Steve Hignett
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 07:50 AM |
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Originally posted by froggy
Yep and nearly as quick as a reliant kitten too 
I'm tuning a 9-5 that I got off here a couple of weeks back and with a 3" downpipe I'm knocking up and a few map tweaks should see
280hp for half your budget Steve . It nearly goes round corners and is stuffed full of toys .
I was hoping you'd pipe up matey
So what's happening with the 9-5? 
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D Beddows
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 07:50 AM |
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If you're keeping it as a Saab Froggy I've got an Aero 'Cobra' intake pipe in the garage that I never got round to fitting -
that ones still got the lpt one on as I recall - the Aero ones flow quite a lot better/more.....and as it has an Aero Turbo....! - £35 posted to Stoke
if you're interested?
Sorry for the hijack Steve 
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froggy
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 11:36 AM |
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Can't go too mad with it as its now the wife's second car as she runs a pov spec diesel polo during the week . The t7 management seems
quite straight forward so just going to fatten up the midrange as its very smooth at the moment . I wouldn't want to push the tdo4 past 1.2 bar
and it's not even hitting 0.9 yet with the current map.
I'm useless at driving fwd cars but with the map sorted to give the big wodge of torque if will be a nice tub to waft round in. Build quality
seems pretty good as everything works inside including the split climate system once I gassed it up .
Plenty of enthusiast owned 9-5s around for a grand .
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ashg
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Ooo, it could be like a competition for a motoring mag where you have to buy or build a car for under £1000 and see which is the fastest.....
don't be silly what kind of mad magazine would ever think of doing that
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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tegwin
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:16 PM |
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All this talk of cheap fast(ish) motors got me thinking....
Found a really nice 9-5 HOT near me for £1700.... Then I checked the insurance..... £900 TPFT 
Buggery insurance spoiling all my fun!
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ashg
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:20 PM |
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also +1 for the saab.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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ChrisW
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Nickp
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
Had one, loved it! Bit of a squeeze for 4 though
True, had to mention it though
I was going to suggest the same, if it wasn't for the seating problem!
What about a locost? £250 to build, that leaves £1250 to spend on a crazy engine for it.
Chris
My gaff my rules
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 01:03 PM |
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You can have my Fiat Coupe for well under your budget 0-60 in 6.2 seconds, 0-100 in 14.5 seconds. Significantly quicker than a Leon Cupra R above
60 mph.
I've done ~50k miles in it with no problems (though plenty of preventative maintenance) and I get between 27 and 33mpg depending on how far into
licence losing territory you want to go.
[Edited on 18/4/12 by MikeRJ]
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RK
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 01:38 PM |
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This is highly ironic coming from me, but I recommend a Subaru, at least if you lived around here. There are thousands of them in my neck of the
woods. Head gaskets go apparently. 4wd. I ice raced one this year a bit. Handled amazingly, much like a less fancy Audi. Really.
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AllWeatherDan
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 02:36 PM |
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FTO GPX
200hp (From the factory but i imagine a bit less now)
Enough seats
There is no such thing as a stupid question.
Just the ones I ask!
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morcus
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 03:23 PM |
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FTO is cheap to insure aswell and I know a few people that have had them, two of them have sold and bought back the same car.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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fesycresy
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 03:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Volvorsport
t4 or t5
Had both, would defo recommend.
The T4 was a cracker, what a sleeper, woke a few boy racers up.
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martinq357
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 04:26 PM |
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At the risk of getting flamed, how about an Octavia VRS then chip it....?
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40inches
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| posted on 19/4/12 at 07:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by martinq357
At the risk of getting flamed, how about an Octavia VRS then chip it....?
Consider yourself flamed
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 19/4/12 at 12:40 PM |
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The thing with those cheaper Skoda's like the VRS's.
They are all actually DEARER than the equivelant VAG cars now like Golf GTI's/A3's/Cupra's etc...
Must be that everyone on ebay has the same idea...
Well, that and the fact that the A3 and Golf is much more common...
[Edited on 19/4/12 by Steve Hignett]
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welderman
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| posted on 19/4/12 at 01:06 PM |
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not sure what you would get for that kind of money, but performance comes at a price  . Fuel is one
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 09:30 AM |
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Well isn't this convenient: Shed of the Week!
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franky
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 09:40 AM |
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Toyota celica 190bhp model, 35+mpg, 4 seats, £1.5k will get you one, 2k gets a half decent one(i'm on the search for myself). Need I mention
8500rpm?
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theduck
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 02:01 PM |
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Serioursly, XJR6, 322bhp standard and bombproof engine and running gear!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3830986.htm
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 01:22 AM |
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What are people's thoughts re. a Renault Clio 172/182???
I'm surprised by them not being mentioned, am I completely off the mark with this one?
I don't know anything about them apart from two fella's from here (who can drive) had one (each) as track cars and loved them...
I was just thiniking that they are a bit more modern (for the money in question) but that they can still go round corners? Or so I thought?
Granted they won't be fast, but they won't be dog slow, or are they?
People#s opinions are really, really welcome on this one, as I've been ebay searching and it appears that they are in the price range... So
what's wrong with them? (apart from being French, obviously)
Cheers again...
Steve
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sdh2903
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 03:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
What are people's thoughts re. a Renault Clio 172/182???
I'm surprised by them not being mentioned, am I completely off the mark with this one?
I don't know anything about them apart from two fella's from here (who can drive) had one (each) as track cars and loved them...
I was just thiniking that they are a bit more modern (for the money in question) but that they can still go round corners? Or so I thought?
Granted they won't be fast, but they won't be dog slow, or are they?
People#s opinions are really, really welcome on this one, as I've been ebay searching and it appears that they are in the price range... So
what's wrong with them? (apart from being French, obviously)
Cheers again...
Steve
I had a 182 briefly, they are a quick little car, well specced with cruise, climate etc. They do have some issues, timing belts are a pig to do (and
expensive) so make sure its had one done. Exhausts and mounts are pretty poor and again quite pricey. All in a pretty good sporty hatch and they do go
round corners very very well, even on 3 wheels.
For some reason though I just didn't get along with it, it was tinny, interior pretty low rent, kept it for 3 months then flogged it on.
I've come to the conclusion me and french cars just don't get on.
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franky
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 07:02 AM |
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As a side note, if you can up the budget to 2k you'd get a lot more choice and cars in better condition so maybe saving a few £££ in the medium
term too?
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 09:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by franky
As a side note, if you can up the budget to 2k you'd get a lot more choice and cars in better condition so maybe saving a few £££ in the medium
term too?
That's a never ending spiral of frustration though... A question, or rather, a statement that has been a matter of contention between a friend
and I for years.
We always ended up stating categorically that we would stick to £13k and that would get a half decent 911..........
To be honest, this thread was 50% hypo-pa-thetical
Don't know what it is that's drawing me to the little Clio. I hate the fact that I fancy one as I swore I'd never have a little
french car!
How about a Civic Type R?
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franky
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 09:28 AM |
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you're looking at £3.5k for a decent one a nice 993 porker are £17k+ now too!
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adithorp
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 11:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
Hi All,
As above really...
A Ferrari 430 came down the road I work on giving it absolute beans. Ignoring the fact that it's only 40 limits and he was probably closer to
140, it did sound awesome when going for it. And just started me thinkin as to which car I could with a genuinely minuscule budget that would be
entertaining to drive fast.
It would have to be a compromise I'm afraid... (doesn't everything nowadays!)...
[Edited on 19/4/12 by Steve Hignett]
Given that it was the sound as much as the speed and nothing in your budget is going to compete with the speed...
How about an Alfa 156 V6, 24valve. They come in 2.5lt (190bhp) up to 3.2 (250 I think). My sportwagon came with leather, 5 seats, big enough to get
all the kit in for the bike races, all the other usual stuff. It was quick and... had a sound track to die for! Of course there's the
reliability concerns but mine never had a thing go wrong for 3 years, then I got rid, before I pushed my luck too much. ...and you might end up with
almost a £1000 left over.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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