Most fun for your money?

eoinmk2

what are peoples opinion on this,

best car you can buy for you money in terms of most power/driving fun

cheaper the better, age not important, must be a road car, no track cars

well?

Foxhole Norman

Has to be an older MX-5!

toastedpickles

How much money are we talking about here??

eoinmk2

say budget of around 3 grand

quadrifoglio verde

The minty alfa 156 gta that sold for less than that last year

toastedpickles

What are s2000s going for nowadays?

Impreza turbo, a bit sterile due to 4wd but glued to road.

Hachiko

not for 3grand

Ferris

Renaultsport Clio or an rx8 with a blown engine and rebuild.

CianRyan

3 grand though, lads.
€1500 on a 89-93 MX5 and €1500 on suspension and tuning.
You could just squeeze a turbo and coil overs at that budget, may even find one prebuilt for you.

goz83

For driving fun, the mx-5

For fun, an E200 and a lady of for the night :cool:

vinnie13

Pffft..mr2 mk2 2nd gen+
Mid engined fun
2l na or turbo
The last of them 5th gen had lsd
Easy to find one in your budget too.

CianRyan

vinnie13 wrote: »

Pffft..mr2 mk2 2nd gen+
Mid engined fun
2l na or turbo
The last of them 5th gen had lsd
Easy to find one in your budget too.

MR2 turbo is a great shout, good examples cost about €5000 though, you'll get a dogged one at €3000 and I wouldn't bother with an NA.

the phantom worker

another vote here for the mr2 turbo (i'm biased though!)
Would easily get a decent rev1/2 turbo for that money.

Rev 3+ turbos are worth the extra few euro and can still be bought for less than 3k although they're pretty scarce on the market

Would love to drive an early mx5, would like to see if they're as good as everone says, i'd imagine they!

the phantom worker

another vote here for the mr2 turbo (i'm biased though!)
Would easily get a decent rev1/2 turbo for that money.

Rev 3+ turbos are worth the extra few euro and can still be bought for less than 3k although they're pretty scarce on the market

Would love to drive an early mx5, would like to see if they're as good as everyone says, i'd imagine they are!

porsche959

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Has to be an older MX-5!

Agreed, a Mk1 or Mk2 MX-5 is what I'd go for.

Alanstrainor

Yup, MX-5 plus substantial mods. With money to spare I reckon.

dgt

An auld Merc C250 turbodiesel, weld the diff and shove on a huge turbo for well under a grand

Sorted

CianRyan

LIGHTNING wrote: »

MX-5+Supercharger+Suspension Mods = Fun

Or more likely

MX-5+Supercharger = Hedge backwards :pac:

Either way lots of fun for little money.

Mmm, Jackson racing SuperCharger!
They cost a fair whack more than a turbo set up though and at that price, I'd probably lean towards ITB's and a really talented tuner.

the phantom worker wrote: »

another vote here for the mr2 turbo (i'm biased though!)
Would easily get a decent rev1/2 turbo for that money.

Rev 3+ turbos are worth the extra few euro and can still be bought for less than 3k although they're pretty scarce on the market

Would love to drive an early mx5, would like to see if they're as good as everyone says, i'd imagine they are!

You can drive mine if I can drive yours.

Tail Docker

Mr2 non-turbo. They give less trouble, by far, than the turbo, they drive beautifully and they have enough power to satisfy any driver who values their licence. Brilliant on the windy stuff. And cheap as chips.

JC01

E36 325i and weld the diff. Loooooads of fun for 1k

robtri

you could try a R32 or if you lucky an R33 Skyline that hasnt been thrashed for that money

CianRyan

robtri wrote: »

you could try a R32 or if you lucky an R33 Skyline that hasnt been thrashed for that money

Nope!
Non worth having, anything turbo is making north of €6000.

robtri

CianRyan wrote: »

Nope!
Non worth having, anything turbo is making north of €6000.

the N/A is fun to throw around....

CianRyan

robtri wrote: »

the N/A is fun to throw around....

Fun enough but they're not going to be as fun as a GTST or even an MX5.
Too heavy for the engine.

JohnBoy26

Honda civic ek4 vti or a peugeot 306 gti6

mossy50

posche 924 / 944
fiat coupe 20v turbo
peugeot 205 gti
mazda mx 5 mk 1
toyota mr2

lau1247

mitsubishi FTO seem like a pretty good choice, reasonably cheap performance car.. not much around though

unkel

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Has to be an older MX-5!

Or similar. Bought my MGF (RWD, mid engined) for €550 nearly 6 months ago. Hasn't missed a beat. Fun it is to drive too :cool:

Hachiko

lau1247 wrote: »

mitsubishi FTO seem like a pretty good choice, reasonably cheap performance car.. not much around though

nice cars but probably better chance of meeting Elvis and mother Theresa in your local than finding one that has not been ragged to $hits.!