New car with £7500 budget hmmm....

[AJ_SAXO]

Hey guys right looking to get a different car now and I have £7500 to play with and i'm wanting ideas so any suggestions feel free to post:y: And im 22 if that helps


Note:- I just want suggestions within my budget, so post anything

[raunchz]

how old are you?

Insurance may limit some of my suggestions

[AJ_SAXO]

how old are you?

Insurance may limit some of my suggestions


just edited:y:

[Tony]

TT or S2K is what I'd be looking at.

Maybe give a bit more of a brief.

[Mattymcn]

would this be a daily driver? or a toy weekend car?

generally what are you looking at? comfort? power? luxury? or balls out swinging from the lights mad?

[AJ_SAXO]

would this be a daily driver? or a toy weekend car?

generally what are you looking at? comfort? power? luxury? or balls out swinging from the lights mad?

Edited^^ but just list anything you can think of within my budget, its just im hopeless with my cars as i always change my mind so i want as many suggestions as possible to give me a good range to look into:y:

[STEALTHVTR]

Civic type R, good allround hot hatch:y:

[steking25]

you could go for one of these :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-AUDI-S3-QUATTRO-BLACK_W0QQitemZ290388383650QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAuto mobiles_UK?hash=item439c7f17a2

[scottyvtr]

plenty of jap crap you can get you're hands on ................. if thats what you're looking for or this -

Ford Focus Hatchback 2.0 RS 3dr 2002 (52) 80,000 miles
Dealer £5,380
Private £5,275
Part exchange £5,175
Trade £4,985
Cost new £20,015
Engine
Cubic capacity 1988
Cylinders 4
Max Power (bhp/rpm) 212/5500
Max Torque (lb ft/rpm) 229/3500
Town mpg 19.9
Out of Town mpg 36.6
Average mpg 27.9
Fuel Unleaded
Running costs
Insurance group 34
Service Intervals 12/12,500

from here - http://www.whatcar.com/valuations/result?makeId=1&modelId=166&editionId=207&yearId=9&mileage=

[Sparco_Tom]

clio 182 or 197

[DimmaAngel]

New Mini :)

[x_sammie_x]

Honestly.... i think.... you should just give it to me :D

[raunchz]

I'd go for something of the Evolution variety personally ;) maybe a VI of a VII

[frankie]

maybe a DC2
172
406 coupe

[andiz]

Civic type R, good allround hot hatch:y:

+1 these are very good cars with a strong engine, or if you want to go a bit more sporty you could get a nice example of the mazda RX7 great fun to drive. It all depends on your needs.

[Mattymcn]

Audi s3
BMW 3 series
focus RS
Nissan 200sx
nissan skyline r33-r32
toyota supra
renault megane sport.
renault clio sport

the list is endless :P

[Krys_23]

Astra GSi Turbo, in arden blue with anthracite snowflake wheels. Around 6k.

[Steve]

impreza sti
evo 7/8

depends what you want the car for and what you want from a car.
7k you could get a nice ford fiesta 1.2.

[raunchz]

impreza sti
evo 7/8

depends what you want the car for and what you want from a car.
7k you could get a nice ford fiesta 1.2.

spot on !!

If I was going to sell the Saxo I wouldn't get another hot hatch

[-shuggles-]

182? i drove my mates 1 and it was a pritty nice car to drive and you would have plenty of change out of your budget too:y:

[Jorge-]

BMW 330, 535 etc
Jaguar XJ8

[Heliosphan]

Leon Cupra R
Civic Type R
Mini Cooper S

or

A Cliosport but I wouldn't spend £7500 on one.

[Donnyboyy]

my pal is selling his arden blue astra gsi
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1436084.htm

[Ashleyp]

e36 m3 :)

[Taylor_MK]

Civic Ek 9 or integra DC 5

[James106]

7 saxos?

[moxy89]

i would get a P reg clio and spent the rest on dirty whores

no i wouldnt Leon Cupra R imo nice looking fastish well build with good potenital

[danzman1991]

TT or S2K is what I'd be looking at.

Maybe give a bit more of a brief.

I think he means S2000.

[Tommo87]

Don't get an ek9 it'll take most of your budget and you'll be disappointed,and that's from a Honda fanboy.

I'd look at a a cheap shit grocery getter (£200 max) and get a toy/weekend car with the rest.

JDM DC2
FTO GPX MIVEC
EP3 CTR
GTI 25 anniversary
Evo IV/V/VI
RX7
UKDM Supra TT (better spec than JDM)
3series BMW

it all depends what you need/want it for.

[Krys_23]

my pal is selling his arden blue astra gsi
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1436084.htm

Pretty much what i said above! Sound good and go good too!

[sparky771]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1413382.htm :y:

[Jazz]

Hey guys right looking to get a different car now and I have £7500 to play with and i'm wanting ideas so any suggestions feel free to post:y: And im 22 if that helps


Note:- I just want suggestions within my budget, so post anything

I'm about to turn 22 with a similar budget to that, and this summer I'll be looking at Impreza Sti's and Evo 6/7s.

[bide_furio]

sensible mind says...........deposit for house.....car mind says impreza

[AshC]

Megane sport 225.

[x_sammie_x]

Good luck insuring an STi at 22....... :S

Im 25 and to insure an STi for me is still over a grand with 3 years no claims and being a girl....
My UK turbo 2000 to insure this year should be about £600 fully comp..

[Kelvin]

id suggest a Focus RS. it may take a little hunting around to find a decent spec on within that price but they are out there.

18 months ago a FRS popped up on passion for for 7k while we were on the look for an ST170 with a 4k budget, but it was to good a deal to pass up so i dug deep and found the money.
the cars are awesome in my opinion, very tunable, and pretty quick motors with a little fettling.
last spring on its second lap around the ring i achieved a 8:55 with it (not quite up to the standards of our escort, but still very competent)

they seem to have come down in price since i purchased that one, there are plenty out there sub 8k these days.

[AlexR]

Kelvin, you know a saxo with a normally aspirated 1.6 can lap the ring in sub 9 ;)

BUT focus RSs are lovely cars and in another league when it comes to build, stability and usability. Great out of the box! Should have bought one instead of my clio back in the day but meh. One of my mates has a mint mk2 escort track car, writes for a ford mag, slowly getting dragged into that scene!!!

[Ashleyp]

alex you are a fanny

king of the french tins.

sell me rallye. x

[brogan5050]

megane f1
golf r32
leon cupra
bmw 1 series
focus st
civic type r
clio 182
clio 197

theres a few, all depends on what YOU want

[AlexR]

Rallye is mine lol and when it's had some fresh paint, fresh engine and fresh suspension i won't wanna get rid of it lol

[Ashleyp]

Rallye is mine lol and when it's had some fresh paint, fresh engine and fresh suspension i won't wanna get rid of it lol

we'll see ;)

/peerpressure

[-Dan-]

Really mint condition MK2 MR2 Turbo. Very very quick, RWD mid-engined, good tuneability - and ability to hold a fair bit of boost standard. Nice looking (later Rev 3,4,5 models) very reliable, good build quality.

[Jazz]

Good luck insuring an STi at 22....... :S

..

Easily done if its a UK spec car, you live in a decent enough area and don't drive too many miles a year. Quotes I've been getting are far less than what i payed to insure my VTS 2 years ago.

[Kelvin]

yes mate, im aware of that.

i was just saying for its second ever lap, i hadnt used that car within that enviroment before.
many of the FRS boys claim to do mid 8 min laps on standard cars, which i feel is a little optomistic as i have done an 8:07 in the escort and i know how hard you have to be going to achieve this. but i know what you are saying ;)

[AlexR]

Totally! It's a different sort of car. I think the focus RS is actually capable of low 8s with a race driver, based on the official ford full lap time ;) Whereas a standard saxo VTS is only capable of high 8s, low 9s in same conditions...

Anyway £7500, 22 years old.

Buy a clio 172 cup for £4k and put the rest towards a house!

[Kelvin]

Buy a clio 172 cup for £4k and put the rest towards a house!

one of the better and more sensible comments within this whole thread :clapping:

[AshKeeble]

I'd keep saving tbh. Put a nice big deposit down on a house.

Cars are dead money. If you buy on for 4k you're not going to be able to sell it for 4k 6-12 months down the line, unless you spend the remaining 3.5k on modifications.

Get yourself on the property ladder, you wont regret it.

[AlexR]

Someone's got to be sensible! A clio 172 cup will possibly be the most fun car that you can actually use on the road, it's really cheap to buy, fuel and insure. If you buy a good one and maintain it, it won't cost a huge amount to run, and the other money can go on something sensible like furniture, luxury tvs & surround systems, holidays, gfs etc!
Every nice car i've had has been vandalised/driven into in parking lots etc and has cost me loads in depreciation. And in reality, when you stop being pretentious, a saxo vts in good nick drives just like any other car. I've driven brand new mercs, beemers, vws, audis etc in my old job, they drive no more solidly, they're just a fascade ;)

[Stefan-furio]

In all honesty with 7k i would buy a VTR and kit it out like crazy and also install an expensive sound system :D

[AJ_SAXO]

Totally! It's a different sort of car. I think the focus RS is actually capable of low 8s with a race driver, based on the official ford full lap time ;) Whereas a standard saxo VTS is only capable of high 8s, low 9s in same conditions...

Anyway £7500, 22 years old.

Buy a clio 172 cup for £4k and put the rest towards a house!

[QUOTE=AshKeeble;4022088]I'd keep saving tbh. Put a nice big deposit down on a house.[QUOTE]

Cars are dead money. If you buy on for 4k you're not going to be able to sell it for 4k 6-12 months down the line, unless you spend the remaining 3.5k on modifications.

lol thanks for these comments but me and my gf have had 2 places of our own already and we just cant live together so putting the money into house/deposit etc... is not such a good idea lol:homme:

^^sorry kind of fucked up with the quotes there

[AJ_SAXO]

bump up must be more out there guys

[Tommo87]

My ATR and you'll have plenty of change.

[ajdsaxo]

Audi A3 FTW!!

[CampDavid]

Elise S1. They are currently going up a little in value, at £7500 you'll be at the bottom of the market but could see £9k back in 6 months

[sir_dave]

I'd pick something along these lines:

Cheap, sensible fun (Clio Trophy):
http://stumac.stegough.com/clio/trophy.jpg

Impractical fun (S1 Elise):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3296955765_a6712ae7db.jpg

Day to day monster, but insurance will kill you (e36 M3 3.0 GT):
http://www.dtmpower.net/forum/attachments/showroom/21218d1050056044-pics-rare-m3-gt-bmw_gt_24.jpg

Fast, motorway barge (540i Sport):
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/greg992/2003%20540i%206%20speed%20M%20tecnic/2003BMW540i6-speedM-Sport006.jpg

:y:

[JAM]

182 Trophy

[Keefo]

Really mint condition MK2 MR2 Turbo. Very very quick, RWD mid-engined, good tuneability - and ability to hold a fair bit of boost standard. Nice looking (later Rev 3,4,5 models) very reliable, good build quality.



+1 ....

I am fixing one up i got cheap at the moment and DAAAAMN these things are so quick its freaking scary.....

[BONGO1733]

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=436791

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=430900

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=377772

I would get one of them :y:

[mattygoulding]

civic type r! i want one for my next car

[iw_laurence]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1348356.htm

+

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1413167.htm

sorted ;)

[laurence]

evo ftw

[SaxOhdear]

[QUOTE=AshKeeble;4022088]I'd keep saving tbh. Put a nice big deposit down on a house.[QUOTE]

Cars are dead money. If you buy on for 4k you're not going to be able to sell it for 4k 6-12 months down the line, unless you spend the remaining 3.5k on modifications.



172 Cups have levelled up in the market now, and they're getting rarer everyday, especially in this weather. If anything, i have noticed lately that prices are on the rise, and if anything, could make for free motoring for a year.

[bez_123]

nothing french get a 3 series or a a3, a4, or personally i would get a civic type R

[hellovts]

i had a bigger budget.. but similair nonetheless

plumped for a civic type r over a evolution 8 ... because on insurance due to me only being 19 still

civic type r's are good cars! not sure if id choose a focus RS over a type r (reliabilty/age/miles what not)

type r would be a nice choice and wont break your bank and they look good standard imo :)

dont get a cliosport ... esp high miled ones they go wrong if not maintained which more and more are like that now... in my opinon theyre the modern saxo vts lol

[hellovts]

considered a fiesta ST and a motorbike? :P id love to go on 2wheels.. got my test soon saving up for it at the moment

[sir_dave]

idont get a cliosport ... esp high miled ones they go wrong if not maintained which more and more are like that now...in my opinon theyre the modern saxo vts lol

Having done 40k miles in a 172 Cup/182 in 16 months - id disagree with that entirely. With poor maintenance, anything goes wrong!!

The 2nd part, well around here, id say that the CTR was the local Asian chav chariot of choice, with a far worse rep than a Clio/Vts lol. Innit blud ;)

[SaxOhdear]

dont get a cliosport ... esp high miled ones they go wrong if not maintained which more and more are like that now... in my opinon theyre the modern saxo vts lol

Like any high milage marque that has not been maintained! :wall:

I take it you have owned one? Not forming an opinion based on hearsay, Shirley?

[CampDavid]

The Clio is fundermentally pretty good, though there are some friday afternoon cars about. For that cash though an Elise is an absolute winner. Unless you can't handle the stripped out nature of it, in which case you're just a bit gay

[hellovts]

Like any high milage marque that has not been maintained! :wall:

I take it you have owned one? Not forming an opinion based on hearsay, Shirley?

hahahahahaha... i formed a opinon after my mate's 182 that he now has had for a good while... i dont rate it, annoying little french can that can stick to type r for a good while when driven perfectly takes abit to shake them off :homme: but come duelcarriageways they dont really keep up

and well i think type r is better than 182... but costs more to buy i admit, running costs are the same in my opinon that is :y:

[hellovts]

The 2nd part, well around here, id say that the CTR was the local Asian chav chariot of choice, with a far worse rep than a Clio/Vts lol. Innit blud ;)

innit ;) jokes they do look good standard... personal preference :P

[CampDavid]

So the CTR is faster at above 100mph? Handy.

I didn't like the CTR I drove much, no steering feel to speek of. I'd go with a Megane R26 instead, a little more cash but much better

[hellovts]

So the CTR is faster at above 100mph? Handy.

I didn't like the CTR I drove much, no steering feel to speek of. I'd go with a Megane R26 instead, a little more cash but much better

didnt say was 100mph :P

btw they do pull away slightly below 100 but the biggest difference is above... i dont condone street racing esp on saxp :)

[CampDavid]

didnt say was 100mph :P

btw they do pull away slightly below 100 but the biggest difference is above... i dont condone street racing esp on saxp :)

There's sod all difference bellow 100mph. At under 100mph they'll be beaten on a DCW by a Skoda Fabia so it's hardly a big priority in a hot hatch

[hellovts]

There's sod all difference bellow 100mph. At under 100mph they'll be beaten on a DCW by a Skoda Fabia so it's hardly a big priority in a hot hatch

DCW? ...

[CampDavid]

Duel Carriage Way

[hellovts]

Duel Carriage Way

ah right... so a skoda will beat a type r being driven right? doubt that... lol...

not just that A or B roads etc.. the type r does go very well when driven right :y: different opinons etc lol

[Jazz]

At under 100mph they'll be beaten on a DCW by a Skoda Fabia so it's hardly a big priority in a hot hatch

Where did you pull that one out of? Erm... no it won't.

If you're talking about a vRS furby then still no it won't. All the Type R driver needs to do is drop a cog and its all over. I know from experience.

And Re: Steering feel. Was it a pre-facelift EP3 or a post? The post models (04 onwards) have a revised steering feel and they do actually feel much better (albeit a tad artificially weighted at speed), with very admirable body-control. Driven them many-a-time.

[jordannicholls]

evo all the way mate! gotta be done

[Tommo87]

Like said buy my ATR and have lots of change.

[AJ_SAXO]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1348356.htm

+

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1413167.htm

sorted ;)

I like your style;)

[ZoeMariex]

Mini Cooper Works :)

[RJohnson]

Old style lotus elise? If your not too tall :P

[Graeme]

megane sport by a mile

[Barton1806]

For £7500 i'd buy a Seat Ibiza Cupra for about £3.5 - 4.5k or a mini cooper s then keep the rest for a house or if any problems come up.

Tom

[CampDavid]

Old style lotus elise? If your not too tall :P

The Elise is fine for tall people, it's one of the few cars I don't even need the seat all the way back for

[hellonpluto]

Porsche 944 Turbo - New Engine in it

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200933339756504/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-to/5000/make/porsche/keywords/944/radius/1500/postcode/sk11ln/page/4?logcode=p

[Phils_VTR]

Get say, a vtr for daily use. Then use the other 6.5k on an Evo.

[tom130691]

integra dc5 mmmmmm

or
seat leon cupra r