lol people do that on here every day mate, i agree with ya, but it aint my monet their spending so i don't mind lol
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172 or 172 cup??
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lol people do that on here every day mate, i agree with ya, but it aint my monet their spending so i don't mind lol
FormulaFord Ecoboost
Ok, it seems I opened a can of worms!
I'm currently thinking of a budget ~£3-3.5k so this is either going to be:
Ph1 172 with a couple of mods to brakes, seats, suspension, interior mods.
or a, hopefully, cheap 172 Cup where I can immediately change the seats but leave the suspension/brakes standard until I can budget for more.
Why shouldn't somebody spend a load of money getting a car 'track-ready', I'd kind of agree if it was a road car but (from what I understand) a track oriented 1*2 will out perform many other cars for the money £4k. I can't really think of another suitable car for the job, that's not going to be too old (i.e. expensive to repair) and unreliable.
I'm currently thinking of a budget ~£3-3.5k so this is either going to be:
Ph1 172 with a couple of mods to brakes, seats, suspension, interior mods.
or a, hopefully, cheap 172 Cup where I can immediately change the seats but leave the suspension/brakes standard until I can budget for more.
Why shouldn't somebody spend a load of money getting a car 'track-ready', I'd kind of agree if it was a road car but (from what I understand) a track oriented 1*2 will out perform many other cars for the money £4k. I can't really think of another suitable car for the job, that's not going to be too old (i.e. expensive to repair) and unreliable.
S3, Polo
Because spending twice the value of the car on 'mods' is stupid! It would be better/ more savvy/ more sensible to spend the total budget on a better car!
The nature of the budget (ie - not being very big) means that 'person X' doesn't have money to burn and makes the whole proposition a bit silly.
Case in point: My neighbour just spent the best part of £900 repairing a knackered £450 Fiesta Si that he uses for commuting.
It's now probably worth £600. WTF?
I told him that he's a mug and should have scrapped the thing. Or at the very least traded the shed in for some anonymous Korean bobbins.
Bless him. At least he's happy. Being a mug...
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ITB'd MK1
fixing a banger is far different from spending money on your hobby to give you enjoyment and give you something you want. I hate new cars, they make me want to die. But i should have one cos they're "better"???? give me a break
S3, Polo
Sucks to be you, eh?
And spending sh*tloads on an OLD car to 'mod' it is a fools game. Like this poor soul's car:
I would happily spend £1.5k on a £2.5k car to make it 'fit' for track work, but £2.5k on a £1.5k car?
Especially when you look at this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220433736495&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:GB:1123
But as I said - Hourses for courses.
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ITB'd MK1
it's about more than resale value. People that dont see this, never will.
No offence intended BTW, just different people have a different mindset.
No offence intended BTW, just different people have a different mindset.
Right in that case buying a PH1 and spending money on brakes and suspension will make it faster than buying a cup and not modding it
172 if its a daily driver. Cup or Ph1 if its track toy.
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