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OK, looking to get a second car, mostly for use as a track day vehicle. My limit is £12K but ideally I want to stay below the £10k mark.

So far in my limited imagination we have:

1. Mazda MX-5
2. Nissan 350Z
3. Honda S2000
4. Lotus Elise

As you can see, I'm after a 2 door, 2 seater sports coupe but was just wondering if you lot had any other Ideas?
 
ChrisBrit81 said:
OK, looking to get a second car, mostly for use as a track day vehicle. My limit is £12K but ideally I want to stay below the £10k mark.

So far in my limited imagination we have:

1. Mazda MX-5
2. Nissan 350Z
3. Honda S2000
4. Lotus Elise

As you can see, I'm after a 2 door, 2 seater sports coupe but was just wondering if you lot had any other Ideas?
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Used car prices being what they are you'd probably get a half decent Porker for that money
 
I'm also trying to keep the engine size down too, hence the honda 2.0ltr, mazda 1.8ltr, and elise 1.8ltr. just to save on tax seeing as I'm not going to be using it as an every day car. The 350Z is there purely for the "dream" factor as I might possibly use that most days too.
 
ChrisBrit81 said:
Hmmm... Interesting...

I never really was a scooby guy, more like an evo guy. But there's plenty of those kicking around for that money too. I like where you're going...
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Best thing i did, got one in December for 8K. Low mileage, spotless and goes like feckin stink. Only took 4 weeks for a speeding ticket to arrive....
Evo's are good just expensive to service and run, thirstier than George Best on a session as well. Ok Scooby's aren't the cheapest to run but it's a fair bit cheaper than an Evo. If it's for track days and stuff though it might not matter.

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ChrisBrit81 said:
OK, looking to get a second car, mostly for use as a track day vehicle. My limit is £12K but ideally I want to stay below the £10k mark.

So far in my limited imagination we have:

1. Mazda MX-5
2. Nissan 350Z
3. Honda S2000
4. Lotus Elise

As you can see, I'm after a 2 door, 2 seater sports coupe but was just wondering if you lot had any other Ideas?
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Erm- Caterham Lotus 7 ?
 
I second the scooby. I have a 53 plate sti type uk with prodrive pack 300 bhp 299ftlb torque. Fast, handles very well. More of a drivers car than an evo as there are no electronics to interfer!!!!!! If you do buy one and it has been tuned make sure it has been done buy a scooby specalist as if done wrong one of the cylinders will be starved of fuel and oil, the results aint good. :PDT_Xtremez_42:


cheaper to buy and run than a scooby is a civic type r. make sure its the old wedge shape one. Awesome fun full stop but for tracking is ace as you really have to use the gears to keep the revs high or you dont go anywhere!!! Just put a front strut brace to sharpen it even more on the steering and improve where it starts to understeer
 
Cake or Death said:
More of a drivers car than an evo
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If you really like understeer, something which will be incrediably apparent if you track it.

For the money i'd consider several cars

Front Drive
DC2 Integra Type R
Clio Cup 182
Civic Type R
FTO GPvR

Rear Drive
Lotus 7 type (westfield/caterham)
Nissan Skyline GTS-T
Nissan 200sx
Mk2 MR2 Turbo
2.7 Boxter
350z (import <10k)
S2000
e46 M3
Z3M Coupe
RX7 Turbo
S1 Exige/Elise


AWD
EVO V onwards
Skyline GTR R33 or R34
Scooby RB5


Many of the cars can be had for less than 5K which would leave plenty of money left over to get it properly track prepared. I must admit much of the above list has something of a jap slant. The main reason for this is due to lots of tuning and performance upgrades being available for these cars at affordable prices. If you intend to track a fast road car expect the suspension, brakes and tires to need some serious upgrading if you want to be able to do more than one lap at a time.
 
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Forget the Skylines for a Track car unless you go for a well prepped R32 GTR. Believe me, I know.

Scoobys? Chocolate Pistons.

Evo's? Not a bad choice but it'll be high maintenance for Track Work.

TBH the suggestion about aqquiring a Caterham is a valid one and one which I am considering in a few years time.
 
Spearmint said:
Scoobys? Chocolate Pistons.
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The only time pistons are a problem on Scooby's is if the motor has been heavily tuned. Std pistons are usually good for up to 375bhp'ish, anything over that and it should have full forged internals and be bullet proof. For track work a baffled sump is required to stop oil starvation under cornering but apart from that a normal STI with a Prodrive Performance Pack is great for playing with on a track.
 
I suppose if i go for a scooby or evo I've got the added bonus of being able to get the little one's car seat in the back too, if required, which is a no go with the 2 seaters (she's not even two yet)
 
The most fun car I've ever driven round a track was an MX5 - first gen model. Not as fast as several of the other cars I've driven, but the balance was superb.


Don't look at trackdays as trying to be the fastest thing on track, you won't be unless you spend a fortune - and even spending a fortune won't stop someone's £1000 track car coming past you.

To me it has to be front engined rear wheel drive, I don't know if it's a sign of the sort of owner they attract but I've seen very few well driven scoobys or evos on track.

I'd be deciding between the MX5 and the S2000, although if you wanted the purest experience then get a caterham. The difference is the former two will have working heaters and weather gear!


Don't worry about spending a fortune - I use two different cars regularly for track days and both are worth under a grand. They still go plenty quick enough for me to enjoy myself, and both still embarass cars worth upwards of 20 times as much.
 
For pure trackday work, I reckon the MX-5 is the winner on your list. I have seen well driven ones absolutely fly round track and even more important they are massive fun.

I own an Evo and have for the last 5 odd years, and while I love it dearly, and it is good on track, more fun can be had for less money (but I am still keeping my Evo)

Incidentally, for those above recommending Scooby's with 375 BHP and standard pistons, have a word.
 
I've had a look on the Auto trader and there are plenty of prodrive sti's out there for under £10k 305BHP out of the factory sound's pretty appealling.

On the other hand, while out in Cyprus the garage gave me an MX-5 as a courtesy car (they were fixing my LWB Rav-4 so that was a brilliantly useful idea). The most fun I've had on 4 wheels in my life, so I might spend less buying the car and the rest on mods.
 
MrMasher said:
Wasnt the Lotus Elise designed as a track car first and foremost?
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Yes, but I watched an old episode of Fifth Gear the other day and they were on about second hand elises, very dodgy because 90% of them have been ragged on the track, meaning lot's of hidden faults.

I'm more swayed towards the Jap cars now, mostly because of their reputation for reliability, and like was said earlier, the sheer volume of inexpensive modifications available.
 
My mate has a half share in a Robin Hood. Its a poor man's Caterham, but so much fun to drive. You need to decide if it really is for the fun and track use, then decide whether kit car or production model. If you are techie working on a kit car shouldn't be too hard, might be a lot of fun as well.
 
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