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Trackday Car - Opinions and experiences..

  • 27-11-2010 10:16pm
    #1
    Shakeandbake!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭


    I'm currently in the market for a trackday car, preferably a saloon/coupe/hatch that i can also use occasionally on the road. My budget is £12k stg, and that includes a set of racewheels and track tyres, bucket seat, timing equipment, suspension mods etc. I've done a lot of trawling online and in magazines and i've narrowed my choice down to an E46 M3 (02-03) or a Subaru STI (02-03). There are plenty of both available for between 7k - 10k, my heart says beemer but the head says scooby, what do ye think?
    Looking for opinions/comments from anyone who's driven either on track or if you know of anyone running either as a regular track toy.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    M3 for me anyday.


  • #3
    Shakeandbake!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭Shakeandbake!


    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    Driven all of the above, I found Subaru`s generally very understeery. Driven E36,E46,E90 M3`s very nice motors decent drives and would make a decent track car. For you budget you could get a nice first Elise,its a perfect car for a twisty circuit like Mondello.
    Good point about the understeering nature of the STI, but it has a bulletproof stove which will take a good thrashing. As satisfying as the M3 would be to fling about would it not be a bit soft in comparison to the STI, maintenance bills could get quite hefty....? I missed out on a race prepped Mini Cooper JCW a few weeks ago, good spares package with it too, it was advertised at €18k in Holland....sick i missed it:(. I haven't really considered an Elise, simply because i think they're underpowered, though they probably compare favourably in the bhp per tonne stakes with the STI AND M3??
    -Corkie- wrote: »
    M3 for me anyday.

    Will it take the thrashing without costing me a fortune in bills though? Maybe my perception of the Beemer as been a bit soft is off the mark??


  • #4
    bmw535d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭bmw535d


    beemer engine will take twice the abuse of a boxer engine if you keep an eye on the heat gauge. e36 m3 ftw, 5k, throw 5k of mods at it and youd have some fun


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNcJD7O1qUE&feature=fvw


  • #5
    mayo_lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 563 ✭✭✭mayo_lad


    Shakeandbake! wrote: »
    I'm currently in the market for a trackday car, preferably a saloon/coupe/hatch that i can also use occasionally on the road. My budget is £12k stg, and that includes a set of racewheels and track tyres, bucket seat, timing equipment, suspension mods etc. I've done a lot of trawling online and in magazines and i've narrowed my choice down to an E46 M3 (02-03) or a Subaru STI (02-03). There are plenty of both available for between 7k - 10k, my heart says beemer but the head says scooby, what do ye think?
    Looking for opinions/comments from anyone who's driven either on track or if you know of anyone running either as a regular track toy.

    Thanks.
    you could go for some thing like this with a new engine maybe an 2lt XE and a manta gearbox which would give you some thing with a bit of pedigree

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1730039


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