PeterD

What are they like?

Say pitch one against my 230 S1, if i was thinking of buying one as a runabout for rwd fun.

hassle factor, petrol, power, fun, every day use etc etc

tell me what you can

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Mr S1

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Pete

I had one and hated it. Good fun as RWD but uncomfortable to drive and with you being a jolly green giant..........

Chip

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down a twisty b road, an N/A would leave the average 230bhp RST for dead, but on a dual carraigeway you will drive away form him like he isnt trying.

So depends what you want from a car.

Oranoco

For a bit of RWD fun you can't go wrong. I always thought they were a bit gay but RichPON took me for a blat in his turbo and I loved it and I have since driven a couple of NA's and had a hoot.

I found (might just be my driving) that they were quite tricky to catch when you overstep the limit. They seem too bite quite hard to remind you you're not as clever as you think you are. Glad it wasn't mine or I'd have been really worried

RichardPON

Steve - they are gay.

But I can park it anywhere and it still looks half reasonable. Mk4 escorts on the other hand.............

PeterD

Very true Stu, i probably should've mentioned in my post that im 6/6

Chip up here there's loads of cracking twisty b road which are ace fun where my old s16 306 was a hoot, however its not the same in a 7.8:1 cvh off boost at 3k

GTi6 maybe???

XE'd nova's a nono given the size of me

PeterD

PON you using the turbo as a daily?

Chip

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GTi6 is a very quick car point to point on the days its doors arent on fire etc

Oranoco

Cheeky sod I've forgotten what mine looks like it's been that long

PeterD

aye the 306 hates its own doors

dicky leccy bits though

RichardPON

Sure, although I don't drive it everyday........ but it does the usual stuff a daily driver does.

Starts on the button, has never broken down on me ever, takes everything I throw at it (it goes sideways...... a LOT).

Only downsides as a daily is that the ride can be so hard that it gets on your nerves, and that's on standard suspension. Some of the goons have coilovered examples and they are hideous to drive.

Spec's good on it too. Bit of a fucker to work on at times, but otherwise one of the best VFM cars I've ever owned.

Thirsty though - big time! 180 miles out of a tank whilst cruising!

PeterD

Thats why i thought about n/a and trying to hunt down a rev5 VVT, not quite turbo power but still quick enough with a respectable 198 ish horses.

shouldnt be as thirsty off cam if you know what i mean.

However a vtec would prob do the same and not be a bitch to work on

Daviet

pete you would deffo need to t bar model anyway
id also be tempted with the gti6 ive drove one before and loved it but that one was on tb's but dont think they would make a huge difference?

Rab

I think they're fucking brilliant!


I LOVE mine, almost as much as my RSTs. I get 350 ish miles to a tank in mine, seats are comfy as hell! Mine has 114k and has never, EVER let me down


Do it. Ł1500 quid will buy a very tidy early MR2

PeterD

so for a 6/6 bloke is one a nono???

Stavros

RWD fun? If you mean sliding around, good luck

If you want "RWD fun" and not just talk about it, get a front engined RWD car.

PeterD

Suggestions Stavros?

Must be able to hack being a daily as well....

Daviet

not fancy a bmw pete? can go sideways a good bit and pretty realible and youll fit in on here with it

Stavros

What you want to pay? I dunno what MR2 non turbos are worth, cant be much as even turbo ones are mega cheap.

PeterD

bmw would'nt be bad actually but silly prices for silly mileage sometimes, plus going for a quick one at say e36 it prob need to be a 325i at least but then its back into a thirsty motor as a daily.

e30 325's go well though

PeterD

dunno stav a couple of grand maybe keep it hopvering around the 2k mark (very "ish" though).

Nowt too serious just a fun daily that wont kill me in fuel, hopefully rwd

col cos1

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i took one in px on my first saph(just to get shot of it),and i found it a nice wee car to drive,and pretty good fun,but as said when you loose them you loose them big time

but they aint that quick,i destroyed my mate in it when driving an xr4x4