£5k car that is reliable enough for long jouneys, yet will double as a track car.
11 May 2006, 08:24 PM
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£5k car that is reliable enough for long jouneys, yet will double as a track car.
Anyone have any thoughts or is a better option to get £3k worth of Mondeo/Vectra and £2k of Mk2 Golf c/w track bits?
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11 May 2006, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
IntegraR, but I thought they were a bit noisy on long journeys because of the short gearing?
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Mondeo/vectra as a track car 
Get something like a 306 gti, or even better, a 205gti 1.9 or a mi16 conversion. Cost about 2k whichever car you choose.
The 306 for long journeys though
Get something like a 306 gti, or even better, a 205gti 1.9 or a mi16 conversion. Cost about 2k whichever car you choose.
The 306 for long journeys though
12 May 2006, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobynutta555
Mondeo/vectra as a track car
There doesnt appear to be many Accords on the Trader website. Anyone know a forum for them?
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12 May 2006, 10:30 AM
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12 May 2006, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve Sherwen
The Mundano would be the road car.
There doesnt appear to be many Accords on the Trader website. Anyone know a forum for them?
Steve
There doesnt appear to be many Accords on the Trader website. Anyone know a forum for them?
Steve
12 May 2006, 11:42 AM
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It very much depends how many track days you are looking to do and what you need to use the car for on the road. If its your daily commuter car then dont double it up as a track car .......The reason is simple, you WILL have issues on track days rendering the car un-driveable. It may be as simple as knackerd discs and you havent got time to fit your spares or it may be more terminal.......
If the road car is just a run around then by all means double it as a track car .........
My suggestions for £5K would be
Early 172 (£4.5K)
306GTi6 (£3K)
E36 M3 (£4-4.5K)
MX5
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If the road car is just a run around then by all means double it as a track car .........
My suggestions for £5K would be
Early 172 (£4.5K)
306GTi6 (£3K)
E36 M3 (£4-4.5K)
MX5
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12 May 2006, 11:48 AM
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It would be occasional track use, 4 or 5 days a year but a lot of road miles.
Saying all this, it'll probably be easier to keep the Clio, it just depends on whether or not I need to free up some money by selling the car.
Steve
Saying all this, it'll probably be easier to keep the Clio, it just depends on whether or not I need to free up some money by selling the car.
Steve
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