Daston Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hey guys Want to stay in the Jap scene when I get my Griff will have a budget of 2k however the car will need to be fairly good on fuel and have good room inside. Would I get an old Evo for that price or would it be a dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 lucida. Why not have a look at something like a starlet. An evo at that price would be questionable at best. At least the starlet has a little engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yeah I looked at them are they all 1.3l turbos???? Guess the insurance would be nice and cheap (compaired to a TVR) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Perodua Kilisa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 A what Jake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yeah I looked at them are they all 1.3l turbos???? Guess the insurance would be nice and cheap (compaired to a TVR) it's only an option if you're a little fella though Second choice would be non-jap mate so not much help here. I would go German with £2k in my pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Perodua Kilisa? bless you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 A what Jake? a Perodua. I saw James May driving one on a repeat of Top Gear on UK G2 the other day. He reckoned it was great fun and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 200sx Almera GTi (used to own one and they are superb little cars) MR2 100nx 300zx (maybe not good on fuel) Starlet (as mentioned) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Previous shape Honda Prelude Vtec? You can get good handling out of them and decent performance. Robust too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 how about a 200sx or old rx7 pre 92-93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattanna Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I would say your best bet is the Honda Prelude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 whats the boot space like as I will be busing 3 other people paintballing each month (and we have a fair bit of kit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDriver Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Yaris 1.0 vvt-i EDIT: for 3 other people + luguage is may be too small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 However a 1.0l Yaris would be cool for the misses to learn to drive in! Didnt realise they were that cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieren1234 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I would go with the Prelude v-tech. They are nice cars and reliable too. MPG isnt too bad either and boot is pretty big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VELOCITY Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Toyota Corolla GTI-16 Ive got one as a run about at the moment until company car turns up, great little cars, revs to 7.5k! and air induction sounds superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 How much do the old Datsun ZX things go for? Think I might put in a little more and get one of them insurance would be dirt cheap as they are a classic. Not sure on the tax side though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Honda Prelude all the way mate, old coupe shape 2.3l engine with all 4 wheels moving when you turn. 160 bhp standard version, 190 bhp for 2.2l VTEC. Great car, had a lot of fun driving it, almost like go kart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 Well so far heres the low down http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/206772.htm Loads of room and great for the dirt tracks/fields for paintball http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/180824.htm Well its got 5 doors and a boot..... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/206438.htm Still look nice and its a Toyota http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/210955.htm Could stretch to this Oh how does NCB work on a second car? Got 4 years that I will put on the TVR I take it my second car will have 0 years against it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Oh how does NCB work on a second car? Got 4 years that I will put on the TVR I take it my second car will have 0 years against it? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 ouch an impreza WRX on 3rd party only is £3k!!! Thats more than the car is worth! Yet a 5ltr Griff is only 750 insurance is the most stupid thing ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Honda Civic EK type one, tastefully modified if you could find one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 ouch an impreza WRX on 3rd party only is £3k!!! Thats more than the car is worth! Yet a 5ltr Griff is only 750 insurance is the most stupid thing ever! Remember that insurance isn't just to cover the value of the car you buy (in fact, for 3rd party only like this, the value of the car itself doesn't matter a fig!). It also has to recoup the insurance pay outs for thefts and the (potentially limitless) damages to the other cars/buildings/pedestrians that you're going to run in to, and I imagine scooby drivers are just statistically 4 times more likely to have their car nicked or (more likely) plant it into something expensive than TVR drivers are....... In fact, it's probably the case that cheaper high-performance cars are more likely to be bought by younger, more inexperienced drivers than your more-expensive TVRs, so all other things being equal, I would always expect the insurance cost to be higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Remember that insurance isn't just to cover the value of the car you buy (in fact, for 3rd party only like this, the value of the car itself doesn't matter a fig!). It also has to recoup the insurance pay outs for thefts and the (potentially limitless) damages to the other cars/buildings/pedestrians that you're going to run in to, and I imagine scooby drivers are just statistically 4 times more likely to have their car nicked or (more likely) plant it into something expensive than TVR drivers are....... In fact, it's probably the case that cheaper high-performance cars are more likely to be bought by younger, more inexperienced drivers than your more-expensive TVRs, so all other things being equal, I would always expect the insurance cost to be higher. Yeh but its only because he's using all his NCB on the griff. Im sure if he had nil NCB on the griff the price would be just as much maybe higher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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