Planning new car - Help needed!

[Jiff Lemon]

OK, so to give myself something to look forward to, I'm planning on a new car to replacement my trusty (but now starting to get rusty ) Cappuccino.

The rules are:

1) MUST be RWD.
2) If not Convertible, then must have Aircon.
3) must be FUN

Candidates so far:

1) Lotus Elise - Already rejected, K series engine just fills me with horror.
2) VX220 - However, they only seem to do turbo now?
3) Toyota MR2 - Seem a little under powered.
4) Mazda RX8 - hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
5) Kit car or something similar (Caterham ruled out - Also uses K Series engine)

Fuel and insurance are not issues here, as its a weeked FUN car.
Budget is going to be 25k max.
Would prefer New rather than S/H.

[Moby-Dick]

with a kit car , the world is your oyster mate - find somethign with a CA18DET block in it ( same lump as the 200sx ) it will fill your world with joy.....and flames

15k will buy you an S15

[Moby-Dick]

http://www.tigerracing.com/fully.htm

any of those is within budget - if you really wanted to go for it , then get the twin r1 engined beast - one of the fasted accelerating cars you can get hold of

Tiger Z100 Mk2 twin Suzuki GSXR1000s in sky blue/green available used with low milage in July - £25,000

[Zak33]

VX220 second hand....2.2

£15 to £17k

finer cars are rare....and a good engine.

(closes his mouth and looks at his own car.....)

well....lets not talk about that

[Zak33]

but in hind sight.....

RX8

just cos.....just cos.....

its the law

[Jiff Lemon]

So they don't do the NA VX anymore?

[TiG]

I'd definitely test drive the RX8, from all i've seen and heard it will take a fair bit of beating. But with any purchasing of a new car, go and test drive 6, 8 or 10 cars, give yourself a chance to judge them, it certainly paid off with doing that when i went and got myself a new car, I'd suggest that everyone do that when looking themselves.

TiG

[schrickvr6]

I have to agree with Moby-DIck,something mental like a westfield or a radical with one or maybe two highly powered bike engines,just thinking about the sound makes be drool homer j style

[DaBeeeenster]

What about an air-cooled 911?

[Jiff Lemon]

Like the idea of a New car, rather than S/H.
Sure it'll depreciate the second it leaves the showroom, but at least I'll know every single mile it's done.

[Jiff Lemon]

I'd definitely test drive the RX8, from all i've seen and heard it will take a fair bit of beating. But with any purchasing of a new car, go and test drive 6, 8 or 10 cars, give yourself a chance to judge them, it certainly paid off with doing that when i went and got myself a new car, I'd suggest that everyone do that when looking themselves.

TiG

Oh don't worry, EXTENSIVE test drives will be taking place. I always advise people that a test drive should be AT LEAST an hour, over varying roads (motorway, town driving, country roads).

No point spending all that money to find your ankles ache cos of the angle of the pedal, or the clutch is damn heavy in stop start traffic.

[Lowe]

Weird.. my post disappeared.

Anyway, rather predictably I guess for me. If I had 25k knocking around for a weekend car I'd at least go and test the new Clio V6. Might not be the most mental quick thing in the world, but they're an awesome drive - just so much fun it's scary. They attract attention where ever you go due to the silly amounts of road presence they have.

Oh, and with the KTEC exhaust and an induction kit on... the noise... the noise!

[MD]

RX8 is a nice choice, no doubt, my sisters arrives tomorrow, but you try and find a new one, its like going through hell and high water they are in big demand right now....

hmmm to me the VX220 is the one to go for, its just that little bit more, and Clarkson says the only one to get is the turbo. Only one thing, when the car was launched I got in it at Earls Court and counld not get out, was highly embarassing stuck in the thing on the stand, so be careful if your a big guy lol (on reflection you can't be that big cos you fit in a capuccino lol )

m@

[TomWilko]

I apologise now Jiff for not being sure about RWD...I know what it means, but I don't know out of the cars I have found whether they are or not

Audi TT - Roadster or Coupe
They are 22k on the road it says according to audi.co.uk
LINK

Saab 93 - Convertible
They should be under 25k surely?
LINK

Then of course there's every1's favourite at the moment!

[schrickvr6]

TT's are 4wd and i think the saab is fwd

[Jiff Lemon]

Weird.. my post disappeared.

Anyway, rather predictably I guess for me. If I had 25k knocking around for a weekend car I'd at least go and test the new Clio V6. Might not be the most mental quick thing in the world, but they're an awesome drive - just so much fun it's scary. They attract attention where ever you go due to the silly amounts of road presence they have.

Oh, and with the KTEC exhaust and an induction kit on... the noise... the noise!

The lack of steering lock is what concerns me. One of my friends owns two of them (VERY long story!).

hmmm to me the VX220 is the one to go for, its just that little bit more, and Clarkson says the only one to get is the turbo.

/waits for Zak.....