for some unknown reason i have been lusting after a micra 160sr (might be the heat)
anyone have any experience of the micra 160sr, it gets good reviews and sounds fun while being quite cheap and reliable.

any other small fun cars for a few grand i should look at.

Fiat Panda 100hp would be where my money went 🙂

People pulling out in front of you at every junction as they think you’re an old biddy pootling along. Trust me, I speak from experience. Fun to see the shock on their faces though when they realise they’ve got it wrong

Pandas rock; get a twin air, turn the eco button off.

had a boggo 1.3L micra as a courtesy car for a bit once. it was ace….really throttle-sensitive under hard cornering.

i’ve heard the fiats are good fun but a bit new for my budget ta anyway

Micra 160SR is a misleading name! Maybe a 106GTi? More powerful and a bit lighter so should be more fun?

Have a look at clutch replacement costs for micras, expensive, but nice fast cars to drive and like the tardis inside.

Get a suzuki Swift sport 06 onwards cracking and about 3.5k-5k

My wife has a 1.5glx Suzuki Swift and I can’t believe how much fun (or fast) it is to drive. Get a Suzuki Swift Sport.

Swift sport is like an elise you can carry 2 bikes and 2 people in its a gt hatch back , lots of poke and great handling with good mpg ,i have had mine for 6 years from new and nothing has ever gone wrong.Buy one and smile !

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any other small fun cars for a few grand i should look at.

Daihatsu Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4.

660cc
4WD
Turbo
40mpg+
0-60 in less than 8 seconds

You’ll surprise a lot of people. 😈

Yaris T-Sport. 108bhp, 8.6 seconds to 60. Fun, economical and reliable.

Clio TCE.