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Offline tech1889

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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #30 on: 29 January 2012, 02:38 »
i know people that run rotarys and you can do a full rebuild for £600-700 yourself.. one guy i know taught himself and its run sweet for 2+ years now
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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #31 on: 29 January 2012, 12:59 »
mazda rotarys are not going to happen they are fun and sideways when they work but the engines are very short ived and the cars all be it cheep to buy are nigh on unsellable and replacement engines are expensive and it probaly will need a replacement engine

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But on ITBs, clearly.  :grin:

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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #32 on: 29 January 2012, 16:58 »
i know people that run rotarys and you can do a full rebuild for £600-700 yourself.. one guy i know taught himself and its run sweet for 2+ years now

not meany mecanical things scare me but for such simpel creatures rotary engines do.  i have no wishes to rebuild another,  they can be rebuilt cheeply sometimes other times its quite the opposite 
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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #33 on: 29 January 2012, 17:07 »
Porsche 944 Turbo? A bit old school but small enough to be useable, good handling and plenty of potential for turning the wick up without killing the reliability.

If you just want fast, rear wheel drive, bang for buck and dont mind looking like your driving a thingy extension then you cant go far wrong with a Mk4 Toyota Supra..... Soooo much potential for turning the wick up  :grin:.

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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #34 on: 29 January 2012, 23:15 »
I like the 944 Turbo.

Always loved the 944 looks (one of my favourite Porsches), and IMO it stands out from some of the other options here.

It's certainly more tempting to me than a Scoobie or Evo.

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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #35 on: 29 January 2012, 23:25 »
If it was me I would go for s14 or 350z I think. Or a corrolla gt.

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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #36 on: 30 January 2012, 00:36 »
LS-1 Crate Engine FTW:

would be fun,  but must buy toy not project and finish golf before starting another project as well.

it's going to get me in trouble but no other way of decideding.   will be going to the car auctions with someone who everyone else thinks the pair of us should be banned from going to car auctions together. 
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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #37 on: 30 January 2012, 20:24 »
Caterham 7 with K series engine with phat carbs!

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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #38 on: 30 January 2012, 22:21 »
a K running on ITB's is awsome.    belive it or not and  MG midget with said engine would be quite a likely candidate if i chould actualy clamber out of them rather than haveing to roll and slide

caterham or locostixa is massivly growing
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Re: reccomend me a new 4 wheeled toy
« Reply #39 on: 30 January 2012, 22:56 »
supercharged renault clio V6 phase 1= Awesome impractical fun  :smiley:

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