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Old 6 Jun 2012, 17:01 (Ref:3086370)   #1
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Track day car

Hey everyone, first time posting on this site so hopefully i did this right. Me and a buddy of mine had the idea to spend 3000$ (2000£) this summer on a track day car. The plan is to buy the car then slowly restore,strip, and tune it to our liking. Trick now is to buy the right car. Give you guys an idea of what we're thinking, we were looking at the Mazda Miata NA, E30 325i, E36 325i, and a couple z's 240, 280. Keyword here is RWD, so any other ideas or critiques of our current choices would be great. Ideal car would be something easy to work with, with parts (relatively) readily available.

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Old 27 Jun 2012, 14:42 (Ref:3098972)   #2
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2.8 Capri??? A lot easier to work on than a BMW.
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Old 22 Jul 2012, 18:31 (Ref:3109869)   #3
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I dont know where you are from but as your using £/Euro's Ill presume your in Europe. How come RWD ? I admit its more fun (in the right conditions and with the right car), but if this is your first track car why not go FWD ? If your budget its 2K you can get a mint 106 GTI/Saxo VTS for that and you will have just as much fun playing with lift off over-steer & harassing more expensive cars. Rather than than struggling with an underpowered BMW. Parts for um are cheap, and can be made to go faster for not much extra £££. Just my 2 cents .
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Saxo VTS's and 106 GTi's make cracking track day cars, which can also be used for rallycross, sprinting, rallying and other forms of circuits racing.

I know where there are at least 3 of these competitive cars for sale.

pm me or e mail jrrallyx726@yahoo.co.uk

If you are interested and would like to know more about these cars for the track.
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Hi,

For track day, especially when budget is of concern, nothing beats hot hatches (usually will be front engine - front wheel cars).

They will teach you how to drive properly and will be very fun around the track and impressivly quick for their little power, especially on tight circuits.

You got long list to shoose from: VW GTI, Clio Sport, Pug 206, Citroen, Honda civics...etc..
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A nice light ff car 106/saxo/205

Plenty of cheap upgrades but even better is plenty of forums with lots of info on setups hints and tips to get the most bang for your buck.
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