Hi guys,
Recently i have been considering opting back into the performance car market as its been a while, however looking around the usual sites for cars is proving to be uninspiring. It seems in my absence that the market has kinda moved backwards and there is less of a choice out there now?
Value for money needs to be considered at the current fuel prices and living costs, something like a Evo 5 running 400bhp can be bought for approx £4995 with around 70k. A decent RX will now be around £6000 which is decent too, the price of the R33 GTR has seemed to have dropped dramatically too.
I will be putting my X5 up for sale today and if sold i will be looking high and wide to see if something interesting can be bought, hopefully i can get something which begs for ownership :Giggle
Gurj
Examples:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/mitsubishi/evo-iv--vi/--for-sale-evo-5-gsr-stroker-2-3/1091632
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/mitsubishi/evo-iv--vi/-mitsubishi-lancer-evo-vi-fully-forged-by-r-s-e-6-pot-brakes-evo-9-80-series-defi-gauges-piper-cams-rotas-tein-coilovers/1071559
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/nissan/skyline-r33/--price-drop--r33-mint-and-fully-loaded-4450/953163
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-Mazda-RX7-Single-Turbo-Apexi-FC-p-x-navara-f150-chevy-turbo-/121068393751?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c303d1517
What about:
Celica GT4
Supra TT
Mazda 6 MPS
BMW Z3 2.8
Honda S2000
Nissan 350Z
Old Skool merc 500SEL
Quote from: Brett;851540What about:
Celica GT4 NO
Supra TT NO
Mazda 6 MPS NO
BMW Z3 2.8 NO
Honda S2000 NO
Nissan 350Z NO
Old Skool merc 500SEL NO
FD RX7 single turbo oh yes. ;) :)
I would never buy a heavily modified car.
What about an m3?
audi rs4 avant 2.7 twin turbo 375hp standard
monaro 6.0v8 400hp
bmw m5 e39 400hp
I second the Audi, be it rs4 or s8 proper luxo-barges you want performance go small and powerfull-rx7 ,mr2 or focus pokey pokey power plant version
Or a full fat Impreza P1, i.e. a WRX STi Type-R
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-type-r-v-limited-2-door-v5-my99-model/1005179
I third the audi b5 rs4
A mates got one with 550 hp and slightly more torque. Ok it might weigh as much as the titanic but it carries it well.
VXR Monaro?
Yes, B5 Audi S4 and RS4 are awesome. But tiptronic versions are crap. That gearbox wont take that power, even if its stock.
E39 M5 is good too. But i think that its hard to find a good one. And E60/E61 M5 are awesome.
M3`s are good but they are quite small for family use. :)
370z :Ladys-man
Quote from: Brett;851540What about:
Celica GT4
Supra TT
Mazda 6 MPS
BMW Z3 2.8
Honda S2000
Nissan 350Z
Old Skool merc 500SEL
None of those tick any boxes at all :(
Quote from: turbo boy;851545I would never buy a heavily modified car.
What about an m3?
audi rs4 avant 2.7 twin turbo 375hp standard
monaro 6.0v8 400hp
bmw m5 e39 400hp
M3 - Already had one, uses far too much fuel for the amount of power it returns, was not impressed.
Audi RS4 - newer ones are top dollar.
Monaro - 6 litres - not on these petrol prices
BMW M5 - as above.
Quote from: marf;851550Or a full fat Impreza P1, i.e. a WRX STi Type-R
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/impreza-sti/subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-type-r-v-limited-2-door-v5-my99-model/1005179
In all the years around performance cars the Subaru was a pet hate of mine, cannot stand them :o
Leaning towards something like this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/e90-3-series-05-11/bmw-3-series-330d-se-2dr-auto-autovogue--performance-280hp/1107618
Good choice, my brother has 530D and its awesome. Does they manyfacture 335D, im not sure?
Cash is king at the moment and if your looking for japanese performance look to be buying standard un modified or you will end up in the same boat as everyone else trying to off load highly modified cars that no one wants and that is accross the board, skylines, rx7, supra, evo etc
How practical does it have to be?
Diesel!!, I thought you said you wanted a performance car lol
ok the Diesel BMW will be fast, but with the lack of noise you will be bored in a month ZZzzzz
How much are the M3 V8s now?
Get an 850 and fit straight pipes.
not my idea of a performance car....its as big as a barge! lol
Just a motorway blaster with defective indicators....first A road with some twistys it\'ll end up through the hedge...around the field and back in the canal! LOL
If your leaning towards euro surely M3/M5 ?
just my opinion no intention to offend!
There\'s no way diesel and performance should ever be in the same sentence!! Diesel and tractor is the right terms
Quote from: gsb876;851869In all the years around performance cars the Subaru was a pet hate of mine, cannot stand them :o
Ever driven a TypeR? Seems churlish to discount something not having driven the car.
Sure, the look may not be to everyone\'s tastes, but it\'s a helluva lot of car for the money.
With a budget of 16K....2 cars....
Bmw /Merc tourer diesel for the week...
and a big single tubby RX7 for the weekend...on classic insurance!
Problem solved.
Quote from: marf;851960Ever driven a TypeR? Seems churlish to discount something not having driven the car.
Sure, the look may not be to everyone\'s tastes, but it\'s a helluva lot of car for the money.
There is something about the Subaru that is just a turn off for me, i have had 3 Evo\'s before and i appreciate there is not much between them but cant stand the Subaru\'s:(
Quote from: boosted;851973With a budget of 16K....2 cars....
Bmw /Merc tourer diesel for the week...
and a big single tubby RX7 for the weekend...on classic insurance!
Problem solved.
Good God wife would kill me if i bought two cars :eek:
Quote from: re japi;851903Good choice, my brother has 530D and its awesome. Does they manyfacture 335D, im not sure?
Yep there is a 335d, little tuning and its over 300bhp :Ladys-man
Quote from: jetpilot;851911Cash is king at the moment and if your looking for japanese performance look to be buying standard un modified or you will end up in the same boat as everyone else trying to off load highly modified cars that no one wants and that is accross the board, skylines, rx7, supra, evo etc
For the huge powered ones i think this has to be a major consideration, my old mint green R33 GTS is running 357bhp and is up for £4500 which is not too bad :mmmm
Quote from: Brett;851916How practical does it have to be?
2 kids fella :wave Has to be slightly practical :Hammer
Quote from: BlitzBoy;851932Diesel!!, I thought you said you wanted a performance car lol
ok the Diesel BMW will be fast, but with the lack of noise you will be bored in a month ZZzzzz
How much are the M3 V8s now?
Quiet you :bandit
335d will be over 300bhp and practical and looks decent, if my book gets signed up RX7 it shall be lol :Santa
One guy here had Bmw 330D coupe. Dont remember what he did to it. But Beemer had about 330bhp and about 700nm torque. Standing still, put your foot down, massive black smoke, and the car jumped like a rabbit with tires smoking and screaming :D It was awesome...
Quote from: re japi;852140One guy here had Bmw 330D coupe. Dont remember what he did to it. But Beemer had about 330bhp and about 700nm torque. Standing still, put your foot down, massive black smoke, and the car jumped like a rabbit with tires smoking and screaming :D It was awesome...
Interesting :bandit
Talked with my friend about that car. He said that it had bigger injectors, little bit bigger turbo, custom software on ECU, thats it... And that power was at the wheels! :) But i dont know if thats true...
Thinking about a diesel, consider this:D
http://youtu.be/bYBSog51how
http://youtu.be/24afjVqm2Uw
Or this ;)