Your recommendations for a daily driver...

[Simon Motorsport]

Guys,

i am thinking about this a while already i need to know you opinions!

As i am putting wayyyy toooo much mileage on my baby in need to watch out for a daily driver in the near future as soon as i got some extra cash, cause i really dont want to spoil my baby with the result that i have to sell her soon because of the mileage!

So... the car which i am looking for should have the following :

- Manual
- Cheap
- Sporty
- Powerfull
- Fun to drive
- cheap in servicing and easy to modify
- BULLETPROOF!!!! So Engine and Gerabox should be as undestroyable as possible.

So i need a "POCKET ROCKET".. I need to drive vom A-Z as fast as possible and with as much fun as possible

Here i some cars which i would consider

- Mini Cooper S
- Peugeot 206 RC
- Audi TT (old shape)
- Golf iV GTI or R32
- Beetle Cup

What else would you guys recommend???

I would use that car also for trackdays/nights and of course every day to rape it...

btw. dont worry about comfort etc.. I dont care... :thanks:

It could easily happen that i wold mod this car with rollcage etc if i have the time and money for it..

Bimmer would be only for weekends and if i am in the mode to wake up the beast!

So.. your turn guys...

[Ayham]

Out of your list I'd pick the Mini and the Golf R32 (GTi heavy front + its a FWD kills its handling).

But reading your requests my vote would be an E36 M3....Seriously dude, it's gotta be a RWD. OR an EVO 7,8,or 9 but keeping it stock. However, with an EVO the modding bug is inevitable and it'd be hard to keep it stock.

[Simon Motorsport]

Yeah.. i was thinking about a e36 M3... But it needs to be manual and i proper condition... Considering this.. the price will be too expensive i think...

Evo.. yes... veeryyy nice.. BUT, in know myself.... After a couple of month i am throwing in big turbos and loud exhausts....

[Wazif]

R32 FTW :D

[Ayham]

99% of the E36 M3 population in the world is manual, so that's out the way. They are not expensive now; a friend of mine picked up his MINT E36 M3 EVO ('97) for 45K, and I mean showroom-condition mint! You'll see it in our next event...

Well, as for the EVO route, buy a ready one then ;) I strongly recommend Pirelli's EVO8, it's sorted out with a sinful standalone MOTEC :drool:

[Simon Motorsport]

99% of the E36 M3 population in the world is manual, so that's out the way. They are not expensive now; a friend of mine picked up his MINT E36 M3 EVO ('97) for 45K, and I mean showroom-condition mint! You'll see it in our next event...

Well, as for the EVO route, buy a ready one then ;) I strongly recommend Pirelli's EVO8, it's sorted out with a sinful standalone MOTEC :drool:

Wait, but what about the SMG ones?? I saw many with SMG, and this is by far the wooooorrssstttt transmission ever..

Yeah, raads evo is sweet.. but i think out of budget...

Ayham... where to look for an e36 M3? Sharjah...?

[Ayham]

Lol, my personal belief? I think all the SMGI M3s got dumped in the UAE at some point, and I mean all of them!

Yup, Shj would be the place...I'd import one, can't run by them anymore at the showrooms.

[Simon Motorsport]

No punishment please...BUT... 4 years old, 180 bhp, fun to drive and cheap!

http://www.dubizzle.com/classified/a...c/?from_search

http://www.dubizzle.com/classified/a...5/?from_search

[Ayham]

Handling and gear shifter are TOO vague. They look good, but apart from that they can't walk the walk.

[Simon Motorsport]

Oh... NICE

http://motors.souq.com/item.php?id=4...earch%26go%3D1

[hiten86]

go Evo!!

Cheap & Rapist!

[SSense]

Id say go for an E36 M3 or an R32, both are fun to drive ! The E36 M3s you can get them on a good price, which would be suitable for your budget but an Evo would be expensive for you.

[Ayham]

MKIII R32 was as bad as the SMGI compared to the SMGII!

[SSense]

E36 M3s are very reliable, less electronics so less problems.. You can have as much fun as you want and that car never says 'ouch' :)

[Simon Motorsport]

You can have as much fun as you want and that car never says 'ouch' :)

Thats exactly what i need..

But what do you think about a 206 RC.. i mean its reallyy cheap.... Half price of an M3... I mean yes, its also a half car compared to a M3...