Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 buy a one way ticket and drive this back... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C294866 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,650 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Now clock the power to weight ratio,handling,aero dynamics.....etc etc etc ;)0-60 in 5secs and 145mph......not a bad bit of speed for a large jeep mate.... Oh i agree Lab.....but purely on speed.....147k for a 5 sec 0-60....................doesnt compare to 30k for a 2.8 sec 0-60 like the little car i was on about........infact even a 10k skyline is prob quicker than a 147k jeep........i love the Rangeys but i dont kid myself they,re quick cars not by todays standards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Now clock the power to weight ratio,handling,aero dynamics.....etc etc etc ;)0-60 in 5secs and 145mph......not a bad bit of speed for a large jeep mate.... Oh i agree Lab.....but purely on speed.....147k for a 5 sec 0-60....................doesnt compare to 30k for a 2.8 sec 0-60 like the little car i was on about........infact even a 10k skyline is prob quicker than a 147k jeep........i love the Rangeys but i dont kid myself they,re quick cars not by todays standards Oh of course if its just speed that your after then the Atom is the dogs dangles but i wouldn't fancy taking it for a long drive in the pissing rain.......not much room for the dogs either. And you could hardly park that outside Upton Park on a Saturday without coming out too find it been broken down like lego and on its way to the scrappies..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,638 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Not sure what money the lotus exige is fetching but as a quickish fun sports car that's the first thing I would be looking at. Bit more money for a fast everyday motor...... I dream about the RS5. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Do rolls Royce do a sports cars? If not I'd settle for bonds Aston Martin. Edited October 30, 2012 by scothunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Do rolls Royce do a sports cars? If not I'd settle for bonds Aston Martin. You want a picture of it like....you dont drive.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I never passed my test, never said I couldn't drive. Never drove in years though, something I just didn't really see the big attraction to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jack2o 45 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 saloon - older hsv gtsr,weekend toy-caterham both rapid in different ways thats what id have if i had the dough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coonboy 160 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 get audi 3.2 quauttro a3shape you cant beat them imo cheep cars get one for around 5g still have change get to a scrap yard and get a rs4 steering wheel and gere stick for it safe reliable and fast enough 4 weel drive to for the snoww 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackinbox99 41 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 £10k is a good budget, you are spoilt for choice for that. I just sold my 313hp Nissan 350z Roadster for 9k. Was a fully loaded 2007 model, had every option the dealer offered - was £36k new. Ive been looking at cheap fast cars recently, vx220`s ive seen for under £6k, the vx220 turbo for £9k, lotus elise for £7k, Evo 6`s (i think it was the 6) for £4k, My mates got a scooby with 300bhp which cost him less than £2k. Golf r32`s are getting cheap now. E46 M3`s are around 6k->8k. Old Porsche boxsters are £5k. You can even squeeze a 911 in just about for £10k. All depends on what you want really and what you class as fast. The only thing i would say is that you cant just factor in the buying cost, you have to think of the running cost. No point in getting a prosche for 5k then having to fork out 6k on maintenance / running costs. Likewise, for the money the E46 M3 is a very very quick car, but anything goes wrong and you could be spending a lot. My 350z I bought outright for cash, and yet it was still costing me over £1400 a month to run. Petrol was about £500 a month alone @ 25mpg, £460 road tax, £900 insurance, £1000 set of tyres, £250 for brake pads, plus £600 a month in depreciation alone. Soon adds up! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Buy a sports bike, fireblade and have à trackday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 £10k is a good budget, you are spoilt for choice for that. I just sold my 313hp Nissan 350z Roadster for 9k. Was a fully loaded 2007 model, had every option the dealer offered - was £36k new. You lost £5K per year just on depreciation on a top spec model? Salesman saw you coming and you must crap fivers whilst wiping with twenties Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Aye like Jackinbox says its running costs these days.. I could not afford to run fast car with todays fuel prices let alone insurance.. I paid £800 fully comp on a scooby 10 years ago would shuder at the price now with having points and loosing my no cliams My pal that had the Vx220 just chucked money away on it, it was rapid nice little weekend summer number but that was it.. I picked a bird up from train station and could not get her case in the car even on her lap, had to give her cash for a taxi and looked a right tosser.. Only took the car to show off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackinbox99 41 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Aye like Jackinbox says its running costs these days.. I could not afford to run fast car with todays fuel prices let alone insurance.. I paid £800 fully comp on a scooby 10 years ago would shuder at the price now with having points and loosing my no cliams My pal that had the Vx220 just chucked money away on it, it was rapid nice little weekend summer number but that was it.. I picked a bird up from train station and could not get her case in the car even on her lap, had to give her cash for a taxi and looked a right tosser.. Only took the car to show off Thats quite funny really! Turn up in a vx220 and she cant get her bag in! Insurance is a killer. Ive 20 years NCB, a clean license and live in a quiet cul-de-sac full of pensioners in the middle of nowhere - and my insurance company was still trying to charge me over a grand a year for my 350z. I was paying less than £200 a year for a Golf GTI at the time so it was a massive increase. They just try to bend you over at every opportunity. £10k is a good budget, you are spoilt for choice for that. I just sold my 313hp Nissan 350z Roadster for 9k. Was a fully loaded 2007 model, had every option the dealer offered - was £36k new. You lost £5K per year just on depreciation on a top spec model? Salesman saw you coming and you must crap fivers whilst wiping with twenties Most new cars will loose about 50% of their value in the first 3 years. However I bought it 2nd hand to try and avoid a big hit. Unfortunately that didnt workout as I lost 6 grand in about 12 months on it as the market for high powered gas guzzlers dropped like a rocket with the fuel prices rising. You have to run them on super unleaded which isnt cheap. You only have to look at cars like Mazda RX8`s.. you cant give them away now and yet a few years back they were 20 odd grand! Edited October 30, 2012 by jackinbox99 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Aye like Jackinbox says its running costs these days.. I could not afford to run fast car with todays fuel prices let alone insurance.. I paid £800 fully comp on a scooby 10 years ago would shuder at the price now with having points and loosing my no cliams My pal that had the Vx220 just chucked money away on it, it was rapid nice little weekend summer number but that was it.. I picked a bird up from train station and could not get her case in the car even on her lap, had to give her cash for a taxi and looked a right tosser.. Only took the car to show off Tell the truth you couldn't fit her fat arse in................ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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