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2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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26/07/2015 13:59
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Might be selling my M3 very soon to free up some cash and will then just spend 2/2.5k on a run around car but I want it to be fast and fun and still fairly reliable.
Options so far I can think of in order of preference:
ClioSport 172 or 182 (dont know much about them though)
Fiat Coupe (Although already had 2 of these and if I had another I would want it mildly tuned)
Any other ideas guys?
Cheers, M
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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26/07/2015 17:34
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Audi TT 225 (Easily tuned and 4WD albeit a bit girly) Megane 225 Cupra Civic Type R EP3 Pug GTI 180 Mini Cooper S Mazda RX8 (not sure if this ticks the reliable box!)
2000 Moony 20VT6 VXR BMW 335i BMW M135i 2017 Cupra 290 Black Edition
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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#1545485
26/07/2015 18:15
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Big_Muzzie
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Pug gti 180
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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26/07/2015 18:36
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Audi TT 225 (Easily tuned and 4WD albeit a bit girly) Megane 225 Cupra Civic Type R EP3 Pug GTI 180 Mini Cooper S Mazda RX8 (not sure if this ticks the reliable box!)
Thanks for the input mate, but from that list I could never own an Audi TT, hate them and if it goes wrong dont think it would be cheap, same with the RX-8.
Like the idea of a cupra, but I would want the R and im sure they are a bit more pricey, will definitely have a look though and the Megane did cross my mind too.
Many thanks!!
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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26/07/2015 19:02
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I couldn't own a TT either if I'm honest. Decent car and performance for the money, but, I just couldn't. RX8 looks great on paper and a lot of car for the money but reliability would give me nightmares.
I'd probably go for an EP3 Type R if I was in your position.
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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27/07/2015 18:01
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I've been running a 182 for nearly two years and still think it's a cracking little car. The seating position isn't the best but mine has the recaro upgrade. It's a little noisey on the motorway but I still manage around 60 miles a day in it. Cracking out of the box if you want to do an occasional track day too. Here's one of mine around Blyton Park
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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27/07/2015 22:26
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I think the clio 182 is the one at the moment.
Whats the difference between 172 cup and trophy etc and do they do these in the 182???
Cheers, M
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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28/07/2015 10:17
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The trophey will be out of your budget and as mentioned the Sachs dampers need money spent on refurbishment every 12k miles or so.
For the 182 there is a stripped down cup but there were also cup pack options on the standard 182. There was one pack giving a larger rear spoiler and front splitter, and the other cup pack being the suspension pack with wider track, different hubs and darker wheels, the "full fat" having both cup packs along with auto zenon headlights, auto wipers, climate control etc. For me this was the one to get.
If you pick one up with a missing front splitter don't pay Renault the £120 they want for a new one, Skoda do one for about £15 which fits.
They like to be revved as well. You don’t get much until quite a kick at about 5krpm.
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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07/08/2015 22:18
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I just sold a Renault Clio 172 Cup. It drove great but I had no end of trouble with it so ended up selling it for a loss. Water leaks under the drivers carpet, gearbox noises, poor hot starting, steering wheel melting and thumb grips falling apart. The cam dephaser started rattling, and it leaked oil from several places on both the gearbox and the engine. The car had done 82k from new, although I suspect the gearbox noise at least was from the car being abused as many cars like this will have been. The wiring for the electrics is a joke, the underside of the fusebox looks like an accident in a spaghetti factory. Although it drove well it has put me off of French cars. I am not back in a nice reliable Alfa. How about a Seat Leon Cupra? Not the best handling car but mechanically and electrically pretty sound. They are easy to tune and make handle due to there being loads of parts around for them.
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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17/08/2015 17:37
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Looks like another Fiat Coupe then
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Re: 2/2.5k budget for fast fun car
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17/08/2015 17:39
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Just out of interest, I love the M3s and might stretch to owning one eventually.
What are the pro's and cons of owning an M3?
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