I've come to the conclusion that having a car to use for trackdays and as a
2nd car/family runabout is not practical for me. Therefore I want you guys to recommend how I can spend £5k buying a car to be used on the track only. its going to be kept off the road, no tax mot insurance etc..

I've got my heart set on a classic and prices on fleabay seem ridiculous to me atm around £3k gets a fairly well modded sti which leaves me with another 2k to spend on further enhancements for now with more money to spend slowly over the coming years.

I did like the look of this one (was on at £3k) before the owner took it off. Just to give you an idea.

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I'm not looking for massive power just yet, just something capable (350hp mark) with the ability to be modded for bigger power even if it means a new engine later on.

So whats a good base car to start with within budget?

Over to you guys.

Paul

 

Most track days require cars to be MOT'd and road legal, don't they?

For £5k I'd probably budget about £3k for an early STI - my immaculate v2 went for about that a few weeks ago. Allow £500 to sort any problems that show up after you've bought it - check the exhaust isn't too noisy, you don't want to get black flagged. That gives you £500 or so for basic breathing mods if they've not already been done, and another £1k or so for a remap (perhaps including an aftermarket ECU) so it doesn't blow up.

Your next mod after that should probably be brakes.

 

Hope your classic went to a good home,Woz mint

 

I've already modded my hawkeye after a few trackdays done brakes handling power etc but for reasons that I wont go in to on here its got to go. so I'm aware of what mods will need doing .
Do you reckon going for a classic thats not been touched too much rather than one thats already had a fair bit of work done?

 

2k on a trailer to get it there?

 

forgot to mention that thats already in hand

 

You'll struggle to find a car that hasn't been modified in some way IMHO. Better to get one that's in as good a condition as you can find, and worry about what mods it does or doesn't have later. Much cheaper to buy a car that's already in good nick than fix one that isn't.

 

So is any classic version STI / TYPE R better than another. i.e. stronger internals gearbox etc??