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ian7675

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I'll be soon looking for a car that I can take to the ring and have a bit of fun in it so I'm open to suggestions. I'd like it to be manual, obviously good handling and be around £8k, maybe £9k absolutely max. If possible something a little bit exclusive but I know that' might not be possible. So far I've thought about a classic Subaru Impreza P1 a Honda DC5 or maybe a Renault R26 (R26-R is ridiculously expensive). I haven't done much research on any car in particular yet so any ideas/advice is much appreciated.

Thanks in advance Thumbs up

Edit: I should add this won't be a daily driver either so running costs are not overly important.

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:06
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m3 evo coupe (3.2, not 3.0 nonce ones)

going up majorly in value too for clean tidy ones, 321bhp n/a and bags of torkz, will run rings around most stuff, ~12 seconds to 100mph as standard. on my 3rd and struggling to find any faults with it

i was in the same boat, looked at all sorts, clio 197's, lancers, 335i coupes, the lot. the m3 evo wins hands down

running costs can be an issue but if you are a rich drug dealer who inflicts misery on others for a career like me it's no worries (or this is what i have been told?)

budget £20 for any journey up to 10 miles though as that's what it seems to cost in fuel Unsure mine's my 4th car so doesn't get loads of usage

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:26
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ian7675

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Not a bad shout there Rikky, I'll look into that. There was a guy on BMWLand who bought a red one recently and was restoring it to mint condition, absolutely stunning and I did hear a lot of people prefer them over the E46.

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:20
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i've had the e46 and the e36 evo m3's before. the e46 is built better but the e36 is a complete menace. i was going to buy an e46 again but went 600 mile round trip for the e36 again

if you can deal with the whole internet hyping up the vanos problems, then it's the car for you Yes

red one he bought was probably the gt2 as there's not many in red. the gt2's are essentially the same car, just a few other goodies, nothing major or performance related

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:23
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I'll be honest I was trying to steer away from BMW as I'm on my fifth one now as a family car but they seem to make so much sense, lot of bang for buck.

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:23
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bmw really got it right because they're stupidly fast, bags of room for stuff, and they're reliable. try doing 120k in a tvr and putting your shopping and kids in it LOL

my next car is a 997/996 turbo in guards red though without doubt

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:25
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This is my latest:



Just got back from Nürburg yesterday (not on the ring) and got up to 142mph before having to back off, I think that was nearly its limit anyway. Lovely car, great tourer but a little dull.

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:27
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what model is that? looks awesome. yesterday on my way home i saw a touring like yours - had twin exhausts at the back so assume 335i/335d in estoril blue, it looked fantastic

i get confused sometimes with the new 3/5 series!

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:29
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This is a 325d (218bhp), it has the twin pipes. Really pulls but you can barely feel it which is why it's no fun but that wasn't the point when we got it. That's why I need a car that's fun and can be chucked around.

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looks cool anyway, i love it. i've got an e87 msport 1 series petrol too, that's really chuckable but not what i bought it for really. it's the "family car". it'll be going soon as "we" (her) want a new VW tiguan r-line

Erm? Erm?

good job i'm due my 205 gti6 back tomorrow and my 306 HDI keeps on running or i'd have to kill myself

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Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:37
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i'd definitley look at a newish Clio 200, Integra would be cool if its original, or go old school and get something classic like a sorted MGB
Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 14:59
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Megane > Clio.

IMO.

But then I wouldn't buy a Renault whilst they are in that leg of depreciation. I'd be inclined to go down the BMW route. Possibly a 5 series.

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    Chr1sch wrote:
    sorted
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    MGB


    wot did i reed

    cannot unsee the horror

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    rikky wrote:
    Chr1sch wrote:
    sorted
    Chr1sch wrote:
    MGB


    wot did i reed

    cannot unsee the horror


    I've seen people sectioned for less No

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    Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 18:00
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    Post #130, he wants roughly 8k.
    http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=160903&page=6#137

    It is very exclusive. So exclusive in fact, that it is never seen on the road.

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    Skyline R33 Cool

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    Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 18:43
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    ian7675

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    RetroPug wrote:
    Post #130, he wants roughly 8k.
    http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=160903&page=6#137

    It is very exclusive. So exclusive in fact, that it is never seen on the road.


    Did he sell it in the end?

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    pebbles167

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    For £9k there isn't really much fun you can't have save supercars. V8's, 500bhp, Turbo's, Fanboy imports, big power N/A... it's all available.

    What sort of things interest you? My money would likely end up on an E46 M3 with some go faster bits.

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    Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 20:09
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    ian7675

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    I'm a car lover, most things interest me LOL

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    pebbles167

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    Well good Smile used market is your oyster.

    Get a Westfield? Top fun to be had there.

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    Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 20:33
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    jimmyrallye

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    E46 m3 all the way for me

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    eddy_gti6 wrote:
    Skyline R33 Cool


    Not for 8K
    Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 21:08
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    8k will get you a good Evo 6, not much can keep with a good Evo in the real world.
    Impreza Type R or Type RA are fun cars and not drastically expensive.

    For balls out fun though I would be inclined to go a Westfield/Caterham or similar

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    Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 21:10
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    350z or Z4 3.0I for a great looking/sounding/driving GT car Big grin

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    Posted 11th Jun 2015 at 21:12
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    Kenan wrote:
    eddy_gti6 wrote:
    Skyline R33 Cool


    Not for 8K


    GTS-T in budget

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