£1,000 to spend on a *track* car... c'mon!!
15 March 2005, 10:51 AM
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Nissan Silvia turbo? The one they made before the 200sx? Can get a good one for about 6-700 quid. 135 brake as standard but 170-180 can be had for fun. Have a look here www.s12oc.com OK, I am biased cos i've just bought one but what the hell...
15 March 2005, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
It depends where your £1,000 starts and ends. If your saying a grand to get a car to your first event then yeah £1,000 will do it. Doggy 205 £500, second hand cage £200 seat and subframe £150, full set of pads £80, harness £35. There you have it, track car for £1,000.
Then however the liklehood is your tyres will be mix and match shixtters so budget £160 for a cheap set of half decent tyres. The suspension wont be up to much so £400 (ish), you will fancy strut braces £80. We are of course assuming the car runs and keeps running. You will be better off assuming about £400 in the first 6 months for service parts such as £40 oil change every two months, air filter, plugs, leads, fluids, plus parts which will go wrong with a 15 year old 100,000 mile hot hatch.
I stand by my comment, a cheap £1,000 track car will end up costing about £2K after the first 6 months.
Gary
ps ...... it doesn't mean it isn't great fun building such a car because it is, but go in with your eyes wide open
Then however the liklehood is your tyres will be mix and match shixtters so budget £160 for a cheap set of half decent tyres. The suspension wont be up to much so £400 (ish), you will fancy strut braces £80. We are of course assuming the car runs and keeps running. You will be better off assuming about £400 in the first 6 months for service parts such as £40 oil change every two months, air filter, plugs, leads, fluids, plus parts which will go wrong with a 15 year old 100,000 mile hot hatch.
I stand by my comment, a cheap £1,000 track car will end up costing about £2K after the first 6 months.
Gary
ps ...... it doesn't mean it isn't great fun building such a car because it is, but go in with your eyes wide open
I still standby my coments, see you on the track!
15 March 2005, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dome
Nissan Silvia turbo? The one they made before the 200sx? Can get a good one for about 6-700 quid. 135 brake as standard but 170-180 can be had for fun. Have a look here www.s12oc.com OK, I am biased cos i've just bought one but what the hell...
16 March 2005, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SCOOBYD00
Interesting.. can you still get them?! all rotten with *paper* mot's ?
OK, it's an auto but you get the idea of how cheap they are...
16 March 2005, 01:25 PM
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....in know you actually said it - but I was picking up on the point about saying the car would be too slow and getting in the way.
It's often drivers of faster cars who can get in the way!
It's often drivers of faster cars who can get in the way!
18 March 2005, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by davyboy
....in know you actually said it - but I was picking up on the point about saying the car would be too slow and getting in the way.
It's often drivers of faster cars who can get in the way!
It's often drivers of faster cars who can get in the way!
Slowly cars see you cathc them and move.....generally
Gary
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