whatcar to mod?

[jamie128]

hey guys, im thinking of dumping 2000 into a car to buy, and then spend up to 3000 on the car to make it quicker, reliable and stand out amongst other cars

i want the car to be diesel so that once ive spent the money on the car i can still enjoy the economy yet also experience the torque


is it worth dumping 3000 into an older car? how much would an engine rebuild, hybrid turbo, full cat back exhaust and a new paint job cost, and lowering the car with window tint maybe


cheers guys, i want diesel to dont suggest petrol, thanks

[soad]

What kind of car? It could cost a bit to declare all the mods too?

I think you're mad- mods outweight car's purchase cost, unless it's a worthwhile restoration

[SystemParanoia]

disco disco good good

[Simbu]

£5k will buy you a Fabia VRs TDi and a remap. Job done!

[Mafioso]

Saxo so then we can spot you easy. Just pretend it's a diesel.

[jamie128]

Simbu said:

£5k will buy you a Fabia VRs TDi and a remap. Job done!

i cant seem to find any for this price, ive spent years on autotrader, i need to get one within 40 miles i cant go further

[Simbu]

jamie128 said:

Simbu said:

£5k will buy you a Fabia VRs TDi and a remap. Job done!

i cant seem to find any for this price, ive spent years on autotrader, i need to get one within 40 miles i cant go further

Shirley in this budget you'd be better off getting one that's done maybe 50k and had a belt change?

[bordercontrol]

SystemParanoia said:

disco disco good good

This! It's what I am saving for next.

[jamie128]

Simbu said:

jamie128 said:

Simbu said:

£5k will buy you a Fabia VRs TDi and a remap. Job done!

i cant seem to find any for this price, ive spent years on autotrader, i need to get one within 40 miles i cant go further

Shirley in this budget you'd be better off getting one that's done maybe 50k and had a belt change?

just found this lol

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2296341.htm

fk autotrader im looking on here for one now

[mrmr96]

WTF? Spend £2k on a car then £3k to mod it? I must be getting old because it seems to me it would be much more sensible to get a £5k car, or a £4.5k car and then spend £500 on a service and new brakes/tyres/bushes or something or maybe a paint correction detail? Or maybe even £4k and £1k on a good service and a new stereo if that's your thing.

But seriously... £3k blown on tarting up a £2k car?! I don't see that making sense unless you're talking about restoring a classic to the point where it will be worth c£5k or more.... but I fear from your OP that you're actually intending on ruining a shopping trolley.

(In all seriousness, a £2k hatch with £3k dropped on it will be worth... about £2k when you sell it next year.)

[v1paul]

Fairly standard response for pistonheads, but have you considered a mk1 mx5? Get a tidy one for 2 grand and for the further 3 grand you could get it looking really good and perhaps turbo/supercharge it.

[shindha]

A MK2 Golf...

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Just get it mapped

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2319602.htm

[LeeThr]

Mafioso said:

Saxo so then we can spot you easy. Just pretend it's a diesel.

Why pretend it's diesel? Why not buy a 1.5 Turbo diesel saxo and throw the vtr/vts body kit at it

[carreauchompeur]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

Just get it mapped

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2319602.htm

Bargain.. Big mileage though, and I don't think it's a Sport. Too cheap IMO!

[oilslick]

A £2k car you've spent £3k modding will probably be worth around £2050 when you've finished.

Instead of wasting 3 grand, why not just buy something decent for 5k?

Never really understood this buying a turd and rolling it in glitter thing...

[jamie128]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

Just get it mapped

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2319602.htm

HUGGEEE MILEAGE HAHA, wouldent be keen on mapping that

[LeeThr]

oilslick said:

A £2k car you've spent £3k modding will probably be worth around £2050 when you've finished.

Instead of wasting 3 grand, why not just buy something decent for 5k?

Never really understood this buying a turd and rolling it in glitter thing...

Because you can really make it your own car. It becomes part of you, you can park it next to the same model in a car park come back to it and think it's similar but mine really is MINE and not jump in any other and think oh this could be mine as well.

[Matt_N]

LeeThr said:

oilslick said:

A £2k car you've spent £3k modding will probably be worth around £2050 when you've finished.

Instead of wasting 3 grand, why not just buy something decent for 5k?

Never really understood this buying a turd and rolling it in glitter thing...

Because you can really make it your own car. It becomes part of you, you can park it next to the same model in a car park come back to it and think it's similar but mine really is MINE and not jump in any other and think oh this could be mine as well.

That's not really worth spending more than twice the value of the car on though is it.

[Civpilot]

v1paul said:

Fairly standard response for pistonheads, but have you considered a mk1 mx5? Get a tidy one for 2 grand and for the further 3 grand you could get it looking really good and perhaps turbo/supercharge it.

This.