I can only do second hand and while Im skeptical of how relevant the suggestion will be, go for it, 10 years for a good condition vehicle is fine by me.
I would suggest the Mitsubishi lancer the good thing is that they have been making the latest gen for almost 10 years so i'm guessing that parts would be easier to find for them later down the line. I guess you were thinking that I was going to suggest something like a Skyline or a Silvia.
was already in my shortlist actually. Silvia was already *off* the list. Skyline i'd love to be on the list but budget constraints make it difficult as they are a very expensive car in UK (they are import only)
I don't know much on cars sold in UK, but what about the Mitsubishi Galant, like an older model (2003 or something)
What do you want the most out of it? reliability? cargo capacity? modability? peak power delivery? I wanted more than I could afford so I had to improvise. I doubt I'll be able to talk you into the many virtues of owning a 92-00 honda, so I'd say drive the focus into the ground and than down the line swing hard on a grown up car. me, more money only means more Hondas so I can't help you there.
Now you're talking! VR4? Over here in NZ you can buy sedans, n/a coupes or fairly worn out turbo variants for under $10k, over 10k for good turbo variants and 20k+ for GTR's (R32s seem to be the cheapest) If you were curious on the prices.
By VR-4 I am talking about the high performance variants with the 6A13TT engine, They are fairly affordible over here, under 5k usually but I sometimes find ones that are over that price for some reason. They have a small following over here (and the UK as well) Most have the INVECS-II semi auto though.
I'm completely biased here, but if you can find a Subaru Legacy GT or Spec B, they're wonderful cars. Secondhand ones aren't as likely to have been completely thrashed either, unlike most WRX's
@SixSixSevenSeven I have one shot in the dark, based on very little knowledge or experience of the UK market. It's a Ford Escort RS Cosworth, if it's in your budget. About all I know about it is that 1. the engine is of the same basic design as the 2.3L Pinto/Foxstang I4 (though branched off onto a different development path) and apparently makes a good base for modification, and 2. if you get one and it feels sloppy and not like it should, it's because lots of little wear and tear items like bushings have been deteriorating ignored and forgotten since day one. The second of those applies to any car.
My mum got a dashcam for her Mazda, I was at her house today & looked into her car & the cord was just hanging down from the dashcam & plugged into her dash. My OCD got me & I had to install it properly for her, basically went from left to right: (BTW the cord is tucked behind the trim how I've done it, not exposed)
I did similar except I installed a second lighter socket *inside* the dash and had it so cable ran down the pillar and tucked inside the dash to plug in, socket was switched power so turned on and off with car. Left my interior socket free
Thinks better to right. I have a dashcam & plugged into dashboard my 2014 Ford Fiesta. show my picture! Easy way
Really? I wasn't aware there was anytime Chrysler made reliable products, especially not after more and more electronics started making their way into cars.
