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    Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    If I were to buy a second car, just as a cheap but fun car what would you recommend? < £500

    I've been looking at VW Golf GTI Mk2 so far.

    Presumably if it's old enough I can have it on Classic insurance which would be cheap?

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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Rover 216 GTi

    Honda engine, Honda suspension, cheap Rover image.
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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Quote Originally Posted by Shad View Post
    Rover 216 GTi

    Honda engine, Honda suspension, cheap Rover image.
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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Mk1 Toyota MR2 (but watch out for rusty sills and arches)
    Peugeot 205 GTi (or CTi- I nearly bought a CTi for &#163;500 a couple of months ago)
    Citroen ZX - either a petrol Furio or a Turbo Diesel
    Mk1 Renault Clio 16V
    BMW 318is (probably a good one will be a bit more than &#163;500, but you never know), or 320/325.


    There are lots of late 80s/early 90s hot hatches/ small 'exec' saloons around for peanuts, so it's just a case of finding one with a little bit of life left in it. Certainly later stuff like the Clio shouldn't rust (my mum's has had bare metal showing for about 2 years where my brother crunched the wheelarch- so it must have been properly galvanised).

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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    ZX Volcane Petrol /Diesel was the one to go for

    Could also look at Renault 19 16v's - the Chamade (saloon ) was a little cracker.
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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Quote Originally Posted by Moby-Dick View Post

    Could also look at Renault 19 16v's - the Chamade (saloon ) was a little cracker.
    We had the hatchback Renault 19v. If you can find one that hasn't been abused by chav's they are absolutely fantastic.

    Metro GTi's are very fun to drive

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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Rover 200 Vi

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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Quote Originally Posted by Moby-Dick View Post
    ZX Volcane Petrol /Diesel was the one to go for
    That's what I meant.

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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    A Nissan 200sx S13 thats all rusty and has an engine knock. It'll not last long but it'll be a hell of a lot of fun till it goes bang and falls apart.
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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    I would recommend a fiesta... the SI are fun and imo look awesome (mine currently going for a very dark muddy unwashed stealthy look... like something out of carmegeddon - just without the spikes).... BUT they rust, and not particually fast to start with. I know a few people that have put 2l engines in them and very impressed by it... BUT you wont find a 2L in good condition and the SI model is getting rare... and the people doing it have faaaaaaar too much money to waste on what is a very low value-almost-at-the-breakers piece of rust.


    sooo.... for me it would be a mr2.. RWD fun or a 306 for the anti rust.. the 205 might be fast but it looks like it has been glued together with faeces.
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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    R19 16v without a doubt. You can pick them up for about 200 quid, and they're a super drivers car.

    Clio 16v's are possible for that money, but they'll be phase 1's and absolute nails.

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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Show me to the &#163;500 GTi Mk2 not held together by rust!

    Lovin' the R19 16v's, 205's and ZX's.

    2l Capri's too expensive these day's for some RWD action?
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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Was the scirocco any good? They're dirt cheap nowadays on t'bay.

    Or how about an Alfa Romeo 146 Ti ?

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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Quote Originally Posted by joshwa View Post
    Was the scirocco any good? They're dirt cheap nowadays on t'bay.

    Or how about an Alfa Romeo 146 Ti ?
    Had a Scirocco GT (before i blew the engine !) and it was a great car to drive, - handled really well (brakes a bit scary !) and i was sad when it popped ! Also had a 2 ltr Astra SRI Mk 3 which was silly fast for the money, that got nicked and burnt out in Cardiff !!
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    Cartlon 3000 GSi 24v



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    Re: Cheap fast / fun banger car under £500?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Cartlon 3000 GSi 24v



    it is, after all, nearly winter
    a bit rare, and a bit quick!!
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    this is the closest thing i could find on ebay...
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