Another which car? thread

[lewisdmz]

a supercharger kit for the 306

Pros:
its something you know
you get to keep a beatiful 306
is 250bhp
handling

cons:
mpg's? maybe i dont know how they are
its a gti6

Basically after about 5 years of owning 306's I've got a hankering for something different.

*Doh* Charging a 6 is too much of a waste of money, plus it's just a faster 306.

Issues with the cars you've posted as I see it...

MX5 -
Without massive amounts of work, they're quite boring, even the 1.8 is disasterously slow... Coming from a 306 they're nothing to write home about, when coming from an Astra etc they're impressive... They're not Drift Kings choice of car much as most people will make out... Also, you need to add CHRONIC RUST to your list of cons IMO after dealing with one for a while, they do rust BADLY... The Mk2 is better... If you want something with more pace, this isn't the car, they're significantly slower than a GTi6.. No Mk1 is over 130hp/tonne.

325i -
The E30s aren't that nice, aren't that quick and unless you're prepared to spend a lot on it, they won't drive anything LIKE as well as a 306...

ITR - Rust isn't as much of an issue as first made out, the engines are very nice if you like revving and REALLY working them... If you want something a bit less frantic, they're not the car to go for, if you want something you have to drive ten tenths everywhere to make it an enjoyable drive - it's the car for you, don't get me wrong, there's nothing quite like the top end "rush" of a VTEC... If you one day fancy picking up the pace without battering the engine off the limiter, you're going to go about as fast as a 1.6 306... They are NOT quick unless being ragged to death, but if you like ragging to death, go for it.

Megane 225 - Would never buy a 225, I'd only bother getting an R26, which will barely be in your price range, the reliability isn't excellent, as you've pointed out running costs are high and with a stage 1 remap to ~270hp they start f*cking clutches and remember they have a dual mass flywheel - however their midrange pace is the best out of all the cars listed... The R26 has an LSD and suspension tweaks and really is a drivers car, they do corner VERY well, the 225 is numb in comparison...

Looked at Clios etc - hate to say it, they're the only thing that comes close in your list? Only other cars are more towards big awd saloons...

I was hoping the 'driving experience' of a MX5 would make up for the slow pace. Not desperate for more power as I think even 137bhp/tonne or whatever the 6 has is perfectly adequate for road driving.

The 225 is going to be numb against the R25 but how about compared to the other cars mentioned, say a CTR?

182's are an obvious choice but I think they're a bit too similar to a 306, I drove one once and found it quite cramped (being 6 4"). Maybe that's another reason to write off the MX-5?

Civic Type R is a good shout actually meant to add that one to the list, would be looking at around 100,000 miler's with my budget.

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306 gti-6 seems to fit your criteria quite well.

Well this is the problem, you have to spend significantly more to get anything which is really a substantial step up in terms of power/handling/spec.

Honda S2000. Have a huuuge soft spot for them. Hard top and a little subtle spoiler. <3 slammed on Rota Grid P45R's. awwwwww I've had an accident.

They are exxxtremely nice, haven't looked into prices but I imagine they will be out of budget for a decent one.