Philsykes

My 97 Scoob get sold next week.

I want a temporary car which is fastish, fun and costs less than 1500 quid. This is to drive for a couple of months while I decide what to have next and my house sale completes.

Current thoughts are a Renault five turbo or a Porsche 924 turbo.

Any others?

cwal1

1.9 205 GTI

Chris.

barge

Any of the old hot hatches.
XR31 etc
Pug 203
Fiat Uno Turbo
R5 GTT
Astra GTE
Nissan 200 ??
Serria XR 4X4

just make sure its 1 car 7 has proper paper work with it.

Scruff

Old shape Civic Vti. They are an absolute howl to drive and with 167 bhp they will rev till your ear drums bleed.

Alan

harj

Get a Sierra XR4i for less than £1500, im in the process of purchasing one so I can take it to Bruntinthorpe every weekend to learn the art of Powersliding and more Cheap motoring!

Philsykes

Yeah,

I too love the 205 Gti but have managed to get somebody to pull out in front of me every time I drive one. The wife therefore won't let me have one again.

Thought about 200sx but the early ones are ugly.

Ade

Wouldn't a 5 or an Uno be in the £100 road tax bracket?

Just a thought, save a bit of cash if it's only a temporary car.

Philsykes

Harj,

that was th idea with the 924, neutral(ish) handling and 170 brake for powerslide practice. Years ago I had a N/A one and it was great fun.

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

About the 5GT turbo, are they OK running on unleaded?

I thought they were 4 star only, and LRP and turbos don't mix. Just a thought...

Justin

Philsykes

Didn't know that about turbos and LRP, I guess if it's true it affect all older turbocharged cars.

Doh, and I so love the turbo whoooosh.

GCollier

I think your choice of car should depend on whether you are prepared to write off the £1500 purchase price. If you buy the 924 turbo, and anything major goes wrong with it, you're probably looking at having it transported down to the breakers yard because it wouldn't be economical to repair. In fact, to be honest I can't see you getting anything other than a nail of a 924 turbo for £1500 anyway.

If you want RWD, how about an old shape toyota corolla - they have the 120bhp 1.6 litre 16 valve from the MR2?

Gary.

Squizz

TR7V8...At least the motor will last forever, and it's the best sound since - erm - you last heard a V8 !

Get cheap classic insurance as well !

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Phil

If you loved the 205 you'll love the 309 GTI, just as capable, less to insure and I found mine easy to resell.

If you still want that turbo the Daihatsu Charade GTti is a great laugh, as long as you don't go round corners and accept that its one big crumple zone in a crash...

Justin

GCollier

In fact, unless you really need the money for your house, keep the scoob. I ended up buying a temporary car for similar reasons, and the overall cost was probably greater than it would have been to keep the scoob.

Gary.

Clever Trevor

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Philsykes:
<B>My 97 Scoob get sold next week.

I want a temporary car which is fastish, fun and costs less than 1500 quid. This is to drive for a couple of months while I decide what to have next and my house sale completes.

Current thoughts are a Renault five turbo or a Porsche 924 turbo.

Any others?[/quote]

Try a MR2 early model - just sold a mint one in Set for £2k after having it for 4 years -only had to buy 1 tyre & back exhaust - best & most reliable car ive had so far and has brilliant handling (no room to swing a cat in if you need luggage/kids space..)

Trevor

mully

Philsykes,

I have for sale a 4 door, Ex Police XR4x4, which hasnt been run since i collected my Scooby. Its K reg, 1 of the last, and its cheap at £600. I would offer it to Harj but I doubt he would be able to power slide it, having seen the way he drives

Shaun

tommy m

Trevor ,just a thought what about one of those flash mopeds for £1500 you should get almost new,so should'ent give any problems,also easy resale,cheap to run so you'll be able to save more money towards you next scooby!! tommy.

logiclee

Agree with mully and co.

Try a Sierra 2.9i 4X4. Good fun if a little thirsty. 66/34 power split means you can still get the back end out.

Because of the fuel cost the cars are next to nothing to buy, but if you just sold the Scoob you should be used to buying fuel.

Lee

PeteT

Mark 1 Golf GTI , the original and the best!

Marc W

I ran an old Sierra XR4X4 a few years back as a second car to a TVR and it never missed a beat.

Stuck 12,000 miles on it and sold it 9 months for £100 less.

RESSE

iTrader: (1)

If you want leary rear wheel drive hooligan fun go for an old E30 325i BMW or how about a 2.8i Capri - quite rare and great fun when you loose them on wet tarmec (not that I ever did in my youth!).

RWD FW or 4WD decisions, decisions etc etc.

Richard.

Philsykes

OK, Thanks for all the replies chaps.

I think I'm gonna cheat and put the price up to 2500 this will get me a car that I first had a couple of years ago.

Mazda 323 4wd import 1989 G with air con abs etc. This is not the early one, it's a similar shape to a 205 and comes with 185 bhp standard.

Phil.

MorayMackenzie

Phil,

If your going to cheat, do it properly, raise the price to 5 or 6k and buy a BMW E30 M3...

Moray
(A looked after Nova GTE makes a nice toy and give 30 to 50mpg depending on how much fun you want... mileage isn't as expensive as putting it on a scoob, either. )

Mulder

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Philsykes:
<B>Yeah,

I too love the 205 Gti but have managed to get somebody to pull out in front of me every time I drive one. The wife therefore won't let me have one again.

Thought about 200sx but the early ones are ugly.[/quote]

You obviously are blind then... AND you get a right sh!tter for 1500 quid.

MarkCSC

Phil

If you want I have a N/A 924 that I'm thinking of selling in Guards Red, Highish miles but in good condition and well maintained. I'm looking for about £1500

You won't find a decent 924 Turbo for less than £3000

Mark