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3-4k weekend car

  • 20-09-2009 9:26pm
    #1
    W.B. Yeats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭


    Folks

    Have a little bit of spare lolly from selling a car and am thinking of buying something for the weekend

    Wouldn't mind something a little sporty but want something reliable

    Any thoughts


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  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Only one car then imo, the Mazda MX-5.


  • #3
    qz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭qz


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Only one car then imo, the Mazda MX-5.

    Yup!


  • #4
    W.B. Yeats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭W.B. Yeats


    Was sort of thinking of an MR2 or a celica as well


  • #5
    h3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Only one car then imo, the Mazda MX-5.

    +1

    Great weekend car

    0118 999 881 999 119 725 3



  • #6
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    go a little more and you can get my integra!

    but for 4k an Mx5 would be the best weekend car.

    Which version/year mr2 and celica?


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  • #7
    W.B. Yeats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 954 ✭✭✭W.B. Yeats


    draffodx wrote: »
    go a little more and you can get my integra!

    but for 4k an Mx5 would be the best weekend car.

    Which version/year mr2 and celica?


    Was hoping to get something around 01 or 02 if at all possible but more likely a 2000 or 99


  • #8
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    How about a Honda Prelude:
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200926194398192


  • #9
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    W.B. Yeats wrote: »
    Was hoping to get something around 01 or 02 if at all possible but more likely a 2000 or 99

    You'd never get a 01 or 02 Celica or Mr2 for €4k? or even a 99 or 00?


  • #10
    Biro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭Biro


    draffodx wrote: »
    You'd never get a 01 or 02 Celica or Mr2 for €4k? or even a 99 or 00?

    You'd be surprised. The new shape MR2's are really cheap.


  • #11
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Biro wrote: »
    You'd be surprised. The new shape MR2's are really cheap.

    Really!? €4k cheap!?

    There not as good as the older model though are they?


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  • #12
    Biro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭Biro


    draffodx wrote: »
    Really!? €4k cheap!?

    There not as good as the older model though are they?

    Well, the chassis is supposed to be much improved, they're supposed to be a bit more comfortable, the 1.8 140bhp engine is the only choice, so no turbo, but I think they're better than the old one. But people didn't like the big change in the looks, and with no turbo (even though no turbo was ever for sale in the UK) people just wrote it off. Mistakenly in my book.


  • #13
    Biro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭Biro


    Maybe not 4k, but let it sit there a while and make a low offer and who knows how happy the dealer will be to off-load it -
    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/MRS/converta/200937195146285/advert?channel=CARS


  • #14
    mumblin deaf ro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭mumblin deaf ro


    Classic Saab 900 turbo for €2K - recent NCT too:

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Saab/900/200938195210954/advert?channel=CARS

    I have had one of these for the past while and they are an absolute HOOT.


  • #15
    treborm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭treborm


    Good 200sx and Really good MK2 golf gti could be bought for 4K


  • #16
    2 Espressi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭2 Espressi


    I picked up a very clean and sorted MX5 last week, and I urge everyone else to do the same! :D


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