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sup all,

very long story short, got 8grand max to spend on a car atm.

main car i'm looking out for is an r32 gtst, have had a look at a few within the price range but all were in shit condition body/interior wise.

so yeah i'd like some suggestions/ options that i might have not thought about.

turbo/manual is essential :happy:

oh and don't tell me to get a "shitter for now" not what i'm after :ninja:

cheers for any help. :(

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re-asses your budget then.

8k isnt going to get you anywhere

You need a bare minimum of 12k if you want something half decent as most cars in that price range are ~20 years old and need lots of things replaced.

Like i said, get a Laser 4k or there abouts, put a nice stereo into it and drive around.

Insurance is cheap, prangs are cheap to fix.

8k isnt going to get you anywhere

R31Nismoid -

i've seen decent r32's go for that much, r33's even.

most if not all r32s you see for sale are overpriced but you do get 1 every now and then thats well priced. i wouldn't be wasting my time looking around for such cars if i knew i couldn't get one with that budget....

its low i know but i'm sure something will turn up for the right price, thing is i'm in a hurry.

r31, turbo ford laser, older model supras and rx7's.... and i dont mind the VL turbos either.. but yeh theres some suggestinos

thanks.

love FC's but petrol....

wouldn't mind an old school supra though

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put it all on black!

or how about a 4 door

or how about waiting until you have 12k for a 2 door

but then you need cash flows to keep it. f**kit i'm going to bed, this is neverending.

i will never ever pay 12k for an r32.

how about a 4wd turbo TX3? what about a peugeot 205 gti? maybe an old beetle, then put a rotary in it and watch it fly!

not a fan of those lol. try n keep it japanese :happy:

dont buy an r32 for 8k man, thats just ridiculous.

buy something cheap to maintain, and keep saving till you get to at least 11-13k.....

an 8k r32 might end up costing upwards of 2-3k to fix.....

dont be impatient either, ive made that mistake twice.

not a fan of those lol. try n keep it japanese :D

They are japanese. They are just a mazda with a ford badge from memory.

My mate had a TX3 turbo and it was great. It was still running strong and had 280,000km's on the clock. He only sold it because he lost his license for 3 years after drag racing an unmarked cop car when he was drunk..... (not the brightest star in the sky)

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