What car to buy? £1500-£2000, fairly (not too) powerful, modifiable, got escort 1.8 in mind so far! Thoughts?
Currently looking at ford escorts 1.6/1.8 litre engines. Preferably a car with a long wheelbase (such as the escort) as im bored with being looked down upon as a little hatchback boy racer.
Ideally i would like a mondeo but my dad is unwilling to part with his, so perhaps something cheaper.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Answers:
steer clear of the ford my friend
get your self in to somthing jap
i sugest a civic coupe you can get up to an n reg in a 1.5i which is very nippy and easy to mod or after n reg you can get the 1.6 v-tech which would be evan quicker.
I say get a Corsa !!
what about a focus??
escort all day
Dont Buy a Ford!!
Try looking at Peugeots 306`s they are fun
go to some car auctions.. i would go for focus, or bmw.
Well you could buy an old vectra they are quite cheap these days but a bit powerful, or get something from the sixtys and you dont have to pay road tax they can be cheap aswell.
You can never go wrong with a Honda Civic. The 1600 16V is pritty powerfull and very reliable and it is very modifiable.
BMW 325i on a G' reg or newer.straight 6 engine plenty of bang for your bucks.
I just sold a 1.8Injection Escort for £320, so think you can do better than that. You should have a look at the Ford Scorpio 2.9 Cosworth. Ugly as sin, but where an Escort carries a heavy loading on it because all the boy-racers buy them, the Scorpio Cossy has almost none as they were usually owned by Exectutive types that wanted a cheap alternative to a Jaguar or 530 BMW. Boy racers never bought tehm so the insurance is surprisingly cheap, perhaps a fraction more than a 1.8 Escort but will only be a fraction. I had one at 20, and it was great. Comfortable, powerful, fast and reliable.
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