morcus
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 07:57 AM |
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recomend me a sports car
This is slightly academic at the moment as there are factors beyond my control but here is the brief. I'm currently considering getting a cheap
(Ideally below £1500, but could probably push to £2K for something special) sports car to use as my daily driver, It also has to be an auto. At the
moment I've been doing a little bit of research into the MGTF and MX-5, what else should I be looking at? I'd prefer RWD but it's
not nesserilly essential and I'm intrested in Coupés as well as convertibles. Any suggestions would be great and any experiences of the two cars
would be lovely.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 08:39 AM |
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Other candidate is the MR2
As for MGs make sure any you consider are MG TF not MGF.
With the MGF there is a problem because suspension displacers are unobtainable and as this part has a limited life most TF out on the market need
new ones. A bad displacer can be covered up by pumping up the fluid pressure but this only hides the problem the handling isn't right and the
ride quality is affected.
Sooner or later somebody will develop a work around but it won't be cheap.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 09:04 AM |
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MX5.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 09:24 AM |
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My experiences of looking at MGF's is that they seem to leak as they get older and become very tatty.
IMO youd be better off looking for a Mazda MX5, but make sure its the 1.8. You might be able to find a limited edition with six speed box.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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goodguydrew
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 09:39 AM |
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MR2 gets good reviews.
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 09:46 AM |
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SWMBO recently sold her Honda CRX Del Sol - it was her favourite car ever and she really didn't want to part with it when the day came.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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ianclark1275
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 10:03 AM |
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GTM style kit car?
daily driver it may be not
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kit-Car-GTM-Rossa-/12069035
8936?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c19b4ba98
measure twice, cut once, scrap it, start again.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 10:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
My experiences of looking at MGF's is that they seem to leak as they get older and become very tatty.
IMO youd be better off looking for a Mazda MX5, but make sure its the 1.8. You might be able to find a limited edition with six speed box.
A lot of very rough MX5s on the market also -- perhaps best advice to OP would buy on condition and not to have too much of an fixation on make and
model.
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perksy
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 10:53 AM |
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MX5
BUT check for Rust, Especially at the Rear of the Cills
Spent a few months looking for an MX5 for a mate and there are some poor examples out there
Eg Found a nice looking, low mileage 2002 and you could get 3 fingers in both of the cills 
Ended up with a mint one in the end but it took some finding
Have owned an MGF and would never recommend one to anyone i'm afraid...
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adam1985
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 11:38 AM |
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Honda integras are supposed to be fantastic there around that price
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mark chandler
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 12:09 PM |
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MR2's are fantastic, especially turbo ones, some are also auto 
Insurance is £££ on the turbo's.
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Worzey
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 12:33 PM |
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I loved my 200SX (S13) but you could probably get an S14 for that money now. 200 BHP and rear wheel drive
(Makes a great donor as well)
Caterham R400
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roadrunner
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 12:49 PM |
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A kit car.
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Kwik
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 01:50 PM |
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mazda az-1 you said special....
mid engine, rear wheel drive
660cc turbo charged
and gull wing doors, whats not to love...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 02:38 PM |
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All a matter of individual taste but that hurts my eyes --- ok it is difficult to make a short car look good but it ain't going to win on
looks.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 27/2/11 at 07:56 PM |
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Coupe style cars... 200zx, Suzuki Cappucino/Smart Roadster?
The Hyundai one's supposed to be pretty good too
MX6
No idea if any come in auto but there should be something in your price range
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morcus
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 02:25 AM |
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Thanks some great suggestions, and a lot of things to look into. From the above I'm guessing I should probably not bother much with the MG. If
everything goes the way I'd like I hope to look at as many cars as possible, A list which isn't all that vast which is why I'm up
for all suggestions that fit.
A couple of other questions, the earliest time that this could happen is the begining of summer, do prices go up as much as people say and is it worth
waiting till winter?
How do saloon/hatch based Coupés and convertibles compare in terms of how they drive? I ask because I asked a mate the same question as here and his
suggestions were all in that vein.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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JC
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 08:46 AM |
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OK guys, please don't shoot me down on this!
How about a Reliant Scimitar SS1 or SST/Sabre.
Yes, I know its looks are an acquired taste!
But, if you get the right 1 you get a galvanised chassis, the handling is great and it is very cheap to insure. The parts are also ford, unless you
go for the 1.8 turbo which is Nissan and REALLY quick!
BTW, if it has 1 windscreen wiper, it has a galvanised chassis. Earlier non-galvanised had 2 wipers. Don't know why.
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morcus
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 02:39 AM |
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I like the way they look but I've a strong feeling that I'd have a hard time finding one that met my budget with an autobox, I will have a
look though.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 06:58 AM |
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Most if not all saloon based convertibles have a much higher polar moment of inertia than a purpose designed sports car.
There is also the question of scuttle shake due lack of torsional rigidity of the shell after the roof has been chopped off.
In an effort to put the rigidity back manufacturers put more metal reinforcement into the sills and floor but this adds a lot of weight for not much
return in increased stiffness.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 05:45 PM |
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Actually the Sabre looks quite nice
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 06:10 PM |
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i really like that mazda az-1 kinda looks like fords rs200 from the side
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