Fleet quandary - what to keep, what to sell...

Drifting looks a bit s**te, to be honest.

However, having seen how quickly a W202 C-Class can be slung around a track, I'd possibly suggest one of those in Kompressor form. They're getting cheap now.

Don't know if they have an LSD, so don't know if they're any good for drifting, though.

Bad form, but I just spotted that.

V6 and LSD, YKIMS ;-)

Ford Capri 2.8i Special. Comes with LSD for 84> models and can be=20 converted to a track car quite easily as they still compete in Classic=20 Touring Championships. Cheap as chips as well. An extremely good one=20 will set you back less than =A33k.

--=20 Conor

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.

I had a moment of inspiration.

Nissan 200SX. S14a shape cars should be coming into your budget now - S14s definitely are.

Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Conor, managed to produce the following words of wisdom

All 2.8i Specials have LSDs, it's the standard 2.8i that doesn't.

Personally, for drifting, I'd be using a 3.0S with a 2.8i Special diff. :)

Actually the S14 SteveH suggested is considered the better car for drifting as the S13 tends to understeer a lot unless suspension has been tweaked.

Indeed. It also fails on the "must have four proper seats and decent boot space" requirements to a certain extent. Mind you, this is relative and relative to an FD RX-7, I would hazard a guess that a 200SX that hasn't been massively modified is likely to be cheaper to run.

All E30s apart from the grottiest sheds seemed to be firming up considerably. The reason I was thinking of the 318is is that it already comes with all the desirable bits on like an LSD and the sport suspension. Even if I'm not taking it drifting, an LSD is potentially a good idea on the track anyway.

Another car I'm currently considering is an E36 328i with the M-Sport package (so it's got the decent suspension). Haven't had a chance to look at it and it needs a compression test to confirm if it's suffering from Nikasil issues or not, but that's a potential alternative for the same money as a 318is.

Well, as mentioned I have an MX5 as a trackday shed already - I assume that the CRX is pretty stripped out? Plus, my last CRX taught me again that I really don't like FWD cars, at least in the driving fast context. I appreciate the offer and I am somewhat tempted because I do like CRXs despite them being wrong-wheel drive :).

I assume you haven't tried it? It's a heck of a lot harder than it looks, but it does teach a lot about car control...

Hmm. That's a car I hadn't considered even though I was thinking of a

190 Cosworth as they're close enough to the budget. Guess I should have a peek.

I can see that they'd work well for drifting, but I was hoping for something with a tad more modern chassis.

Vamp's got a 328i Coupe - pass on whether it's got M-sport kit or not, but AFAIK it's in reasonable nick and definitely nikasil free.

Keep the MX-5:

A Capri is really just a MKII Escort in a party frock from a chassis perspective. I'm not saying that;s a bad thing, it's not. It's a good thing.

The world and their granny knows that MKII Escorts are the must chuckable and enjoyable things to drive. Modern, Schmodern.

(P.S. I would be having a Locost with a zetec in it. Tony Bond will be along in a minute to explain...)

Sierra of some description

XR4 if you want something a tad slower and cheaper

saphy cos if you want to spend a bit more

how fast you go with a cossie is just a question of throwing some cash at it :)

ticks all your boxes too

Cheap(ish) RWD LSD and with a cash injection anywhere from 220-500 horses oh and it has a ruddy great big boot

oh and if you stuff it theres a good market in breaking them(probably worth more in parts than as a full car)

If you did go down the 200SX route, there's plenty of peeps over on the SXOC who use theirs for drifting.

I know a few of the local members who are into this, as in they're (or were the last time I saw them), members of a competitive drifting team

- think they spent more than 3k on their cars though. ;-)

I've not been moving in those circles much for the last couple of years, but they were having a meet once every two weeks in Ashford actually, of all places, the last time I was.

You should pop over one Saturday and meet the mate who works down the local rolling road I told you about, as aside from the fact he's in the process of finally getting his S13 200SX RB26 conversion ready for the road, I think he's still well connected with some of the drifter peeps I mention above.

-- JackH

Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Rob Finlayson, managed to produce the following words of wisdom

Steve H wouldn't approve of those.

190 Cosworths don't do drifting. Unless you get the mental Evo one the 190 Cosworth isn't a very impressive car, or even particularly quick.

Loads of "prestige" though.

That'll be the EvoII, which cost HFM. EvoIs aren't much more powerful that the standard 2.5-16.

Even a standard 2.5-16 has over 190bhp, though, so although not as quick as a Sierra Cosworth, still have more than adequate power.

Eh?

Not much wrong with a Sierra Cosworth, other than s**te parts availability and rust.....

But I'd have a good one, unfortunately, good ones are well over Timo's price range.

Surely it has to be some form of Nissan SX? 200 or was there a 180 or something?

Heh, I just read the rest of the thread now. I feel a bit dirty agreeing with both Steve AND Jack H - so I'm gonna go another route and suggest a Celica GT4 :-)