Havent got a massive budget but would like something i could have a go at doing a few track days in what cars would you suggest ? Needs to be reliable / cheapish to buy / run / maintain but will still give me some fun on track...

ideas

mk2 golf gti 8v / 16v,

106 gti /saxo vts,

mx5 1.8,

205 1.9 gti,

corsa red top,

any others i should look at ??

 

Clio 172

 

vvc metro

 

The mx5 is probably the best handling car in your list.

 

Civic Vti?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-HONDA-CIV...1%7C240%3A1318

 

Ive got a Nova with 2.0 ecotec engine in?? In brown with BOG standard seats etc. Has steelies, Lowered with bigger brakes. Thats for sale pm me if your intrested.

 

Out of that list the saxo vts, bits are cheap, uprgrades are cheap, depending how much you have to spend a clio 172 would be my other choice

 

https://passionford.com/forum/cars-for-sale/285330-1600-zetec-ka-with-hyabusa-throtle-bodies.html ?

 

a bmw e30 325 for rwd fun. cheap and chearful.

 

2nd that , weld the diff up and use it for drift days too

 

Someone is flogging a Sierra 4x4 gls with the 2.9i V6 engine on here for not mucnh money - brilliant bit of a toy for track use and it won't explode and kill you neither

 

Clio 172-

I got one for circa £1500 quid and its been faultless... hammered at Donno and used daily.

The other cars on your list are old and possible messed with and will no doubt be un reliable in some way.

 

fiesta? mk1 or 2

 

Depends if you want rwd or fwd i supose, but i look at 106 xsi's cheaper than the gtis but as good imo

 

Maybe a MK5 RS2000

 

gti 6? i paid 650 for one.then rolled it but still got my money back for the car after i sold the interior and then sold the rest of the car.
also a xsara vts is exact same car more or less except it hasnt got the shitty 6 speed box and there much cheaper than the 306's ,i paid 850 for a 51plate vts last year that would have made a realy good cheap track car.

 

This looks cheap and would look cool!

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/...hp/carno/52568

 

This one is a tiny bit more but worth the extra pennys no doubt

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/...hp/carno/52524

 

that with a t88 and a little sniff of gas to spool it up would make a nice little track car

 

I'm biased but I'd say Fiesta Zetec-S. Can pick em up cheap as chips now, not loads of power but mega fun.

 

Well rightly or wrongly ive been out today an bought myself a mk2 16v golf !!!! Quite excited to be honest, its going to need a coulpe of small tweaks b4 i get it on track e.g a set of bucket seats & harneses and a smaller steering wheel but other than that its pretty much ready to go !! cant wait now...

 

Any reason you decided against the 4.500.000 euro jag d-type?

 

Good luck!! Hope you have fun!

 

A couple of reasons spring to mind yes , 1. its not really what i call cheap to run / maintain god knows were id gets spares from , 2. its located in Switzerland etc

 

Thanks

 

will be a good car on track, strip it as much as possble, good pads and suspension, will be awesome

 

This area is fairly well taken care of...

Koni adjustables

Brembo Brakes

Uprated anti-roll bars front and rear

Poly-bushed throughout

Front and rear strut braces...

Looking forward to trying her out

 

Pics or STFU!!

 

strip all the weight out - add R888s and away you go!!

 

Im collecting it tomorrow nite e.g monday , once ive given it a quick wash off ill get some pics up ,Im not very keen on the wheels etc but they will prob have to stay for the time being...

 

I know these are prob 1 of the best tyres 4 track days to use if not the best , but are there any others that i should look at that are possibly a little cheaper and of a slighty harder compound so they would last me abit longer as unfortunatley i dont have an end less budget 4 the car...

The car will also be used on the road so i would like it to stay semi useable etc , will i really gain much on track by loosing the rear seats , spare wheel , dr cards etc ?

 

At the end of the day, it's not a race

 

Fair enough no its not , i just want it be as good as it can be with in my budget...