Fastest Car, €3000 Max Budget

knifey_spoonie

Alrighty, The tittle says it all.

Whats the fastest car you can get in Ireland for the fine sum of €3000. I have had a look around but hoping you boardsie's may be able to find something i have missed.

Thanks

Cookie_Monster

any car will do 120kph

keithclancy

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

any car will do 120kph

The ol Cruise Control is handy around Mondello then ?

knifey_spoonie

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

any car will do 120kph

So will my foot meeting your arse:D, Its not unknown for me to hit trackdays in Mondello so you can take that into consideration too.

R.O.R

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2328009

Should be pretty quick, and a few quid left over.

Sweatynutsack

Wrx sti and ya'd get a nice clean tested one for around the 3 mark

KylieWyley

http://www.cbg.ie/car_detail.aspx?ID=4452606

Conor_M1990

R.O.R wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2328009

Should be pretty quick, and a few quid left over.

there not that fast though a turbo one is a different story.

for 3k though Id have an Evo 4

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Octavia........

EPM

R.O.R wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2328009

Should be pretty quick, and a few quid left over.

Beat me to it:p

FunkBlaster87

I'd second the impreza.

Although maybe you should look at something that's still quick but bit more fun to drive. I'm sure you could get a turbo'd mx5 from the uk for that money.

Squall19

Yeah EV0 4 would be a great choice.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2273203

MR 2 Turbo are fast as well.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2238617

Audi A8 4.2

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2312107

YBTurbo

Skyline.

PCPhoto

might I be a boring ould fart and ask whats the point ???

you want a fast car ... you can only afford/budget 3K .... no offence to you OP but there are speed limits and people who buy cars just because they are fast sometimes* cannot control the cars and end out killing themselves and sometimes other people as well.

hope you factor in your insurance cost with the car.... I personally don't care if you want to break the law and the speed limits in this country (many of the roads are not properly given a speed rating anyway).... but I do care about you potentially taking the life of someone else (in an accident).

Take some responsibility - a fast car is not always going to be the car that will be fun to drive, or safe/good enough to stop and save your life and the lives of others if you loose control on the roads.

*= not all people who buy a fast car can control the car....some people are just idiots and think speed is cool !!

TestTransmission

PCPhoto wrote: »

might I be a boring ould fart and ask whats the point ???

you want a fast car ... you can only afford/budget 3K .... no offence to you OP but there are speed limits and people who buy cars just because they are fast sometimes* cannot control the cars and end out killing themselves and sometimes other people as well.

hope you factor in your insurance cost with the car.... I personally don't care if you want to break the law and the speed limits in this country (many of the roads are not properly given a speed rating anyway).... but I do care about you potentially taking the life of someone else (in an accident).

Take some responsibility - a fast car is not always going to be the car that will be fun to drive, or safe/good enough to stop and save your life and the lives of others if you loose control on the roads.

Jaysus mate,get off your high horse.I think we have our answer here

knifey_spoonie wrote: »

Its not unknown for me to hit trackdays in Mondello so you can take that into consideration too.

keithclancy

PCPhoto wrote: »

might I be a boring ould fart and ask whats the point ???

you want a fast car ... you can only afford/budget 3K .... no offence to you OP but there are speed limits and people who buy cars just because they are fast sometimes* cannot control the cars and end out killing themselves and sometimes other people as well.

hope you factor in your insurance cost with the car.... I personally don't care if you want to break the law and the speed limits in this country (many of the roads are not properly given a speed rating anyway).... but I do care about you potentially taking the life of someone else (in an accident).

Take some responsibility - a fast car is not always going to be the car that will be fun to drive, or safe/good enough to stop and save your life and the lives of others if you loose control on the roads.

*= not all people who buy a fast car can control the car....some people are just idiots and think speed is cool !!

Ah man .. how about you just do the Safety dance out of the Motors forum altogether.

robtri

m3 ???

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2325037


or this one

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2321730

vectra

3000GT ?
With cash to spare
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2318025

Alanstrainor

keithclancy wrote: »

Ah man .. how about you just do the Safety dance out of the Motors forum altogether.

Drop this right now.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

vectra wrote: »

3000GT ?
With cash to spare
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2318025

Thats a real pussy magnet

PCPhoto

TestTransmission wrote: »

Jaysus mate,get off your high horse.I think we have our answer here

explain to me how I'm on a high horse !!!

The OP is looking for "the fastest car for 3K" he/she is not saying its for track use only.

I've said there are lots of roads out there which are sh1t for speed limits (perfectly straight stretches with 80K limits), I'm making the point that just buying the fastest car may not be the best option ...if the OP wants to purchase any old thing and attach/modify the engine to make it the fastest possible within his/her budget ...well and good but if he/she is zooming down some backroad and kills someone will you say it was the roads fault????

OP if you are going to get something .... best way is to build it yourself, easiest way to do it is check which model car is more aerodynamic, get the frame, build from the frame.... choose your engine (have it modified/chipped), choose proper safety features - rolls cage/bars, brakes.... exhaust....just do it responsibly so you know the limits of each piece - it will make you a better driver to know what your machine can do and where its limits are. (take care on the roads ...too many idiots out there)

YipYipU

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2256758

YipYipU

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1695832

knifey_spoonie

PCPhoto wrote: »

might I be a boring ould fart and ask whats the point ???

you want a fast car ... you can only afford/budget 3K .... no offence to you OP but there are speed limits and people who buy cars just because they are fast sometimes* cannot control the cars and end out killing themselves and sometimes other people as well.

hope you factor in your insurance cost with the car.... I personally don't care if you want to break the law and the speed limits in this country (many of the roads are not properly given a speed rating anyway).... but I do care about you potentially taking the life of someone else (in an accident).

Take some responsibility - a fast car is not always going to be the car that will be fun to drive, or safe/good enough to stop and save your life and the lives of others if you loose control on the roads.

*= not all people who buy a fast car can control the car....some people are just idiots and think speed is cool !!

No no no no no, The whole other world of boards.ie is this way

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>, Come on now your in a motoring forum and you are spouting this drivel. I have already adressed the issue of insurance, as the vehicle will be covered regardless of what it is so thats a mute point.

At what point have a indicated i am an irresponsible person, i have allready said it will be used around modello, i dont think there is a more responsible place to use a performance car in this country.

Anywho,

Id love an RX7 but a 3k one, i dont think so.

I think ye know the Supra is out considering i just got rid of mine one last night.

I have some reservations about wrx sti, in regards to the engines being a wee bit soft.

Mr2 turbo's are nice but prone to HG failure, i would really be looking for a T-Bar if i was to look at one.

The M3 is a very good option, i just wonder how good a 2.5k one can be.

TestTransmission

PCPhoto wrote: »

explain to me how I'm on a high horse !!!

The OP is looking for "the fastest car for 3K" he/she is not saying its for track use only.

I've said there are lots of roads out there which are sh1t for speed limits (perfectly straight stretches with 80K limits), I'm making the point that just buying the fastest car may not be the best option ...if the OP wants to purchase any old thing and attach/modify the engine to make it the fastest possible within his/her budget ...well and good but if he/she is zooming down some backroad and kills someone will you say it was the roads fault????

OP if you are going to get something .... best way is to build it yourself, easiest way to do it is check which model car is more aerodynamic, get the frame, build from the frame.... choose your engine (have it modified/chipped), choose proper safety features - rolls cage/bars, brakes.... exhaust....just do it responsibly so you know the limits of each piece - it will make you a better driver to know what your machine can do and where its limits are. (take care on the roads ...too many idiots out there)

I have no idea what point you're trying to make.

Anyway,back on topic.How about this?
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2332916

Matt Simis

YipYipU wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1695832

Too low, too chromey and too blingy with that kit.

Gary ITR

PCPhoto wrote: »

explain to me how I'm on a high horse !!!

The OP is looking for "the fastest car for 3K" he/she is not saying its for track use only.

I've said there are lots of roads out there which are sh1t for speed limits (perfectly straight stretches with 80K limits), I'm making the point that just buying the fastest car may not be the best option ...if the OP wants to purchase any old thing and attach/modify the engine to make it the fastest possible within his/her budget ...well and good but if he/she is zooming down some backroad and kills someone will you say it was the roads fault????

OP if you are going to get something .... best way is to build it yourself, easiest way to do it is check which model car is more aerodynamic, get the frame, build from the frame.... choose your engine (have it modified/chipped), choose proper safety features - rolls cage/bars, brakes.... exhaust....just do it responsibly so you know the limits of each piece - it will make you a better driver to know what your machine can do and where its limits are. (take care on the roads ...too many idiots out there)

Good points but if you look back over posts from the OP you'll see he's used to high powered machines and I can vouch for him and say he drives responsibly on public roads.

Knifey you'll pick up an EVOIV for that money... could be interesting

DancingPriest

I'll get me coat...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2028391

unkel

robtri wrote: »

or this one

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2321730

An M3 evo on Irish plates, just serviced with 2 years NCT for €2.5k :eek:

MetzgerMeister

DancingPriest wrote: »

I'll get me coat...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2028391

Personally, I'd go for this if I were the OP. It looks to be in good condition on the outside and the interior is spotless.

einheisserschre

einheisserschre wrote: »

Personally, I'd go for this if I were the OP. It looks to be in good condition on the outside and the interior is spotless.

Hardly the fastest €3000 would get though.

robtri

unkel wrote: »

An M3 evo on Irish plates, just serviced with 2 years NCT for €2.5k :eek:

yeah it a scarey thought... but it could check out...

you wont go much faster, especially on a track than one of them moving you

DancingPriest

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2273203

Nice, but you know I'd end up breaking it.

yimrsg

Don't Japanese and German manufacturers limit the top speed to 155mph? So you'd be better off choosing a quicker accelerating Japanese car than a German tank.

This looks like Kit from Night Rider so it's bound to be fast.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Nissan/300-ZX/sport/201114201890217/advert?channel=CARS

Wossack

s14
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2216047

mr2
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2327874

twin turbo gto
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2234493

now how they handle around a track, I dunno...

pippip

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Nissan/200-SX/TURBO-(N/201121202564014/advert?channel=CARS

You'd get this for 3k

197 bhp and good condition with nct til 2012

Magic Beans

vectra wrote: »

3000GT ?
With cash to spare
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2318025

Getting that cat leak fixed will be expensive.

DancingPriest

You should buy this, I'd like this one....
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2207548

Seriously, I think this is the one.

Vertakill

unkel wrote: »

An M3 evo on Irish plates, just serviced with 2 years NCT for €2.5k :eek:

I think the seller was pi$$ed when taking some of those photos. 3rd one is upside down and the 4th one... looks like they left a wheel in the back seat or something. Weird!

Nice looking car nonetheless. Would be very worried at that price though.

cadaliac

The white EVO 4 or the M3 (matt black one if it wasn't ragged within an inch of its life).
Twin turbo GTO is a fast car as well.

Tallon

Vertakill wrote: »

I think the seller was pi$$ed when taking some of those photos. 3rd one is upside down and the 4th one... looks like they left a wheel in the back seat or something. Weird!

Nice looking car nonetheless. Would be very worried at that price though.

They did, you can buy it with one set of wheels, or another

ShadowHearth

yimrsg wrote: »

Don't Japanese and German manufacturers limit the top speed to 155mph? So you'd be better off choosing a quicker accelerating Japanese car than a German tank.

This looks like Kit from Night Rider so it's bound to be fast.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Nissan/300-ZX/sport/201114201890217/advert?channel=CARS

this.

if tax is not an issue.

if tax is an issue some rb25det aka skyline r33 2.5 turbo would fit the bill

if tax preferably be lowish then sr20det or rb20det aka skyline r32 or 180sx or s14

i dont want to sound like proper jap fanboy, but with low budget jap performance stuff is way bgger bang for you money then any german stuff.

unkel

yimrsg wrote: »

Don't Japanese and German manufacturers limit the top speed to 155mph? So you'd be better off choosing a quicker accelerating Japanese car than a German tank.

This looks like Kit from Night Rider so it's bound to be fast.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Nissan/300-ZX/sport/201114201890217/advert?channel=CARS

A 520 diesel would have that for breakfast

If you're suggesting anything Japanese, it will have to have a turbo.

mondeo

You could buy a DL reg bora TDi and everyone will think your the bees knees!

yimrsg

unkel wrote: »

A 520 diesel would have that for breakfast

If you're suggesting anything Japanese, it will have to have a turbo.

Curse you for ruining my childhood memories with logic. Yeah it has no turbo but with the twin turbo it's 0-60 in 5 seconds from here.
Plus a tuned version holds some sort of land speed record going from what's on wikipedia.

Actually here's your twin turbo in automatic:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2142337

Balls in your court germany!

unkel

mondeo wrote: »

You could buy a DL reg bora TDi and everyone will think your the bees knees!

He would be found out before the first bend at Mondello

Gary ITR

unkel wrote: »

He would be found out before the first bend at Mondello

Honda corner.... You're trying to tell him something aren't you :pac:

barone

get yourself a gt turbo starlet,or a glanza starlet, one for 3k with some spec and you will have your speed rush

DancingPriest

barone wrote: »

get yourself a gt turbo starlet,or a glanza starlet, one for 3k with some spec and you will have your speed rush

The man does have a point, Yaris T-Sport with a supercharger would be fun.

SEPT 23 1989

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2133996

Jaguar XJR

Gary ITR

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2133996

Jaguar XJR

If he buys that I have dibs on the first pax lap!