an mi16 lump,..... :D , so many but depends if you want style and power or just power mate :D

[DUNOVA.]

series 2? R5?


Hmm With spare head gaskits

[2litreturbo]

series 2? R5?


Hmm With spare head gaskits

given up using head gaskets. just weld the head onto the block! lol :lol:

[dan_mk1]

i want it to be fast out the box, none of this engine conversion milarky!
i was thinking corrado vr6
or maybe a fiat coupe 20v turbo but they're group 20 insurance! :o

[dave.gsi]

there fast though lol

my bro has a minging green one

[Dpnova]

Williams is nice, fiesta rst,

[DUNOVA.]

i was thinking corrado vr6


:D 8)

[2litreturbo]

if you do get a fiesta rst, keep in standard except for the engine bay!

[ken]

kind of fast out of the box_clio williams .........renault 5 turbo.........astra gte 16v...

.......astra gsi 16v.......golf vr6 or corrado vr6 ......fiesta/escort turbo.......

bmw 325i.......starlet turbo.......pulsar? insurance group 17.......i hate to say it but saxo vts or pug 106 gti.......pug 205 gti 1.9 130 bhp standard......

306 s16 insurance group 15 157 bhp........306 rallye 0-60 6.7 sec?.........

so many to choose from

[Nath]

my cousin has a 1.9 gti 205 for sale :lol:

[Stuart]

lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllancia delta integrale HF ;) you know its a good idea.

i looked at them about 5 months ago, but i decided that sitting one on the motorway was a cruel way to treat it, so i decided that im going to buy a barge instead lol

fairly cheap to insure and reasonably cheap to buy

[GTE-RACER]

106GTi??

[bfuller]

Import/buy a Honda CRX SiR

1.6i VTEC - 170 bhp, group 11/12 insurance

0-60 in 7.something

bolt on turbo kit (with the change from 5k) will see 260 bhp easy

Electric sunroof/windows/mirrors/locking etc

Air-con

leather seats

:twisted: VTEC :twisted:

and so on.....

[?Marty?]

^^^ personally i love hondas (must be from owning so, erm, none of em lol) so i second that.

Gotta love the V-Tec!

[bfuller]

personally i love hondas

Im the same,

Yesterday i bought an 1991 EDM celestial blue CRX 16v (still young so no VTEC)

And i'm bloody chuffed with it.

i'll post some pics if anyone wants to see it!?!

[DUNOVA.]

V-TEC is the way forward there's some websites where you can get jap imports dirt cheap not sure what there called i'll find out the put the link up

[DUNOVA.]

www.cars-from-japan.co.uk

How about a civic type-r

[2litreturbo]

ugly!!! i hate cheese wedge cars!

[dan_mk1]

dont want no jap rubbish! lmao

[elsey197]

Your so fusy dan :lol:

[dan_mk1]

i know, lol
i saw a well nice nice mk2 golf gti today, had me thinking......!
lol

[Fester]

I've been through this phase


No one will be able to suggest anything that you'll go for - it's as simple as that

[DUNOVA.]

Agree with fester there nearly every car people have suggested you've disagreed with :?

[?Marty?]

^^^ yep.

and what's this about cheese wedges!? what do you think Novas look like! :lol:

Go for a VW then Dan. I'd have a Mk2 GTi anyday, or a Corrado.

[DUNOVA.]

what do you think Novas look like!


Errrmmm :roll: Door stops :?:

[2litreturbo]

what do you think Novas look like!


Errrmmm :roll: Door stops :?:

No novas look better because there windscreen is at a different angle to the bonnet and the back of the car is not flat like the 440

The only way you will be happy is if some tells you they have a F355 Spyder for sale for ?500 with 1 years free insurance. I know it would make me happy :lol:

[ken]

get a sweet mark 2 golf in oak green if you can 16v model, look wicked or any late g,h or even rarer j reg gti's most have metallic paint, and build quility is wicked and styling is boxy like the nova.

not sure about performance though mate, but styling wise i think they can look psh, hard, racer look, and stylish but fcuking hard to get a clean low mileage model i was looking and still am but hard to find nice 1's :D

[dan_mk1]

aah i dont fucking know, i might just sell the nova, and not spend any money on cars till jan next year and blow the money on an old porshe or summin :lol:

[DUNOVA.]

Why not get a bike :lol:

[dan_mk1]

what kinda bike!?

[DUNOVA.]

Ninja,CBR, ermmmmmmm CLUB 90 :lol:

[dan_mk1]

lmao, na my dads well into his bikes, i was looking into getting a de-restricted rs125 a couple of months ago, i know id kill meself on a bike tho

[DUNOVA.]

Don't blame you mate Bikes are well dangerouse a friend of my family died last year that put me off bikes for good