Small Fun Car Recommendation

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

damn straight

[cefilo]

If it was me,i would be trying to get my hands on a micra.

I have a micra for my run-around and i can not fault it, Cheap to run, parts are cheap, Tyres are cheap and im running TOYO R888, you can do all the aftermarket stuff yourself, Big brand parts availiable for these cars as they are fairly popular in Japan, mine weighs somewhere around 780 KG or less so its definatley good through the twisties.

You can really give these cars a hard time and they take it.

In the future you can turbo it and get really good power to weight figures or do a CA/SR engine swap.

If i didnt have the micra as a run-around i would be getting something of the VTEC variety B16A, B18C, H22A, you can find many VTEC conversion honda civics, intergra's on car sales for under 10K, and theres always plenty of desent 2nd hand quality parts availiable for honda's.

Anyway heres some pics of my micra

and another tuff micra for some inspiration

[GTR-N1]

Honda CRX - 2nd Generation.

Extremely zippy, use bugger all fuel, cheap insurance, and fantastic handlers! I won't even mention how easy they are to park and get around in. They even have HUGE carrying capacity.

Forget the age of the vehicle - it's the CONDITION that important. Most R32's are a couple of decades old now, yet that doesn't automatically mean they're all hunks of junk. Quite the opposite can be true if the car has been looked after.

I bought a second generation CRX as an 'in-betweener' to getting my current R32 GTR and I still LOVE jumping back into it regularly and taking it for a spin!!!

Looks like I'm not the only one that supports a Honda Coupe as a 'daily driver' to interchange with a GTR

Sure, it's a FWD but for 10 grand, the '95 Prelude VTi-R has

i) an engine you can't kill

ii) 4WS with cornering that brings smiles to your face

iii) great road manners & good braking

iv) more power than an MX5 with 143Kw (161Kw with chip)

v) good fuel efficiency up to V-Tec cut-in

vi) accepts E10 without pinging

vii) sun-roof

Yeh it's a car that costed $53K new and great value now if services are all done

Honda suspension bushes last as well as GTRs

I can jump in and out of those 2 cars I have on the left hand side and enjoy the ride every time.

Cheers

[W0rp3D]

If CHEAP is the main factor try an old G11 1ltr turbo charade, or the slightly newer and better looking GTti.

[TheProDaniel]

Cheers guys, been a big help.

[madbung]

Looks like I'm not the only one that supports a Honda Coupe as a 'daily driver' to interchange with a GTR

Sure, it's a FWD but for 10 grand, the '95 Prelude VTi-R has

i) an engine you can't kill

ii) 4WS with cornering that brings smiles to your face

iii) great road manners & good braking

iv) more power than an MX5 with 143Kw (161Kw with chip)

v) good fuel efficiency up to V-Tec cut-in

vi) accepts E10 without pinging

vii) sun-roof

Yeh it's a car that costed $53K new and great value now if services are all done

Honda suspension bushes last as well as GTRs

I can jump in and out of those 2 cars I have on the left hand side and enjoy the ride every time.

Cheers

Poor resale (high depreciation), compared to mx5

Harder to re-sell

High cost of parts and servicing

Lots of stuff to go bang (less inviting for the average backyard mech)

It's a FWD

too heavy

Less fuel efficient

There's not many cars that eats twisties like the mx5 if setup correctly.

I like other peoples Honda's but when I weigh up their pro's and con's for myself I always end up walking away.