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From: SteveH on 5 Jan 2008 17:10 Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > Anybody got any other ideas? Car should be big enough to seat four > adults, not completely silly insurance wise (which rules out Skylines > and probably the Evo), have a boot big enough for two suitcases and > shouldn't cost more than 3k... Drifting looks a bit shite, to be honest. However, having seen how quickly a W202 C-Class can be slung around a track, I'd possibly suggest one of those in Kompressor form. They're getting cheap now. Don't know if they have an LSD, so don't know if they're any good for drifting, though. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: SteveH on 5 Jan 2008 17:10 Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > So far I've discounted most of the Italians that came to mind > immediately (sorry SteveH, I'm *not* getting another 75 or Alfetta), > which seems to leave a choice of German metal or Japanese stuff. Bad form, but I just spotted that. V6 and LSD, YKIMS ;-) -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: SteveH on 5 Jan 2008 18:51 Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > Anybody got any other ideas? Car should be big enough to seat four > adults, not completely silly insurance wise (which rules out Skylines > and probably the Evo), have a boot big enough for two suitcases and > shouldn't cost more than 3k... I had a moment of inspiration. Nissan 200SX. S14a shape cars should be coming into your budget now - S14s definitely are. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Pete M on 5 Jan 2008 19:03 Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Conor,<conor_turton(a)hotmail.com> managed to produce the following words of wisdom > In article <xn0fku78kkug8b003(a)nermal.unix-consult.com>, Timo Geusch > says... >> Anybody got any other ideas? Car should be big enough to seat four >> adults, not completely silly insurance wise (which rules out Skylines >> and probably the Evo), have a boot big enough for two suitcases and >> shouldn't cost more than 3k... >> >> > Ford Capri 2.8i Special. Comes with LSD for 84> models and can be > converted to a track car quite easily as they still compete in Classic > Touring Championships. Cheap as chips as well. An extremely good one > will set you back less than �3k. All 2.8i Specials have LSDs, it's the standard 2.8i that doesn't. Personally, for drifting, I'd be using a 3.0S with a 2.8i Special diff. :) -- Pete M - OMF#9 "Save your breath for cooling your porridge! W&P Range Rover V8 Turbo Scorpio Ultima 24v
From: Timo Geusch on 6 Jan 2008 00:14
jackhackettuk(a)yahoo.co.uk writes: > Timo Geusch wrote: >> Right, I've been spending far too much time again in all the wrong >> places like ebay, mainly looking for a runabout. And this is where it's >> getting complicated. >> >> Basically, I'm planning to do trackdays this year... > > <Snip> > > Ok... If you want to drift, then as SteveH has suggested, a 200SX > would be a good choice - more so if you go for an S13. Actually the S14 SteveH suggested is considered the better car for drifting as the S13 tends to understeer a lot unless suspension has been tweaked. > However, there's no such thing as a low maintenance / cost 200SX... Indeed. It also fails on the "must have four proper seats and decent boot space" requirements to a certain extent. Mind you, this is relative and relative to an FD RX-7, I would hazard a guess that a 200SX that hasn't been massively modified is likely to be cheaper to run. > A BMW of some description is therefore probably a good choice from the > cost perspective. > > That, and the E30 is nice and tail happy - if you're intending to push > it to the extent you've suggested, i.e: you're likely to crash, I > probably wouldn't trash a 318iS if I can help it - 325i might be a > better choice from a financial and breaker available parts > perspective, if not a fuel economy one, but even these are starting to > firm up price wise if in reasonable nick. All E30s apart from the grottiest sheds seemed to be firming up considerably. The reason I was thinking of the 318is is that it already comes with all the desirable bits on like an LSD and the sport suspension. Even if I'm not taking it drifting, an LSD is potentially a good idea on the track anyway. Another car I'm currently considering is an E36 328i with the M-Sport package (so it's got the decent suspension). Haven't had a chance to look at it and it needs a compression test to confirm if it's suffering from Nikasil issues or not, but that's a potential alternative for the same money as a 318is. > If drifting isn't an absolute must, the mechanic I use is looking to > sell his phase two CRX (non-VTEC D16) soon, and this has been used as > a trackday car for the last year or so, so is all prepped with strut > braces / bucket seats etc. Well, as mentioned I have an MX5 as a trackday shed already - I assume that the CRX is pretty stripped out? Plus, my last CRX taught me again that I really don't like FWD cars, at least in the driving fast context. I appreciate the offer and I am somewhat tempted because I do like CRXs despite them being wrong-wheel drive :). -- '89 Mazda RX-7 Convertible '92 Mazda RX-7 |