you have £1k to buy a fast car...............
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02-02-2013, 08:00 AM
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on that budget, without much of a reliability gamble a saxo VTS for £500, phase2 so its not rotten preferbly, would be my choice. Mechanically identical to a 106GTi.
Then, a 2nd hand supersprint exhaust system and a 4branch can usually be picked up for £200. £200 set of kent cams or similar and without a map 140bhp pretty realistically, remapped 160ish is possible. Strip it completely and you will have a pretty quick little car!
Then, a 2nd hand supersprint exhaust system and a 4branch can usually be picked up for £200. £200 set of kent cams or similar and without a map 140bhp pretty realistically, remapped 160ish is possible. Strip it completely and you will have a pretty quick little car!
02-02-2013, 09:16 AM
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Saxo vts, Give it a good thorough service, and strip it, with a set of remoulds. Bound to stick to the road like shit to a blanket. And whatever money is left to tune it.
02-02-2013, 09:27 AM
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the saab9000 aero i had was rapid, used to leave 2.0 16v turbo audi s3 for dead. had a couple of things done to it but i only payed £600 for it, so comfy too was like a super fast armchair. not not as fun as cheap french hot hatch
02-02-2013, 09:29 AM
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02-02-2013, 09:58 AM
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volvo t5 my mates got one and its an animal spins the front wheels in the dry in 3rd at 75mph bags and bags of torque pulls like a train easy to get a touring car look too
02-02-2013, 10:35 AM
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i would say the little french hatchbacks are the was to go!
Just tons and tons of fun!
And with websites like this, http://www.kamracing.co.uk/car-tuning/peugeot.html offering everything to turn your pug/citroen into a rally/race car for not a lot its hard to resist.
Just tons and tons of fun!
And with websites like this, http://www.kamracing.co.uk/car-tuning/peugeot.html offering everything to turn your pug/citroen into a rally/race car for not a lot its hard to resist.
02-02-2013, 11:25 AM
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Saxo VTS/106 GTI tho...You'd wont get a minter but with the right mods there a weapon...I had a 106 GTI.....Used to piss over modded Volvo T5's etc, Corsa VXR's. Red top Astra's and things, RS2000's etc etc
I only had a Full System Group N Pugsport exhaust and a decent induction kit but it was the right mods for the engine, I just made sure i kept it well maintained, serviced every 6k with decent oil/filters etc
I only had a Full System Group N Pugsport exhaust and a decent induction kit but it was the right mods for the engine, I just made sure i kept it well maintained, serviced every 6k with decent oil/filters etc
02-02-2013, 11:34 AM
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i would say clio sport.
i always liked the volvo t5 until i drove one. yuk. they feel fast but its almost as if the steering wheel isnt connected to the wheels. no feeling at all. dull boring and vague
i always liked the volvo t5 until i drove one. yuk. they feel fast but its almost as if the steering wheel isnt connected to the wheels. no feeling at all. dull boring and vague
02-02-2013, 11:36 AM
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02-02-2013, 12:03 PM
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Saxo VTS/106 GTI tho...You'd wont get a minter but with the right mods there a weapon...I had a 106 GTI.....Used to piss over modded Volvo T5's etc, Corsa VXR's. Red top Astra's and things, RS2000's etc etc
I only had a Full System Group N Pugsport exhaust and a decent induction kit but it was the right mods for the engine, I just made sure i kept it well maintained, serviced every 6k with decent oil/filters etc
I only had a Full System Group N Pugsport exhaust and a decent induction kit but it was the right mods for the engine, I just made sure i kept it well maintained, serviced every 6k with decent oil/filters etc
02-02-2013, 02:11 PM
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I kid you not. The power to weight ratio is great....They love to rev, Mine used to scream to nearly 8k!. don't knock it till you tried it
I was a french car hater but the french know how to make a hot hatch!
& the 106/Saxo is like a go cart
& I bet you wouldn't believe that the quickest official time around Castle Combe is a 1600 NA 106 GTI!
I was a french car hater but the french know how to make a hot hatch!
& the 106/Saxo is like a go cart
& I bet you wouldn't believe that the quickest official time around Castle Combe is a 1600 NA 106 GTI!
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02-02-2013, 02:24 PM
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just finding my feet
02-02-2013, 03:43 PM
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Downside, every bird I knocked about with at the time all said 'why have you bough an old mans car'
