fun car with good mpg

[pitbull]

hi i was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on a cheapish car i could get which looked nice and was fun to drive but returned good mpg as i am doing 500 miles a week and the skyline is a but thristy for that at 20mpg and £1.25 a litre.

[mifn21]

MX-5 without a doubt mate - its a seriously fun car and RWD, awesome handling and its quite light with a smallish engine so not too expensive to run

If you fit a turbo you won't stop grinning Won't be too bad on the motorway if you fit a hard top

[Spearmint]

PPC has a bloke building a diesel powered caterham at the moment. Then just make your own bio-diesel!

[Richf]

Skoda Fabia VRS

45-65mpg depending on how they are driven 0-60 in around 9 seconds but feels quicker , hoot to drive and peanuts to run

[pitbull]

mx5 was on my list but not sure if i would look right in one lol.and there 0-100 mph times is shocking ! deisel carerham now your talking but i drove a cat r500 and it was imense but to 3 guys to pull my 18 stone frame out of it . skoda is a great idea i may look at one.

p.s rich i still have your starter motor so are you going to any meets soon so i can return it? il keep it in my boot so when i do see you i can give it back. sorry i ahve had it for so long.

[mifn21]

Fabia VRS understeer badly - its a small car with a heavy diesel engine up front (WAY up front )

[Bajie]

I got a Eunos Roadster.
Its a funtastic little car.
Good on petrol and a real hoot on country lanes.
All I do is put petrol in it and do the oil change/service thingy.
I wouldn't bother turbo or supercharging it, get a 1.8i and enjoy some natural aspiration.

[pitbull]

some of the mx5's are a good price and i have found alot with lsd's and cages and coilovers which sounds fun. do they feel remotely fast thought?

[mifn21]

Depends if you like corners or are just a straight line kind of driver

[pitbull]

well i like both but i relise that straight line cars use lots of fuel if they actully go like i want them to wheres cornering cars don't. that kind of makes sense lol

[xaero1]

I'm going for a 205 GTi as my next car.

1500 quid gets you a good example with rebuilt engine and rear beam. Small, fast, and you'll see 30mpg+ I reckon.

[Richf]

Originally Posted by mifn21

Fabia VRS understeer badly - its a small car with a heavy diesel engine up front (WAY up front )

They dont understeer too badly with decent tyres on no worse than any FWD, the SE dunlops are rubbish.

[pitbull]

205 gti's are they are reliable and how good are they. also is it best for 1.6 or the 1.9?
also whats the best engine for the mx5's and would a turbo or supercharged one be loads on fuel running 200 bhp?

[Thrust]

Two or three people have suggested MX5s. Get the 1600 version if you want to save petrol.

You might equally consider a Honda CRX. I had the later 1595cc Vti Del Sol with the electric targa top, the hot version. A bit like a go-kart, but great fun, especially when you open her up.... hehehe

[xaero1]

Originally Posted by pitbull

205 gti's are they are reliable and how good are they. also is it best for 1.6 or the 1.9?
also whats the best engine for the mx5's and would a turbo or supercharged one be loads on fuel running 200 bhp?

I haven't driven one yet but every single person I know who's owned one says they're an absolute hoot to drive. Smigzy on here has a 1.6 GTi and told me it puts just as big a smile on his face as his Skyline.

The 1.9 is an 8v engine and only produces 130bhp, but bear in mind that the car weighs less than 1 tonne. A lot of people put the MI16 engine in which is a 1.9 16v and around 160-170bhp.

If you're lucky you might find one with a GTI6 engine in it which is 2.0 16v, around 170-180bhp but with a bit more torque.

I checked out insurance and I can get insured on a fully modified (i.e. engine, brakes, roll cage) GTi for around 300 quid on a classic car policy.