Following on from the '**** I have blown my engine' thread I need another car.
I have a comfortable car (CL600 V12 AMG) so want something fun. It is to replace my beloved Integra Type R. The main criteria as massive fun to drive, sod the comfort. The downside is I only have 5K to spend so Ariel Atoms and Caterhams are out of reach.
Any ideas welcome.
Any offers for a good condition, single owner from new, Integra Type R (with blown engine) also welcome.
lo-cost.... 2nd hand can be had for around 5k.
what years the teg and did you get a quote for a replacement breakers engine?
There is a few westfields on ebay simmilar to your budget, they are also based on the lotus seven/ caterham so might be worth a look.
Iain
What sort of age?
Hot hatch? Convertible? Track Car?
Honda S2000 would be around your budget. They still look nice and go like stink...
Ask on pistonheads?
Mazda MX5
Else Mk1
Suzuki Cappuccino
Various kit cars
VX220. Quirky, better than an Elise.
VX220 is not better than an elise, dont talk nonsense man.
VX220s are ace. Can't see one going for 5k though!
flipiddy - you're right; just had a look.
Obi_Twa - Driven both eh? What did you think of them?
Vauxhall did their own QC after they recieved their cars from Lotus, and a lot went back to Lotus for rectification.
Yeesssssss!
http://www.vx220.org.uk/for-sale/195/Vauxhall-VX220-VX220,-BLUE,-TAN-LEATHER-SEATS.html
Job done. Call me Terry Tibbs....
petesgaff - Yip driven both. Owned an Elise for 4yrs. Handling of the Elise was far better due to the 120kg weight reduction compared to the Vauxhall as was acceleration.
Yeesssssss!http://www.vx220.org.uk/for-sale/195/Vauxhall-VX220-VX220,-BLUE,-TAN-LEATHER-SEATS.html
Job done. Call me Terry Tibbs....
lol, nice find! I reckon the back end will polish out 🙂
sorry a couple of small cracks ... its a ****ing hole the size of my fist and a rear light cluster + the difuser is hanging off ....
Interesting...
I thought the Elise was a remarkable car, but less torquey and didn't feel as solid, especially in the corners. I'd pick the VX as an everyday rocket anyday.
Still - each to their own eh...?
Gaffer tape and T-Cut. It'll be fine... 😀
CL600 - nice!!
Mat - do you spit or swallow?
alexx - Y2000 Integra. I have owned it from new and driven every one of the 140,000 miles.
Flipidy - Fun car. No practical requirements. Road legal.
PetesGaff - Nice find, shame it is ****ed at the back. VZ/Elise debate: I reckon VX is easier day to day but Elise is better for fun on the limit which is where I live.
Surf-Matt - Thanks. I bought it by mistake when driving home one day.
2002 ish civic type r ( the older better looking shape) about 4k.
juiced - thinking of making a change from the Honda. I don't like to do the same thing twice. Same problem going for a luxo sports car - it overlaps too much with the Merc.
Tempted by the Westfield/Lo-cost things. Trouble is I have the mechanics ability of an orang-utan on acid
...for fun on the limit which is where I live
You Sir, are da bomb.
I feel like Goose to your Maverick 😀
Tvr and aa membership, or get a replacement engine.
smart roadster. A bit diiferent.
TVR - now that's an idea!
[s]Stretch a grand or two and a mkI Audi S3....I know you said no Audi's but the S3 is nice.[/s]
See below.
a motorbike, far more fun than anything with 4 wheels
TVRs start at 10K
Motorbike - Wife won't let me, check my name.
Renault - nice but fancy something with 2 seats and no roof.
MX5- Buy it in winter though and when its raining and 5k would get you a 04 1.8. Buy now and 5k would get you a 2002 5-owner shed.
2 seats and no roof. How about a trike?
'hora in sensible post' SHOCKER!!
I was actually looking at one of those as a third car before I blew up the second.
Get down to the import auction and buy another rice rocket. If you go 10 years old or older no need for SVA. £5k should find you nice Imprezza, Evo VI or Skyline. 944 Turbo float your boat? They used to be £5k for a '89 vintage.
Swap the 'Teg for a Laser printer and a load of beers?
Outside choice but the last shape MR2 is a FANTASTIC handling little car. I've had huge fun driving one around South Devon and Dartmoor. 140bhp (could handle much more), RWD, light and well made. Also genuinely nice to sit in with the right leather colour.
The "right" MX5 is a cracking car (late mk2) but they are in big demand. MR2s less so but I reckon the handle better. If they stuck the 190 1.8VVti engine (same as the 140 more or less) of the Celica, it would have been an Elise basher.
Porsche.
Mk1 MX5 with a turbo or supercharger fitted.
excellent handling, with the added poke - well within budget.
Thinking MX5 but I am at the age when MID LIFE CRISIS keeps appearing.
So may be a TVR.
No, that doesn't work either.
May be I should forget about other people and just buy the next car that catches my eye. That is how I bought the Integra in the first place (and the Merc)
Cheers guys.
Pissed and off to bed now
Mk1 MX5 with a turbo or supercharger fitted.
I'm not a good passenger. A lad took me out in a mkl one once. It scared me is not the words I'd describe carefully..I was very aware that if the car rolled we would have been beheaded instantly.
saxo VTS!
Was it the self-same Interga type R i saw parked up at last year's [url= http://www.bigbikebash.co.uk/ ]Premier Southern Family-Friendly Booze-up, err Bike Event?[/url]
seggons good choice. 8)
not built to german and jap stds but great handling and loads of fun.
Hora - a bit of danger makes you feel alive 😉
but you can get Roll bars for them - TR Lane (do bars for MX5s and TVRs) Uk based. or Harddog bars imported from the US by performance5.
in terms of a TVR.
feel slightly effeminate or play golf: get a Chimaera
have an over abundance of chest hair and have a petchant for wearing gold medalian necklaces get a Griffith 500
money no object - 4.2 AJP Cerbera red rose.
have a bat cave under the mansion - Sagaris (in Moonraker black, with black leather interior.)
Is a v12 AMG Merc not fun enough for you?
It'd have to be a proper track rollcage though. Not those fancy chrome hoops that you see on many of them- that also carry a disclaimer.
I mentioned this on a MX5 forum once, basically what I see as the MX5's Achilles heel. If you flip etc the car you are at a real risk of street furniture killing you (yes its a convertible) but also the screen-height etc compared to many modern convertibles isnt the safest for 6ft drivers is it?
yip both are bars that are similar to the FIA bar you get on Caterhams.
4 point rollbar thats bolted to the structural points of the car.
TR Lane
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Hard Dog.
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there are other styles from both.
while not as safe as a full 6 point cage that the race 5s have, it is more usable, since a 6 point cage would stop you having a roof
may i tempt you with a 3.5 v8 with only 24,000 miles on it.
cheap insurance
spares easily available
no worries about parking at supermarkets or mountain bike events
convertable in summer; hardtop in winter
never stuck by snow or flood
british classic with loads of street cred
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my land rover 90.....£4250
Do those bars also come with swing and slide attachments for kids?
You wouldnt really need them for a kid though.
Julian - what a great sounding event. Did you go there last year? Why not start a thread discussing the event. Some people might be interested to know it is back on this year for the weekend of August 21/22nd
Bigbike bash looks great!
Should be better that the recent Big End Bash I suffered 🙁
Hope to see you at the BBB