Most fun car under $6000

[nstg8a]

Semi hypothetical, and quite objective obviously But what would be the most fun car to buy under $6000, driveaway.

No brand discrimination please...

Back home it would be easy, there's a myriad of cheap jdm models available there, but here even the same models often have crap specs, and crappier drive lines compared to jdm stuff.


Turbo, non turbo, manual. Auto, fwd awd rwd no matter...

[RG]

Either a Clio RS or a pug 206 GTi for mine.

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[Express]

I just did a quick search and there are plenty of older Ford and Holden V8’s (including HSV) on Car Sales for under 5 grand, manual and autos.

They may be slow compared to today’s offerings but a V8 is a V8 and with a little playing around you’d have some great sounding cars that can be fun for simply what they are.

As a V8 man through and through, I wouldn’t looking any further than those offerings.



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[Xauterus]

Wow that leaves you loads of choice in 2013. Must be the reason Ford is going to keep making cars in Australia?

[Franco Cozzo]

First generation Honda CRX:

[nuthin' fancy]

$6,000 worth of rent-a-car

[mad cow]

ef/el xr6/xr8

[K_Man]

Define 'fun'.....

If you look a bit more out of the box, and you are not restricted by p plates, heaps to be had. Have seen Holden Astra turbos for a shade over that price, some good pugs/volvos/saabs, even alfa gtvs (twin sparks) are becoming dirt cheap.

For example: http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...V2002-16025548

But all depends on you definition of fun and what you need (2/4 door)

[Nikked]

If you were lucky to find a DC2 Type - R, that would be the pick...but they seem to hang around the 10g price...


Plenty of MX-5's under 6g...S13 silvias...


Any E-series manual XR6/8...


Depends what you want it for...

[Yellow_Festiva]

I would get a Smart Car

[stevz]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

I would get a Smart Car

A Smart car would be about as much fun as going to the dentist.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by stevz

A Smart car would be about as much fun as going to the dentist.

Smart car with Suzuki Hayabusa engine. Embarrass that ferrari driver in front of his missus

[RG]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Smart car with Suzuki Hayabusa engine. Embarrass that ferrari driver in front of his missus

"What's the retail on one of those?"

"More than you can afford pal".

Damn F&F.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

I would get a Smart Car

I occasionally get passed by this guy in his red smart car on the main highway out of our town, when the overtaking lanes start, he slowly cruises past in his little red smart car at 6AM in the morning lol.

I reckon they could be fun, it would have to handle quite well.

[Nikked]

Shame about the maturity of some people here...good thread going down hill by the usualls...

[TC200six]

$6000 isn't really that much. But I guess you can find a small nimble car for that price and have some fun around a tight race track or slalom course.

[Road Games]

Mitsubishi L300 with 5l windsor and 4spd auto on straight gas and rwc $2000

Tanks etc in date, plated for Gas, has AU Falcon 16" Pursuit rims, good tyres, runs great, extractors, single 2.5" exhaust, Alloy radiator, everyhing works, near new paint, drives A1 apart from gearbox not changing, has towbar, Must sell, No time or room, $2000, may swap, Located in Gumdale, Brisbane, 0481109712

[AU1XLS]

Thread reopened at request of OP
Anymore inappropriate or off topic posts will be deleted and poster warned

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by K_Man

Define 'fun'.....

If you look a bit more out of the box, and you are not restricted by p plates, heaps to be had. Have seen Holden Astra turbos for a shade over that price, some good pugs/volvos/saabs, even alfa gtvs (twin sparks) are becoming dirt cheap.

For example: http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...V2002-16025548

But all depends on you definition of fun and what you need (2/4 door)

I actually took a Sri Astra for a test drive the other day, was surprisingly quick, and handled well. Its on my short list for now.
My missus has a Astra that we took over mt Nebo a few weeks back and it loved it, I don't think her car had ever been driven like that before.

Originally Posted by TC200six

$6000 isn't really that much. But I guess you can find a small nimble car for that price and have some fun around a tight race track or slalom course.

That's the idea, something small and agile, inexpensive to run or maintain.

Originally Posted by 9sec Menace

Mitsubishi L300 with 5l windsor and 4spd auto on straight gas and rwc $2000

Tanks etc in date, plated for Gas, has AU Falcon 16" Pursuit rims, good tyres, runs great, extractors, single 2.5" exhaust, Alloy radiator, everyhing works, near new paint, drives A1 apart from gearbox not changing, has towbar, Must sell, No time or room, $2000, may swap, Located in Gumdale, Brisbane, 0481109712

Lol that would be a laugh all right, but one v8 is enough I think.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

First generation Honda CRX:

I'd love an early crx, but that's not a first gen, that's a second gen. I've always been a honda fan, but their really hard to find good clean ones now.
There is a integra at a dealers up here that while it's not a good vtec one it does have some nice suspension mods and lite weight rims....

Originally Posted by Nikked

If you were lucky to find a DC2 Type - R, that would be the pick...but they seem to hang around the 10g price...


Plenty of MX-5's under 6g...S13 silvias...


Any E-series manual XR6/8...


Depends what you want it for...

I didn't think of mx5s, good thinking.

Originally Posted by AU1XLS

Thread reopened at request of OP
Anymore inappropriate or off topic posts will be deleted and poster warned

Thanks for re opening it, hopefuly it will stay on topic now.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

I'd love an early crx, but that's not a first gen, that's a second gen. I've always been a honda fan, but their really hard to find good clean ones now.
There is a integra at a dealers up here that while it's not a good vtec one it does have some nice suspension mods and lite weight rims....

I didn't think of mx5s, good thinking.


Thanks for re opening it, hopefuly it will stay on topic now.

I thought the second gen one was the 1990s round lookin POS? Honda Del Sol comes to mind for some reason.

Those CRX are pretty much impossible to find unmolested, wouldn't mind one with a B18C conversion (Integra DC2R engine), they weigh like 900kg and with a B18C it would fly.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

I thought the second gen one was the 1990s round lookin POS? Honda Del Sol comes to mind for some reason.

Those CRX are pretty much impossible to find unmolested, wouldn't mind one with a B18C conversion (Integra DC2R engine), they weigh like 900kg and with a B18C it would fly.

First and second gen looked very close. The one that caught on here with the huge rear boomerang wing was the 2nd gen one.

The last one sold here was the one that looked almost like a compact ute from certain angles. Looked like a civic from the front.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

I thought the second gen one was the 1990s round lookin POS? Honda Del Sol comes to mind for some reason.

Those CRX are pretty much impossible to find unmolested, wouldn't mind one with a B18C conversion (Integra DC2R engine), they weigh like 900kg and with a B18C it would fly.

1st gen

These made the 2nd gen look spacious and luxurious lol

[Grippy]

I picked up my current manual AU3 XR6 for $3,200 with a RWC a couple of months ago, it just needed rego paid a couple weeks after I picked it up. It's heaps of fun now i've installed bilsteins all round and being an AU they're bloody reliable and parts are cheap.

[VICFPV]

300zx if you can pick it up for 3k and spend the rest on mods and repairs.

[rog xc]

Originally Posted by VICFPV

300zx if you can pick it up for 3k and spend the rest on mods and repairs.

Got offered a tt version 4 years ago for 2g.. didn't need a two door at the time

Turbo civic would be fun, Mate had a twin turbo v6 capri 15 years ago, that was fun too (he sold it for 4g.. I didn't have the $$ for that at the time either)

[lincoln66]

Originally Posted by Grippy

I picked up my current manual AU3 XR6 for $3,200 with a RWC a couple of months ago, it just needed rego paid a couple weeks after I picked it up. It's heaps of fun now i've installed bilsteins all round and being an AU they're bloody reliable and parts are cheap.

that's a bloody good buy.

[Xauterus]

Could find a Ford Escort for that money, would be a fun car to drive.

[jpblue1000]

Originally Posted by Xauterus

Could find a Ford Escort for that money, would be a fun car to drive.

Damn right!

Most fun car I have ever had was a standard 1979-80 Mk2 Escort 2 door. Would slide, understeer, ovrsteer, roll, porpoise, brake fade and screech the tyres at 40 around corners that the 'good car' was stuck planted at twice++ that speed.
The fun was knowing if it did go wrong in this it would reult in a red faced spin, in the other car it would result in death.
And racing another boggo escort down the old adelaide devils elbow road was a hoot of slow preportions.
Though for 6 k these days thats all youd get a mildly modified (wheels exhuast webber and maybe stereo and tints) registerable Mk2 escort 4 door

JP

[Swordie]

Originally Posted by Grippy

I picked up my current manual AU3 XR6 for $3,200 with a RWC a couple of months ago, it just needed rego paid a couple weeks after I picked it up. It's heaps of fun now i've installed bilsteins all round and being an AU they're bloody reliable and parts are cheap.

Great deal.