mk1trb

looking to buy myself another toy but torn between wether to buy another saph cos or try an evo. budget is £5k, which is recommended and other than those 2 what else is out there thats "fun"

ginner

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Keep ya money in the bank mate, cos for 5 k will only buy u trouble on the cossie side of thing can't comment on evos I'm afraid

Gazzonator

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Agree with this.

5k is ropey saph money nowadays IMO, you will probably have more hassle than you will fun.

JOHNDQ

dunno if you will have better luck with a Evo tbh

ginner

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Will you get a 5/6 for 5k

To be honest it's never a good idea to buy a performance car with a bottom end budget

It's Czech Mate

I wouldn't even buy a performance fiesta for that budget I'm afraid.

Staffi

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Sadly 5k will be rough end of both mentioned, go on holiday and blow the lot cus you'll need another 5k when things go wrong with a Cossie

Harris.

Keep saving !!

Psycho Warren

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are you insane?? most of the mk6 shape fiesta ST's are sub £5k these days and £5k will buy a very nice one indeed.

studabear

I would love a rough fiesta st for a track car, the jamsport stickered cars look like they get round silverstone very well.

cozzy940

You will get a decent saff for that mate bid em there not 9 k motors

neilscott83

Where?

Jay,

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A good saff is so hard to find now BUT dig deep and you might find a alright one for 5k but unlikely find a great one ! Add another 1.5k and the worl will open up alot wider

Evos at 5k put you into the 5-6 market and they can be more rotten than any ford lol so check rear chassis rails sills inner wings boot pan boxs are genuinely strong but wear badly on the syncros rear ayc pumps are always dodgy to

Eigdoog

Find a dealer and put down 5k and get 3-5k on finance? Thats something i would do but not everyone likes finance.

Should get warranty then (3 month and buy more?)

As for fiesta, the ST is a great car but performance from that to a cossie/evo is disappointing. I love mine but dont think ill get another due to performance over fuel.

Jay,

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they are what they are and 5k one wont be great

Just recently got my sons saff for 6k was advertised for 7.5k and it is mint and low miles but the bloke who was selling was in the shit money wise so we beat the price down ! On the build up to buying this we looked at 10 saffs all above 6k and they were breakers but advertised as mint cars fact is shitters are now 4k-5k

mk1trb

I not interested in a fiesta st not my cup of tea. Seen a fair few evos 4/5/6's for 5 k and a few saphs for that money too. Happy new year peoples

Acidburn

how about a audi s4? those can be got for around or less than what your looking to spend, give good performance etc.

ginner

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Of course you will see them mate but 90 % of them will be lemons and I'd rather shit in my hand and clap than give my self the headache of buying one

Acidburn

i've seen loads of the v6 tt s4's up for 5k or less that people I know have bought and they are not that bad if you know what to look for. They are better built and more reliable than people think.

Gazzonator

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What about something like this?:

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...d=221317251360

It's Czech Mate

It just wouldn't buy much performance tho unfortunately warren, to make an St150 get decent performance it needs a good bit of cash thrown at it, and as said I would nt be looking at performance cars on that budget if it's a daily which is as I interpret the op

Staffi

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I still stand by what i said that you'll need 3-5k put aside just incase things go wrong, that is the trouble a lot of the time, folks buy a 5k Sapph that seems all fine, 2-3 weeks later, head gasket goes, diff, box pops, turbo goes etc, we all know it happens, so have money aside too would be my best tip. I know as I've had lots of a Evos and Cossies

Adam.

5k budget on either is not enough imo.

Staffi

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Agree Adam, I'm just trying to let him down gently

I can't put 10k budget when he only has 5k to play with

STeve

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once in a blue moon you come across a bargain but if your top end budget is £5k for either of them 2 cars them good luck is all I say

stevecfrst1

You'l spend 5k in fuel driving round the country and not find a good one of either at that budget, especially a cossie. I spent 6 months looking for one with a 10-15k budget and could not find anything worth buying, after a particulary annoying 6 hour trip to look at one that was nothing like as described and the owner seemed like a con man i decided to leave it and brought an rs4 a couple of weeks later

KSA-Cossie

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I've seen the underside of two 55 plate Evo 8 MR's and they were rustier than any ford lol. Can only imagine how bad a 5k Evo is underneath

costina

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you only need to see what is being broken to understand 5k isn't going to buy a good un. cossie that is.

You can be lucky if you want to travel. There is one on turbosport a 4x4 in silver for 6k but even that's a cat D.

dean9595

If you look at mine I was after 8k
Something for you to gauge against May be but one thing I must add mine is gloss black
Not white,moonstone,magenta,flint lol

Fiesta_Jed

If i had 5k to spend on an evo I would buy this one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitsubishi...item1c3a83805c

S3an

Im sure 5k would get you a nice example evo 5 or even a 6, get on MLR. I sold my evo 6 18 month's ago with 23k miles on it, garaged from new, like brand new for £7000. Good usable cars out there wid some nice mods for your budget, people out there saying better cars are more expensive but thats why they are still for sale.

costina

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worth all of that too

There is a moonstone 2wd up for 13995 on ebay

Staffi

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I can't believe what price this one sold for Paul, the engine bay is just filthy



http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=542340

Mk4 Rick

I like the cossie and the evo.Thats a hard decision to choose from lol

3FRD

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Someone got bumped with that silver one, it's about 10k over priced

costina

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Pete I see Kevin put that up and I know why so what does that make yours worth, Kevins worth? Even mine which has never see a welder. And a s for trying to insure these types of cars within the club imo is a joke, As the powers that be like Totally std over modified versions yet there valuations are miles apart! Std cars being worth more yet if they both were a total loss the modified car will cost more to replace

Thrush

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Wise man once said unless you got double the purchase cost of the Cos, then don't buy it - because you can't afford it

mk1trb

I been to see that one and it is a lovely car, few marks on the body but stil nice and a good spec too.
I dont care if what I buy has a history being cat d/c aslong as its tidy I dont mind tbh,

I dont expect to get a mint cossie for 5k and I have 2 other cars to use so wont b a daily either, jus something I can make into something nice and use occasionally. I can go to 6k if need be.

mk1trb

My last saph cost 3k in 09 used and abused for 40k miles without 1 issue so not always the case im afraid

Jay,

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Reason being is quality standard parts are hard to find let alone a complete standard car plus the fact a standard car is what it is and a modified car is a un known , I would rather buy a standard car than a modded one .I have done bits to mine but kept every part thats come off it to hopefully retain better value