206 GTi?

I wouldn't have a dig unless someone deserved it. I don't claim to be an ace driver either, there's room for improvement that's for sure.

I change cars fairly frequently, at the moment I'm in an E46 330XD but I reckon next time I go I'll be in a rental car. I know your car so I'll be sure to come and say hello (might not mention I'm Torpid for a while though :) )

I didn't claim you had a 'low IQ score'. Your obvious lack of comprehension is evidence for some of my suppositions however.

Of course i didn't talk to you....you weren't there :D :hjtwofing

And your 'social skills' are up there Mary Poppins! :D

Assuming you can afford to run it that looks like a really nice car.

Should add I'd be suspicious about the lowered suspension though.

Yet another incorrect statement from the insurance salesman. Explain how you know my movements, as far as I'm aware I don't carry a tracking device.

25K a year
£800 a month for bills (inc mortgage)
No debts

Yes, I think I can afford it. :rolleyes:

I didn't ask for a financial statement, I'm not one of your creditors.

BTW a mortgage is a debt. Yet further evidence that reinforces my opinion..........

No debts other than the mortgage that I stated!
I didn't ask for your sarcastic remarks, but hey ho, that's life! :thumb:

Most of them, other than maybe a brake pad upgrade

The remarks weren't sarcastic. Merely an observation that like many sad, deluded souls you categorise 'Mortgage' as a 'bill' rather than what it actually is 'a debt'
I suppose it helps people rationalise things, after all, very few people like to think that they are actually in debt to the tune of tens (or hundreds) of thousands of pounds which is the reality of the situation.

In your experience then is the MKIII the most popular version of Golf used on the Nordschleife? Is the MKIII a common sight?

I can only think of a couple I've seen in comparison to the myriad of MKIIs.

My reason for putting the 172 in the ring is as follows.

You can get a 70K 2000 car for the budget money
Everyone knows they have proven smiles per miles (benchmark car)
Interiors can be a little creaky (what do you want for £3500?)
They give good mpg
They are made using newer technology than most if not all of the other cars mentioned.
I cant say as I have heard of one with an engine problem (probably about to be proved wrong though)
Parts are pretty cheap and plentyful


If you need something reliable dont bother with a 205 or a clio williams newer technology will always win.

All IMHO of course.

Gary

The MK2 golf with an engine upgrade is the most common choice I would suggest.

Gary

GTI 6. I own one and it's great, you'll get told that they're unreliable bla bla bla but mines never let me down (touch the biggest bit of wood known to man!)

You cant got wrong with the GTI 6 but I would consider a rallye as well. As someone has already said they're pretty much a GTI without air con and electric windows and mirrors.

You might want to think about a Clio Williams as well.

The problem as I see it with the Rallye is that it's more likely to have been thrashed as thats its purpose and that you could carry out your own weight saving measures at zero cost to a GTI-6 and get the same results.

Sorry for going off Topic but what sort of engine upgrades do the MK2's run i.e 1.8T's ???? that would be a great idea for a track/ring car.

how do they fare against other more powerful cars around the ring?

Broker, not salesman :D

When you post on other threads about the dates you'll be at the ring and what car you'll be in it does draw attention to yourself.
A few member of this and another forum were keeping their eyes out for you on the date you said you'd be there...and you weren't.

Anyway, lets try to keep this thread on topic shall we...

Please do not feed the troll

Just get rid of him then! He's broken just about every rule the book.......again, yet he is still allowed to post! :cuckoo:

Proper curve if you are looking to ford 1.7 Puma, great chassis and buzzy zetec engine

eBay.co.uk: 1997 Ford Puma Silver (item 170038900311 end time 11-Jan-07 14:00:44 GMT)

some recommendations (inc Puma) here

Used Car Guide | MSN Cars UK - Used Car Guide: sub-£10k sportscars

Most popular mk2 engine upgrades are the VR6 lump and the 1.8T lump.
With proper brakes they are very quick indeed around a track.

Standard 16v engine is very difficult to get more power from - 30bhp extra if you're lucky.

Scooby for that sort of money ?

Hows that a hot-hatch?
Besides, I already have one.
I will only sell mine for the right money, and only replace it with something that is better on fuel/insurance, but still fun to drive.

Salesman, broker to paraphrase Will himself

'What's in a name, a turd by any other name would smell just as............ '

The fact I didn't come to the ring in my old S8 when it had been sold by that point is hardly a surprise............

The most succesful engine upgrade I've seen to a MKII Golf is G60 based. VR6 conversions are meant to screw up the handling. Believe it or not there are also some PD150 MKII's out there as well.

The rarest I've seen there was one of very few the Golf II G60 Limited's but the guy was extremely careful with it so it wasn't quick.

Well the VR6 is a heavy unit and 174bhp, so maybe a 1.8t unit with a remap at 210bhp maybe the way to go.

A G60 can make that.