what track day car would you buy for 2K
21 November 2004, 06:08 PM
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what track day car would you buy for 2K
As title really, what "dream" car would you buy for 2k souly for track days. I'll anticipate a delay while you lock yourselfs in the bog with an autotrader.
21 November 2004, 06:23 PM
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I'd personally go for something rear wheel drive like a BMW 325i or Capri 2.8i or what I have at the moment a Carlton 3000 gsi 24 or even a 200sx. Most other things are getting pricey now 
An old sierra 2.9 XR4x4 looks like fun on track from what I've seen as are the old (J/K plate) Legacys
An old sierra 2.9 XR4x4 looks like fun on track from what I've seen as are the old (J/K plate) Legacys
21 November 2004, 06:28 PM
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top of my list so far is a metro gti with a 1.8 VVC dropped in followed by,
205 / 309 GTi
106 Rallye
Renault 19 16v - without any chav mods of course
205 / 309 GTi
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21 November 2004, 06:37 PM
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Go for a 205 gti with an mi16 engine
loads about ,including parts ........great fun
I had a 309gti with the same engine ,you can do load loads to it
loads about ,including parts ........great fun
I had a 309gti with the same engine ,you can do load loads to it
21 November 2004, 06:38 PM
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Depends what your wanting to do really ........ Do you wanna be competitive and be up with the high flyers? In which case the 200sx or well sorted 205gti will do the trick. Do you wanna get overtaken alot but have a smile on your face at every corner, capri.
21 November 2004, 06:44 PM
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i do love hot hatches but i've never driven a rear wheel drive so a capri might be nice. Has anyone driven a nissan pulsar GTi-R (not a dirty chavmobile tho!)?
21 November 2004, 06:57 PM
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It really is important to consider the costs of keeping the thing going ....... I use both my 205 and my scoob on the track. The scoob will kill a set of tyres in 2 weekend £800 whereas the pug gets probably 4 weekends killing 2 tyres £80.
The same can be said on pads. £100 a weekend in the scoob, £40 for 4 weekends in the pug.
The same can be said on pads. £100 a weekend in the scoob, £40 for 4 weekends in the pug.
21 November 2004, 07:07 PM
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yeah this is the reason my dad wont take his leon cupra r on a track, so i want to try and convince him and my brother to buy a track car. It was brought up after we did one of those experience days with a scooby and an evo but has long been forgotten i think.
21 November 2004, 07:20 PM
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if i covince them it wil be for me, my brother and my dad. we need something to do together once in a while and we are all obsessed with cars so track days are an obvious sloution. Just the funding which will be a problem as i am a student so i have no money and my dad has no money becasue he is paying for my degree so there in lies the problem.
Essentially the thread is just for fun becasue it will probably never happen.
Essentially the thread is just for fun becasue it will probably never happen.
21 November 2004, 07:38 PM
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No question ex super coupe cup Rover GTI,easy to drive,honda reliability,cheap parts (panels ,consumables) ,runs on slicks ,and will put many a quick road car to shame,Oulton Park Long track 2.05,and I might have 2 or 3 for sale 
22 November 2004, 10:07 AM
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sorry for the numerous replies, but what are the specs on the carlton gsi? ive not heard of them before
You can pick up a tatty manual one now for under £500 easy Strip it out and you lose all of the extra weight 
They handle like you wouldn't believe as standard with all the kit still inside so a stripped one would be even better 
Here's mine
22 November 2004, 11:27 AM
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they're still too heavy though - you need to ideally start with a car that weighs <1000kg and then start stripping out. Heavy cars don't make good track cars. 205gti, citroen volcane or an ex "race car" like a fully prepped hothatch/tomcat etc would be ideal imo.
If you can get sub 600kg, you're really talking
If you can get sub 600kg, you're really talking
22 November 2004, 12:37 PM
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Ok, probably gonna get strange looks for this - but I'd go for an Alfa 75 3.0v6.
Pros:
Front engine RWD with good weight distribution (51/49 if I remember correctly).
3.0 V6 with 197bhp 'out of the box', just imagine the noise with a decent air filter and exhaust.
Cons:
Er, little odd looking
Dry weight of 1285kg, so a bit heavy until you empty it of all the junk like seats etc.
Bit different to the norm tho
Pros:
Front engine RWD with good weight distribution (51/49 if I remember correctly).
3.0 V6 with 197bhp 'out of the box', just imagine the noise with a decent air filter and exhaust.
Cons:
Er, little odd looking
Dry weight of 1285kg, so a bit heavy until you empty it of all the junk like seats etc.
Bit different to the norm tho