Looking for a cheap track car

[imprezaworks]

 

[imprezaworks]

Race car at home, obviously

 

[yodi]

Yep im liking that a lot, nice one

 

[imprezaworks]

Cheers. Be a sad day when I eventually sell. Good luck with the search mate

 

[imprezaworks]

Cheers. Be a sad day when I eventually sell. Good luck with the search mate

 

[m&l172ph1]

I was looking to do the same so i bought a cheap phase 2 knowing i'd replace everything that needed to be! Then another phase 2 came up near me in monaco blue with blown gearbox. So i bought it to build the better car. Then

I text this guy too but no reply as yet http://www.cliosport.net/threads/bargin-£800-renault-clio-sport-172-phase-1-titanium-silver-look-loads-of-spares-included.771193/

I bought this car last week. But now the phase 2's have got to go!
Good luck with you're search

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

To be honest mate, you can't go wrong with any of them. Even if you ended up with a Ph2 172, it's not a slow car, and once you've stripped it out it will be the same sort of weight as a stripped out 172 Cup (plus aircon/ABS).

Just go with the cheapest good condition (mechanically) one you can find near you.

PS why does it need to be road legal out of interest? If it's only going to be used on tracks you could just hire a tow truck (about £110 for the day) to get it there and back which I'm betting would be cheaper for you than keeping it taxed and insured throughout the year.

 

[imprezaworks]

Mine is taxed and insured for road use too. I can afford it as its not a bad price. Me personaly would find that alot easier than hiring a tow truck etc.

 

[Goodj]

Nobody yet to state the obvious?

Mk.1 MX-5
Pick one up for about £700. Slap new tyres, discs pads and brake fluid in (about £400) and you're away. If you get an imported one it'll probably have a limited diff. in there too.
No traction control, rear-drive, enough power to have you fish-tailing out of most corners.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Not saying it's the only way to do it, but once you've taken into account tax/insurance (easy £600 a year for me on a 172) and faffing about with fitting a cat for MOT time it would be less hassle to just get a 3.5T truck delivered to your door, hitch the car on the back, throw any spare parts etc in the car and then have a comfy drive to the track.

 

[yodi]

Im 36 insuring it wont be an issue, Id like to use it every so often to go to work in just to keep it moving but most importantly it'll live on the street outside my house.

I had an MX5 a couple of years ago, loved it, did a lot too it but under powered

 

[imprezaworks]

Good effort with off the ground front wheek shot

 

[yodi]

Yeah haha I was going for it, also spent a a lot and had a proper alignment done on it

 

[imprezaworks]

Stiff as a board as that looks relatively flat lol.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Im 36 insuring it wont be an issue, Id like to use it every so often to go to work in just to keep it moving but most importantly it'll live on the street outside my house.

I had an MX5 a couple of years ago, loved it, did a lot too it but under powered

It's funny when I saw your thread title of cheap track toy my head immediately thought MX5. Could have just got a turbo for it

 

[yodi]

Wont be buying it but this looks like a lot of fun

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-S...856?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35e7bb1f68

 

[imprezaworks]

I quite like that, shame about the bumo

 

[yodi]

or this has just come up, very cheap but looks f****d

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/None-runn...170?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27fc8691fa

 

[Rowan - Mortgage Expert]

Depends on your definition of cheap, mine: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-182-/261833624574?

 

[yodi]

I meant cheap as in, not a lot of money but it's a false economy, looks battered and needs an engine by the time you do that and everything else you'd easily buy a much nicer car to start with

 

[yodi]

To prove it was cheap it's already sold

 

[-D4N-]

@yodi my track prep'ed 172 sport might be for sale if your interested