What Shed? £850, sporty. Discuss...

[Riggers]

I need something for no more than £850 to complement the E36 Touring (as the O/H tends to nick off in that); quite sporty, practicality not a necessity, but less-than-horrific reliability and realistic running costs.

Thoughts?

I'm thinking along the predictable lines of MR2 or MX-5, but any left-field suggestion would be appreciated...

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Stuck for SOTW???

[Haighermeister]

Honda del sol (biased)

Or some kind of small revvy hatch

[Defcon5]

May scrape a dog of a VTS/106GTI

[5lab]

mx5

ropey old mini (?)

old pug gti/rallye (106/205/306)

lexus sourer

[_Batty_]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2311192.htm

Needs some TLC, but they do sound rather nice!!
insurance has to be seen to be believed though

Edited by _Batty_ on Friday 17th December 14:49

[djt100]

A bit Chav, But Saxo VTR / VTS, I had one as a run around for a while and good for what it was, and always worked.

[Chris71]

What about a Volvo 480 Turbo?

Or a 360GLT.

Sorry feeling a bit Scandinavian today, must be the weather.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Quick search on Autotrader brings up:

Ford Puma
Ford Probe
Pug 406 Coupe
Vauxhall Calibra
Audi Coupe
MR2
Hyundai Coupe
Ford Cougar
Saab 9-3 Coupe
Honda Prelude Coupe
Rover 200 Coupe (I really like these!)

[Riggers]

Chris71 said:

What about a Volvo 480 Turbo?

Or a 360GLT.

Sorry feeling a bit Scandinavian today, must be the weather.

I like the idea of a 360GLT, curiously...

And no, Petrolhead Rich - not stuck for SOTW, stuck for SOMD (shed on my driveway) .

[Garlick]

You'd think a PH staffer would know how to use forum search by now, I'm sure we have covered this before.....

[Riggers]

The Crack Fox said:

Alfa GTV 2.0 ? Might get a scabby but useable one for that ?

I can't see beyond an MX-5...

I can't see beyond an MR2, tbh, but these are (almost) all worthy suggestions... keep 'em coming..

[W00DY]

http://carandclassic.com/car/C199095/

Done.

Edit: Or

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2337779.htm

Edited by W00DY on Friday 17th December 15:14

[Motorrad]

I ran a Prelude 5th gen over the summer as an alternative to a longer term rental when I was back in the UK. Not only was it reliable, reasonably quick and comfortable I also sold it for what I'd paid when I finished with it. They aren't short of toys either having a/c, cruise and sunroof as standard. The 4WS gives them a character of their own, all in all, a massively underrated car IMO.

[Chris71]

Riggers said:

Chris71 said:

What about a Volvo 480 Turbo?

Or a 360GLT.

Sorry feeling a bit Scandinavian today, must be the weather.

I like the idea of a 360GLT, curiously...

And no, Petrolhead Rich - not stuck for SOTW, stuck for SOMD (shed on my driveway) .

So do the drift crowd. Bike carbs and a welded diff and you have a lot of fun for the cost of a few big nights out.

[fiveus]

mondeo st24

[_Batty_]

more a GT car, but i do like these

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2184016.htm

Edited by _Batty_ on Friday 17th December 15:18

[Daxed]

Pug 205. 1.6 or 1.9 readily available at your price. O/H will not like it and will thus always be there for you. Cheap to run, simple & cheap to maintain.

Ensure rear beam has been rebuilt, no torque steer whatsoever is present & that the shell is rust free in the usual places.

Old school delights await.

[JVaughan]

Omega V6.. some ex police for sub £1k on Fleabay / Autotrader

[Rawwr]

Ford Puma? Mitsubishi FTO?