fastest car for under a grand
24-01-2010 | 09:28 PM
#42
PassionFord Post Whore!!
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,412
Likes: 186
From: Norfolk Drives: Couple of Fords
850 T-5 would be my choice. I just sold mine for £1200, but you can pick them up for a few hundred quid. Fit the 850R turbo, can get a pikey rip-off remap for about £150, you could have 270bhp for a grand easy including buying the car.
Even as standard they're 225bhp, 300NM, handle ok for a big car and can get plenty of equipment. And the dog can come too
Even as standard they're 225bhp, 300NM, handle ok for a big car and can get plenty of equipment. And the dog can come too
24-01-2010 | 09:33 PM
#44
24-01-2010 | 09:39 PM
#45
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 757
Likes: 0
From: essex / hampshire ( uni)
hi mate,
get a grubby s14.
i swapped my xr2i for one. i rekon my 2i was worth circa 500 quid.
with a few choice mods, stage one tuneup (all cheap) the car goes quick enough!!!
get a grubby s14.
i swapped my xr2i for one. i rekon my 2i was worth circa 500 quid.
with a few choice mods, stage one tuneup (all cheap) the car goes quick enough!!!
24-01-2010 | 09:47 PM
#46
5 mins on pistonheads found these
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1456599.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1425227.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1427554.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1456599.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1425227.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1427554.htm
24-01-2010 | 09:52 PM
#47
PassionFord Post Whore!!
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 8,594
Likes: 2
From: Derby
If you look arround you may get a subaru Legacy GT, don't think you will get a GTB at that price, but 280bhp is nice for that price.
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1418922.htm
if you look arround you will get one at a K, they are fast I had one
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1418922.htm
if you look arround you will get one at a K, they are fast I had one
Last edited by JohnnyB; 24-01-2010 at 09:56 PM.
24-01-2010 | 10:03 PM
#49
If you look arround you may get a subaru Legacy GT, don't think you will get a GTB at that price, but 280bhp is nice for that price.
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1418922.htm
if you look arround you will get one at a K, they are fast I had one
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1418922.htm
if you look arround you will get one at a K, they are fast I had one
obviously if you look at them traders on ebay who like to triple up you won't find one but subaru's don't do big money in the trade anymore unless somthing very special or uk spec and low owners low miles etc
25-01-2010 | 08:21 AM
#50
A 944 Turbo for a grand? Yeah right!
Even with with mis-spelt decal on the wing isn't going to go for anywhere near that cheap!
Straight-line speed a MK3 Supra Turbo would take some beating.
I did once buy a 280bhp Impreza WRX Wagon for £750, which could have been made PERFECT with less than the £250 balance
26-01-2010 | 12:28 AM
#55
PassionFord Post Whore!!
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,689
Likes: 0
From: Sheffield
If you actually mean fastest, as in top speed, then an Omega 3.0 is good for a true 150mph+. Youll get just about every extra you can think of and more, and also be left with a few hundred quid change.
I wouldnt have a mk3 supra given me. Nasty horrible cars, especially ones for under a grand.
And youll be hard pushed to find a calibra turbo for less than a grand too. The engines alone go that money, so finding a complete working car that will last for more than a few minutes, would be very hard.
A grand wouldnt buy you a nice 16v GTE either imo.
Bear in mind that if you have a limited budget (if you dont then obviously ignore this) and want a 'fast' car for less than a grand, then any one of them could let go at any time though. Just something to think about as it might be wiser in the long run to get a bit more cash together and buy a 'better' one.
Plenty of 'fast' cars for under a grand though, just depends what your criteria is, and whther you want a reliable one too.
Omega 3.0 gets my vote though as it does everything well on the whole, and you cant beat them for value for money in my opinion.
I wouldnt have a mk3 supra given me. Nasty horrible cars, especially ones for under a grand.
And youll be hard pushed to find a calibra turbo for less than a grand too. The engines alone go that money, so finding a complete working car that will last for more than a few minutes, would be very hard.
A grand wouldnt buy you a nice 16v GTE either imo.
Bear in mind that if you have a limited budget (if you dont then obviously ignore this) and want a 'fast' car for less than a grand, then any one of them could let go at any time though. Just something to think about as it might be wiser in the long run to get a bit more cash together and buy a 'better' one.
Plenty of 'fast' cars for under a grand though, just depends what your criteria is, and whther you want a reliable one too.
Omega 3.0 gets my vote though as it does everything well on the whole, and you cant beat them for value for money in my opinion.
Last edited by S1rst; 26-01-2010 at 12:30 AM.
26-01-2010 | 01:00 AM
#56
Advanced PassionFord User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,494
Likes: 0
From: Manchester
this will go for less then £1000
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-PORSCHE-9...item35a674c427
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-PORSCHE-9...item35a674c427
26-01-2010 | 01:44 AM
#57
ZVH sold =(
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
From: kent
Paid a grand for my 850 T5 with a few tweeks done, remap, exhaust filter, unknown turbo. Tatty as fook, but drove well and gave nearly 320bhp on RR (280 ATW). Loads of equipment too and ultimate stealth. 14.0 1/4 mile @105. lol
26-01-2010 | 07:36 AM
#59
The ladies love it French
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,565
Likes: 1
From: Chester
i have had a 106 gti and it was fun and chuckable but fook me get real they won;t do what a 24 valve senator or carlton gsi will do,or a tatty boosted rs turbo or a volvo t5 or saab 9000 turbo,i have been in a saab 9k turbo doing over 160 and i wasn't driving i was praying it wouldn't do anything daft.
can you find mr2 turbos for a bag ??? they would murder a 106 gti they would and so would a impreza wrx or legacy rs twin turbo.
can you find mr2 turbos for a bag ??? they would murder a 106 gti they would and so would a impreza wrx or legacy rs twin turbo.
Tatty jap turbo power gets my vote for a bag of sand if all you wanna do is go fast.
26-01-2010 | 05:16 PM
#66
PassionFord Post Whore!!
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,689
Likes: 0
From: Sheffield
26-01-2010 | 07:16 PM
#71
Passionford Addict
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,274
Likes: 89
From: Dundee now but from aberdeen
just found this,not quite a grand but a bit of a bargain i think
http://aberdeen.gumtree.com/aberdeen/18/53022518.html
http://aberdeen.gumtree.com/aberdeen/18/53022518.html
26-01-2010 | 07:38 PM
#74
Needs Beer Tokens.....
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,878
Likes: 0
From: Bristol
26-01-2010 | 07:59 PM
#75
Advanced PassionFord User
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,529
Likes: 9
From: N Yorks
How fast was it?
A Gtir won it, must have been the year before if that was last year. It only had 280bhp but could hit high 12 1/4s easily and probably good for 155+. I think the clutch started slipping on the day.
27-01-2010 | 10:47 AM
#78
Part of the Furniture
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 177
Likes: 1
From: north yorkshire
106 gti / 205 gti/ 309 gti / some hybrids clio valvers / suzuki swift gti / honda crx 16v / some civic's 16v's / the list is endless it all comes down to what you want out of your bag of sand 
03-02-2010 | 09:39 AM
#79
It wasnt a Reliant Robin it was a Reliant Kitten, the number of wheels being the giveaway and the GTir was bought for 900 quid iirc with only engine problems.
The problems were fixed for under 100 notes hence why it qualifiyed for the £1000 challenge and then won it.
The Reliant Kitten was indeed the following years challenge (2009 iirc), 2008 for the GTir
and the GTir was bought for 900 quid iirc with only engine problems.The problems were fixed for under 100 notes hence why it qualifiyed for the £1000 challenge and then won it.
The Reliant Kitten was indeed the following years challenge (2009 iirc), 2008 for the GTir
