Luan Pra bang

Sold scoob got a BMW I now hate and it drinks lots of petrol so it will soon be up for sale(2 months after getting it) so I am planning to try owning a few of the cars I always wanted when young but could never insure or afford to buy so far list is

205 gti
Mazda RX7
cosworth 3 door
106 gti
s1 lotus elise
renault 5 turbo
Lancia integrale
triumph stag

any more ?

davyboy

E30 M3 Evo
964 RS

Yorkie

Everyone has to own a 205 GTI at some point in their lives. I was lucky enough to be able to own one new in the early nineties. I have yet to find a car as good all round as that car, go kart handling, good pedal feel, short clutch travel with a fast short throw slick gearchange, electric throttle response etc. It had its downfalls though, poor rattly trim and plastics, was an utter pig in traffic, poor unrelieble electrics (I went through two starter motors in 2 years!)

Flingstam

I'd add Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, but then I would, wouldn't I?

You're probably too old and sensible to want to try an original Mini.

I'd definitely add an E30 M3, unless you now hate all BM's.

Luan Pra bang

Don't like minis, lotus sunbeam especially yours is very though

Taff107

I have a 205 gti and had a R5 turbo. They're alright as a second car but as the only one, they would feel hard work, dated and the novelty will wear off pretty quickly I'd imagine.

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Go for the 106 Rallye instead of the GTI
CRX VTi
968 CS
Caterham

davyboy

Ah the old 968 CS halo effect. I thought that would rear it's head.

Hanslow

Datsun 240Z for me please

oh that and/or an Opel Manta

Flingstam

I was going to add 944 to the list. It was a dream car when I was 16, but I had one for a few years and it was great. Difficult to find one without a high mileage now though.

davyboy

75k miles do ya! £10k job done.

Dan J

Audi Quattro.
Lotus Carlton.
Clio Williams.
CRX VTEC - not the hairdresser one, the model before. Still the best car I've ever owned.

Flingstam

You make it sound so easy. Is that a car you're selling, or just one you know of?

Not that I could buy it anyway. I've got a starving house to feed, or something...

davyboy

mine....never tracked, not once, never

Yeah, and I agree with the Quattro!

I also like the 924 GT

craigdmcd

iTrader: (2)

I had a 3 door cossie, and found it over-rated, however, an Escort Cossie, that definately has to go on the list

flat4_ire

well modded supra tt 6spd!i
some kind of ferarri,just to say u had one, even if only for a month!lol

im 22 now..previous cars

1999 1.4 Honda Civic
1998 Honda Integra Type R
1992 Honda Prelude
1996 Starlet Glanza turbo
1995 Celica SS3
1994 Starlet turbo
2000 Toyota Altezza (Jap lexus is200)
1998 Sti Type R v4
selling the type r now to get a tt 6spd supra which i cant wait for cos its a bit of an achievement for me being only 22 and not a rich lil boolox either

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

And why not? I know its a rebodied crappy 944 that looks and goes better, but I'm not bitter

trackman

A mint and unmolested Corrado VR6 would be my first choice .

If I couldn't find one of them, it would have to be the 205gti, either 1.6 or 1.9. Wouldn't matter - Great drives the pair of 'em!

FASTER MIKE!!

well someone got to say it scoob.........

i'll get my coat

madmooro

mrk 2 rs1800
mrk3 1700t if they ever put it on the road

rs200 (i seen a few)

mustang mack1

enough fords

Stryder

Lotus Carlton
Honda NSX
BMW M3 E46
Subaru P1
Reno 5 Raider
MR2 mk1
Astra GTE 16v (red top)
Maybe a 5.0 V8 E39 BMW M5

davyboy

Looks - well thats down to choice. Goes better?? are you on drugs??

Seriously, with M030, LSD and bucket seats, it is a sublime car, a classic, and the car the press rightly rave about....and one looking back, the car I should have bought.

However, most of the cars don't have these options...well, they may have one of the 3! If you can find one for sale with the M030 suspension and brake upgrade you are doing well!

Without the options it's just a cheap 968 with small brakes, crappy sachs suspension, no LSD, non sports seats, wind up windows, no aircon and certainly not worthy of any premium that the halo effect has caused! It would cost a lot of cash to make it the same car as one with the options.

Still think I am bitter In fact I want to save people being dissapointed!

BrettC

'Affordable'...Sob I'm definately in the wrong business!

Luan Pra bang

I think affordable means 15k and under. bimmers are crap anyway.

Brendan Hughes

Yeah, I blinked when someone put RS200 in this thread...

Stryder

I think that is a matter of opinion, but considering that they make some of the best cars in the world, I think your comment is a little unjustified. Oh and by the way, I am not a BM driver.

Brendan Hughes

Wait till BlowDog and David Brown start contributing to this thread. Then we can all pack up and go home

BrettC

I think I'm on the wrong forum...can anyone recommend a fiesta 1.0L forum!
Maybe I could contribute to the affordable cars thread....fiesta 1.1 then!

8 years at uni...brilliant!

bobthebodger

1) mk2 escort powered by cosworth
2) bmw m3
4) mitsubishi evo 3
5) subaru impreza 2000 awd 97 (facelift) on the hunt now!

BrettC

Mercedes 190 Cosworth
mk1 Golf GTi