banhambuilt

what about a e28 bmw,528 or m535,cheap as chip`s,lol

dave

jb fletch

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Rich,

Oh yes

I been doin a lil work on your behalf

jb

lead_foot

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E36 325 is a good choice.

CossieRich

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Easy Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv

you need to say "see my big bald mate over there, he thinks you is top totty"

Chip

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Mike, MX5 suspension setup is awesome, totally agree with you there, its just not practical enough with wheels and tyres and can only ever be 2 seats, taking a support car just down the road to beford isnt too much of a pain, but would be a monstrous amount of extra cost on a ring trip for example.

Mike Rainbird

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Have one each, and have a proper laugh . Rubbing is racing .

I might have to join you then .

Chip

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Pair of MX5's would be pretty awesome fun

polly_x

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You love it really.



Chip, the car we talked about last night is available for 400

Mike C

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E30 318is for Ł800 (ballpark figure, give or take whatever)

Eaton M45 Supercharger for Ł100-Ł150

Spend the rest on getting that set up plus whatever other extras you fancy


great handler and 200-220BHP. Far better all-round package than a 6cyl IMO

ANDYRACER

Get a R32 liner gts, maybe a turbo but there pritty damm reliable with them only being the 2.0 turbo version.

Jim Galbally

when did i agree to this?

mile, cool... anyone wanna pick me up

jb fletch

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Jim, wicked !!

If you can get to Dave's I'll pick ya up !!

jb

Lloyd

so is it any particular mx5 that you would be looking for?
1600 1800 2l ? any particular year?

Chip

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Too much aggro, dont want to start some long winded tuning project and all the potential problems that causes, it would be expensive to do properly (management etc) and would potentially be unreliable if not done properly (no good hammering it up the road pinking its tits off cause its got too much timing and no easy way to change it)

Ideally want something where the engine can just be left alone, and is known to be reliable.

Chip

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Mile sounds like a plan, Jim, i'll meet you at Rich's as apparently im taking his loom out tonight and not allowed to go home for the weekend just yet

JB, see you there bruv

Jim, you didnt agree, me and Rich had a vote and agreed for you

Chip

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Well it would need to be about 800 quid at most, which kind of limits the options, im still not convinced that an mx5 is the ideal way for two big fellas and a little fella to get to germany though

Lloyd

lol bit of a squeeze,there is a 1600 one near me on ebay,only on 100 quid atm.

CossieRich

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Let me clear this one up. WE ARE NOT BUYING AN MX5. I dont care how well they handle, how revvy the engine is or how cheap to modify NO NO NO NO NO

Chip

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LOL

Well that solves that one then


So bascially we're still looking at a 325/328 E36 by the sounds of it?

Mike Rainbird

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It's not as if you could be mistaken for a hairdresser - a member of "Right Said Fred", yes, but not a hairdresser .

Chip

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-VAUXHALL-...d=p3286.c0.m14

Rich, what about that?

LSD as standard, torquey as fuck, over 200bhp, not too heavy (and we can lose some of the weight anyway) and being a vauxhall, cheap to get parts for and i know plenty of people who will help us fix it etc.

They handle pretty well too, and loads of pikey mods we can copy off the irish drifters

Fil

Auto tho?

Chip

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arse, didnt notice that bit, thats even gayer than an mx5

manual boxes are available, but falls into the "too much aggro to change in the road outside rich's flat" category then of course

CossieRich

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Mike,

did you want any of my money or not?

Shonky

This would have been the boy: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK1-VW-GOLF-RW...d=p3286.c0.m14

Chip

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So is he too sexy for an mx5, too sexy for that car, too sexy by far?

Chip

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Thats a half finished project, NOT what we are looking for at all.

Cossie Helen

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Shonky

XE Manta's come up on eBay every now and again, don't remember what sort of money they go for

Shonky

Not sure if this is in one piece: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Opel-Manta-wit...d=p3286.c0.m14

Jim Galbally

hold on chip, you and rich have already found yourself a budget track car...

...mine

it costs you both zero Ł to buy and run

Chip

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Are you actually replying to the same thread as everyone else?

You know, the thread we are in now, the one that said it MUST be ultra reliable and minimum hassle?


We want something we can basically just strip out, sort a few bolt on goodies like new shocks and springs, and then drive it to germany and back.

Chip

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Yeah but its not ready for bedford on friday, so is NOT reliable enough.

Shonky

With the charger removed I'd imaging id would be very reliable

Chip

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alistairolsen

tbh Jim already has an M3 which is uber reliable, just get that fixed and go to german in comfort.

lead_foot

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ex-police 530 would of been good but I think they are all derv and auto

pani_k

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4x4 Lancer turbo?

http://pistonheads.com/sales/638283.htm

Not RWD though.

CossieRich

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bullshit input into this thread is not welcome. Please remove yourself

Chip

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Problem with Jim's car:
He needs it for work, so no good if we stack it on track, and when it goes wrong he ends up having to put it in a garage to get it fixed as it always needs to be done ASAP
The seats are rubbish, they dont hold you at all, and to remove them and fit buckets would make it less pleasant for him as a daily driver

Car itself is fine, but not while jim is using it as a daily driver, as we cant make it more track orientated, and buying it off him would totally blow the budget for me and rich.