<£500 ScumRun car???
Every year one of my mates does a 'Gumball' type race for fun with old uni mates, from Newcastle to the Nurburgring and back, and I am thinking of joining in this year. They go in teams of 2-3 and have to buy and prepare a car for less than £500 excluding insurance/breakdown etc.
So my question to you is what car should I consider?? The main priority is fun so I was thinking RWD/2 seater etc. but would consider anything really, comfort is not an issue ;) , I am planning on totally stripping the interior out anyway. I am handy with a spanner too so it doesn't have to be too reliable ;) . So far I have thought of MX5, MR2, MG TF, Honda CRX/Prelude etc. Any suggestions/advice/info etc welcome!! :thumb: |
How about a Primera GT
Very good suspension, and the GT is based on the Touring car Could get one for around £500 |
we used a porsche 944 for the scumball, it was reliable, fast and economical. winner.
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MR2 is a good shout if there is only a couple of you. Might be able to pick up an Alfa GTV for that money or a Fiat Coupe?
Quite like the Audi 80's, good strong car. Mitsi FTO if you look hard enough Volvo 850? |
Thanks for the replies guys, I'll be on eBay all night now! There seems to be loads of mondeo ST24's for cheap, a 5.4L V12 Jag XJS could be interesting...
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Originally Posted by Andy RB5
(Post 10451968)
a 5.4L V12 Jag XJS could be interesting...
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Check out the vauxhall omega 3ltr's, a few bargains to be had there ;)
Tony:D |
omega! genius. and they come with brembos iirc?
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MGF is a no, trust me, if the headgasket does not go then it will spit you out into a hedge with no warning the first time it rains. You will struggle to get a decent Mr2 or Mx5 for £500 but those omegas, even the 2.5 V6 is a brilliant car for the money.
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we looked at a few omegas, funnily enough they all had HGF! lol
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Originally Posted by Luan Pra bang
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MGF is a no, trust me, if the headgasket does not go then it will spit you out into a hedge with no warning the first time it rains. You will struggle to get a decent Mr2 or Mx5 for £500 but those omegas, even the 2.5 V6 is a brilliant car for the money.
It doesn't have to be decent haha, infact less decent = more fun! Omega may be a good shout, most of the ones for sale seem to be autos though :s . What are they like to drive? They look like they would have barge-like characteristics, I suppose the rwd would help though |
They have a lovely feel and grunt to the engine but do not actually go that fast, the rear wheels will spin when you need them to though and I found the one I had to be brilliant fun. Not a sports car but definately not a barge either.
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These are two £200 bangers I ran around with and were absolutely solid:
MKII polo 1.3. Fix the PCV valve first though to stop it spraying oil everywhere. N13 Nissan Sunny 1.3....just make sure the gearbox is OK. I used both and had them well past 100mph and averaged 30mpg miniumum no matter how I drove them. The polo died from a crash, and the Nissan was scrapped due to a broken headlamp (although the gearbox was as noisy as hell) |
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Am I confused here? Gumball is the US trek yeh? the under £500 thing is the Scumball yeh? I tried looking into it and Im not entirely sure anymore, a little more info would be cool though, interested in taking part in the Scumball myself
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Scumrun, thats what Im thinking off. Everything else is the expensive runs, no?
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Yes sorry I meant scumball, it's not an organised one I will be doing or anything, just something arranged ourselves, we'll probs have around 8 cars altogether I think :)
That primera looks ace! We still have a few months get the cars so I'm just seeing what's out there at the moment, I'm liking the amount of cheap beamers to choose from ;) |
Originally Posted by Jamo
(Post 10453602)
we looked at a few omegas, funnily enough they all had HGF! lol
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3514598.htm Tony:D |
auto and too much ;)
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I used to own an omega v6 2.5. They are pretty good on power and very comfy to drive, like a giant arm chair, head gasket went on mine too though and ended up in the scrap yard as it had a few other issues too including needing a new clutch
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Plenty of Alfas, 3.0 v6 Alfa 166 or 2.5 v6 156, plenty of either for £500 upwards on Trader, should on budget via ebay or a rude offer?
More thoughts Volvo T5 or you could ads to the demise of Saab by killing a 9000 turbo! D |
MX-5 FTW.
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Originally Posted by Dunk
(Post 10465233)
Plenty of Alfas, 3.0 v6 Alfa 166 or 2.5 v6 156, plenty of either for £500 upwards on Trader, should on budget via ebay or a rude offer?
More thoughts Volvo T5 or you could ads to the demise of Saab by killing a 9000 turbo! D An alfa:eek: he said he was handy with a spanner not Jesus of nazareth. |
Old Merc 190 or a rusty C/E class.
Engines and gearboxes bombproof and a comfy place to be for long distance cruising! 5t. |
Originally Posted by fivetide
(Post 10465587)
Old Merc 190 or a rusty C/E class.
Engines and gearboxes bombproof and a comfy place to be for long distance cruising! 5t. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3550011.htm |
double post...
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Originally Posted by dagger
(Post 10451591)
How about a Primera GT
Very good suspension, and the GT is based on the Touring car Could get one for around £500 |
DId you find one I was offered a very nice 02 plate v6 omega today for £650
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Originally Posted by CREWJ
(Post 10465895)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2709043374...84.m1423.l2649 5t |
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