Bandit 1200, if you like wind in your face.
R1 if you don't.
Paul G
Hello all
Over the years i have had most cars i have wanted kit's, Scooby's,tracday 205 etc,also i have had quad bikes,enduro,Rotax max karts.
Now i am looking for something else,needs to have an engine,keep it in the garage to mess with an be fast enough to have fun with.
What do you suggest?
Offroader? Can be fun.
Buggy / Sand blade watsit
exotic replica
Classic restoration?
mk1 MR2, VW Golf Gti mk 2 or Pug 205GTi
ok scrub the Pug if you've had one
[Edited on 18/12/09 by Steve G]
Classic restoration?
This sounds best to me, something to fiddle with
To be honest i do like the idea of an off road/road buggy type thing,all the ones i have seen fully built seen to run some underpowered chinese 4
stoke engine.
wouldnt nind one with a bike engine in R1.
If i am being honest i deal in cars for a living and they don't do it for me anymore,after you have had bike engined kits and STI scoobies,M3 and
things everything i drive doesn't seem fast anymore.i had a RS4 for a day last week 400+bhp and it is a fantastic car but after driving it for a
hour or two it suddenly becomes normal in a funny sort of way.
Don't get me wrong i am very lucky to have had what i have but very few cars now feel quick.
I have a nice MK1 MR2 that was less than £2K. Mint car with all the trackday bits and a decent tuned engine on Jenveys, and all for peanuts. You can pick up a lot of decent cars for £2K. If you want an MR2....
I like the restoration Idea, two grand will get you alot of half decent classic cars which you can do up, and you might even see a return when you come to sell it. Have a look over on car and classic and see if theres anything you like.
Classic restoration with a big engine
Midget with an XE/Duratec/K series lump, flat cap and string back driving gloves then go annoy the Nova/Saxo crew. Good sport!
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/frontline/k-series.htm
[Edited on 18/12/09 by hicost blade]
If everything seems slow then the only answer is a bike engine.... In a bike.
Bandit 1200, if you like wind in your face.
R1 if you don't.
Paul G
I think I'd look at an ABS Freestyle type kit.
a 250cc go kart ?
very very fast
Why not build a hovercraft.... You could easily do it for that much!
Either a racing craft, and go race it.,... or a nice big cruiser..
I built a 4 man craft a few years ago with a 1.8l scooby engine in it and a 1000mm diameter 9 bladed fan 
If cars of that ilk don't seem fast enough to you (and I happen to agree with you that one you've had something like 400bhp for a bit, you
will def get used to it) then you really ought to pull your finger out and go racing...
That's what I'd do if I had spare money!!!
here's a bit of fun for you, i'm selling it on ebay at the moment, may or maynot float your boat, late 2.8i capri with a 24v cosworth, lots
of fun and gives a lot of fast cars a shock, and when your bord, sell it for what you paid for it.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270500026216&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Thanks for all the replies guy's
I have had a few 2.8 and 3.0 Capri's in my time and love them to bits especially with the x pack kit on.
I really like the idea of a off on road buggy idea or a 4x4 Landrover hybrid sort of thing.
Classic mini and put a 1380 engine in. Can't believe how much some of these go for now though.
You could get some powerful pharmacuticals for that money. Then you could feel like your going fast when your at home.
Hovercraft is a cool Idea.
I suggest you chin the car idea and spend your couple of grand learning to skydive.
If your 'bored' of fast cars this will sort you out. Every single jump will give you a huge adrenaline shot and no getting bored.
Bike
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Originally posted by sonic
Thanks for all the replies guys.
I have had a few 2.8 and 3.0 Capri's in my time and love them to bits especially with the x pack kit on.
I really like the idea of a off on road buggy idea or a 4x4 Landrover hybrid sort of thing.
over or blat as fast as possible. (and roll
over a few times) Now i am looking for something else,needs to have an engine,keep it in the garage to mess with an be fast enough to have fun with.
What do you suggest? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My mate is selling his Nissan/Datsun 240Z, if your interested, he is near York?
Needs a bit of TLC/restoration.
As others have said, seems you've maybe exhausted the 'fast road car' route.
Why not try something new and challenging and say put the 2K towards learning to fly?
You just don't know what it might lead to.
One of our SWTOC members did just that a few years back. Got his PPL, got the flying bug and carried on to get a commercial licence this year.
He's now recently landed a job as a pilot in Indonesia flying a Cessna Caravan and is absolutely loving it.
Admittedly he's only in his mid 20's but he's now 'living the dream' and so the very best of luck to him.
Buy a *mk2* MR2 and a V6 Toyota Camry. The engine is a bolt in conversion, apart from two off-the-shelf parts (top mount and flywheel).
I've got one and it's fantastic mid-engine, rear drive, arse out fun for what it cost. The MR2 cost me £75 with a knackered head gasket,
and you can pick up an mot failure Camry for under £500.
Chris
Thanks for all the idea's guy's
I am warming to the idea of a Defender and maybe doing some sort of a Bowler rep.and trying 4x4 must have a v8 as i don't want a rattly
diesel.
Does anybody know of any good websites/forums as good as this one to look at?
Thanks again
yeah if you want anything LR related go to
www.lro.com/forum
Loads of knowledge on there.
Not keen on the skydiving then? I promise its more exciting than a Defender (I own/do both!)
some land rover winchy type stuff.
here
put an offer in for this
F40
gotta be worth a punt - its all mucky!
I've just had a crash course in Mazda RX7s as I intend to use one for my next project. Now you won't get a car and LS1 V8 for that sort of
money which is what I inend to do. However I bought a non-runner with a worn rotary engine which I'm tempted to have a go at rebuilding. I can do
that for less than a £2K budget and possibly end up with a very fast great handling car.
If the engine proves to be beyond economical repair. The car I bought like many others has a lot of bolt on performance goodies. The exhaust system
alone on mine, which is made from titanium and worth over a grand, is more than I paid for the car! There's two turbos, the gearbox, engine for
parts, leather interior etc. Lots of parts to recoup the cost of the car.
It seems to me that given your past car history chasing speed is a futile exercise on your current budget.
the 4x4 driving challenge comes in many guises....
GREENLANING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4vET5F3JeA
GEOCACHING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G3G-kP4XiY
MUDPLUGGING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCWsavxRGAM
WINCHING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItVmSt3u8vw
SAFARI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Tb-Wrn5fI
all throw up real challenges in terms of driving, mental and physical. All vry doable for <£2k
HTH's
.........Neil
[Edited on 1/1/10 by Nash]
If your considering an off roader, heres mine..
Russian , hard as nails, and goes anywhere !
You will have a lot of change from £2000, and the small pleasures of seeing a £20,000 Land Rover struggling off road then you drive it in a Niva and
have no problems, Priceless fun !
"Different is good"
PS I have just spent the last 90 mins trying to get it stuck in the worst snow I can find in Northumberland, I failed....
quote:
Originally posted by T66
Russian , hard as nails, and goes anywhere !
You will have a lot of change from £2000, and the small pleasures of seeing a £20,000 Land Rover struggling off road then you drive it in a Niva and have no problems, Priceless fun !
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by T66
Russian , hard as nails, and goes anywhere !
You will have a lot of change from £2000, and the small pleasures of seeing a £20,000 Land Rover struggling off road then you drive it in a Niva and have no problems, Priceless fun !
hmmm, someone was asking about these recently and they are rather scarce on the ground.
quote:
Originally posted by norm007
Now i am looking for something else,needs to have an engine,keep it in the garage to mess with an be fast enough to have fun with.
What do you suggest? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My mate is selling his Nissan/Datsun 240Z, if your interested, he is near York?
Needs a bit of TLC/restoration.
Ignore my U2U .......
Its the drink.
Just replied, too much coffee