What other fun cars R U considerin?? (warning: no-Scoob content NSFMS)

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Nigel Prodrive

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Audi TT quattro coupe, 6 spd leather chrome sunroof 225 hp turbo goodness w/nice big hatch in back. decent ones sub $10k now

or.....

late 70s early 80s 911 SC sunroof coupe (targas suck and always leak) and first thing I'd do is unbolt the silly whale tail and put on 2.7RS clone ducktail and rack o big Hellas up front. decent ones circa $15k, some cheaper but the cheap ones have a way of becoming Very Expensive Very Quickly

 
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I would skip the TT after owning a VW with the same motor. They are going to be due for a Timing Belt about when you buy it ($1300 service at dealer, $900 at private garage) Catalitic converter fails around 100k ($1400 part from dealer/ $400 part eurosport exhaust, but throws O2 code every week unless you wring the piss out of them constantly)

I would do the 911, but I understand with the expensiveness. I would push you towards the CooperS, or maybe a long search for a Lotus Elise.

The cooper should be seeing some decent rally equipment coming with the introduction of the countryman WRC car. Skids should be easily fabricated, and the light mounts are already available. Limited slips (torsen) were added to the S after a certain year (2006 I think) so you should have a decently capable car with a nice driving compartment.

 
OK then, screw the TT

actually I'd consider a tracked-out 911, values are generally lower because of the 'custom' wortk and uncertainty about "did the car get droven hard?" WTF, it's a 911 track car, OF COURSE it got droven hard!"

Same could be said for an e36 M3, only I'd seatch for one that hasn't been messed with much (I know...good luck! but they are still out there) silver w/black Vader chairs and if the tires on the car don't matach I probly won't buy it cuz if an M3 owner won't spring for decent tires then they suck.

 
My current shopping list is either a B7-B8 A4 with the 2.0fsi, a Mini Countryman S AllFour, or a GMC Duramax.

 
as previously mentioned, cooper S. i've had side convos with nigel about my lust for an e36 as well. you'll pay for a well kept one up front, you'll pay for an unkempt one tenfold over time. it's a tough balance.

i also did some searching for an Integra type R. tough to find period, let alone a decent one.

 
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My current shopping list is either a B7-B8 A4 with the 2.0fsi, a Mini Countryman S AllFour, or a GMC Duramax.
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saw a Mini AllFour in person at Perce Neige recce, it's pretty butch lookin. kind of like a German army helmet with fat wheels at each corner. lots o ground clearance and what appears to be more wheel travel than the Mini road cars.

 
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I am waiting to see what the Hyundai Veloster looks/drives like. I would probably still pick up a Saturn Astra if parts stay available for them.

I test drove the Juke, and honestly it was pretty decent. nice and tight with a pretty peppy mill under the hood.

Also drove the newest Lancer with the CVT and flappy paddles. It was actually pretty quick and the shifts were crisp and on time (surprisingly)

 
I love my Cooper, but I am really not a fan of the Countryman. I thought it just looked like any other small SUV, which is what it is. If the Coopers came in AWD I would be really happy.

But this topic is about other funs cars, and I'm not bragging but I already own my dream car. The problem is that I want a couple more. Current one is going to be the track rat, but I really need one that I can drive every day, and my wife thinks they are cute so I need an automatic for her.

 
too bad theyre super hard to find
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S2000 FTW! I loved the S2000. I wish we didn't sell it.
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9000RPM of gooooooodness. And still got great MPG for the type of car it is. $9,000-12,000 for a AP1

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I caught that on SS a while ago. I kinda want to see what the "real" car is like.

I am kinda digging the coupe door on one side and the sedan doors on the other. it would make getting the wee one in and out much easier.

 
i just checked out the veloster for the first time...impressed! i've owned a hyundai before so the hyundai stigma doesn't bother me. could be another very successful and fun sub compact

 
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i've owned a hyundai before so the hyundai stigma doesn't bother me.
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LOL, "Hyundai Stigma" I think one a my roomies used to have one of them, parts fell off it almost every day.

the brand has come a Very Long Way since then tho...problably one of the better built line of cars on market these days.

 
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