What do you guys think is the best sports car under a 100k? A friend of mine wants to buy his first sports car and doesn't really have an idea what to get. He likes the MX5 NA (1st gen) but can't seem to find one and he doesn't want anything "common" like a newer MX5 so that's out. SLK according to him is a posers car that old men drive and the TT just isn't unique enough.
What else is there that's good? He needs it to have parts available (basic parts so he can maintain it) and pretty simple to work on.
Like I mentioned his budget is 100k max but I'm sure he would like to save some money and use it towards new tires or something.
A few cars I've spotted are:
BMW Z3
Pros=good looks, okay dynamics, pretty practical for a convertible (good size boot), smooth 6 cylinder engine, mechanically reliable apparently, has modern feature you would need
Cons= the 4 cylinders are crap and the 6 cylinders are more heavy on fuel but not by that much, known electrical issues, not as dynamically gifted as some other convertibles
Toyota MR-2
Pros= amazing dynamics, reliable, mechanical parts are often available because the engine was used in other Toyota's, not many around
Cons= the boot is really small, so small that you can't really use it to do a week's grocery shopping
MG TF
Pros= good to look at, okay to drive, decent performance, it's an MG! The engine was used in alot of British cars so to find basic parts shouldn't be impossible, MG TF's can be had in really good condition for low prices, has a 4 star safety rating back then, quite practical
Cons= known to have electrical gremlins and head gasket issues, poor build quality
MG Midget/MG B
Pros= it's a classic!! Parts aren't too difficult to find since the midget uses the series A engine if I'm not mistaken which is also used in the Nissan 1400 , basic car that's easy to work on
Cons= it's an old MG it will break down, no mod cons like on the TF
Let me know what you guys think!!
What else is there that's good? He needs it to have parts available (basic parts so he can maintain it) and pretty simple to work on.
Like I mentioned his budget is 100k max but I'm sure he would like to save some money and use it towards new tires or something.
A few cars I've spotted are:
BMW Z3
Pros=good looks, okay dynamics, pretty practical for a convertible (good size boot), smooth 6 cylinder engine, mechanically reliable apparently, has modern feature you would need
Cons= the 4 cylinders are crap and the 6 cylinders are more heavy on fuel but not by that much, known electrical issues, not as dynamically gifted as some other convertibles
Toyota MR-2
Pros= amazing dynamics, reliable, mechanical parts are often available because the engine was used in other Toyota's, not many around
Cons= the boot is really small, so small that you can't really use it to do a week's grocery shopping
MG TF
Pros= good to look at, okay to drive, decent performance, it's an MG! The engine was used in alot of British cars so to find basic parts shouldn't be impossible, MG TF's can be had in really good condition for low prices, has a 4 star safety rating back then, quite practical
Cons= known to have electrical gremlins and head gasket issues, poor build quality
MG Midget/MG B
Pros= it's a classic!! Parts aren't too difficult to find since the midget uses the series A engine if I'm not mistaken which is also used in the Nissan 1400 , basic car that's easy to work on
Cons= it's an old MG it will break down, no mod cons like on the TF
Let me know what you guys think!!
