Cheap Sporty Car

wotzgoingon

Does anyone know a cheap sporty car, like Mitsubishi fto or mr2. 2 litre is the max. Thanks.

eringobragh

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Does anyone know a cheap sporty car, like Mitsubishi fto or mr2. 2 litre is the max. Thanks.

how about this?


mk2 MR2 - 3SGE engined (Bullet proof)

These are getting cheaper and cheaper by the day - looks fresh enough:

Added bonus being an anniversery model (should have bilstein suspension) - €750

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/cars-for-sale/toyota-mr2/5947062

No mention of NCT/Tax however

ottostreet

FTOs are virtually impossible to insure now.

I own an FTO at the moment, and had an MR2 alongside for a few months…the MR2 is easier to live with on a daily basis cost wise (and comfort wise).

I'd love another MR2, I'd get a turbo one though next time.

tvercetti

MX5's are pretty cool IMO. And constantly getting cheaper.

wotzgoingon

ottostreet wrote: »

FTOs are virtually impossible to insure now.

I own an FTO at the moment, and had an MR2 alongside for a few months…the MR2 is easier to live with on a daily basis cost wise (and comfort wise).

I'd love another MR2, I'd get a turbo one though next time.

Are they really hard to insure? What's the reason for that? Are fto's tough on juice?

keithsfleet

FTOs are great to run and not bad on petrol.
Insurance is a killer though, full ncb with a full licence 8 years and I gave up my fto because the insurance was 780 third party when my renewal came around, compared to 270 for a clk200 that was 4 years newer.

Parts are beginning to become sparse, well some parts are.

Great car if that doesn't bother you and it will always turn heads, always.

keithsfleet

I even had a 1997 2.5 twin turbo putting out 320bhp while I had my fto and that was always cheaper to insure.

Bigus

eringobragh wrote: »

how about this?


mk2 MR2 - 3SGE engined (Bullet proof)

These are getting cheaper and cheaper by the day - looks fresh enough:

Added bonus being an anniversery model (should have bilstein suspension) - €750

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/cars-for-sale/toyota-mr2/5947062

No mention of NCT/Tax however

The seller of this MR2 is very proud of his new Audi

wendell borton

Ford Puma

jennytightlips

Integra type r !!

Atlantic Dawn

T-Sport either Celica or Corolla, engine is 1.8.

djimi

Can go wrong with a DC2 Type R Integra if you can find a clean one. Depends on how you define cheap though; youll most likely pay in excess of €3k for a decent one and insurance isnt cheap either.

tossy

wendell borton wrote: »

Ford Puma

2 out of 3 of the OP's criteria

OP Define cheap?

adocholiday

Would highly recommend an FTO if you can sort insurance at a reasonable price. I had a 95 GPX manual and it was such a fantastic car, loved driving it. Very reliable too, never had any bother except things that you would expect to go after 15 years such as starter and the notorious idle control valve in the FTO. I had to sell because I was going back to college and couldn't afford the tax, insurance and running costs. I bought a 1.4 Ford Focus and my insurance went down by 700 euro, no exaggeration. The year that I sold it (24 y/o Full licence for 2 years and NCB of 4 years) I was paying ~1200 per year for insurance in the FTO. Went down to ~500 in the Focus

Would I do it again? Yep!

mickdw

The FTO was a beautiful design but with too many of them being 'scangerised', I think it's day has passed.

djimi

With the FTO, like the DC2 and so many other Jap cars of that era, if you can find a decent one that is still stock and unmolested then it adds to the beauty these days. As cool as seeing a properly well modified DC2 is, I still prefer to see one that is completely as it was when it left the factory.

tossy

mickdw wrote: »

The FTO was a beautiful design but with too many of them being 'scangerised', I think it's day has passed.

I don't know, it's like any skangerised car, a good clean OEM one will always get appreciated.

mickdw

tossy wrote: »

I don't know, it's like any skangerised car, a good clean OEM one will always get appreciated.

Yes you are right of course but is there actually an original one left in this country?

keithsfleet

This thread has got me looking on DD for another FTO....damn you boards, damn you.

keithsfleet

mickdw wrote: »

Yes you are right of course but is there actually an original one left in this country?

Plenty of original looking.

You'll be hard pushed to find a factory original as it's out of production over 11 years.

djimi

mickdw wrote: »

Yes you are right of course but is there actually an original one left in this country?

Theres a fair chance that anyone who has a clean FTO, DC2 etc at this stage is hanging onto it.

Tbh if I was serious about getting a car like this again Id strongly consider importing it myself.

ottostreet

My FTO is fairly standard, apart from alloys. As djimi said, most of the decent ones are being held onto.

Haven't seen a 'good' FTO up for sale in a fair while, at least for any sort of realistic price.

I actually think finding a decent FTO in the 'open market' now would be nigh on impossible, based on whats out there at the moment.

Sobanek

Astra Bertone?


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-coupe-bertone/5626467

bladespin

wendell borton wrote: »

Ford Puma

Sporty? Bog snorkelling maybe.

dantastic

You wanted a skangery FTO?
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/fto-for-sale-price-dropped/5881982


"no scratches no dents no knocking or

anything of that sort. "


My personal favourite
16" inch chrome alloys.

tossy

Sobanek wrote: »

Astra Bertone?


http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-astra-coupe-bertone/5626467

Much like the Puma that ticks 2 out of the 3 boxes on the OPs list.

Donnelly117

tossy wrote: »

Much like the Puma that ticks 2 out of the 3 boxes on the OPs list.

Wasn't there a 2 litre turbo version with 197bhp with a sub 7 second 0-60. Surely that would counts as sporty. Although I appreciate that sporty and fast are 2 different things but I wouldn't compare it to a puma

djimi

Is that Astra really 197bhp? Youd think they would have done something with the styling to make it stand out a bit, wouldnt you?

B00MSTICK

I had awful issues getting insurance on the FTO after I left Quinn two years ago. I got classic cover last week for €400 including mods.
Given their price has tumbled even further I think it'd be a good choice for a "fun" car to have along side your DD.
Unfortunately that's probably no good to the OP...

I've driven MR2's and MX5's and found them great too.
The 5 wouldn't be as quick as the rest but it still feels nippy