a mate in work is having abit of a mid life crisis and has decided that he wants a fast, nice looking car for not much money, that is pretty reliable.
He has around Ã,£3k to spend and the insurance needs to be under Ã,£1k, he is 29 with full ncb.
He is looking at FTOs atm but they arnt all that quick and the insurance is mad.
obvisouly i sugested a Rover Coupe Turbo which fits the bill nicely, i also mentioned a Hyundi Coupe but they arent very fast at all. I was also thing maybe a Porka 944.
Anyone got any suggestions?
God Damn, Anythings gotta be better than the Rover Coupe Turbo.
Like a Yugo, or a Ssangyong.
Id be looking at something like an MR2-Turbo, or 200sx
The MX5 mentioned in Niges thread is a great choice, as its a blast to drive, but not an over the top hard to insure kinda car. AFAIK the MR2, while a great car in its own right, is much more dear to insure.
yea 200sx would be a good one, the mr2 turbo would be a bastard to insure cause its an import
u can pick up scoobys for not that much these days as well
MX5 aint that fast unless you go for the BBR Turbo (0-62mph: 6.8 seconds), I dont think youd get a good one under Ã,£3k. On the other hand a 1.6 (0-60 is like 9.5 seconds) is only grp14 insurance iirc, Ã,£450 fully comp for me, and Im 27.
FTO - I dont think the 200bhp of the mivec is bad at all, the one down from that is still 180bhp. I was thinking about getting one for a while but you cant get a nice one for much less than Ã,£4k and that much bhp means lots insurance. Even something like a clio williams is grp17.
Have a look on parkers.co.uk
plus the FTOs are only good if u get the manual version
Quote from: Eddyea 200sx would be a good one, the mr2 turbo would be a bastard to insure cause its an import
Maybe in 1999 yeah, ive been insuring an mr2 turbo fine with absolutely no problems for over 3 years now (I was 22 when I first insured it)
200SX is the best choice here at the moment. A Scoobie is in the price range as well, next door neighbour got an imported WRX from Japan for Ã,£4,000 and it was absoloutly mint and totally original :)
Toyota celica GT4, Ex police S60/V70 T5. Mitshubishi Galant VR4?
I didnt even think about the ex police S70s theyre pretty quick but if hes wanting somthing with a bit of street cred then a 200sx is the best option I think too.
i think he is set on a fto, some how he managed to get a quote for Ã,£500 :shock:
200sxs are nice but they are the car of choice for chavs round here, loads of them.
Quote from: DEViANCEi think he is set on a fto, some how he managed to get a quote for Ã,£500 :shock:
200sxs are nice but they are the car of choice for chavs round here, loads of them.
Thats a pitty, probably all of them have been drifted and screwed up.
i imagine ex police cars are also pretty f**ked
Quote from: Eddi imagine ex police cars are also pretty f**ked
Depends, some of them arent used very much, just for tottering about in and transport. The front line cars can end up with a lot of misuse and damage but they are well looked after and maintained too.
Rather like ambulances or fire engines.
would you ever buy an ex royal mail van?
Good point.
Quote from: Eddwould you ever buy an ex royal mail van?
for 52pence, yes :lol:
Quote from: Eddi imagine ex police cars are also pretty f**ked
As serious said its a mix. Most ex police cars I have glanced at, which are usually Volvo T5s, are typically in very good condition.
The few Ive seen at auction have been in ok condition but have needed a good valet and some filler for the holes in the roof and dash.
Quote from: Eddwould you ever buy an ex royal mail van?
ROFL hell no.
Jaimz :rock: