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Mase
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Getting shot of the Focus, as I don't use it a great deal anymore, what with working away in Scotland a lot and flying up a majority of times....

Anyhow, I'm looking at getting a cheap motor for a bit while I'm working away and would like something I could take on track day's at weekends. I've never been on a trackday before, so I'd like something relatively good out of the box to begin with to prevent me chucking loads of money at it at the start.

I'm currently looking at a Civic Type R or a Clio 172/182, but can anyone recommend any others I should look at? I'm thinking a budget of around £3k or so, maybe stretch to £3.5k for the right car....

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106 Gti/Saxo Vts
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get a decent one probably semi prepped for track for well under budget.

clio 172/182's are great cars though
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I should have added, that I also don't want anything too track focussed, as I would have to use it as a daily hack when I was home at weekends and not on a track!

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ideal with some change for a set of 888s

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3021976.htm
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mates doing a similar thing at the moment for the same budget, he managed to find a tidy CAT D Clio Trophy for 3k.
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you can get cat d vx220s for around 5k
antnee
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Clio 182, get some different suspension on it and another set of wheels with some semi slicks on and job done.
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I would go for a DC2
gez bay
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Clio 172 cup. Plenty going for 3k now days. good out of the box, plenty of power and ready for track as standard. and they look
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utter baragin. few little upgrades too: Clio 172 CUP 2002

http://pistonheads.com/sales/2938561.htm

belts have been done too.

[Edited on 04-08-2011 by gez bay]

[Edited on 04-08-2011 by gez bay]
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Ph1 172
Saxo VTS
106 GTI
XSI 16v
205 (gti6 engine)
16v AX
306 GTI6

Out of the above my 2 choices would be ph1 172 or a 16v XSI, you can get ph1 172's for a little over 1k and a decent track spec XSI for a little more. Spend the rest on upgrades.

[Edited on 04-08-2011 by DannyB]
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fabia vrs
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good options there danny. but if he wants to use the car as a daily aswel i think the ph1 is going to need money spending on it with its age now, same with most the other cars listed apart from the 106 gti. I'd be looking at a ph2 clio, just because they're newer, cheap as chips and still nice to drive everyday if need be. just out of the box they're ready to go

[Edited on 04-08-2011 by gez bay]
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Didn't read the daily driver bit
Rob B
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CTR
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quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
I would go for a DC2



Good shout a bit for focused then a CTR

CTR will make a better daily and is still plenty good enough out the box on track

Both a uber reliable and easy to live with too


Wouldnt ignore the frenchies though as they do offer unrivaled per £

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
gez bay
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what condition would a ctr be in for 3k though?
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quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
what condition would a ctr be in for 3k though?


quite a few for that price now. They have mega miles on but if they are looked after they will be fine

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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BMW 330i just for the noise!
Andrew
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I'm going to be using a Corsa C 1.8 SRI.

Cheap on parts and if I bend it I won't loose too much after selling the straight bits.

I just feel a bit of a prick driving it as I'm old so going to tow it

Matty SRi
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Gti 6 !
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Id be going for a ford puma
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I thought you might. What about 206 GTi's? Never driven one though, so not sure if they're worth considering? At the minute though, its looking like a CTR or 172 cup.... Need to check some insurance out!

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buy a cheap track prepared XE corsa for around 1500 then spend 1500 on a daily weekend hack so if you smash up on track your not left car less

[Edited on 05-08-2011 by --ToM--]

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