what's the fastest car I can buy for £2k?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

would get a nice shark gill MG ZS for 2k seen on the tracks many times. xpower used to race them.

shaynemawer

how about a honda prelude 2.2 vtec model ?

Jakg

Either some Jap turbo nutter, or something like an e36 328i.

Is speed *really* what you want from a trackday car, though? It's about fun, surely, where a car that handles well is going to be much better than a big barge.

andygb

Jakg wrote: »

Either some Jap turbo nutter, or something like an e36 328i.

Is speed *really* what you want from a trackday car, though? It's about fun, surely, where a car that handles well is going to be much better than a big barge.

To be fair he did say "fastest", and then people criticised my suggestion. A modded 5 series can do around 180mph, and it will go around the Nurburgring sub 9 minutes.
I don't know where you can get that for around £2K.


Apart from what I suggested.

Jakg

andygb wrote: »

To be fair he did say "fastest", and then people criticised my suggestion. A modded 5 series can do around 180mph...

I cant think of any 5 series around this price range that could do that, modified or otherwise... (an e39 M5 is >£5k!)

mgdavid

another vote for the MG ZS180 here; can be picked up for well under a grand now, and will do the 'Ring in around 9m 30s once you know it.

Dieselman

Golf GTI V6 or 2.0ltr.

Will you be removing the cat etc?

Ezmondino

shaynemawer wrote: »

how about a honda prelude 2.2 vtec model ?

agreed. Get the manual tho - can pick them up for under a grand. 200bhp, 0-60 in 6.7ish. not likely to break either on track days.

OddballJamie

I've seen this come up for under £2k before, might be fun on a track and it's no stranger to being driven at speed. 280bhp standard too.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300974737977

Although I'd prefer something nimble, I know someone who races a turbo'd Miata and it's pretty quick.

Jakg

Dieselman wrote: »

Golf GTI V6 or 2.0ltr.

Will you be removing the cat etc?

A 2.0 GTi Golf?

The MK4 one with 105HP?

Errrrrr.... no thanks.

(my girlfriend has one - it's not bad. But there are hundreds of cars I'd rather have on track!)