Fun to drive

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soundie1, Jul 21, 9:44pm
Want ideas for those out there in the know ,i want a Sunday afternoon fun to drive car.What are your suggestions some thing like MR-2, Celicas ( which are my favorite) that sort of thing.I havent a huge budget say $10k at most
bill-robinson, Jul 21, 9:47pm
sounds like you are down to deciding between two. Toss coin and buy.
bwg11, Jul 21, 9:54pm
Go for a mint early MR2 (AW11) Supercharged ones are a little quicker but probably not as much fun as a NA one with a bit of work (say cams and some head work). Supercharged ones were softened up and had some understeer built in for the US market. Turbo SW20's can be made into a fast car, but as an investment as well as fun I would go for the AW11. Although a mint (if such a thing still exist) GT4 would also make a nice toy. Other Celicas forget, unless you want to go classic with a 1970's twincam GT.
mugenb20b, Jul 21, 10:38pm
Mazda MX5
bellky, Jul 21, 10:39pm
Yep, all lovely hairdressers' cars.
headcat, Jul 21, 10:42pm
You'd get a pretty good 944 for $10k
bellky, Jul 21, 10:44pm
What about when something goes wrong! No way, stick to one of the others.
mugenb20b, Jul 21, 10:45pm
Like what!
aragorn2003, Jul 21, 10:46pm
sounds like a mid life crisis
bellky, Jul 21, 10:47pm
Something that you need to go to a Porsche dealer for. I'm pretty sure fixing and MX5 is going to be cheaper than a 944.
mugenb20b, Jul 21, 10:48pm
Yep, everyone should drive Falcodores.
unbeatabull, Jul 21, 10:50pm
I've owned a lot of performance cars . but I still stand by the fact that possibly the most fun I've ever had was in my AW11 Supercharged MR2. For what it was, cheap on gas, and a blast through the hills etc it was really great fun for a small, cheap and reliable car. Sure, it's not going to break records etc but was great fun.
trogedon, Jul 21, 10:51pm
944s are very reliable / straightforward cars. There is nothing a good mechanic can't do.
bellky, Jul 21, 10:51pm
Falcon or Commodore I think you mean. And yes a Falcon is a man's car.
bellky, Jul 21, 10:51pm
What about specialised parts from Germany.
splinter67, Jul 21, 10:56pm
yes it is a mans car not a very clever man but still a man
bellky, Jul 21, 10:58pm
Please tell me a cleverer man's car.
splinter67, Jul 21, 11:11pm
not a fword thats for shore and definatly not a fiat
hotrodtodd1, Jul 21, 11:22pm
300ZX Nissan. (Z32!)get the two seater twin turbo. Its half a chance of not dropping in value, as they are already cheap.

And they go like cut cats
fordcrzy, Jul 21, 11:45pm
and they are good at chewing up a $7000 cheque in one easy hit.
dont get me wrong they are good, just not as much fun as an MX5 and MUCH MUCH more expensive to repair and maintain
unbeatabull, Jul 21, 11:49pm
Yes, my ZX TT I have atm does cost me a lot . if I wasn't a mechanic I wouldn't be able to afford to keep it running with the hours I've spent on it! lol
saffa2, Jul 21, 11:49pm
Totally agree.
trogedon, Jul 22, 12:00am
Possibly your bad spelling has just undermined your arguement.
Just saying.
splinter67, Jul 22, 12:03am
no my keyboard wont spell that f word
hutchk, Jul 22, 12:22am
Argument.