What track car?
Discussion
Over christmas my mates and I were discussing the idea of getting a track car each and going to do a few days this summer. Things stepped up when one found an almera gti and bought it for a very tidy £250. Now this sets the bench mark for what I am looking at. I want to spend about £700 max on the car as it will need some money and attention to get it up to scratch but I would like some ticket on it for that price.
I like my mates almera but the weight is a bit high at about 1200kg. I would like something a bit lighter and running smaller tyres to try and keep costs down there, so no e36 suggestions as the tyres will be a big running cost. It has to fit in my garage so a small hatch is ideal the B car kind of thing. The other concideration is that I don't want a v engine and I don't want any kind of forced induction. Performance should be about the same as his so 0-60 in about 8 or less.
It seems a tall order but my current thoughts are:
206 gti
mk3 golf 16v
vts saxo
I would love a mk3 fiesta but they seem a bit out of range for the quick ones at this price.
I like my mates almera but the weight is a bit high at about 1200kg. I would like something a bit lighter and running smaller tyres to try and keep costs down there, so no e36 suggestions as the tyres will be a big running cost. It has to fit in my garage so a small hatch is ideal the B car kind of thing. The other concideration is that I don't want a v engine and I don't want any kind of forced induction. Performance should be about the same as his so 0-60 in about 8 or less.
It seems a tall order but my current thoughts are:
206 gti
mk3 golf 16v
vts saxo
I would love a mk3 fiesta but they seem a bit out of range for the quick ones at this price.
On such a low budget the best thing you could do would be go halves on the almera with your mate;
Then you will have double the funds to improve it (tyres/brakes/suspension) and track day entry fees will be halved (almost) and you will not miss out on any track time as 2 people sharing one car gives more than enough time to drive both drive it.
Then you will have double the funds to improve it (tyres/brakes/suspension) and track day entry fees will be halved (almost) and you will not miss out on any track time as 2 people sharing one car gives more than enough time to drive both drive it.
.This:
For £1k.
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FS...
It meets every criteria, you can hop straight in and have endless fun! When you've found the limits of the car with 85bhp (a lot further than you'd think) add a saxo VTS engine.
For £1k.
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FS...
It meets every criteria, you can hop straight in and have endless fun! When you've found the limits of the car with 85bhp (a lot further than you'd think) add a saxo VTS engine.
Edited by Adam205 on Tuesday 4th January 17:07
Buzz word said:
Mx5 is a good option. If I could find a pre modified one I would go up to about 3k if it was prepped. I think i could probably find one with a few goodies for that money.
If you would go up to £3,000 for a prepped car then there is:Race winning MG Maestro
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2161931.htm
Corrado VR6
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2252073.htm
306 GTi-6
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2242085.htm
Mate of mine has a 106 GTI "The Bean Can", totally track sorted and still road legal. I would be looking there given your criteria.
Although as above I wouldn't rule out the e36. I have had a few e30's and it's hard to find a good example that isn't being eaten away with rust. I am part of a group of 4 that pitched in for a crashed, shabby e36 saloon this time last year. We completely stripped it and rebuilt as a budget track car, it's been great fun working on it and we've done about 5 track days so far in it. Total spent on ours including petrol, track days, all parts/consumables etc. trailer hire the lot has been less than £3k between us.
Although as above I wouldn't rule out the e36. I have had a few e30's and it's hard to find a good example that isn't being eaten away with rust. I am part of a group of 4 that pitched in for a crashed, shabby e36 saloon this time last year. We completely stripped it and rebuilt as a budget track car, it's been great fun working on it and we've done about 5 track days so far in it. Total spent on ours including petrol, track days, all parts/consumables etc. trailer hire the lot has been less than £3k between us.
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