BUTLER Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 (edited) What fast, cheap cars are out there that you can do up to look reasonable smart? So far al i've found is the Toyota Celica GT4 which is a 2.0 turbo, does 0-60 in 6 seconds flat and costs around 5 - 7 grand second hand!You can tune those GT4's up to like 3 seconds aswell! Nice little one done up is this beast which has 300bhp and is for sale for 8 grand with 50k on the clock! If only i had 8k it would be mine! Also those Vauxhal cerliba's are pretty fast and cheap! 2.5 v6 for around 4 grand second hand! They look shite though and are to big! so.... any other fast cheap cars! fast as in 0-60 in under 7 seconds and what you can tune up, and cheap as in under 7 grand! Edited September 5, 2004 by TEMPER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_d Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Nissan 200sxPulsar gti-rOld supra turboastra GSI 8k isnt really cheap though mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL C Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 i quite fancy a rover 220 turbo. 200 bhp, you can pick em up relatively cheap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teribus Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 7-grand, that's an expensive car at that price! you can get a pretty good brand new car for that kind of money (Fiesta, many Korean/Jap cars, and what have you) Cheap to me is under £1000, saying that, my car cost me £650 and I struggled to get that much Wish I had the cash enough to say £7k was cheap! I still think that £4.5-£5k is too expensive for a Focus, yet you're looking at older cars with higher price tags... Must be nice to have money -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvez Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 u can pick up heaps of skyline R33's for that and have alot left over, also 6k round here will buy u a supra 3.0. Second hand scoobys, evo's - come to think of it everythin !! but if u wanna 0-60 get a pulsar cause they fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL C Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 think you can pick up mitsi GTO's for about 5k now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvez Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 think you can pick up mitsi GTO's for about 5k now But there soooooooo heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTLER Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 I know its not really cheap but i was looking at spending about 14k on a second hand car! Like the clio v6 or the cupra r! Not for another 18 months yet, but still! Thinking ahead! Then i saw this dvd with a toyota corola with a toyota celica engine in it, the GT4 one, doin 0-60 in just under 3 seconds! Which is stupid! I just want a rapid car which looks nice for as little money as possible and i dont think 8k is to bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTLER Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 (edited) u can pick up heaps of skyline R33's for that and have alot left over, also 6k round here will buy u a supra 3.0. Second hand scoobys, evo's - come to think of it everythin !! but if u wanna 0-60 get a pulsar cause they flyYea pulsars are rapid, my mates got one with 280bhp! It's way to fast! Does it in aroudn 4 seconds! But they remind me to much of nova's! + i hate the back of them, they look shite from behind! Another bad thing is, they'r group 20! Edited September 5, 2004 by TEMPER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teribus Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 you can always do things to change the rear of the pulsar though. Must admit, i quite like them too, but then again, as you say, grp 20 insurance. And going fast in a straight line isn't something I get excited about. I find it's more fun being able to go round a corner twice as fast as every other car on the road. Certainly up here, where we have damn good roads for a nice challenging drive. Even Revs magazine said that when they came up to review a MK2 Golf GTi a couple of years ago. Most of the roads round here I can tackle staying at 70 all the way. Don't need to slow down for many corners now. Only time I slow down is to turn into a junction or when going into a 30 or 40 limit.. and for speed cameras of course. -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvez Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Then i saw this dvd with a toyota corola with a toyota celica engine in it, the GT4 one, doin 0-60 in just under 3 seconds! Which is stupid! Yea thats all good BUT i bet you a hell of alot of money was put into it, anyone can drop a engine in any car and make it rapid, all it needs is money but as far as standard cars go deffo pulsar, dont look nice but if ure after speed .... my mate in the r33 raced one yesturday and he could only get past after 140mph and he has 340bhp to toy wiv !! so ... HArvez p.s. Also Mr2 t are very quick to 130 - we beat a pair of saffy cossies lst year to 130, Dont think there quick on the 0-60 but from 60-130 they are and thats what counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_d Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Must admit, i quite like them too, but then again, as you say, grp 20 insurance. And going fast in a straight line isn't something I get excited about. I find it's more fun being able to go round a corner twice as fast as every other car on the road. They are 4wd This is 6k200sx with pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTLER Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 Yea not bad scott, looks a bit big though! How could you change the rear of a pulsar though? Seriously! I mean wackin a different spoiler on it wouldn't do it any good coz its just the whole shape of it, it's manky lol! & group 20 is a killer! I'm after everything really, not just speed! & looking to spend about 10k max! With that 10k i'm after it being at least 5 seconds, looks smart and is a half desent fanny magnet! + it not being to big (skylines etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTLER Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 If the cupra r was 2 seconds faster than i'd go for it without a doubt! But i bet it costs a lot to take a few seconds off it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvez Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 how bout, 4k on a pulsar, and the 6k on insurance as ure only be 19 ? Skylines thou mate gotta be, if i had 10k id try gettin a escort cossie and if that fail'd it would have to be a skyline wiv out a doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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