i need some help to choose a hi performance car, the story is that i had a really bad bike crash 3 years ago and the insurance is paying out in the next 3 months, i am investing a large amount in a house, and i have worked out that i can spend between 25 and 30,000 pound on a car. now i love my speed. i don't care if it is a two seater. and i dont mind if it not comfy. i should mention that it has to be good for the road and the track as i live 20mins away from cadwell park

i used to sell scubies, i do like them but found that alot of them were coming back with the bottom end going:confused:

Don't think thats an issue with teh 2.5 boxer engine is it? Sounds more like the problems that plagued the old P1 engine.

true when i was selling them that was the new car to have dont know what the newer ones are like

if i had a scoobie it would be a P1 or 22B and nothing else, to comman and seem to get the piss taken out of them now as a chav car :(

Yeah they are iconic models just too old now to be reliable. The WR1 would be great if it wasn't such a terrible colour. The RB320 is nice cos it's black but at the end of the day they're only STis with the PPPack on them.

so is there any other cars out there, for the money i want to spend.

what about a tvr cerbera 4.5lt lightweight with a red rose upgrade.

You could pick up a Vauxhall VXR220 Turbo for 20ish. They take some beating around the track. Nice rapid road car too if you're not bothered about comfort :)

 

0-60 in 4.2 anyone?

i murdered one of those in a straight line, wouldnt stand a chance round the twistys

Ive always liked the Noble M12, a lot of car for the the money. No idea if they are any good.

i murdered one of those in a straight line, wouldnt stand a chance round the twistys

 

A VXR? Surely not. A turbo maybe...or dare I say it the NA :D

again like the lotus a bit difficult to get in and out of i have a bit of a dodgey knee.

If it were me i'd go for an Ariel Atom, and being an ex biker you would love it, 0-60 in 2.7 secs, 0-100 in 6.8 secs, 8600 RPM Honda V-Tec and 600 BHP per tonne, they handle well, are dead reliable, ok for the road, ace for the track and within your budget, and you don't even need a helmet. Oh and they also do an Atom 500 V8 with about 1000 BHP per tonne, though that may be to expensive for you.

A VXR? Surely not. A turbo maybe...or dare I say it the NA :D

 

it was bright yellow and had a turbo badge on it, once to 70ish i just sailed past

that atom would be great but it has no hood. not that i would drive it in the rain but i would not want to get caught out.

Porker 911 Turbo??

BMW M3 CSL

Aston Martin DB7

TVR T350c :D

Mitsi Evo 9 (A friend of mine has just sold his 9 320 to buy a 10, had a decat, remap and a filter and was 397bhp and 398lbft jesus christ could it shift!)

Jag XKR

BMW M5 (Old shape obviously, but a realy nice car, last of the more mechanical M cars!)

BMW 850CSI (must be a CSI with the 48v 5.6 v12 @ 380bhp and 6 speed box, very rare and very special!)

it was bright yellow and had a turbo badge on it, once to 70ish i just sailed past

 

That would be a turbo not a VXR ;)

 

I think there was only something like 400 VXR's made??

it was bright yellow and had a turbo badge on it, once to 70ish i just sailed past

 

Yeah thats the VX220 turbo. The VXRs are Red with Black wheels. Still quick little cars mind. 0-60 in about 5 but they wont have the legs to keep up with a Z on the straight.

You could build a really good quality Lamborghini Diablo replica for £30.000, using the BMW V12 engine mounted in the rear, with a tubular steel spaceframe chassis, the only downside is that you would have to build it yourself to keep within budget. Also because they are a high quality replica, it would be a shame to use it on the track. Other than that i'd have the usual suspects such as a tuned Escort Cossie, Sierra Cossie, Evo, Impreza, Porker 911, Supra Turbo, Honda NSX, you could build a very quick 300 for that sort of money, the list goes on..............

what about something like this? i know its not everyones liking but it would be bloody quick!

http://www.petrolheads.co.uk/sales/424409.htm

 

or this?

http://www.petrolheads.co.uk/sales/479245.htm