£13k, what car you going to get?

[lewistintin]

If you had 13k to spend on a car that was purely for summer, as in now till end of september, what would you get. Car needs to be relatively practical and i cant afford to loose much, or anything at all on the car.

I was thinking orginally a Impreza P1, Evo. I wanted something fun to drive but with relatively little costs? and no worries about breaking down.

Any ideas?

Thanks guys

Lewis

[randlemarcus]

944 S2 Cabriolet.
Buy a well sorted example, and it ought to be reliable, and hold value quite well. You shouldnt lose much, apart from the buy in the sun, sell in the shade pain.

[LewisTintin]

Thought about one of those. I race a 968cs in porsche club championship, and I was thinking about a 968, so any problems with the race car i can pillage parts off of it. Trouble is ill end up with no road car if i start doing that.

Porker is nice car, but i reckon after summer could take a bit of a sting. just ashame i cant get one of those Ferrari 430 thingy's, I might even make money...

ahh they do say... money makes money!!

[V8HSV]

How about an HSV Clubsport, auto box, 5.0 ltr iron block V8, 37k covered, It's a loaner that I am using thats around the £13k mark, drives lovely.

[The Undertaker]

944 Cab or, a 968CS if you want a real hoot....
and..............no Burberry baseball cap required with either ;o)

[speedychrissie]

if i had 13k to spend on a car then i would get a bmw 840 (or an 850csi but i doubt it for 13k) with low miles and great condition.

a very nice car that should provide no probs with reliability and would be a nice summer cruiser.

chris

[havoc]

968CS

P1

Integra-R plus a grand or two for tweaks


3 very different cars with different delivery methods...take your pick.


Or go for the old classic and get an Elsie...111S or Sport-135 may just be coming in range now, Mk1 versions, anyway.

[randlemarcus]

Gazboy said:

£12500 - 'kin steal of the century! God knows why it isn't selling, but I'm sure we can plug it in the next "what car should I buy" thread...

Cheeky get... Tis indeed a nice motor car, though

[lewistintin]

Cheers guys, already got a 968cs, but thats my race car, need a road going car. T
hinking I might stretch to a subaru uk300 newish shape impreza.
Still not sure, good idea with the supra though, will be checkin into that.

[simes205]

Integrale EVO1 - possibly EVO2.

[trackdemon]

Gazboy said:

The supe costs more to run than the Chimaera I suggested, if you are ona budget/want a cheap runner, the supra ain't for you. eg: Just had the timing and ancillery belts changed, plus both rear wishbones = £790. To say I was not impressed would be the understatemnet of the year.

Try that on an NSX mate £790 sounds a bargain

[Fidgits]

TVR Chimera.

Convertible
V8 burble
pretty body

What more could you want from a summer car?

[fraserSSix]

Lancia delta integrale EVO2.

For around that money you could get a low milage, with high back leather. brilliant cars, gorgeouse handling and the last one i had i sold to make £1500 profit. (i only put 2000 miles on it) but still they don't depreciate at all. Walkers at north allerton have a nice selection although as usual private is always your best bet for a bargain.

[maverick1]

If you want something practical, not sure if this is your kind of thing but why not go for something like a 02/03 Civic Type-R? You can pick them up for around £13k for a good example, very quick and as they are newer you have more of a guarantee with parts being easily available. This might be a bit too practical, but (from a 15yr olds point of view) they are the dogs balls of hot hatches (bar maybe a Golf R32, but a bit out of your price range).

I would imagine that you would get similar performance from a Civic Type R to a Supra, or you might find a chipped version. Or of course, if you really want to splash out go for the Civic Type R 25th (or maybe 50th?) Anniversary edition - already has racing seats, blacked out windows and looks totally mint!

Hope this helps! Wait a minute, im supposed to be revising for my GCSE's....

[DanL]

Just thought I'd add my 2p. The P1 isn't fun to drive. Very very fast, yes, but not fun to drive. Get an Elise or VX220 would be my suggestion. At that price point you're not going to loose much money (although they will be harder to sell on than mainstream cars), and you'll have fun in them.

Dan

[jollyth]

You Probably dont agree, but i really like the clio 182 and im sure they are fairly fun and practicle to drive are they not? Im also sure you would be able to pick one up for around the 13k region?

[OC7]

Caterham Seven without a doubt.

[havoc]

jollyth said:

You Probably dont agree, but i really like the clio 182 and im sure they are fairly fun and practicle to drive are they not? Im also sure you would be able to pick one up for around the 13k region?

You can, a new one at that, but it'll fall apart within 6 months, and the driving position will have you seeing a chiropractor for 6 months after!!!

Very nice car, and if you want a warranty it's that or an 18mth old CTR...the Clio edges the CTR for involvement and driving "fun", the CTR trounces the Clio on build quality, reliability, and powertrain.

[rallycross]

For 13k you'll get a nice 50,000 miles plus P1 or a lovely late model low mileage Uk EVO 6. If you only keep it for 6 months depreciation will be minimal.

There is very little else that will give you that level of driver excitement for the money..

I back this up with my recent list of cars

Evo 6
Pro Drive Impreza
944 turbo cab
VX220 non turbo
Integra R
Cosworth
BMW M3
BMW 330

The EVO and the P1 are by far the most fun of all the above. Elise and VX220 give you sports car fun but will fall to bits and are totally impractical to use.

[theboyfold]

I've just spent £12,250 on a brand new Clio 182 with the cup options, I love it.

Doubt it's as much fun as a mint P1 though!!