View Full Version : Getting new car. What to go for??
Im thinking about getting a new car in month or so time just not sure what to go for originally I wanted a e36 m3 but insurance and running costs could get me in trouble I have a budget of around the 2-4k mark and fancy something non turbo but powerful. don't worry I wont be getting rid of the 5.
Cars ive been looking into:
m3
Subreu wrx
Cilo 172
Golf gti
corrdo vr6
etc. Your thoughts or advice would be good
The market must be on its ass if you can sniff out a decent M3 for 2-4 bags of sand!
You won't go far wrong with a 172.
And last time I looked, a WRX scooby had a turbo ;)
MR TURBO
01-04-2009, 21:56
The market must be on its ass if you can sniff out a decent M3 for 2-4 bags of sand!
You won't go far wrong with a 172.
And last time I looked, a WRX scooby had a turbo ;)
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
ive always fancied an old school m5..... just somethin about there shark like look i love.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/923601.htm
You can pick up fairly descent m3 with high miles for that, and I know the scooby has a turbo just saying what Ive been looking at :cooter: m5 looks cool may be a tad to old.
Gonna get shot down I know but ive got a Mk 4 Golf Gti and cant knock the thing I love the drive and build quality but we made one BIG mistake :jerkoff: its non turbo. 3-4k will see a good turbo charged example and loads of tuning potential. :rolleyes:
Gonna get shot down I know but ive got a Mk 4 Golf Gti and cant knock the thing I love the drive and build quality but we made one BIG mistake :jerkoff: its non turbo. 3-4k will see a good turbo charged example and loads of tuning potential. :rolleyes:
Yeah I quite like the mk4 Gti what bhp are the non turbos and turbod ones? I would like something with good build quality and reliable. Ive just been looking at leon cupra r's which I quite like.
scratcher
01-04-2009, 22:39
I'm with Mart, 172 all the way :agree:
115 or 125bhp cant remember for the n\a 2.0 8V which I have or 150bhp for the Turbo. Remap will see 200bhp straight away out of the turbo. No point mapping the n\a as its minimium gain. I like the Seats as well nice cars. :scared::)
I'm with Mart, 172 all the way :agree:
172 would slaughter my Gti but I just love the ride and the interior etc. Id have my old 5 back tomorrow but for every day ill stick with my Golf\Passat :eek:
Id buy a williams clio, or failing that a nice valver, that leaves the ptions open to add a turbo as well.
I was looking at spunking some cash on my 325i e30 bmw, fancied turbo charging it, after spending 2 grand on bits for it, a tuning company i was going to use has just told be its mainly a load of crap! damnit, they would fit it but said the turbo would fail and when it did the engine would go with it. Recommended changing the engine for a newer one, then supercharging it, starting from £6500........ hmmmm I think not.
I fancy a e36 m3 but just hate the look of them, 5 grand would get a nice one.
So now thinking of other cars i could get insted, I want it before june as going to watch the Le mans 24hr race and wanted to drive over.
A friend of mine has a Leon cupraR 225, its nice but doesnt do it for me, plus its wrong wheel drive, same as the golfs.
Another friend used to have a 172 clio that had afew things done to it, sounded really nice, but that didnt do it for me(wrong wheel drive)
He loved it tho, and could tangle with much more expensive machinery.
I used to own a mk1 mr2 with him, we spunked 700 quid on d2 coilovers, best handling car ive been in and wasnt slow either, kept up with an 07 civic type r, but bit old, and was getting rusty.
I loved my old e34 525i, the m5 version still goes for a fair wedge tho.
I'm deffo thinking rwd.
subarus are nice but blow up alot, vr6's sound really nice, look good, but fwd,
golfs have great build quality and easy power upgrade.
I'd say the clio for you tho, very chuckable and in the spirit of the r5.
I'm going to keep thinking for something rwd for myself, pulling out wet junctions sideways is just too much fun to avoid!
dave j gtt
02-04-2009, 00:29
that sort of cash, a nice golf tdi ;)
IvanClio172
02-04-2009, 02:22
for me it has to be a 172 all day....i have a ph1 and its the nuts for handling,good for mods aswell...get it decatted,remapped and matched inlets and your not far off 200bhp,and they dont cost alot to mod unless you either turbo it or go with itb's
Big Steve - Raider
02-04-2009, 04:20
Unless you've experienced The Interceptor (RIP) at first hand this may look like a bit of a lame choice of car but if I was looking for a cheap RWD car this would be my choice! LINK (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270366294131) :smokin:
http://www.rtoc.org/files/Events/National%20Day/National%20Day%202008/DSCF6024.jpg
my mates bmw, built on a very small budget
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs016.snc1/2637_1047955596530_1154891970_119348_3711229_n.jpg
great fun car , obv rwd . Do it
Unless you've experienced The Interceptor (RIP)
What happened to it :eek:
Penfold aka The Dealer
02-04-2009, 08:29
What happened to it :eek:
Went in a puddle and died.... :cry:
No more side ways action for that car.
Went in a puddle and died.... :cry:
No more side ways action for that car.
How big was the puddle :confused:
Tiny Tim
02-04-2009, 08:35
Puddle = understatement :laugh:
Gttnutter
02-04-2009, 09:02
I've recently picked up a golf vr6 It's a later 97 model. motorway driving i see
31-33 mpg which i thinks is not bad for a 12 year 2.8 v6...but potter around town :disagree:
you might aswell drive from petrol station to petrol station.
Same principal for the corrado
snap up that uber tidy white pulsar on here!
E36 M3, EVO if you can mate, but the 3 litre is just as good!
superb build quality, solid car and very fast!! :D
Puddle = River :laugh:
forgetting the position of air inlet bottom of bumper was it not? :cry:
Penfold aka The Dealer
02-04-2009, 13:22
A great buy would be my 5 door clio... 1.5 DCI, 57reg... 106hp with 240 NM torque.... FSH, Been to the ring, cheap tax & insurance, reliable, great MPG warrenty etc.... :D
Oh and if ecu re mapped 135hp, 300NM torque....
Big Steve - Raider
02-04-2009, 18:05
thats sold ;)
You opening a car dealership soon Minty?! :scratch:
Big Steve - Raider
02-04-2009, 18:06
A great buy would be my 5 door clio... 1.5 DCI, 57reg... 106hp with 240 NM torque.... FSH, Been to the ring, cheap tax & insurance, reliable, great MPG warrenty etc.... :D
Oh and if ecu re mapped 135hp, 300NM torque....
Avast... tis a Hijack! :laugh:
boostjunky
10-04-2009, 09:58
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
I've got a 172 Cup which I use as a fire up and go weekend fun car, have also done some long distance drives in it which isn't too comfortable but OK as a one off.
Handles similarly to a 5, enough power to keep you interested and reasonably cheap to run. I live in the countryside and average 38-40mpg and I don't take it easy.
You can you pick up a minter for £4k.
5alldaway
10-04-2009, 11:36
ive slapped a bid on a mk 172 on ebay, was quite a low bid tho so if i win i may end up with a bargain car, if i dont win then fair do's
not viewed it but the advert says if the winner doesnt see what they like then they can walk way :)
get a 172 mofo!
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